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Lightning Strike

Spell

Lightning Strike

Physical

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Physical spell.

Lightning Strike

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 198918. Its area radius is 200 yards.

What it does

Lightning Strike is a spell with an instant cast, an unlimited range and effects that last 6 sec. When cast it applies an aura in a 200 yard radius.

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
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Duration6 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 198918
Radius: 200 yards

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 128 separate Spell records named "Lightning Strike". This page is record #198917. 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
#192998used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, Trigger SpellA helper record another spell casts
#193820used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; effect values: 1 (this record: 198918); different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#193821duration: none; effect values: 0 (this record: 198918); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#193883school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#194010school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#196114duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#197494used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: effect 77A helper record another spell casts
#197925duration: none; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#198911duration: until cancelled; effect values: 0 (this record: 198918); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#198913used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Nature; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#198914duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA different effect setup
#198918duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA 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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