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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)
Ball Lightning

Spell

Ball Lightning

Nature

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Instant castAnywhere - Unlimited

Hurls a ball of lightning at the target inflicting 4113 to 5287 Nature damage to the enemy target.

Ball Lightning

Tooltip

Hurls a ball of lightning at the target inflicting 4113 to 5287 Nature damage to the enemy target.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 4113. Its area radius is 6 yards.

What it does

Ball Lightning is a Nature spell with an instant cast and an unlimited range. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 4113) in a 6 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

SchoolNature
Range50000 yards (Anywhere - Unlimited)
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 4113
Radius: 6 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.

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Ball Lightning appears in: 1 spell that casts it.

Spells that cast it

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 82 separate Spell records named "Ball Lightning". This page is record #59801. 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
#28299cast time: 1 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#52779no compared field differsA duplicate client record
#52780cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#56319duration: 8 sec; effect types: Persistent Area Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#59800cast time: 1.5 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#64888used by: Cast by Lightning Charged; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#64974used by: Cast by Lightning Charged; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#136464effect types: noneA different effect setup
#136470effect types: noneA different effect setup
#136534effect types: noneA different effect setup
#136539effect types: noneA different effect setup
#136544effect types: noneA 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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