Crackling Lance

Crackling LanceSpell, AoE, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (120-165)%Requires Level 28Release a beam which deals lightning damage to enemies in a long area in front of you, and has several smaller beams branch off from it at an angle, hitting more enemies to the sides.Deals (28-458) to (84-1375) Lightning Damage
This Spell loses 1 Intensity every 0.25 seconds while moving, or immediately if you teleport
This Spell gains Intensity when you Cast it, to a maximum of 3
+0.3 metres to Beam Width Per Intensity
33% less branching angle per Intensity
35% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Intensity

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per IntensityPlace 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/SkillGemCracklingLance

Crackling Lance is a spell that fires a wide beam that deals lightning damage. Casting the spell while standing still builds intensity, increasing the damage of the beam and reducing its spread.

Skill functions and interactions

Despite being an Area of Effect skill, effects modifying Crackling Lance behave in a similar way to the beam fired by Divine IreDivine IreLightning, Spell, AoE, Channelling, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (3-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.22 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 45%Requires Level 28Channelling draws in energy around you to repeatedly build up stages, damaging a number of nearby enemies when you do so. Release to unleash this energy in a burst around you and a beam in front of you. Modifiers to area of effect do not affect the beam. Maximum of 10 Stages.Deals (17-203) to (25-305) Physical Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Damages 5 nearby Enemies when you gain Stages
Beam deals 240% more Damage with Hits per Stage after the first
Beam deals 100% more Damage with Ailments per Stage after the first

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased beam widthPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.:

• 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.: Neither the beam itself nor the branches have an area to modify, so their range is not reduced. However, their damage is properly multiplied.
• Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: E
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased 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.: Same as above. The Awakened version of this gem properly multiplies the hit damage.
• Intensify SupportIntensify SupportAoE, Spell, Support
  Icon: T
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports spell skills that you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of Effect
  Supported Spells lose 1 Intensity every 0.25 seconds while moving, or immediately if you teleport
  Supported Spells gain Intensity when you Cast them, to a maximum of 3
  Supported Skills deal (10-14)% more Area Damage with Hits per Intensity
  Supported Skills have 15% less Area of Effect per Intensity
  
  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.: Damage of the skill's hits is modified, but effective range is unchanged.
• All other passive effects which apply to AoE radius/etc do not apply to the beam or its branches.

As with all spells which can Intensify, the caster cannot gain a stack of Intensity when this spell is repeated (e.g. 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 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.), triggered, or cast by a totem.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	11	120%	28 to 84	0	0
2	31	73	12	120%	35 to 105	199345	199345
3	34	79	13	130%	44 to 131	285815	485160
4	37	85	14	130%	54 to 162	401344	886504
5	40	92	14	130%	66 to 199	554379	1440883
6	42	96	15	130%	76 to 228	477437	1918320
7	44	100	15	140%	87 to 261	583786	2502106
8	46	104	16	140%	100 to 299	710359	3212465
9	48	109	16	140%	114 to 341	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	17	140%	130 to 389	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	17	140%	148 to 443	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	18	150%	168 to 504	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	18	150%	191 to 573	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	19	150%	217 to 651	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	19	150%	246 to 739	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	20	150%	279 to 838	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	20	160%	316 to 949	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	20	160%	358 to 1075	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	20	160%	405 to 1216	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	21	165%	458 to 1375	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	22	165%	518 to 1554	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	22	165%	585 to 1755	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	23	165%	660 to 1980	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	23	165%	745 to 2234	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	24	165%	839 to 2518	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	24	165%	946 to 2838	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	25	165%	1065 to 3196	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	25	165%	1199 to 3598	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	26	165%	1350 to 4049	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	26	165%	1518 to 4554	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	26	165%	1610 to 4829	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	27	165%	1707 to 5121	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	27	165%	1810 to 5429	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	27	165%	1919 to 5756	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	27	165%	2034 to 6101	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	28	165%	2155 to 6466	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	28	165%	2284 to 6853	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	28	165%	2421 to 7263	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	28	165%	2565 to 7696	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	29	165%	2718 to 8154	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Crackling Lance can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Crackling Lance 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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Crackling Lance:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Apex ModeApex Mode Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1(20-25)% increased Spell Damage Spells have 10% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Intensity Spells which have gained Intensity Recently gain 1 Intensity every 0.50 SecondsMaximum power fueled by science gone mad.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Cobalt Jewel	1	(20-25)% increased Spell Damage Spells have 10% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Intensity Spells which have gained Intensity Recently gain 1 Intensity every 0.50 Seconds
Nadir ModeNadir Mode Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1(20-25)% increased Spell Damage Spells have 30% increased Critical Strike Chance per Intensity Spells which have gained Intensity Recently lose 1 Intensity every 0.50 SecondsIndiscriminate destruction fueled by science gone mad.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Cobalt Jewel	1	(20-25)% increased Spell Damage Spells have 30% increased Critical Strike Chance per Intensity Spells which have gained Intensity Recently lose 1 Intensity every 0.50 Seconds

