Ball Lightning of Static

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Ball LightningBall Lightning of OrbitingBall Lightning of Static
Ball Lightning of StaticSpell, AoE, Lightning, Orb
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.50 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90%
Requires Level 28Creates a ball of lightning at a location that damages each enemy in an area around it repeatedly with bolts of lightning. Cannot be supported by Spell Echo or used by Totems.Deals (4-50) to (73-946) Lightning Damage
Base radius is 2.8 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 28
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Ball Lightning of Static is a lightning spell that creates a stationary ball which periodically zaps nearby enemies.

It is a transfigured version of Ball LightningBall 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: 22
Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that damages each enemy in an area around it repeatedly with bolts of lightning.Deals (2-32) to (47-617) Lightning Damage
Base radius is 1.8 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.01-0.2) metres
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
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Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version is not a projectile and does not move, and has a cooldown. It also has higher damage and damage effectiveness, cannot be supported by 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, retaliation 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 Damage
This 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.
or Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage
Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement speed
This 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 has more area of effect. Gem quality gives increased cooldown recovery instead.

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.
    • 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 Effect
      This 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 a 150 ms cooldown between each other because every trap is a separate 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 From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area Damage
    This 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 affect Ball Lightning's damage.
  • Duration: Ball Lightning’s duration is fixed; it has no actual duration component, thus it cannot be modified to last a longer or shorter period of time in any way.
    • Lightning bolt's lifetime is 2 seconds. This allows it to hit 13 times in total before dissipating.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Lightning
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
12867124 to 7300
23173135 to 89199345199345
33479146 to 109285815485160
43785157 to 133401344886504
54092158 to 1615543791440883
642961610 to 1824774371918320
7441001611 to 2075837862502106
8461041712 to 2347103593212465
9481091714 to 26413555114567976
10501131816 to 29811388775706853
11521171818 to 33613682337075086
12541211920 to 37816383388713424
13561251922 to 425195664810670072
14581302025 to 478365518414325256
15601342028 to 536301732717342583
16621382132 to 602775999525102578
17641422135 to 6741513819340240771
18661462240 to 7552608382566324596
19681512244 to 84562620247128944843
20701552350 to 946211708088340652931
21721592456 to 1057N/AN/A
2274N/A2462 to 1181N/AN/A
2376N/A2569 to 1319N/AN/A
2478N/A2577 to 1472N/AN/A
2580N/A2686 to 1642N/AN/A
2682N/A2696 to 1830N/AN/A
2784N/A27107 to 2039N/AN/A
2886N/A27120 to 2272N/AN/A
2988N/A28133 to 2529N/AN/A
3090N/A28148 to 2814N/AN/A
3191N/A28156 to 2969N/AN/A
3292N/A29165 to 3131N/AN/A
3393N/A29174 to 3302N/AN/A
3494N/A29183 to 3481N/AN/A
3595N/A29193 to 3671N/AN/A
3696N/A30204 to 3870N/AN/A
3797N/A30215 to 4080N/AN/A
3898N/A30226 to 4300N/AN/A
3999N/A30239 to 4532N/AN/A
40100N/A31251 to 4777N/AN/A


Item acquisition

Ball Lightning of Static has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Ball Lightning of Static can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Corrupted
While the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gemA
8The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
Every obsession began with a single, innocent taste.
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% qualityA
3Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted
"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."
Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% qualityA
8Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem
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.
level 19 transfigured gem with 19% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Ball Lightning Additional Projectiles 175Eternal LabyrinthBall Lightning fires an additional Projectilehelmet 100
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Ball Lightning Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Ball Lightning Damagehelmet 100
EnchantmentBallLightningProjectileSpeed166Merciless Labyrinth30% reduced Ball Lightning Projectile Speedhelmet 0
EnchantmentBallLightningProjectileSpeed275Eternal Labyrinth45% reduced Ball Lightning Projectile Speedhelmet 0
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 166Merciless Labyrinth16% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effecthelmet 100
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 275Eternal Labyrinth24% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effecthelmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Ball Lightning of Static has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
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
3.24.0
  • Can no longer be used by Totems.
3.23.0
  • Added to the game.

References