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NatureTooltip
The caster causes a player to be struck by lightning, inflicting 6 Nature damage every 1.5 sec.
Upon expiration, a massive strike inflicts 10 Nature damage.
What it does
Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with a 2 sec cast, a range of 60 yards and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1.5 sec. It also casts Lightning Rod (record #385316).
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
SchoolNature
Cast time2 sec
Duration6 sec
EffectApply Aura
RangeExtra Long Range
Spell ID385313Datamined from the current retail game build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
Spell Details
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Range | 60 yards (Extra Long Range) |
| Cast time | 2 sec |
| Duration | 6 sec |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 226 Period: every 1.5 sec Trigger spell: Lightning Rod |
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 #385313. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| #372839 | school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374873 | 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; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #385314 | cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #385316 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #386178 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A helper record another spell casts |
| #386179 | school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #386180 | cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #396282 | used by: Cast by Thunderstruck; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile | A helper record another spell casts |
| #396284 | used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A helper record another spell casts |
| #396289 | used by: Cast by Thunderstruck; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #396290 | cast time: instant; duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura | A 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.
Related
Lightning Rod Changelog
Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.
- Name changed from Unlucky Strike to Lightning Rod; Description updated; Aura description updated (patch 12.1.0)