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Arc

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ArcSpell, AoE, Lightning, Chaining, Payoff
Tier: 5
Level: 1
Cost: 8 Mana
Cast Time: 1.10 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 9.00%
An arc of Lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and Chains on to other nearby enemies. Shocked enemies Hit release damaging pulses.Arc
Deals (9-82) to (51-462) Lightning Damage
Chains (5-8) times

Pulse
Deals (5-49) to (31-277) Lightning Damage
Pulse radius is 1.5 meters

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2)% more Damage for each remaining Chain
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/SkillGemArc

Arc is a lightning spell skill that fires lightning at the target, which chains to hit nearby enemies. When it hits a shocked enemy, it releases a pulse that deals damage around it.

Skill functions and interactions

Arc can't shock.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
1008

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 Controlled Destruction Unleash
II Coursing Current Lightning Penetration Mana Flare
III Elemental Discharge Elemental Focus Lightning Mastery

Item acquisition

Arc has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Arc has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.2.0f
  • Improved the visual effects of Arc's explosions on hitting a shocked target.
0.2.0e
  • Arc now releases damaging pulses when Shocked enemies are Hit, but can no longer Shock. It does not consume the Shock. The Arc now deals 9 to 51 at Gem level 1 (previously 9 to 50), scaling up to 82 to 462 at Gem level 20 (previously 72 to 410). The Pulse deals 5 to 31 Lighting Damage at Gem level 1, scaling up to 49 to 277 at Gem level 20, and has a radius of 1.5 metres.
  • Added "AoE" and "Payoff" gem tags.[Undocumented]
0.2.0
  • Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
  • Arc no longer deals more Damage for each remaining Chain, and Chains 6-8 times at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 2-5). Quality now provides 0-2% more Damage for each remaining Chain (previously 0-5%).
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.