Lightning Spells

Charged Bolt

Description: Creates multiple, randomly directed bolts of electrical energy Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None Synergies Bonus to skill Lightning Surge +8% Lightning damage per hardpoint Chain Lightning +8% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Damage: 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7 5-7 6-9 6-10 8-12 9-13 10-15 11-16 12-18 13-19 16-25 19-31 22-37 25-43 Number of Bolts: 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 Mana Cost: 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Lightning Damage: 28-49 31-52 35-57 38-61 42-66 45-70 49-75 52-78 57-85 61-93 66-100 70-109 75-118 79-127 84-136 88-145 93-154 97-163 102-172 106-181 Number of Bolts: 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 Mana Cost: 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 19 19.5 20 20.5 21 21.5 22 22.5 Version Name Patch Notes #17 Tourmaline Charged Bolt travel speed no longer increases per level. (The listed scaling was not accurate and the documentation on travel speed per level is wrong. I wanted to slow down speeds at higher levels but couldn’t get it to work. Ultimately this achieves the same effect) Older Versions Expand #16 Jade Charged Bolt’s travel speed has been reduced at level 1 and will now increase per level #12 Edenite Charged Bolt now gains an extra bolt every two levels (instead of every level) #1 Bedrock 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 Maximum Efficacy: 25%(N) / 50%(NM) / 75%(H) of maximum enemy life Mana Cost: 9 Deals 20% of remaining enemy life Synergies Bonus to skill None - Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Radius (y): 3.3 4 4.6 5.3 6 6.6 7.3 8 8.6 9.3 10 10.6 11.3 12 12.6 13.3 14 14.6 15.3 16 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Radius (y): 16.6 17.3 18 18.6 19.3 20 20.6 21.3 22 22.6 23.3 24 24.6 25.3 26 26.6 27.3 28 28.6 29.3 Version Name Patch Notes #11 Kyanite No longer reduces enemy life beyond (% of maximum): Normal 25% (was 0%), Nightmare 50% (was 33%) and Hell 75% (was 50%) Older Versions Expand #1 Bedrock Damage decreased from 25% to 20% of enemy life per cast Telekinesis Description: Uses the power of your mind to pick up items, use objects, and knockback enemies Required Level: 6 Prerequisites: None Mana Cost: 7 Knockback Synergies Bonus to skill Lightning Mastery Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Maximum lightning Damage (Min dmg is equal to skill level.): 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 44 48 52 56 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Maximum lightning Damage (Min dmg is equal to skill level.): 60 64 69 74 79 84 89 94 100 106 112 118 124 130 136 142 148 154 160 166 Version Name Patch Notes #17 Tourmaline Telekinesis maximum lightning damage increased at all levels slightly (after removing the bugged damage). Fixed a bug which caused Telekinesis to jump from 1 max dmg per level to 360 per level at level 26+ leading to unintended damage. Older Versions Expand #1 Bedrock 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 Bonus to skill Discharge +3% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Damage: 1-40 1-60 1-80 1-100 1-120 1-140 1-160 1-180 6-220 11-260 16-300 21-340 26-380 31-420 36-460 41-500 51-560 61-620 71-680 81-740 Mana Cost: 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 19 19.5 20 20.5 21 21.5 22 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Lightning Damage: 91-800 101-860 121-935 141-1010 161-1085 181-1160 201-1235 221-1310 244-1385 267-1460 290-1535 313-1610 336-1685 359-1760 382-1835 405-1910 428-1985 451-2060 474-2135 497-2210 Mana Cost: 25 25.5 26 26.5 27 27.5 28 28.5 29 29.5 30 30.5 31 31.5 32 32.5 33 33.5 34 34.5 Version Name Patch Notes #18 Flint Nova mana cost per level lowered from 1 to 0.5 Older Versions Expand #15 Graphite Discharge synergy reduced from +4% to +3% Lightning damage per level Damage scaling at level 28+ reduced slightly #13 Titanium Discharge synergy decreased from +7% to +4% lightning damage per level Damage scaling at level 23+ reduced slightly #7 Beryl Discharge synergy increased #1 Bedrock Added Discharge as a synergy. (Bedrock #1-hidden) Lightning Surge Description: Creates a powerful lightning bolt to lay waste to your enemies (Renamed from Lightning) Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt Synergies Bonus to skill Charged Bolt +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint Chain Lightning +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Damage: 1-100 1-131 1-164 1-195 1-228 1-260 1-291 1-324 1-371 1-420 1-468 1-515 1-564 1-611 1-660 1-708 1-771 1-835 1-900 1-964 Mana Cost: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Lightning Damage: 1-1092 1-1184 1-1276 1-1368 1-1460 1-1552 1-1644 1-1752 1-1860 1-1968 1-2076 1-2184 1-2292 1-2400 1-2508 