Difference between revisions of "Lightning Spells"

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Charged Bolt

Description: Creates multiple, randomly directed bolts of electrical energy.

Required Level: 1

Prerequisites: None

Synergies:

Lightning Surge: +8% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Chain Lightning: +8% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Lightning Mastery

Patch Notes:

Projectile speed slowed at level 1 and increases with additional levels. (Jade #16)

Number of bolts changed from +1 each level to +1 every second level. (Edenite #12)

Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased moderately and added synergy from Chain Lightning. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Static Field

Description: Creates an electrical field that reduces life of all nearby enemies.

Required Level: 6

Prerequisites: None

Synergies: None.

Patch Notes:

No longer reduces enemy life beyond (% of maximum): Normal 25% (was 0%), Nightmare 50% (was 33%) and Hell 75% (was 50%). (Kyanite #11)

Damage decreased from 25% to 20% of enemy life per cast. (Bedrock #1)

Telekinesis

Description: Uses the power of your mind to pick up items, use objects, and knockback enemies.

Required Level: 6

Prerequisites: None

Synergies:

Lightning Mastery

Patch Notes:

Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling at higher levels increased drastically. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Nova

Description: Creates an expanding ring of lightning to shock nearby enemies.

Required Level: 12

Prerequisites: Static Field

Synergies:

Discharge: +3% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Lightning Mastery

Patch Notes:

Nova mana cost per level lowered from 1 to 0.5. (Flint #18)

Discharge synergy reduced from +4% to +3% Lightning damage per level. (Graphite #15)

Damage scaling at level 28+ reduced slightly. (Graphite #15)

Discharge synergy decreased from +7% to +4% lightning damage per level. (Titanium #13)

Damage scaling at level 23+ reduced slightly. (Titanium #13)

Discharge synergy increased. (Beryl #7)

Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased drastically.
Added Discharge as a synergy. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Lightning Surge

(Renamed from Lightning) Skill description: Creates a powerful lightning bolt to lay waste to your enemies.

Required Level: 12

Prerequisites: Charged Bolt

Synergies:

Charged Bolt: +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Chain Lightning: +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Lightning Mastery

Patch Notes:

Renamed from 'Lightning' to 'Lightning Surge' to avoid confusion. (Pyrite #8)

Compared with Vanilla D2:
Damage scaling increased drastically.
Nova synergy removed and other synergies decreased slightly.
Mana cost raised moderately. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Chain Lightning

Description: Creates a bolt of lightning that arcs through several enemies.

Required Level: 18

Prerequisites: Charged Bolt, Lightning Surge

Synergies:

Charged Bolt: +3% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Lightning Surge: +3% Lightning damage per hardpoint

Lightning Mastery

Patch Notes:

Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased drastically, removed nova synergy, other synergies decreased slightly. Mana cost raised moderately. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Teleport

Description: Instantly moves to a destination within your line of sight.

Required Level: 18

Prerequisites: Telekinesis

Synergies: None

Patch Notes:

Mana drain reduction per level increased from 1 to 2 mana. (Zincite #19)

Teleport cost lowered to 12 mana at all levels. (Flint #18)

Teleport drains 5% of your maximum mana if the mana is available. (Flint #18)

Teleport mana drain reduces by 1 mana per level. (Flint #18)

Has a minimum mana cost. (Titanium #13)

Mana cost reduction scaling decreased from -1.0 to -0.5 mana per level. (Kyanite #11)

• Mana Drain Examples:

Note that mana drain cannot be reduced below 1.

