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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 Bolt

Spell

Lightning Bolt

Nature

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Instant castMedium Range

Blasts a target for 35 to 65 Nature damage.

Lightning Bolt

Tooltip

Blasts a target for 35 to 65 Nature damage.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is School Damage (effect type 2). Its base value is 35.

What it does

Lightning Bolt is a Nature spell with an instant cast and a range of 30 yards. When cast it deals Nature damage (base value 35).

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
Range30 yards (Medium Range)
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1School Damage (2)
Value: 35

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 Bolt 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 200 separate Spell records named "Lightning Bolt". This page is record #16782. 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
#13482subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by The Ziggler; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#13527subtext: Rank 1; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#14119subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Phytoblade; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#15234cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#15801cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#18081subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Gryphon Rider's Stormhammer; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#18089subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Linken's Sword of Mastery; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#19874subtext: Rank 1; used by: Cast by Shimmering Platinum Warhammer; cast time: 1.6 secA different rank or variant
#20295cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20802cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20805cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record
#20824cast time: 3 sec; different tooltip textA variant record

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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