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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 effect type 77, which the datamine does not name.

What it does

Lightning Strike is a spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range.

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
Effect #1Effect 77

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 #53062. 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
#23686school: Nature; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#23687used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#27983school: Nature; duration: 1 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#37841school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#52944school: Nature; cast time: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#68445school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#76101used by: Cast by Lightning Cloud; school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#85725school: Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#85726used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: Nature; effect types: School DamageA helper record another spell casts
#88214school: Nature; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#88230school: Nature; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#88238used by: Cast by Lightning Strike; school: NatureA 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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