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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 an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 6).
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 timeInstant
EffectSchool Damage
RangeAnywhere - Unlimited
Spell ID385316Datamined 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
- Lightning RodTriggers this spell
From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.
Spell Details
| School | Nature |
|---|---|
| Range | 50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Effect #1 | School Damage (2) Value: 6 |
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 #385316. 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; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374873 | cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #374875 | school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A different effect setup |
| #385313 | cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #385314 | effect values: 10 (this record: 6) | Different tuning |
| #386178 | school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Summon | A different effect setup |
| #386179 | school: Physical; cast time: 1 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile, School Damage; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #386180 | cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Instakill; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #396282 | used by: Cast by Thunderstruck; effect types: Trigger Missile | A helper record another spell casts |
| #396284 | duration: 10 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip text | A different effect setup |
| #396289 | used by: Cast by Thunderstruck; school: Physical; effect types: Dummy | A helper record another spell casts |
| #396290 | 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 (patch 12.1.0)
- Effect: Base points changed from 8 to 6 (patch 12.1.0)