Lightning Trap

Lightning TrapTrap, Spell, Projectile, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-20) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 170%
Projectile Speed: 960Requires Level 12Throws a trap that launches a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning Damage
0.5% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles have 1% chance to Return to youDeals (18-466) to (54-1399) Lightning Damage
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
20% chance to Shock enemies
(80-118)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Shocked Enemies
Fires Projectiles in a circle
(0-19)% increased Effect of ShockPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Prices

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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningTrap

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Lightning Trap.

Lightning Trap launches a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Cast speed: Modifiers to Cast speed do not affect Lightning Trap since it is the trap, not the player, that is casting the spell.

• Damage types: Lightning Trap is affected by modifiers to Lightning Damage, Elemental Damage, Projectile Damage, Spell Damage, and Trap Damage.

• Pierce: Lightning trap does not pierce by default, but it can do so if player has pierce chance from items/passives or it is linked with Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: p
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
  Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more 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. gem.

• Chain: Lightning trap can chain if linked with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis 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. gem. Chained projectiles can miss the targets if they are moving too quickly.

• Projectile Speed: Modifiers to Projectile Speed from passives or things like Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: j
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedProjectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
  Supported Skills deal (20-29)% 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. affect the maximum distance each projectile can travel. Higher projectile speed also makes chained projectiles hit more frequently as they won't fly past moving enemies so often.
• Curse on Hit: Lightning Trap does not work with Curse on Hit

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Lightning Damage	Crit	Shock	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	14	0	21	0%	0%	8	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	18 to 54	80%	N/A	0	0
2	15	17	0	25	0%	0%	8	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	23 to 68	82%	1%	15249	15249
3	19	21	0	30	0%	0%	9	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	30 to 90	84%	2%	41517	56766
4	23	24	0	35	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39 to 117	86%	3%	81983	138749
5	27	28	0	41	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	50 to 151	88%	4%	147968	286717
6	31	32	0	46	0%	0%	11	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	64 to 191	90%	5%	250557	537274
7	35	36	0	51	0%	0%	11	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	80 to 240	92%	6%	405086	942360
8	38	38	0	55	0%	0%	12	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	95 to 284	94%	7%	447718	1390078
9	41	41	0	59	0%	0%	13	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	111 to 334	96%	8%	615318	2005396
10	44	44	0	63	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	131 to 392	98%	9%	834639	2840035
11	47	47	0	67	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	153 to 458	100%	10%	1570760	4410795
12	50	49	0	71	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	178 to 533	102%	11%	1633987	6044782
13	53	52	0	75	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	207 to 620	104%	12%	2151030	8195812
14	56	55	0	79	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	240 to 719	106%	13%	2812189	11008001
15	59	58	0	83	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	277 to 832	108%	14%	5099360	16107361
16	62	60	0	87	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	320 to 961	110%	15%	9400731	25508092
17	64	62	0	90	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	352 to 1056	112%	16%	15273366	40781458
18	66	64	0	92	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	387 to 1161	114%	17%	26286582	67068040
19	68	66	0	95	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	425 to 1275	116%	18%	62890590	129958630
20	70	68	0	98	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	466 to 1399	118%	19%	212046017	342004647
21	72	70	0	100	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	512 to 1535	120%	20%	-342004647	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	561 to 1682	122%	21%	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	614 to 1843	124%	22%	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	673 to 2018	126%	23%	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	736 to 2209	128%	24%	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	805 to 2416	130%	25%	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	880 to 2641	132%	26%	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	962 to 2886	134%	27%	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1051 to 3153	136%	28%	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1147 to 3442	138%	29%	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1199 to 3596	139%	29%	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1252 to 3757	140%	30%	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1308 to 3924	141%	30%	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1366 to 4099	142%	31%	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1427 to 4281	143%	31%	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1490 to 4470	144%	32%	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1556 to 4668	145%	32%	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1625 to 4874	146%	33%	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1696 to 5088	147%	33%	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	31	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1770 to 5311	148%	34%	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Lightning Trap. No results found

Alternate skill effects

Lightning Trap has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Lightning Trap EffectCelestial Lightning Trap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial effect.	Your Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 170% (from 135%).
3.6.0	Now deals 18 to 54 Lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 19 to 58) and 466 to 1399 Lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 391 to 1174). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 135% (from 100%).
3.4.0	Base damage increased by 40% at all gem levels.
3.3.0	No longer has a cooldown. Now deals 14-41 lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 3-62), up to 279-838 at gem level 20 (from 52-979). Now has 1% increased lightning damage per 1% gem quality, and 1% increased effect of shock per 2% gem quality (previously had 1% increased trap throwing speed per 2% gem quality). Incredible value! Now has 80% increased critical strike chance against shocked enemies, growing as the gem levels, up to 118% at gem level 20. Now has a lower mana cost at higher gem levels, up to 20 mana at gem level 20 (from 24). Now has a base critical strike chance of 6% (up from 5%). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 100% (up from 90%). Now fires projectiles with a random rotation, as opposed to targeting an enemy.
3.2.0	Base duration lowered to 4 seconds (from 16).Trap will now trigger at the end of its duration.
2.0.0	Damage increased by approximately 80% at all levels. Mana cost reduced at higher levels. Critical Strike Chance increased from 4% to 5%.
1.0.0	Damage at high levels has been reduced (around 10% less damage at level 15).
0.11.6	Lightning Trap has been added to the game.