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Lightning Whirl

Spell

Lightning Whirl

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Spins around throwing off bolts of lightning at random enemy targets.

Lightning Whirl

Tooltip

Spins around throwing off bolts of lightning at random enemy targets. Each bolt deals 19.0324 Nature damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 19.0324. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Lightning Whirl is a Nature spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 19.0324) in a 100 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

SchoolNature
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 19.0324
Radius: 100 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Lightning Whirl 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 8 separate Spell records named "Lightning Whirl". This page is record #61916. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#52943effect values: 80 (this record: 19.03); different tooltip textDifferent tuning
#54429effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61915journal encounter: The Assembly of Iron; duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#63482effect values: 28.55 (this record: 19.03)Different tuning
#63483duration: 5 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#126522cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#309666cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Weapon % Damage, Knock Back; different tooltip textA 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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