Lightning Trap
Lightning TrapTrap, Critical, Spell, Projectile, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-20) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240%
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.Deals (15-659) to (46-1978) Lightning Damage
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Fires Projectiles in a circle
20% chance to Shock enemies
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
(80-118)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Shocked Enemies
(0-19)% increased Effect of Shock
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningTrap
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: 120%Supports projectile skills.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile Damage
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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.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.Supported Skills Chain +2 times
Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Chaining rangeThis 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: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile 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 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | Crit | Shock | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 15 to 46 | 80% | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 20 to 60 | 82% | 1% | 15249 | 15249 |
3 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 28 to 83 | 84% | 2% | 41517 | 56766 |
4 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 37 to 111 | 86% | 3% | 81983 | 138749 |
5 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 49 to 148 | 88% | 4% | 147968 | 286717 |
6 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 11 | 65 to 194 | 90% | 5% | 250557 | 537274 |
7 | 35 | 36 | 51 | 11 | 84 to 253 | 92% | 6% | 405086 | 942360 |
8 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 12 | 102 to 306 | 94% | 7% | 447718 | 1390078 |
9 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 13 | 123 to 369 | 96% | 8% | 615318 | 2005396 |
10 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 14 | 148 to 444 | 98% | 9% | 834639 | 2840035 |
11 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 14 | 177 to 532 | 100% | 10% | 1570760 | 4410795 |
12 | 50 | 49 | 71 | 15 | 212 to 636 | 102% | 11% | 1633987 | 6044782 |
13 | 53 | 52 | 75 | 16 | 253 to 758 | 104% | 12% | 2151030 | 8195812 |
14 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 16 | 301 to 902 | 106% | 13% | 2812189 | 11008001 |
15 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 17 | 357 to 1071 | 108% | 14% | 5099360 | 16107361 |
16 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 18 | 423 to 1269 | 110% | 15% | 9400731 | 25508092 |
17 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 18 | 473 to 1419 | 112% | 16% | 15273366 | 40781458 |
18 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 19 | 529 to 1586 | 114% | 17% | 26286582 | 67068040 |
19 | 68 | 66 | 95 | 19 | 591 to 1772 | 116% | 18% | 62890590 | 129958630 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 20 | 659 to 1978 | 118% | 19% | 212046017 | 342004647 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 20 | 736 to 2207 | 120% | 20% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 820 to 2460 | 122% | 21% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 914 to 2741 | 124% | 22% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 21 | 1018 to 3053 | 126% | 23% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 22 | 1133 to 3398 | 128% | 24% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 1260 to 3780 | 130% | 25% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 1401 to 4203 | 132% | 26% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 1557 to 4672 | 134% | 27% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 1730 to 5190 | 136% | 28% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 1921 to 5764 | 138% | 29% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 2024 to 6073 | 139% | 29% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 2133 to 6399 | 140% | 30% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 2247 to 6741 | 141% | 30% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 2367 to 7100 | 142% | 31% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 2493 to 7478 | 143% | 31% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 2625 to 7876 | 144% | 32% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 2765 to 8294 | 145% | 32% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 2911 to 8733 | 146% | 33% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 3065 to 9195 | 147% | 33% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 31 | 3227 to 9680 | 148% | 34% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | 1% increased Lightning Damage 0.5% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments | 50 |
Anomalous | 1% increased Projectile Speed | 100 |
Divergent | Projectiles have 1% chance to Return to you | 10 |
Item acquisition
Lightning Trap can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Lightning Trap can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +23% Corrupted"The Karui was correct; there is virtue in honouring my ancestors." ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Trap gem with 23% quality | A |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate 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. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Lightning Trap.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Lightning Trap Additional Pierce 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Lightning Trap pierces 2 additional Targets | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Additional Pierce 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Lightning Trap pierces 3 additional Targets | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Lightning Trap Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Lightning Trap Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Penetration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Lightning Trap Damage Penetrates 6% Lightning Resistance | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Penetration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Lightning Trap Damage Penetrates 10% Lightning Resistance | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Shock Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Lightning Trap Lightning Ailment Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Lightning Trap Shock Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Lightning Trap Lightning Ailment Effect | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Lightning Trap has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Celestial Lightning Trap Effect![]() ![]() | Your Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.11.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.4.0 |
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3.3.0 |
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3.2.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.0.0 |
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0.11.6 |
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