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Overload

Spell

Overload

Nature

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3 sec11 sec cooldownSelf Only

Channels beams of lightning around the caster every 0.2 sec.

Overload

Tooltip

Channels beams of lightning around the caster every 0.2 sec. for 4 sec.

How it works

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

Overload is built from 4 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.2 sec, 16 times over the full 4 sec. It triggers Channel Lightning.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.2 sec, 16 times over the full 4 sec. It triggers Channel Lightning.
  3. Effect 3 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 0.2 sec, 16 times over the full 4 sec. It triggers Channel Lightning.
  4. Effect 4 is Create Area Effect (effect type 179).

What it does

Overload is a Nature spell with a 3 sec cast, no range (it targets the caster), an 11 sec cooldown and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 0.2 sec and has a Create Area Effect effect. It also casts Channel Lightning.

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 time3 sec
Cooldown11 sec
Global cooldownNone
Duration4 sec
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.2 sec
Trigger spell: Channel Lightning
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.2 sec
Trigger spell: Channel Lightning
Effect #3Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 0.2 sec
Trigger spell: Channel Lightning
Effect #4Create Area Effect (179)
Misc value: 43098

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.

Build history

this spell Changelog

Changes between the retail game builds our datamine has recorded, newest first.

  • Name changed from Channel Lightning to Overload (patch 12.1.0)
  • Spell data: Duration updated; Cast time updated (patch 12.1.0)

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 88 separate Spell records named "Overload". This page is record #270889. 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
#247207school: Shadow; cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#269627used by: Cast by Overload; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Trigger MissileA helper record another spell casts
#269628school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#269629used by: Cast by Overload; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: effect 165, Knock BackA helper record another spell casts
#270891cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#287651used by: Cast by Overload; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#287652journal encounter: Opulence; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#288249cast time: 4 sec; duration: 3 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#300807journal encounter: Queen Azshara; school: Physical; cast time: 3.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#301431school: Physical; cast time: 2.5 sec; duration: none; effect types: effect 77, effect 140; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#301435used by: Cast by Overload; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Create Area EffectA helper record another spell casts
#301456school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 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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