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Ride the Lightning

Spell

Ride the Lightning

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Physical spell.

Ride the Lightning

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is effect type 203, which the datamine does not name. It triggers Charged Bombardment.

What it does

Ride the Lightning is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). It also casts Charged Bombardment.

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 #1Effect 203
Trigger spell: Charged Bombardment

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 7 separate Spell records named "Ride the Lightning". This page is record #427337. 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
#289874used by: Talent: Shaman; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different owner
#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
#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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