Full: Open a Spirit Rift at target foe's location. After 3 seconds, all adjacent foes are struck for 25...113lightning damage and suffer from Cracked Armor for 1...16 seconds.
Concise: After 3 seconds, affects foes adjacent to target's initial location. Deals 25...113lightning damage and inflicts Cracked Armor (1...16 seconds).
This spell's animation is easily recognized and sidestepped by players in PvP. To discourage this, players should consider hampering the intended target's movement with a snare, or better yet a knockdown.
The delay in the spell's damage may actually be useful, in that you can time a gigantic spike, with skills like Spirit Boon Strike, Gaze from Beyond or Channeled Strike (if you are holding an item), just before the animated orb explodes.