Skeletal Storm Mage

Skeletal Storm MageMinion, Persistent, Lightning
Tier: 11
Level: 1
Reservation: 120 spirit
Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 10.00%Summons Reviving Skeletal Storm Mages that can call down a lightning storm on dead Skeletons on Command.

Lightning bolts strike all fallen Skeletons in the area, creating Shocked Ground around them.Deals 8 to 44 Lightning Damage
Bolt explosion radius is 1.8 metres
Shocked Ground radius is 1.8 metres
Shocked Ground duration is 6 secondsPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSkeletalStormMage

Skeletal Storm Mage is a minion skill that reserves Spirit to summon persistent skeleton mage minions.

Skill functions and interactions

Skeletal Storm Mages automatically revive 7 seconds after being killed. This timer is reset whenever one or more minions die, and can be shortened through certain passives on the skill tree.

Gem level progression

Level		Spirit Reservation
1	1	120

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	ConductionConductionSupport, Lightning Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Shock.Supported Skills have 100% more chance to ShockPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, Spell, Critical Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage Supported Skills cannot deal Critical HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Magnified EffectMagnified EffectSupport, AoE Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 30% more Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	CommandmentCommandmentSupport, Command, Minion Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Minions which have Command Skills. Supported Minions have massively increased cooldown recovery speed for Command Skills they use, but deal no damage with non-Command Skills.Supported Minions have 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills Supported Minions deal 100% less Damage with non-command SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ElectrocuteElectrocuteSupport, Lightning Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill which can deal Damage. Lightning Damage from Supported Skills can inflict Electrocute, but Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock.Supported Skills Cannot inflict Shock Lightning Damage from Supported Skills Contributes to Electrocution BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Feeding FrenzyFeeding FrenzySupport, Minion Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 20% more Damage Minions from Supported Skills deal 30% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Lightning ExposureLightning ExposureSupport, Lightning, Duration Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Lightning Exposure when inflicting Shock.Supported Skills inflict Lightning Exposure for 8 seconds on Shocking a targetPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Neural OverloadNeural OverloadSupport, Lightning Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for Electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will Electrocute them.Supported Skills Electrocute Primed enemies on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Skeletal Storm Mage has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Skeletal Storm Mage has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0c	Minions have approximately 15% more Life through the early Campaign, tapering down to be unchanged by Gem Level 30 (or so). Gem Level 10 Minions now have 41% More Damage. Gem Level 15 Minions now have 50% More Damage. Gem Level 20 Minions now have 60% More Damage. Gem Level 30 Minions now have 79% More Damage.
0.2.0	Adjusted Minion Damage and Life scaling. General Damage and Life is the same early game, but lower than before at higher levels, especially past Gem level 20+. Skeletal Storm Mage chain count now scales up with minion gem level, up to +4 Chains at Gem level 20 (previously +2 at all levels).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.