Chain Lightning Rank 1

Chain Lightning (Rank 1) is a Shaman spell in the WoW Forever client.

Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 201 to 229 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.

Changed in the live client

Changed in the live client (build 70790) since beta build 70450:

Rank 1 tooltip: “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 82 to 94 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.” → “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 201 to 229 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.”
Rank 1 cast time: 2 sec → 2.5 sec
Rank 1 cost: 145 Mana → 245 Mana
Rank 1 spell power coefficient: 0.571 → 0.714
Rank 1 effects: updated (1 effects ? 1 effects)
Rank 2 tooltip: “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 94 to 106 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.” → “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 328 to 368 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.”
Rank 2 cast time: 2 sec → 2.5 sec
Rank 2 cost: 200 Mana → 360 Mana
Rank 2 spell power coefficient: 0.571 → 0.714
Rank 2 effects: updated (1 effects ? 1 effects)
Rank 3 tooltip: “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 106 to 118 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.” → “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 403 to 453 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.”
Rank 3 cast time: 2 sec → 2.5 sec
Rank 3 cost: 250 Mana → 425 Mana
Rank 3 spell power coefficient: 0.517 → 0.714
Rank 3 effects: updated (1 effects ? 1 effects)
Rank 4 tooltip: “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 116 to 130 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.” → “Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 482 to 538 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.”
Rank 4 cast time: 2 sec → 2.5 sec
Rank 4 cost: 315 Mana → 495 Mana
Rank 4 spell power coefficient: 0.571 → 0.714
Rank 4 effects: updated (1 effects ? 1 effects)

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All ranks vs Classic

More damage on 3 ranks, less on 1; costs less mana (all 4 ranks).

More damage on 3 ranks, less on 1. Rank 4: 482–538 instead of 493–551.
Costs less mana (all 4 ranks). Rank 4: 495 Mana instead of 605 Mana.

Rank	Level	Forever	Classic Era	Coefficient	Classic coefficient	Cost
Rank 1	32	201–229	191–217	0.714	0.714	245 Mana instead of 280 Mana
Rank 2	40	328–368	277–311	0.714	0.714	360 Mana instead of 380 Mana
Rank 3	48	403–453	378–424	0.714	0.714	425 Mana instead of 490 Mana
Rank 4	56	482–538	493–551	0.714	0.714	495 Mana instead of 605 Mana

Rank 1: 201–229 instead of 191–217; Rank 2: 328–368 instead of 277–311; Rank 3: 403–453 instead of 378–424; Rank 4: 482–538 instead of 493–551.

Classic Era (Rank 1): Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 191 to 217 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.

Forever (Rank 1): Hurls a lightning bolt at the enemy, dealing 201 to 229 Nature damage and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Each jump reduces the damage by 30%. Affects 3 total targets.

See every Shaman change vs Classic.

Data from the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70862, extracted 2026-11-09.