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Lightning Overload
Spell nature lightningoverload
  • Lightning Overload (3 ranks)
  • Elemental, Tier 8
  • Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 11/22/33% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
Requirements
Class Shaman
Tree Elemental
Points required 35
Properties
Affects Spell nature lightning [Lightning Bolt] and Spell nature chainlightning [Chain Lightning]
LightningOverloadTCG

In the TCG.

Lightning Overload is a passive talent that gives your Spell nature lightning [Lightning Bolt] and Spell nature chainlightning [Chain Lightning] spells a chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target with no cost. This second spell is instant, causes half damage and no threat.

Notes[]

  • Spells cast due to this talent behave completely equal to their base spells.
  • The net effect of this talent (maxed) is a 16.5% average damage increase for the lightning spells (.5 damage * .33 chance = .165).
  • Lightning Overload procs seem to be able to proc Lightning Overload themselves, though the damage of the resulting spell does is still calculated as half of the original one.

Trivia[]

Patch changes[]

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Removed.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Hotfix (2009-05-14): The chance for the Lightning Overload talent to be triggered is being increased from 7/13/20% to 11/22/33%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Reduced from 5 ranks at 4/8/12/16/20% to 3 ranks at 7/13/20%.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Lightning Overload now has a 4/8/12/16/20% chance to occur and the additional spell causes half damage and no additional threat.
    Was 1/2/3/4/5%, but the spell's damage was not halved.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.

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