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Wrath of the Lich KingWrath of the Lich King era data from Blizzard's titan client, build 3.80.2.69874Also on WoW Forever · Classic Era · The Burning Crusade · MoP Classic · Retail (Midnight)
Arcane Lightning

Spell

Arcane Lightning

Arcane

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1.5 sec6 sec cooldownMedium Range

Strikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy.

Arcane Lightning

Tooltip

Strikes an enemy with a lightning bolt that arcs to another nearby enemy. The spell affects targets, inflicting greater Arcane damage to each successive target. Silences an enemy, preventing them from casting spells for 4 sec.

How it works

Each cast of Arcane Lightning costs 150 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. Its dispel type is client id 1. Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

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

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 1665. It scales with 1 times spell power. It jumps to up to 5 targets.
  2. Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 27. It jumps to up to 5 targets.

What it does

Arcane Lightning is an Arcane spell with a 1.5 sec cast, a range of 30 yards, a 6 sec cooldown and effects that last 4 sec. When cast it deals Arcane damage (base value 1665) jumping to up to 5 targets and applies an aura jumping to up to 5 targets.

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolArcane
Cost150 Mana
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast time1.5 sec
Cooldown6 sec
Global cooldown1.5 sec
GCD categoryCategory id 133
Duration4 sec
Dispel typeDispel type id 1
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 1665
Spell power coefficient: 1
Chain targets: 5
Effect #2Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 27
Chain targets: 5

Raw client values from the Wrath of the Lich King client, build 3.80.2.69874. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

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