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Lightning Strike

Spell

Lightning Strike

Physical

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Instant castLong Range

Tak'u summons the force of the elements to inflict pain at his enemies feet.

Lightning Strike

Tooltip

Tak'u summons the force of the elements to inflict pain at his enemies feet.

How it works

Lightning Strike is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3). Its area radius is 5 yards.
  2. Effect 2 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Lightning Strike is a spell with an instant cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 30 sec. When cast it has a Create Area Effect effect.

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

SchoolPhysical
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast timeInstant
Duration30 sec
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Radius: 5 yards
Effect #2Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 750

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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Lightning Strike appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 128 separate Spell records named "Lightning Strike". This page is record #137569. 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
#136728school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#136729school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#136730school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137462school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Area Aura (Party); different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137516duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#137561duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#137588cast time: 3 sec; duration: none; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137597school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137647school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#137740duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138012school: Nature; duration: 10 sec; effect types: Summon; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#138146used by: Cast by Item - Shaman T15 Elemental 2P Bonus; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA 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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