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Lightning Nova

Spell

Lightning Nova

Nature

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8 secVision Range (AOI)

The caster slams the ground, creating a massive nova of lightning.

Lightning Nova

Tooltip

The caster slams the ground, creating a massive nova of lightning. All enemies on the ground suffer Nature damage.

How it works

Lightning Nova is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 1750. Its area radius is 70 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Trigger Spell (effect type 64). It triggers Lightning Nova.

What it does

Lightning Nova is a Nature spell with an 8 sec cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 1750) in a 70 yard radius. It also casts Lightning Nova (record #235874).

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 time8 sec
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 1750
Radius: 70 yards
Effect #2Trigger Spell (64)
Trigger spell: Lightning Nova

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?

Lightning Nova appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 21 separate Spell records named "Lightning Nova". This page is record #235766. 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
#84544cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#136489school: Physical; cast time: 3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#136490used by: Cast by Lightning Nova; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#140574school: none; cast time: instant; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#140628cast time: 2 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160860school: Physical; cast time: 3 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#160863used by: Cast by Lightning Nova; cast time: instant; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#220106cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#235874used by: Cast by Lightning Nova; cast time: instant; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#270957cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#278458effect values: 30, 0 (this record: 1750, 0)Different tuning
#358131cast time: 3 sec; duration: 14 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA 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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