Spark
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- "Lightning is a fickle servant. However, skilled casters have learned to harness this frenetic element to devastating effect. With a single incantation, three pulsing strands of electric energy appear, and begin to move erratically around the battlefield. Whenever one contacts an enemy, it discharges, dealing tremendous damage and frequently causing paralysis."
- — Description on the official Path of Exile website[1]
Spark is a lightning spell that launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy.
Skill Functions and Interactions
- Duration: Spark duration determines how long spark projectiles will persist, and is increased by both skill duration passives and support.
- Ricochets: Spark projectiles will bounce off of terrain obstructions and edges for as long as they persist. If a spark projectile strikes a mob, it will be absorbed unless it has a chance to pierce.
- A single cast of Spark can hit an enemy every 0.3 seconds. Keep in mind this is per cast, not per projectile. So without any increase in duration, a single cast can hit an enemy up to 5 times. That is why projectile speed and increased duration can result in significant increases in real DPS.
- When an enemy is hit with a Spark projectiles, for the next 0.3 seconds (until the enemy can be hit again with the same cast) projectiles from the same cast will go through that enemy without damaging it, as if it wasn't there.
- There is no guaranteed distance or time the projectiles will go straight, but they are guaranteed to go forward if there are no obstacles.
Spark Duration and Cast Speed
Given the current cast speed of 0.65 seconds, and the lifetime of the Spark is 1.5 seconds, you can get about 6 sparks into play before the initial sparks expire. 1.5 seconds / 0.65 seconds = 2.3 casts or 6 sparks.
To figure out the required cast speed to get more sparks into play, divide 1.5 by the number of casts.
3 casts ( 9 sparks ): 1.5 / 3 = 0.5 seconds per cast.
4 casts ( 12 sparks ): 1.5 / 4 = 0.375 seconds per cast.
Note, you may have to decrease these cast times, as this the minimum time; the initial sparks will expire just as the new ones are leaving your position.
To calculate the new desired increase in casting speed, consider that if you increase your speed by 100%, you'll cut the time in half.
NewCastSpeed = OldCastSpeed / ( 1 + IncreasedSpeed )
IncreasedSpeed = OldCastSpeed / NewCastSpeed - 1
As an example, if we wanted to get to 0.5 seconds, this is an % increase of (0.65/.5 - 1)*100% = 30%
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | # Projectiles | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 22 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 31 | 7 | N/A | N/A | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 41 | 9 | N/A | N/A | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 50 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 58 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 67 | 11 | N/A | N/A | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 75 | 12 | N/A | N/A | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 83 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 92 | 14 | N/A | N/A | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 100 | 15 | N/A | N/A | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 109 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 117 | 17 | N/A | N/A | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 125 | 18 | N/A | N/A | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 134 | 19 | N/A | N/A | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 20 | N/A | N/A | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 21 | N/A | N/A | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 27 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Quest reward
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Vendor reward
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Alternate skill effects
Name | Cost | Description |
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Spark Spiders EffectSpark Spiders EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energy | 95 | Replaces the standard lightning effects on a Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Spark". Please choose only one of the following ids: FireTailSpark - Base duration is 2.00 seconds, Deals 6 to 9 Fire Damage, Fires Projectiles in a circle, 25% increased Projectile Speed, Fires 8 additional Projectiles (page) SanctumMiniFlamenado - Base duration is 3.00 seconds, Deals 1 to 1 Fire Damage, 60% reduced Projectile Speed, Fires 10 additional Projectiles (page) gem with skittering, electrical spiders. Preview |
Version history
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.1.0 |
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1.0.0 |
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0.11.1 |
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0.11.0b |
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0.11.0 |
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0.10.0 |
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0.9.11i |
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0.9.7 |
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0.9.6 |
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0.9.5g |
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0.9.4c |
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0.9.3e |
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0.9.3 |
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0.9.1 |
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References
- ↑ Path of Exile. "Intelligence skills". Official Path of Exile website.