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Ball Lightning

Spell

Ball Lightning

Nature

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2 secTower 80

Creates a storm of lightning that inflicts Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec

Ball Lightning

Tooltip

Creates a storm of lightning that inflicts Nature damage every 1 sec for 8 sec

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Trigger Missile (effect type 32). It triggers Ball Lightning.

What it does

Ball Lightning is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast and a range of 80 yards. When cast it launches a missile. It also casts Ball Lightning (record #220122).

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

SchoolNature
Range80 yards (Tower 80)
Cast time2 sec
Effect #1Trigger Missile (32)
Trigger spell: Ball Lightning

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 82 separate Spell records named "Ball Lightning". This page is record #220127. 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
#180664cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#180674cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#183473cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Create Area Effect; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#187544cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#188365school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 20 sec; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#188395journal encounter: Hymdall; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different caster
#188397cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#188405cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#193240cast time: instant; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#220121different tooltip textA variant record
#220122used by: Cast by Ball Lightning; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 8 sec; effect types: SummonA helper record another spell casts
#264568school: Physical; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: DummyA 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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