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Lightning Discharge

Spell

Lightning Discharge

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Electricity forms and begins to crackle.

Lightning Discharge

Tooltip

Electricity forms and begins to crackle.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 5 sec. It triggers Lightning Discharge.

What it does

Lightning Discharge is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 5 sec. It also casts Lightning Discharge (record #77832).

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Duration5 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 5 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Discharge

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 23 separate Spell records named "Lightning Discharge". This page is record #78090. 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
#77832used by: Cast by Lightning Discharge; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#77833school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77836used by: Cast by Lightning Discharge; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#77838duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#77919school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77939school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77942school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77943school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#77944school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#81435school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, DummyA different effect setup
#81436school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, DummyA different effect setup
#81437school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Dummy, 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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