Discharge

Description: Unleashes a burst of electricity all around you. Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Static Field, Nova Synergies Bonus to skill Nova +3% lightning damage per hardpoint Static Field +3% lightning damage per hardpoint Energy: +1% lightning damage per 2 energy Lightning Mastery slvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cooldown: 7.8s 7.6s 7.5s 7.3s 7.2s 7s 6.8s 6.7s 6.5s 6.4s 6.2s 6s 5.9s 5.7s 5.6s 5.4s 5.2s 5.1s 4.9s 4.8s Lightning Damage: 87-278 103-328 119-378 135-428 151-477 168-527 184-577 200-627 216-677 233-727 249-777 265-827 281-876 298-926 314-976 330-1026 348-1075 365-1124 382-1172 400-1221 Mana Cost: 85 89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153 157 161 Synergies: Nova: +3% lightning damage per hardpoint Static Field: +3% lightning damage per hardpoint Energy: +1% lightning damage per 2 energy Lightning Mastery Patch Notes: Nova synergy decreased from +4% to +3% Lightning damage per level. (Graphite #15) Damage scaling at levels 17+ reduced slightly. (Graphite #15) Nova synergy decreased from +5% to +4% Lightning damage per level. (Titanuim #13) Skill reworked as follows: starting damage reduced, initial cooldown shortened from 10 to 8 seconds, minimum cooldown shortened from 5 to 4 seconds, added synergy from Static Field, synergies decreased from +8% to +5% lightning damage per level and spread rate increased. (Kyanite #11) Damage scaling at higher levels reduced. (Tanzanite #10) Nova and Energy synergies decreased. (Tanzanite #10) New skill added. (Beryl #7) Thunder Storm Description: Summons a thunderstorm that periodically blasts a nearby enemy with a bolt of lightning. Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Energy Shield, Teleport, Telekinesis, Chain Lightning, Lightning Surge, Charged Bolt Duration: 6 seconds, +0.4 seconds per level Base hit delay: 2.8 Seconds slvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Damage: 1-110 12-121 23-132 34-143 45-154 56-165 67-176 78-187 89-198 100-209 111-220 122-231 133-242 144-253 155-264 166-275 178-287 190-299 202-311 214-323 Mana Cost: 18 18.5 19 19.5 20 20.5 21 21.5 22 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 26 26.5 27 27.5 Synergies: Teleport: -0.12 Seconds hit delay per level Telekinesis: +20% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Surge: +20% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Patch Notes: Added synergy from Lightning Surge. (Jade #16) Telekinesis synergy increased from +10% to +20% Lightning damage per level. (Jade #16) Skill re-introduced with significant changes as follows: base hit delay lengthened and now scales down with new synergy from Teleport, added lightning damage synergies from Telekinesis and Lightning Surge, damage per level decreased accordingly. (Graphite #15) Energy Shield Description: Creates a magical shield that consumes mana instead of life when you take damage. Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt, Telekinesis, Lightning Surge, Chain Lightning, Teleport Duration: 144 seconds, +60 seconds per level Base Efficiency: 10% Maximum Absorption: 85% slvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Absorbs: 12% 17% 22% 27% 32% 37% 42% 47% 49% 51% 53% 55% 57% 59% 61% 63% 64% 65% 66% 67% 68% 69% 70% 71% 72% 73% 74% 75% 76% 77% Mana Cost: 5 Synergies: Telekinesis: +4% Efficiency per hardpoint Note: If you have 0 mana, Energy Shield goes off and needs to be recast. Patch Notes: Base efficiency increased from 0% to 10%. (Jade #16) Telekinesis' efficency synergy decreased from 5% to 4%. (Jade #16) Initial absorb decreased from 15% to 12%. (Titanium #13) Maximum absorb decreased from 90% to 85%. (Edenite #12) 0% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is doubled (100%) 10% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is increased by 85.5% 20% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is increased by 75% 40% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is increased by 50% 60% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is increased by 25% 80% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is neither increased nor decreased 85% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is decreased by 6.25% 86% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is reduced by 7.5% 90% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is reduced by 12.5% 100% Efficiency = all damage absorbed to mana is reduced by 25% Note: Highest possible efficiency % in vanilla is 100% and in PoD it's currently 86%. Lightning Mastery Description: Passive - Increases the damage of your lightning attacks by piercing enemies' resistance to lightning. Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: None slvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Pierce: +1% +2% +3% +4% +5% +6% +7% +8% +9% +10% +11% +12% +13% +14% +15% +16% +17% +18% +19% +20% Lightning Damage: +2% +6% +10% +14% +18% +22% +26% +30% +34% +38% +42% +46% +50% +54% +58% +62% +66% +70% +74% +78% Synergies: None Patch Notes: Damage scaling increased. (Kyanite #11) Damage scaling increased and pierce scaling reduced. (Tanzanite #10) Re-added lightning damage with scaling reduced greatly. (Obsidian #6) Skill reworked as follows: lightning damage changed to lightning pierce with scaling reduced greatly. (Granite #3)