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Lightning Shield

Spell

Lightning Shield

Nature

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Instant cast15 sec cooldownSelf Only

Shrouds the caster in lightning, reducing all damage taken by 90%.

Lightning Shield

Tooltip

Shrouds the caster in lightning, reducing all damage taken by 90%.

How it works

It does not trigger the global cooldown, so it can be used between other casts.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 87. Its base value is -90.

What it does

Lightning Shield is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster), a 15 sec cooldown and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it 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 Details

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Cooldown15 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 87
Value: -90
Misc value: 127

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 54 separate Spell records named "Lightning Shield". This page is record #232857. 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
#192109used by: Cast by Lightning Shield; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#247584duration: 10 min; effect values: 50 (this record: -90); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#261872school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA different effect setup
#261873duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#263246used by: Cast by Energy Transfer; school: Physical; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#268831used by: Cast by Static Shock; school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect values: 0 (this record: -90); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#268851difficulty rows: Normal, Heroic, Timewalking; used by: Cast by Lightning Shield; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#268938used by: Cast by Lightning Shield; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#273324used by: Cast by Lightning Shield Overcharge; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#273411school: Physical; duration: 3 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#273430used by: Cast by Lightning Shield; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#273446used by: Cast by Lightning Shield; school: Physical; duration: none; effect types: effect 164, effect 140, Power Burn, effect 141A 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.

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