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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Nature

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Instant castVision Range (AOI)

Every 2 sec the target marks their current location.

Lightning Rod

Tooltip

Every 2 sec the target marks their current location. After 3 sec, the marked location explodes inflicting Nature damage to all players within 2.5 yards.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 29.9194. Its area radius is 2.5 yards.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 100 yards. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 29.9194) in a 2.5 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

SchoolNature
Range100 yards (Vision Range (AOI))
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 29.9194
Radius: 2.5 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 Rod 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 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #278207. 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
#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 types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#212943journal encounter: Nithogg; duration: 12 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#260073effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#260074effect values: 300 (this record: 29.92)Different tuning
#260075duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278205duration: 4 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#278206effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#301502used by: Cast by Ferocity Circuit; cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#301503effect types: Weapon % DamageA different effect setup
#311249used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Physical; duration: 30 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#311250effect values: 2.5 (this record: 29.92); 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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