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Lightning Arrow

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Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining
Tier: 1
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-43) Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (80-250)% of base
Fire a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Hits up to (2-4) additional enemies near the target
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningArrow

Lightning Arrow is a bow attack skill that fires an arrow which causes enemies to be struck with a beams of lightning.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityMana
Cost
Attack
Damage
100680%
239688%
3616797%
410258106%
514349114%
6184310122%
7225211131%
8266112139%
9317214146%
10368315153%
11419517161%
124610619169%
135211921177%
145813323186%
156414626196%
166616029205%
177217332216%
187818935226%
198420539238%
209022143250%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem
tier
Support gems
I Chain Pierce Scattershot
II Primal Armament Stormchain Volt
III Alignment Charged Shots Spectral Volley

Item acquisition

Lightning Arrow has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Lightning Arrow has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.2.0e
  • Lightning Arrow's beam targeting radius is now 3.2 metres (previously 2.4).
0.2.0
  • Lightning Arrow now fires beams at up to 2-4 additional Enemies near the target at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 2 at all levels). Quality now provides 0-40% more chance to Shock (previously fires beams at up to +0-2 additional Enemies near the target).
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.