Ball 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 RatePlace 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 FragmentMetadata
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: 22Requires 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) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

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, 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. 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 speedThis 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 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 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 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.) 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

Level			Mana Cost	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	12	4 to 73	0	0
2	31	73	13	5 to 89	199345	199345
3	34	79	14	6 to 109	285815	485160
4	37	85	15	7 to 133	401344	886504
5	40	92	15	8 to 161	554379	1440883
6	42	96	16	10 to 182	477437	1918320
7	44	100	16	11 to 207	583786	2502106
8	46	104	17	12 to 234	710359	3212465
9	48	109	17	14 to 264	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	18	16 to 298	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	18	18 to 336	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	19	20 to 378	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	19	22 to 425	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	20	25 to 478	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	20	28 to 536	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	21	32 to 602	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	21	35 to 674	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	22	40 to 755	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	22	44 to 845	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	23	50 to 946	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	24	56 to 1057	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	24	62 to 1181	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	25	69 to 1319	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	25	77 to 1472	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	26	86 to 1642	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	26	96 to 1830	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	27	107 to 2039	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	27	120 to 2272	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	28	133 to 2529	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	28	148 to 2814	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	28	156 to 2969	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	29	165 to 3131	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	29	174 to 3302	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	29	183 to 3481	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	29	193 to 3671	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	30	204 to 3870	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	30	215 to 4080	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	30	226 to 4300	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	30	239 to 4532	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	31	251 to 4777	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	(1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	1

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:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani'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% quality	A
8	Dying 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% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

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
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 of Static has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
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.