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PhysicalWhat it does
Lightning Rod is a spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 18 sec. When cast it summons a creature and 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 facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast timeInstant
Duration18 sec
EffectsSummon, Apply Aura
RangeSelf Only
Spell ID372142Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Where is this spell used?
Lightning Rod appears in: 1 spell that casts it.
Spells that cast it
- [DNT] Lightning RodTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Physical |
|---|---|
| Range | Self Only |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Duration | 18 sec |
| Proc chance | Always |
| Max stacks | 1 |
| Effect #1 | Summon (28) Value: 1 Misc value: 189354, 5359 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 4 |
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.
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #372142. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #356703 | used by: Cast by Teleport; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #359032 | duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #372839 | cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374873 | school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374875 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #385313 | school: Nature; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #385314 | school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #385316 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #386178 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #386179 | cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #386180 | school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #396282 | used by: Cast by Thunderstruck; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile | A helper record another spell casts |
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.