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Arcane Lightning

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Arcane Lightning

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Dealer Xy'exa infuses a player with unstable Arcane energy that inflicts 5 Arcane Damage and applies one stack of every 3 sec for 9 sec.

Arcane Lightning

Tooltip

Dealer Xy'exa infuses a player with unstable Arcane energy that inflicts 5 Arcane Damage and applies one stack of every 3 sec for 9 sec. Every 9 sec Arcane Lightning arcs to the next closest player.

How it works

Arcane Lightning is built from 7 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 5 per tick. It applies the infected mechanic. It ticks every 3 sec, 3 times over the full 9 sec (15 base in total).
  2. Effect 2 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Arcane Lightning.
  3. Effect 3 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Arcane Lightning.
  4. Effect 4 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Arcane Lightning.
  5. Effect 5 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Arcane Vulnerability.
  6. Effect 6 is Dummy (effect type 3). It triggers Arcane Lightning.
  7. Effect 7 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Arcane Lightning is an Arcane spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and effects that last 9 sec. When cast it applies an aura with the infected mechanic every 3 sec and applies an aura. It also casts Arcane Lightning (record #323688), Arcane Lightning (record #323690), Arcane Lightning (record #323732) and Arcane Vulnerability.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Duration9 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 5
Mechanic: Infected
Period: every 3 sec
Effect #2Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Arcane Lightning
Effect #3Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Arcane Lightning
Effect #4Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Arcane Lightning
Effect #5Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Arcane Vulnerability
Effect #6Dummy (3)
Trigger spell: Arcane Lightning
Effect #7Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4

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?

Arcane Lightning appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 18 separate Spell records named "Arcane Lightning". This page is record #323687. 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
#51609cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57912duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57930duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#58152duration: none; effect types: InstakillA different effect setup
#60038duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#201913duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#201915duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#201918duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#323688used by: Cast by Arcane Lightning; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#323690used by: Cast by Arcane Lightning; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#323722used by: Cast by Arcane Lightning; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#323732used by: Cast by Arcane Lightning; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts

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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