Lightning Conduit

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Lightning ConduitSpell, AoE, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190%Requires Level 28Lightning strikes all Shocked enemies around a targeted location, then removes Shock from those enemies. Shocks cannot expire on enemies in range while casting this spell. Cannot be supported by Spell Cascade or Unleash.Deals (43-516) to (130-1548) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
(10-20)% more Damage with Hits per 5% Shock Effect on Enemy

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Damage+0.5% to Critical Strike Multiplier5% chance to Destroy Corpses on KillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningConduit

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Lightning Damage	More Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	6	33 to 98	+10%	0	0
2	31	73	6	40 to 119	+10%	199345	199345
3	34	79	7	48 to 145	+11%	285815	485160
4	37	85	8	58 to 175	+11%	401344	886504
5	40	92	9	70 to 211	+12%	554379	1440883
6	42	96	9	79 to 238	+12%	477437	1918320
7	44	100	10	89 to 268	+13%	583786	2502106
8	46	104	11	101 to 302	+13%	710359	3212465
9	48	109	11	113 to 340	+14%	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	12	127 to 382	+15%	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	12	143 to 429	+15%	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	13	160 to 480	+16%	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	13	179 to 538	+16%	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	14	201 to 602	+17%	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	14	224 to 673	+17%	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	15	250 to 751	+18%	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	15	280 to 839	+18%	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	16	312 to 935	+19%	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	16	347 to 1042	+19%	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	16	387 to 1161	+20%	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	17	431 to 1292	+20%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	17	479 to 1437	+20%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	18	532 to 1597	+20%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	18	592 to 1775	+20%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	18	657 to 1971	+20%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	19	729 to 2188	+20%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	19	809 to 2427	+21%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	19	897 to 2692	+21%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	20	994 to 2983	+21%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	20	1102 to 3305	+21%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20	1160 to 3479	+21%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	20	1220 to 3661	+21%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	21	1284 to 3852	+21%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	21	1351 to 4053	+21%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	21	1421 to 4264	+21%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	21	1495 to 4485	+21%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	21	1573 to 4718	+22%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	22	1654 to 4962	+22%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	22	1740 to 5219	+22%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	22	1829 to 5488	+22%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.2-4)% more Damage with Hits per 5% Shock Effect on Enemy	1

Item acquisition

Lightning Conduit can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Lightning Conduit can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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
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
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Lightning Conduit.

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
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Area of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit has 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Area of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit has 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Cast Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit has 8% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Cast Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit has 12% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Lightning Conduit Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Lightning Conduit deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Lightning Conduit has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Lightning Conduit EffectAutomaton Lightning Conduit EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Conduit becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Lightning Conduit becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Lightning Conduit EffectCelestial Lightning Conduit EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Conduit becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Lightning Conduit becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	Introduced