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Nature
Tooltip
Reduces magic damage taken by 75% and redirects the next harmful spell targeting an ally within 40 yards to you.
3 sec after taking magic damage or redirecting a spell this effect will be suppressed for 20 sec.
What it does
Grounding is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Grounding Suppression.
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 facts
SchoolNature
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
EffectApply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID428860Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | Infinite |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 87 Value: -75 Misc value: 126 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 42 Trigger spell: Grounding Suppression |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 4 separate Spell records named "Grounding". This page is record #428860. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.
| Record | What differs from this record | Likely reason |
|---|---|---|
| #428829 | used by: Cast by Grounding; effect types: Area Aura (Raid), Apply Aura | A helper record another spell casts |
| #428854 | duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #443957 | school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura | A 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.