Shaman ability · learned at level 48 · Nature
Chain Lightning Rank 3
Chain LightningRank 3
390 Mana30 yd range
2 sec cast6 sec cooldown
Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 109 to 122 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets. [level-scaled values shown at level 53]
Compared with Classic
Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 392 to 438 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets. [level-scaled values shown at level 53]
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 1 spell power ratio | 71.4% | 51.7% |
| effect 1 value per level | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| effect 1 value | 378–424 | 106–118 |
| cast time | 2.5 sec | 2 sec |
| cost | 490 | 390 |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Chain Lightning, each line checked against the files.
- Partly
Chain Lightning: Cast time of all ranks of this spell changed from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Its spell power coefficient was also reduced to match.
The files All 4 ranks cast in 2 sec, Classic 2.5 sec. Ranks 1, 2 and 4 drop from coefficient 0.714 to 0.571, but rank 3 (2860) has 0.517, below what the shorter cast accounts for.
Chain Lightning (rank 1)Chain Lightning (rank 2)Chain Lightning (rank 3)Chain Lightning (rank 4)Class deep dives: Mage and Shaman
History
- 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived. No changes in the client files since.