Lightning Bolt

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NameLightning Bolt
Skill IdLightningSpell
Icon
Cast Time1.00 sec
Level Req.(1-90)
Critical Strike Chance7.5%
Attack Speed100% of base
Attack Damage100% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage440%
Stored Uses1
Cooldown0.50 sec
A bolt of lightning strikes an area, dealing lightning damage.
Deals (3-614) to (59-11673) Lightning Damage
Trigger this Spell when you Crit an Enemy

Lightning Bolt is a spell that strikes an enemy with lightning damage in a similar fashion to Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 32
Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased Frequency
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
's Lightning Storm hits (however, also scales with spell and area modifiers) when the player deals a critical strike.

Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis Amulet
Requires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning Resistance
But the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten.
grants the Level 30 version of this skill.


Skill Mechanics and Interactions

Lightning Bolt is currently only granted by Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis Amulet
Requires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning Resistance
But the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten.
.

Legacy versions of Voice of the StormVoice of the Storm
Lapis Amulet
Requires Level 69+(20-30) to Intelligence50% increased Lightning Damage
+(10-15) to all Attributes
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
Lightning Damage with Non-Critical Strikes is Lucky
When she of many mouths spoke,
we bowed in awe and were crushed.

This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Esh
and Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
Lapis Amulet
Requires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
(10-20)% increased maximum Mana
-30% to Lightning Resistance
Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning Resistance
But the fool did not bow.
The fool stood and questioned.
And the fool was unwritten.
grant a version of this skill at Level 12 (55 to 1043 Lightning Damage) and Level 20 (614 to 11673 Lightning Damage), but can only be obtained in permanent leagues. The Level 20 stats are identical to Level 30.

It cannot be supported by any support gems.

Due to bug[1] does not interact with triggerbots.

Version history

Version Changes
3.21.0
  • Voice of the StormVoice of the Storm
    Lapis Amulet
    Requires Level 69+(20-30) to Intelligence50% increased Lightning Damage
    +(10-15) to all Attributes
    (10-20)% increased maximum Mana
    Lightning Damage with Non-Critical Strikes is Lucky
    When she of many mouths spoke,
    we bowed in awe and were crushed.

    This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Esh
    no longer grants level 12 Lightning Bolt.
  • Choir of the StormChoir of the Storm
    Lapis Amulet
    Requires Level 69+(20-30) to IntelligenceTrigger Level 30 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike
    (10-20)% increased maximum Mana
    -30% to Lightning Resistance
    Critical Strike Chance is increased by Overcapped Lightning Resistance
    But the fool did not bow.
    The fool stood and questioned.
    And the fool was unwritten.
    now triggers level 30 Lightning Bolt (from 20).
  • Lightning Bolt now has a cooldown of 0.5 seconds (from 0.2) and a damage effectiveness of 440% (from 200%). [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
  • Lightning Bolt now deals 55 to 1043 Lightning Damage at level 12 (from 142 to 426), 614 to 11673 Lightning Damage at Level 20 (from 552 to 1657), and 614 to 11673 Lightning Damage at Level 30 (from 1248 to 3743). [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.11.0
  • Now has a base critical strike chance of 7.5% (from 6%) and an added damage effectiveness of 200% (from 150%).
  • Now has a cooldown of 0.2 seconds (from 0.5).
3.6.0
  • Lightning Bolt skill now has an added damage effectiveness of 150%.
2.5.0
  • Lightning Bolt has been added to the game.
  1. Ridiem (April 17, 2023). "Choir of the Storm Lightning Bolt not interacting with Trigger Bots". Path of Exile Forum.