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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Lightning Rod

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Summon (effect type 28). Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 2 yards.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 1 min. When cast it summons a creature in a 2 yard radius.

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
Duration1 min
Effect #1Summon (28)
Value: 1
Misc value: 84219, 1741
Radius: 2 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #168466. 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
#156498used by: Cast by Ping Spear Stalker; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#156501cast time: 0.6 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 1)Different tuning
#156505cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#156507used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#156509duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#156733duration: none; effect types: JumpA different effect setup
#168391duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#197209duration: 8 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#197568school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#210689used by: Talent: Shaman; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#211466school: Nature; cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#211499duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA 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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