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Static Shock

Spell

Static Shock

Nature

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2.5 secLong Range

Shroud your target lightning.

Static Shock

Tooltip

Shroud your target lightning. Your target and their nearby allies will suffer Nature damage every for 16 sec.

How it works

Its dispel type is client id 1.

Static Shock is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:

  1. Effect 1 is Dummy (effect type 3).
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 12.5 per tick. It ticks every 2 sec, 8 times over the full 16 sec (100 base in total).

What it does

Static Shock is a Nature spell with a 2.5 sec cast, a range of 40 yards and effects that last 16 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 2 sec.

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
Range40 yards (Long Range)
Cast time2.5 sec
Duration16 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Effect #1Dummy (3)
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 3
Value: 12.5
Period: every 2 sec

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 30 separate Spell records named "Static Shock". This page is record #366538. 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
#151683used by: Cast by Static Shock; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#151684cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#161204used by: Cast by Static Shock; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#161205school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#204655difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic Keystone, Mythic, Timewalking; used by: Cast by Static Shock; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#204656used by: Cast by Static Shock; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#204657used by: Cast by Shocking Earth; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: 15 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#255830used by: Cast by Static Shock; school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#255831school: Physical; cast time: instant; duration: until cancelled; effect types: Apply AuraA different effect setup
#263257cast time: 2 sec; duration: none; effect types: School Damage, effect 140; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#284118cast time: instant; duration: none; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#300492journal encounter: Queen Azshara; school: Physical; cast time: 2 sec; duration: 6 sec; effect types: Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster

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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