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Crackling Lance.

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 Crackling Lance Cast Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Crackling Lance has 8% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Crackling Lance Cast Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Crackling Lance has 16% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Crackling Lance Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Crackling Lance deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Crackling Lance Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Crackling Lance deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Crackling Lance Beam Angle 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Crackling Lance has 24% increased branching angle	helmet 100
Enchantment Crackling Lance Beam Angle 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Crackling Lance has 36% increased branching angle	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Crackling Lance has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Automaton Crackling Lance EffectAutomaton Crackling Lance EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Crackling Lance becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Crackling Lance becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Crackling Lance EffectCelestial Crackling Lance EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Crackling Lance becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Crackling Lance becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has 120% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 165% at gem level 20 (previously 165% at all gem levels).
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0-10% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Intensity, instead of 0-10% chance to Shock enemies. Helmet enchantments for Crackling Lance no longer obtainable from the Divine Font. Existing items with enchantments are not affected. No longer has alternative quality, existing alternative quality gem would be converted to normal gem. Instead, introduced transfigured gems: Crackling Lance of BranchingCrackling Lance of BranchingSpell, AoE, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (190-260)%Requires Level 28Release a beam which deals lightning damage to enemies in a long area in front of you, and has several smaller beams branch off from it at an angle, hitting more enemies to the sides.Deals (44-724) to (133-2172) Lightning Damage 50% increased branching angle Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Crackling Lance of DisintegrationCrackling Lance of DisintegrationSpell, AoE, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: (220-300)%Requires Level 28Release a concentrated beam which deals lightning damage to enemies in a long area in front of you.Deals (52-844) to (155-2532) Lightning Damage 25% chance to Shock enemies +10% to Maximum Effect of Shock Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.5-10)% to Maximum Effect of ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., obtainable from the Divine Font gem crafting options.
3.22.1	Weapon Range displayed on Melee Weapons and other descriptions that use ranges with values now instead use metres. The reminder text for "Close Range" and the description of Presence range in the Character panel also now use metres.
3.19.0	Crackling Lance now has a base Beam Width of 12 units (previously 10 units) and gains +3 units to Beam Width per Intensity (previously +2 units).
3.17.0	Crackling Lance now deals 28 to 84 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (previously 28 to 85), up to 458 to 1375 at gem level 20 (previously 317 to 952). Now has 165% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 115%). Now has a cast time of 0.65 seconds at all gem levels (previously 0.70 seconds). Now has "35% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Intensity" at all gem levels (previously 30%). Now has a Mana cost of 11 at gem level 1 (previously 12), up to 21 at gem level 20 (previously 23).
3.13.0	Now has an added damage effectiveness of 115%. (up from 90%) Now deals 28 to 85 lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 26 to 78), up to 317 to 952 at gem level 20 (from 246 to 737).
3.12.3	Fixed an issue where the "Crackling Lance has x% increased branching angle" Eternal Labyrinth helmet enchantment had a lower value than intended. It now grants 36% increased branching angle.
3.12.0	Crackling Lance has been added to the game.