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Lightning Rod

Spell

Lightning Rod

Nature

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Nature spell.

Lightning Rod

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. Its area radius is 50000 yards. It ticks every 20 sec. It triggers Lightning Rod.

What it does

Lightning Rod is a Nature spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and an effect that lasts until cancelled. When cast it applies an aura in a 50000 yard radius every 20 sec. It also casts Lightning Rod (record #89668).

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
DurationInfinite
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Radius: 50000 yards
Period: every 20 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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 56 separate Spell records named "Lightning Rod". This page is record #89690. 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
#83099duration: 15 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#89666used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: 10 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#89667difficulty rows: 10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic); used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#89668used by: Cast by Lightning Rod; duration: 5 sec; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#96698used by: Cast by Charge Target Dest (No Log); cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back, Trigger Spell; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#105342school: PhysicalA variant record
#105343school: PhysicalA variant record
#109180school: PhysicalA variant record
#116569school: PhysicalA variant record
#123489used by: Cast by Invoke Lightning; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 140A helper record another spell casts
#156498used by: Cast by Ping Spear Stalker; school: PhysicalA helper record another spell casts
#156501school: Physical; cast time: 0.6 sec; duration: 15 sec; effect types: SummonA 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.

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