Arc

ArcSpell, Chaining, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 12An arc of lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains on to other nearby enemies. Each time the main beam chains it will also chain to a second enemy, but that secondary arc cannot chain further.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% chance to Shock enemies1% increased Chaining range0.5% increased Damage for each time this Skill has Chained1% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdDeals (6-133) to (33-754) Lightning Damage
10% chance to Shock enemies
Chains +(4-7) Times
(10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
15% more Damage for each remaining ChainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArc

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Arc.

Arc is a lightning spell that creates a chaining pulse of electricity.

Skill functions and interactions

• Chain: Arc deals 15% more damage per remaining chain. Arc gains base chains from gem level, and additional sources of chain such as 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. are also taken into account for this bonus.
  • Every time Arc chains, a secondary Arc is created that hits an additional nearby enemy. This secondary Arc cannot chain further.
  • Arc remembers the last two enemies hit by the main Arc, and will not hit these enemies again. This means at least 3 enemies are required before the main Arc can hit the same enemy twice.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Lightning Damage	Chains	Shock Effect	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	0	0	33	0%	0%	8	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	6 to 33	+4	N/A	0	0
2	15	0	0	39	0%	0%	9	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	7 to 41	+4	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	0	0	48	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	9 to 54	+4	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	0	0	56	0%	0%	11	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	12 to 70	+4	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	0	0	64	0%	0%	12	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	16 to 89	+4	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	0	0	73	0%	0%	13	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	20 to 112	+5	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	0	0	81	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	25 to 139	+5	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	0	0	88	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	29 to 163	+5	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	0	0	94	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	34 to 191	+5	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	0	0	100	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39 to 223	+5	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	0	0	106	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	46 to 258	+6	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	0	0	113	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	53 to 299	+6	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	0	0	119	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	61 to 346	+6	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	0	0	125	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	70 to 399	+6	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	0	0	132	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	81 to 458	+6	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	0	0	138	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	93 to 526	+7	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	0	0	142	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	102 to 577	+7	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	0	0	146	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	111 to 631	+7	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	0	0	151	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	122 to 690	+7	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	0	0	155	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	133 to 754	+7	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	0	0	159	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	145 to 824	+8	N/A	-342004647	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	159 to 900	+8	N/A	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	173 to 982	+8	N/A	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	189 to 1070	+8	N/A	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	206 to 1167	+8	N/A	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	224 to 1271	+9	N/A	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	244 to 1384	+9	N/A	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	266 to 1506	+9	N/A	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	289 to 1639	+9	N/A	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	314 to 1782	+9	N/A	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	328 to 1858	+10	N/A	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	342 to 1937	+10	N/A	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	356 to 2019	+10	N/A	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	371 to 2105	+10	N/A	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	387 to 2193	+10	N/A	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	403 to 2286	+11	N/A	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	420 to 2382	+11	N/A	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	438 to 2482	+11	N/A	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	456 to 2586	+11	N/A	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	31	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	475 to 2694	+11	N/A	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Arc. No results found

Alternate skill effects

Arc has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Arc EffectAutomaton Arc EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Arc EffectCelestial Arc EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.
Purple ArcPurple ArcSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes a Purple Effect.	Your Arc becomes a Purple Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	The visual effects have been improved.
3.9.0	The range at which Arc can chain to another enemy is now 35 units (from 25). Arc has received visual improvements.
3.6.2	Arc's effect now visually hits monsters more centrally.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 8 (was 9). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 23 (was 26). Now has a cast time of 0.7 seconds (from 0.8). Now deals 6 to 33 Lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 7 to 37) and 133 to 754 Lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 152 to 862). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 80% (from 90%). Lowered the range at which Arc can chain from 50 units to 25 units.
3.3.0	Now has an added damage effectiveness of 90% (up from 70%). Now deals 7-37 lightning damage at gem level 1 (up from 2-35), up to 152-862 lightning damage at gem level 20 (up from 47-886). Now deals 15% more damage for each remaining chain. Can now split to an extra enemy whenever it chains. These splits cannot then chain. Chains 4 times at level 1, up to 7 times at level 20.
3.0.0	Arc now has 10% increased Shock Effect at gem level 1, gaining 1% per gem level.
2.1.0	Damage increased by around 20% higher at level 20. In addition to having more damage, Arc now increases in number of chains more often as it levels up. At level 20, it chains seven times. Previously this was five.
2.0.0	Damage reduced slightly at all levels. At player level 68, it should deal approximately 8% less damage.
1.3.1	(PvP) Arc damage has been increased by 5%. The total reduction is now 5% (up from 10% reduction previously).
1.2.0	We have reduced the damage by 15% at all levels. Got +1% to critical hit chance bringing it to 5%
1.1.2	ArcArcSpell, Chaining, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 12An arc of lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains on to other nearby enemies. Each time the main beam chains it will also chain to a second enemy, but that secondary arc cannot chain further.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% chance to Shock enemies1% increased Chaining range0.5% increased Damage for each time this Skill has Chained1% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdDeals (6-133) to (33-754) Lightning Damage 10% chance to Shock enemies Chains +(4-7) Times (10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments 15% more Damage for each remaining ChainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal ArcVaal ArcVaal, Spell, Chaining, Lightning, Duration Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 25 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 180%Requires Level 12A shocking arc of lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other nearby enemies. Each time the beam chains it will also chain simultaneously to a second enemy, but no enemy can be hit twice by the beams. Also grants a buff making you lucky when damaging enemies with Arc for a short duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1.5% increased Duration of Lightning AilmentsBase duration is 4 seconds Deals (38-924) to (64-1539) Lightning Damage 100% chance to Shock enemies Chains +(5-9) Times 100% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments 100% increased Duration of Lightning Ailments 15% more Damage for each remaining Chain Modifiers to Buff Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have had their damage increased by 60%. Arc and Vaal Arc can now no longer chain back to the same target immediately, but must now bounce one more time. Arc now increases in chain counts as the gem increases in level.
1.0.0	Reduced the mana cost. Damage has been increased by around 23%.
0.11.1	Spells with Damage Effectiveness no longer have their own damage affected by Damage Effectiveness. Damage values on these skills have been updated to reflect this.
0.9.13	Arc has been added to the game.