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Lightning Channel

Spell

Lightning Channel

Physical

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Instant castTwenty yards

Physical spell.

Lightning Channel

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4.

What it does

Lightning Channel is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 20 yards and effects that last 2.5 sec. When cast it 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

SchoolPhysical
Range20 yards (Twenty yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration2.5 sec
Effect #1Apply 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 22 separate Spell records named "Lightning Channel". This page is record #134995. 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
#50626school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#50639school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#50640school: Nature; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#64768duration: 5 secA variant record
#99410duration: until cancelledA variant record
#111828duration: 3 secA variant record
#138911duration: until cancelledA variant record
#138912duration: until cancelledA variant record
#140573duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger SpellA different effect setup
#140839used by: Cast by Lightning Channel; duration: until cancelledA helper record another spell casts
#185633duration: until cancelledA variant record
#199682duration: until cancelledA variant record

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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