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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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Instant castSelf Only

Arcane spell.

Arcane Lightning

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Instakill (effect type 1). Its base value is 1. Its area radius is 100 yards.

What it does

Arcane Lightning is an Arcane spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it kills the target outright in a 100 yard radius.

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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Instakill (1)
Value: 1
Radius: 100 yards

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.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 18 separate Spell records named "Arcane Lightning". This page is record #58152. 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
#32690cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38146cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#38634duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#51609cast time: 1.5 sec; duration: 4 sec; effect types: School Damage, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57912effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#57930effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#60038effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#201913effect types: noneA different effect setup
#201915effect types: noneA different effect setup
#201918effect types: noneA different effect setup
#323687journal encounter: Dealer Xy'exa; effect types: noneA different caster
#323688used by: Cast by Arcane Lightning; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts

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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