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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)
Lightning Blast

Spell

Lightning Blast

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Unleashes a large blast of lightning, dealing 14138 to 15862 Nature damage to all enemies within 30 yards of the caster but killing the caster in the process.

Lightning Blast

Tooltip

Unleashes a large blast of lightning, dealing 14138 to 15862 Nature damage to all enemies within 30 yards of the caster but killing the caster in the process.

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 14138. Its area radius is 30 yards.

What it does

Lightning Blast is a Nature spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 14138) in a 30 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
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 14138
Radius: 30 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?

Lightning Blast 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 34 separate Spell records named "Lightning Blast". This page is record #63491. 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
#8598subtext: Rank 3; cast time: 3.2 sec; different tooltip textA different rank or variant
#43996cast time: 2 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#62053school: Arcane; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#62054journal encounter: The Assembly of IronA different caster
#83070effect types: noneA different effect setup
#88332effect types: noneA different effect setup
#88357effect types: noneA different effect setup
#94731used by: Cast by Lightning Blast; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#125076effect types: noneA different effect setup
#126145used by: Cast by Bind Lightning; effect types: noneA helper record another spell casts
#136439effect types: noneA different effect setup
#138014effect 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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