Lightning

Lightning Damage

Tooltip

Lightning damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Lightning Resistance. Lightning hits have a chance to Shock based on how much Lightning damage is dealt.

Lightning damage is one of the five damage types, and one of the three types of elemental damage. It can be mitigated by lightning resistance. Lightning damage can inflict shock and can be made to inflict electrocute buildup.

Lightning is not usually associated with damage over time.

Mechanics

Lightning damage modifiers usually have an extreme range, with the minimum damage often in the one or two-digit range, but the maximum damage significantly higher than all other damage types. This makes it use the lucky mechanic most effectively.

Lightning damage inherently can inflict shock, which increases damage taken, and can also be made to inflict electrocute buildup, a crowd control effect.

Gems

A list of gems with the gem tag: Category:Lightning (gem tag)

Skill gems

Gem	Tier
Spark	1
Falling Thunder	1
Lightning Arrow	1
Orb of Storms	3
Stormcaller Arrow	3
Arc	5
Electrocuting Arrow	5
Galvanic Shards	5
Tempest Flurry	5
Voltaic Mark	7
Conductivity	7
Siphoning Strike	7
Storm Wave	7
Voltaic Grenade	7
Lightning Warp	9
Mana Tempest	9
Stormblast Bolts	9
Ball Lightning	11
Skeletal Storm Mage	11
Shockburst Rounds	11
Shockchain Arrow	11
Lightning Conduit	13
Gathering Storm	13
Magnetic Salvo	13
Plasma Blast	13

Spirit gems

Gem	Tier
Mana Remnants	4
Herald of Thunder	4
Cast on Shock	8
Elemental Invocation	8
Shard Scavenger	8
Elemental Conflux	14
Archmage	14

Support gems

Gem	Tier
Conduction	1
Innervate	1
Lasting Shock	1
Lightning Infusion	1
Coursing Current	2
Electrocute	2
Lightning Penetration	2
Shock Siphon	2
Elemental Discharge	3
Lightning Exposure	3
Lightning Mastery	3
Neural Overload	3
Overcharge	3
Stormfire	3

Base items

The following base items are related to lightning damage:

Item		Stats
Topaz Charm	5	Used when you take Lightning Damage from a Hit

Unique items

The following unique items are related to lightning damage:

Item	Stats
Earthbound	Grants Skill: Level (1-20) Lightning Bolt Grants Skill: Level (1-20) Spark(80-120)% increased Lightning Damage (10-20)% increased Cast Speed (20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Trigger Spark Skill on killing a Shocked Enemy
Painter's Servant	33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Cold Damage 33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Fire Damage 33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Gain (5-10)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage Gain (5-10)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Fire Damage Gain (5-10)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
Skysliver	Adds 1 to (60-80) Lightning Damage (5-10)% increased Attack Speed +(10-20) to Dexterity (50-100)% increased chance to Shock
Brain Rattler	Adds (18-22) to (24-28) Physical Damage Adds 1 to (50-55) Lightning Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed All damage with this Weapon causes Electrocution buildup
Wake of Destruction	10% increased Movement Speed (30-60)% increased Armour and Energy Shield Adds 1 to (30-50) Lightning damage to Attacks Drop Shocked Ground while moving, lasting 8 seconds
Matsya	Adds (6-9) to (10-15) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (19-29) Lightning Damage +(3–5)% to Critical Hit Chance (15-20)% increased Attack Speed (25-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Skills reserve 50% less Spirit
Guiding Palm	Grants Skill: Level (7-20) Purity of LightningAllies in your Presence deal 1 to (10-15) additional Attack Lightning Damage +(5-10) to all Attributes 25% increased Light Radius 50% of your Life Regeneration is granted to Allies in your Presence
Seeing Stars	Adds (12-16) to (22-25) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (40-45) Lightning Damage (10–20)% increased Attack Speed Energy Generation is doubled
Call of the Brotherhood	+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(10-20) to Intelligence (25-35%) increased Mana Regeneration Rate (20-30%) increased Freeze Buildup 100% of Lightning Damage Converted to Cold Damage
The Burrower	+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance-10% to Cold Resistance +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance (30-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Lightning Damage of Enemies Hitting you is Unlucky
Whisper of the Brotherhood	+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance(5-10)% increased Skill Speed +(10-20) to Dexterity (25-35)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 100% of Cold Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Doryani's Prototype	(50–100)% increased Armour and Evasion +(60-100) to maximum Life Armour also applies to Lightning damage taken from Hits Enemies in your Presence have Lightning Resistance equal to yours Lightning Resistance does not affect Lightning damage taken
The Three Dragons	(40-60)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances Fire Damage from Hits Contributes to Shock Chance instead of Ignite Chance and Magnitude Cold Damage from Hits Contributes to Ignite Chance and Magnitude instead of Chill Magnitude or Freeze Buildup Lightning Damage from Hits Contributes to Freeze Buildup instead of Shock Chance
Hand of Wisdom and Action	+(15-25) to Dexterity +(15-25) to Intelligence 3% increased Attack Speed per 25 Dexterity Adds 1 to 10 Lightning Damage to Attacks per 10 Intelligence
Olrovasara	Adds 1 to (60-80) Lightning Damage +(300-400) to Accuracy Rating (5-30)% increased Attack Speed On Hitting an enemy, gains maximum added Lightning damage equal to the enemy's Power for 6 seconds, up to a total of 500

Passive skills

Base passive skills

The following passive skills are related to lightning damage:

Keystone passive skills

The following keystone passive skills are related to lightning damage:

Ascendancy passive skills

The following Ascendancy passive skills are related to lightning damage:

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.