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Arc Lightning

Spell

Arc Lightning

Arcane

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Volatile Energy shoots lightning at a random enemy, inflicting 3 Arcane damage.

Arc Lightning

Tooltip

Volatile Energy shoots lightning at a random enemy, inflicting 3 Arcane damage. This damage increases every time the Volatile Energy casts Arc Lightning.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 50000 yards.

What it does

Arc Lightning is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 50000 yards

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Arc Lightning appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 27 separate Spell records named "Arc Lightning". This page is record #227269. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#115026school: Nature; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#115032used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: NatureA helper record another spell casts
#115033used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: NatureA helper record another spell casts
#185973school: Physical; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#195109school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#218532school: Nature; cast time: 1.3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#227270journal encounter: The Curator; duration: until cancelled; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#229430school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#251524school: Physical; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#251525used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; effect types: Weapon % DamageA helper record another spell casts
#261792school: Nature; cast time: 0.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#263607school: Nature; cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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