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Grounding Bolt

Spell

Grounding Bolt

Nature

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Strikes target locations with a grounding bolt, inflicting 20 Nature damage to all enemies.

Grounding Bolt

Tooltip

Strikes target locations with a grounding bolt, inflicting 20 Nature damage to all enemies.

How it works

Grounding Bolt is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 20 per tick. It ticks every 1 sec.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 260.

What it does

Grounding Bolt is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 100 yards and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec and applies an aura.

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
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 20
Period: every 1 sec
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 260
Misc value: 1996, 5

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?

Grounding Bolt appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Kyrioss in The Rookery
    Journal section: Lightning Torrent
    Encounter creatures: KyriossDungeon 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 4 separate Spell records named "Grounding Bolt". This page is record #1214320. 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
#1214317duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#1214318used by: Cast by Grounding Bolt; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1214319school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA 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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