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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Nature

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Instant castFive Hundred Yards

Nithogg changes the polarity of up to 5 players, causing them to attract Static Orbs to their location.

Lightning Rod

Tooltip

Nithogg changes the polarity of up to 5 players, causing them to attract Static Orbs to their location.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 5.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with an instant cast, a range of 500 yards and effects that last 12 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

SchoolNature
Range500 yards (Five Hundred Yards)
Cast timeInstant
Duration12 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 5

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 Rod appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

  • Nithogg in Broken Isles
    Journal section: Static Charge > Static Spark
    Encounter creatures: NithoggRaid boss ability

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #212943. 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
#156509school: Physical; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#156733school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: JumpA different effect setup
#168391school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 5)Different tuning
#168466school: Physical; duration: 1 min; effect types: SummonA different effect setup
#197209school: Physical; duration: 8 sec; effect values: 20 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#197568duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#210689used by: Talent: Shaman; duration: none; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#211466cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile, Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#211499school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 5)Different tuning
#260073duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#260074used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#260075duration: 4 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: 5); different tooltip textDifferent tuning

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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