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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 Whirl

Spell

Lightning Whirl

Nature

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Instant castSelf Only

Spins around throwing off bolts of lightning at random enemy targets.

Lightning Whirl

Tooltip

Spins around throwing off bolts of lightning at random enemy targets. Each bolt deals 3770 to 4230 Nature damage. Lasts 5 sec.

How it works

Its aura procs every time its trigger condition is met.

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 23. It ticks every 1 sec, 5 times over the full 5 sec. It triggers Lightning Whirl.

What it does

Lightning Whirl is a Nature spell with an instant cast, no range (it targets the caster) and effects that last 5 sec. When cast it applies an aura every 1 sec. It also casts Lightning Whirl (record #61916).

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
Duration5 sec
Proc chanceAlways
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 23
Period: every 1 sec
Trigger spell: Lightning Whirl

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 Whirl appears in: 1 boss encounter.

Boss encounters

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

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 8 separate Spell records named "Lightning Whirl". This page is record #61915. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#52943duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#54429duration: none; effect types: Weapon % Damage; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#61916used by: Cast by Lightning Whirl; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#63482used by: Cast by Lightning Whirl; duration: none; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#63483different tooltip textA variant record
#126522effect types: noneA different effect setup
#309666effect 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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