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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

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

Arc Lightning is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 3. It applies the infected mechanic.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 276. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Arc Lightning is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 3) with the infected mechanic and applies an aura. It stacks up to 15 times.

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
DurationInfinite
Proc chanceAlways
Max stacks15
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 3
Mechanic: Infected
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 276
Value: 100
Misc value: 33

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 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • The Curator in Return to Karazhan
    Journal section: Actively Attacking > Summon Volatile Energy > Volatile Energy
    Encounter creatures: The CuratorDungeon boss ability

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 #227270. 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; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#115032used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#115033used by: Cast by Arc Lightning; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#185973school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: School DamageA different effect setup
#195109school: Nature; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#218532school: Nature; cast time: 1.3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#227269used by: Cast by Volatile Energy Passive; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#229430school: Physical; 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; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % DamageA helper record another spell casts
#261792school: Nature; cast time: 0.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#263607school: Nature; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; 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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