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Ride the Lightning

Spell

Ride the Lightning

Physical

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Shaman

Instant castSelf Only

Stormstrike and Lava Lash unleash a Chain Lightning at 100% effectiveness that deals 20% reduced damage with each jump.

Ride the Lightning

Tooltip

Stormstrike and Lava Lash unleash a Chain Lightning at 100% effectiveness that deals 20% reduced damage with each jump.

How it works

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

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 20.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 4. Its base value is 100.

What it does

Ride the Lightning is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 20
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 4
Value: 100

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?

Ride the Lightning appears in: 1 talent.

Talents

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 7 separate Spell records named "Ride the Lightning". This page is record #289874. 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
#64986duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#204357subtext: PvP Talent; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#263821effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#390397used by: Cast by Dispel Conduit; school: Physical, Nature; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura, Apply AuraA helper record another spell casts
#427337effect types: effect 203A different effect setup
#1257319effect types: Apply Aura; 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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