Ball Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 40%
Projectile Speed: 400
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that periodically damages enemies in an area around it with bolts of lightning.Deals (3-22) to (48-426) Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 28Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBallLightning
Ball Lightning is a spell that creates a moving ball dealing lightning damage.
Skill functions and interactions
Ball Lightning is a slow moving projectile, that strikes targets with bolts of lightning around itself. Lightning bolts strike targets every 150 milliseconds and each target cannot be hit more often than this. That restriction is shared between all balls fired on the same cast.[1] The base projectile speed is roughly 48 units per second.[2]
- Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: l
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage
Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis 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 Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: P
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis 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. increase the number of projectiles, and thus the area of effect. However, since a target cannot be hit more than once within 150 ms, it cannot be used to "shotgun" the target by hitting them with multiple projectiles at once, leading to a possible DPS loss. - Balls cast by Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap
Icon: t
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.Supported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps
Supported Skills deal (58-52)% less Damage
Supported Skills can have up to 3 additional Traps placed at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectThis 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 share the 150 ms cooldown between each other because every trap counts as a separate "cast". - Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell DamageThis 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.'s second cast does not share the 150 ms cooldown with the first one. - Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: E
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area DamageThis 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. increases the range of the bolts fired from the lightning balls. - Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
Supported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area DamageThis 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 "Area of Effect damage" passive nodes do not increase Ball Lightning's damage (changes to Area of Effect radius still apply). - Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: J
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis 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. increases the amount of time the enemy spends within the ball's area of effect, resulting in a higher potential number of lightning strikes per cast. - Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
Icon: c
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis 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. does link with ball lightning. However the ball or the bolts cannot chain, linking it will only result in lower damage. - Fork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork
Supported Skills deal (-10-9)% more Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis 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. has no effect as Ball Lightning automatically pierces targets. More details can be found on the Projectile page.
Damage per Second: DpS value on the skill tooltip assumes that the skill will do only one hit per cast, so you need to have an idea of the amount of hits it will do to get a better number, an estimate can be obtained using the calculator on the following link. It is worth noting that the calculation will not be very accurate for general use, as enemies will move around and the skill will pass over them using its entire diameter less often than not, however it should be fairly reliable when the skill is used on ranged attacking bosses as they tend to be stationary and the player will usually target them directly.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 2 to 47 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 3 to 58 | 199345 | 199345 |
3 | 34 | 79 | 14 | 4 to 71 | 285815 | 485160 |
4 | 37 | 85 | 15 | 5 to 87 | 401344 | 886504 |
5 | 40 | 92 | 15 | 6 to 105 | 554379 | 1440883 |
6 | 42 | 96 | 16 | 6 to 119 | 477437 | 1918320 |
7 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 7 to 135 | 583786 | 2502106 |
8 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 8 to 153 | 710359 | 3212465 |
9 | 48 | 109 | 17 | 9 to 172 | 1355511 | 4567976 |
10 | 50 | 113 | 18 | 10 to 194 | 1138877 | 5706853 |
11 | 52 | 117 | 18 | 12 to 219 | 1368233 | 7075086 |
12 | 54 | 121 | 19 | 13 to 247 | 1638338 | 8713424 |
13 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 15 to 277 | 1956648 | 10670072 |
14 | 58 | 130 | 20 | 16 to 312 | 3655184 | 14325256 |
15 | 60 | 134 | 20 | 18 to 350 | 3017327 | 17342583 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 21 | 21 to 393 | 7759995 | 25102578 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 21 | 23 to 440 | 15138193 | 40240771 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 22 | 26 to 493 | 26083825 | 66324596 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 22 | 29 to 552 | 62620247 | 128944843 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 23 | 32 to 617 | 211708088 | 340652931 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 24 | 36 to 690 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 24 | 41 to 771 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 25 | 45 to 861 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 25 | 51 to 961 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 26 | 56 to 1072 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 26 | 63 to 1195 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 27 | 70 to 1331 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 27 | 78 to 1483 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 28 | 87 to 1651 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 28 | 97 to 1837 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 28 | 102 to 1938 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 29 | 108 to 2044 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 29 | 113 to 2156 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 29 | 120 to 2273 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 29 | 126 to 2396 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 30 | 133 to 2527 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 30 | 140 to 2663 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 30 | 148 to 2807 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 30 | 156 to 2959 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 31 | 164 to 3119 | N/A | N/A |
Skill Video
Trivia
Ball Lightning was accidentally added to the game in an unfinished state in version 1.1.0 and was removed shortly afterwards.[3] It was officially added to the game in version 1.1.5. A history of the skill can be found in Supporter newsletter 73.
Item acquisition
Ball Lightning can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Ball Lightning can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ball Lightning.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ball Lightning Additional Projectiles 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Ball Lightning fires an additional Projectile | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Ball Lightning Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Ball Lightning Damage | helmet 100 |
EnchantmentBallLightningProjectileSpeed1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 30% reduced Ball Lightning Projectile Speed | helmet 0 |
EnchantmentBallLightningProjectileSpeed2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 45% reduced Ball Lightning Projectile Speed | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Ball Lightning has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Automaton Ball Lightning EffectAutomaton Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes an Automaton Effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes an Automaton Effect. |
Celestial Ball Lightning EffectCelestial Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes a celestial effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes a celestial effect. |
Divine Ball Lightning EffectDivine Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes a divine effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes a divine effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.6.0 |
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3.3.0 |
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2.6.0 |
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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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1.1.5 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (July 4, 2014). "GGG devs, please give us some info on Ball Lightning mechanics - questions inside". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July, 4, 2014.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (July 16, 2014). "Ball Lightning". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July, 17, 2014.
- ↑ Chris (March 6, 2014). "GGG secretly released Ball Lightning skill". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 6, 2014.