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Lightning Nova

Spell

Lightning Nova

Nature

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Instant castVision 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

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Lightning Nova is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards.

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
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 100 yards

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: 2 spells that cast 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 #235874. 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
#84544effect 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
#136490effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#140574school: noneA variant record
#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
#160863effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#220106cast time: 2.5 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock BackA different effect setup
#235766used by: Cast by Summon Bubbles; cast time: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#270957cast time: 2 sec; effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#278458used by: Cast by Summon Bubbles; cast time: 8 sec; effect types: School Damage, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#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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