Ball Lightning
Ball LightningSpell, Projectile, AoE, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
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 (2-32) to (47-617) Lightning Damage
Place 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/SkillGemBallLightning
Ball Lightning is a lightning spell that creates a slow-moving projectile which periodically zaps nearby enemies.
Skill functions and interactions
- Strike interval: Lightning bolts will strike ALL nearby targets every 150 milliseconds while they are inside the area of effect of the ball.
- However, the 150ms cooldown is shared between multiple balls fired on the same cast (such as when using
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 per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.), preventing "Shotgunning".[1]
- 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 per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 1% 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.do not share a 150 ms cooldown between each other because every trap is a separate cast. Likewise for
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, 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 per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
- Projectile speed: The base projectile speed is roughly 48 units per second.[2] Reductions to projectile speed such as
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 per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.can increase the amount of time an enemy spends within the ball's area of effect, resulting in a higher potential number of lightning strikes per cast.
- Area of effect: Increases and reductions to area of effect will alter the range of the ball, making it hit enemies further away or closer. Modifiers to area damage (such as
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 per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.) do not apply.
- Main Projectile Behavior: Ball Lightning projectiles do not hit, and therefore are not modified by effects such as fork, chain, or pierce from sources such as
SnakepitSnakepit
Sapphire RingRequires Level 68+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance(20-40)% increased Spell Damage
(5-10)% increased Cast Speed
Left ring slot: Projectiles from Spells cannot Chain
Left ring slot: Projectiles from Spells Fork
Right ring slot: Projectiles from Spells Chain +1 times
Right ring slot: Projectiles from Spells cannot Fork
Projectiles from Spells cannot PierceThey wrap around you until your blood turns as cold as theirs..
- Tooltip damage: The tooltip DPS assumes that the skill will only hit once per cast. A more accurate estimate can be obtained using the calculator on the following link (This Calc have been implemented in Path of Building Community Fork as off 2.14. Choose "All Bolts in Range".). It is worth noting that the calculation will not be precise for general use, as enemies will move around and the skill will not pass over them using its entire diameter. However, it should be fairly reliable when the skill is used on stationary targets. This calculation is also added to Path of Building Community Fork. Choose "All Bolts in Range" on main skill.
Alternative quality
The alternative quality Divergent Ball Lightning granted Projectiles have 0.5% chance to be Supercharged per 1% gem quality.
If using the Unleash or Spell Echo support gems, the chance to be Supercharged will be rolled for the entire sequence once, and all subsequent casts and projectiles will share a Supercharged state, if it occurs.
Supercharged Projectiles have 50% more Area of effect and deal 50% more damage.
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 |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
---|---|---|
Superior | 1% increased Lightning Damage | 50 |
Anomalous | 0.5% increased Cast Speed | 100 |
Divergent | Projectiles have 0.5% chance to be Supercharged | 20 |
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ✓ |
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.
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ball Lightning.
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 |
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 Effect![]() ![]() | Your Ball Lightning becomes an Automaton Effect. |
Celestial Ball Lightning Effect![]() ![]() | Your Ball Lightning becomes a celestial effect. |
Divine Ball Lightning Effect![]() ![]() | Your Ball Lightning becomes a divine effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.11.0 |
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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.