Lightning Overload

Lightning Overload is a new talent in WoW Forever that does not exist in Classic Era. Shaman Elemental talent, 1 ranks.

Lightning Overload details in WoW Forever

The ability this talent grants, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Overload

Nature school

Instant

Gives your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Chain Heal, Healing Wave, and Lava Burst spells a 60% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage or healing and no threat.

Forever 1.60.1.69913

Lightning Overload

Nature school

Instant

Requires level 1

Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a 30% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Ability field diff every changed column on the granted spell

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	0	1
description	Gives your Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Chain Heal, Healing Wave, and Lava Burst spells a $h% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage or healing and no threat.	Gives your Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning spells a $m1% chance to cast a second, similar spell on the same target at no additional cost that causes half damage and no threat.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Overload	Lightning Overload
procChance	60	100

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