Lightning Bolt

Name	Lightning Bolt
Skill Id	LightningSpell
Icon
Cast Time	1.00 sec
Level Req.	(1-90)
Critical Strike Chance	7.5%
Attack Speed	100% of base
Attack Damage	100% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage	440%
Stored Uses	1
Cooldown	0.50 sec
A bolt of lightning strikes an area, dealing lightning damage.
Deals (3-614) to (59-11673) Lightning Damage Trigger this Spell when you Crit an Enemy

Lightning Bolt is a spell that strikes an enemy with lightning damage in similar fashion to Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 32Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased FrequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.'s Lightning Storm hits (however, also scales with spell and area modifiers) when the player deals a critical strike.

Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis AmuletRequires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning ResistanceBut the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten. grants the level 30 version of the skill.

Skill Mechanics and Interactions

Lightning Bolt is currently only granted by Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis AmuletRequires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning ResistanceBut the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten.. Previously, there were items that granted the level 12 (142-426 Lightning Damage) and 20 (552-1657 Lightning Damage) versions of the skill, but are no longer in the game.

Since it is not an actual skill gem the effects of Empower SupportEmpower SupportExceptional, Support
Icon: +
Level: (1-3)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-2) to Level of Supported Skill Gems

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
This Gem gains (5-100)% increased ExperienceThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Enhance SupportEnhance SupportExceptional, Support
Icon: +
Level: (1-3)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-16)% to Quality of Supported Skill Gems

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
This Gem gains (5-100)% increased ExperienceThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., and Enlighten SupportEnlighten SupportExceptional, Support
Icon: +
Level: (1-3)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (100-92)%Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
This Gem gains (5-100)% increased ExperienceThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. do not apply to it.

Acquisition

Lightning Bolt can only be obtained by equipping Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis AmuletRequires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning ResistanceBut the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten..

Version history

Version	Changes
3.21.0	Voice of the StormVoice of the Storm Lapis AmuletRequires Level 69+(20-30) to Intelligence50% increased Lightning Damage +(10-15) to all Attributes (10-20)% increased maximum Mana Lightning Damage with Non-Critical Strikes is LuckyWhen she of many mouths spoke, we bowed in awe and were crushed. This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Esh no longer grants level 12 Lightning Bolt. Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm Lapis AmuletRequires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike (10-20)% increased maximum Mana -30% to Lightning Resistance Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning ResistanceBut the fool did not bow. The fool stood and questioned. And the fool was unwritten. now triggers level 30 Lightning Bolt (from 20). Lightning Bolt now has a cooldown of 0.5 seconds (from 0.2). [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.11.0	Now has a base critical strike chance of 7.5% (from 6%) and an added damage effectiveness of 200% (from 150%). Now has a cooldown of 0.2 seconds (from 0.5).
3.6.0	Lightning Bolt skill now has an added damage effectiveness of 150%.
2.5.0	Lightning Bolt has been added to the game.