1-2616 1-2724 1-2832 1-2940 1-3048 Mana Cost: 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Version Name Patch Notes #8 Pyrite Renamed from 'Lightning' to 'Lightning Surge' to avoid confusion Older Versions Expand #1 Bedrock 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 Chains: 3 +1 chain per 5 levels Synergies Bonus to skill Charged Bolt +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Surge +5% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Lightning Damage: 1-160 1-200 1-240 1-280 1-320 1-360 1-400 1-440 1-488 1-536 1-584 1-632 1-680 1-728 1-776 1-824 1-880 1-936 1-992 1-1048 Chains: 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 Mana Cost: 10 11 13 14 16 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 28 29 31 32 34 35 37 38 More Levels Fewer Levels 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Lightning Damage: 1-1160 1-1224 1-1288 1-1352 1-1416 1-1480 1-1544 1-1616 1-1688 1-1760 1-1832 1-1904 1-1976 1-2048 1-2120 1-2192 1-2264 1-2336 1-2408 1-2480 Chains: 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 Mana Cost: 40 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 55 56 58 59 61 62 64 65 67 68 Version Name Patch Notes #1 Bedrock 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 Minimum Mana Cost: 12 Mana Drain: 5% max mana drained per cast Synergies Bonus to skill None - Skill level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Mana Drain Reduction: 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 Mana Drain Examples: Note that mana drain cannot be reduced below 1. Skill level max mana max(max_mana * 0.05 - drain_reduction, 1) + mana_cost total mana cost 0 1000 max(50 - 0, 1) + 12 62 10 1000 max(50 - 18, 1) + 12 44 20 1000 max(50 - 38, 1) + 12 24 30 1000 max(50 - 58, 1) + 12 13 13 500 max(25 - 24, 1) + 12 13 30 2000 max(100 - 58, 1) + 12 54 40 2000 max(100 - 78, 1) + 12 34 Version Name Patch Notes #19 Zincite Mana drain reduction per level increased from 1 to 2 mana Older Versions Expand #18 Flint Teleport cost lowered to 12 mana at all levels Teleport drains 5% of your maximum mana if the mana is available Teleport mana drain reduces by 1 mana per level #13 Titanium Has a minimum mana cost #12 Edenite Teleport now lowers your defense rating for 0.3 seconds while teleporting #11 Kyanite Mana cost reduction scaling decreased from -1.0 to -0.5 mana per level 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 Skill level 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 Version Name Patch Notes #15 Graphite Nova synergy decreased from +4% to +3% Lightning damage per level Damage scaling at levels 17+ reduced slightly Older Versions Expand #13 Titanium Nova synergy decreased from +5% to +4% Lightning damage per level #11 Kyanite 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 #10 Tanzanite Damage scaling at higher levels reduced Nova and Energy synergies decreased #7 Beryl New skill added, replaces Thunder Storm 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 Synergies Bonus to skill Telekinesis -0.12 Seconds hit delay per level Teleport +20% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Surge +20% Lightning damage per hardpoint Lightning Mastery Skill level 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 Version Name Patch Notes #16 Jade Thunder Storm now receives a damage synergy from Lightning Surge Thunder Storm damage synergies increased from 10 to 20% Older Versions Expand #15 Graphite 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 #7 Beryl Thunder Storm has been replaced by a new skill: Discharge #1 Bedrock Thunder Storm has been replaced by a new skill with the same name. (Target a location to cause a lightning storm) 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 Mana Cost: 5 Base Efficiency: 10% Maximum Absorption: 85% Synergies Bonus to skill Telekinesis +4% Efficiency per hardpoint Skill level 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% 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%. Version Name Patch Notes #17 Tourmaline Energy Shield starting Efficiency% reduced from 10% to 6%. (results in 6.25% all-dmg resist decrease for mana portion) Older Versions Expand #16 Jade Energy Shield now starts with 10% efficiency Energy Shield efficiency synergy from Telekinesis reduced from 5 to 4% #13 Titanium Energy Shield’s starting absorption lowered from 15% to 12% #12 Edenite Energy Shield is now capped at 85% absorption (down from 90%) Energy Shield now starts at 15% (down from 20%) #8 Pyrite Energy Shield’s tooltip will now show you the efficiency percent Lightning Mastery Description: Passive - Increases the damage of your lightning attacks by piercing enemies' resistance to lightning Required Level: 30 Prerequisites: None Synergies Bonus to skill None - Skill level 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% Version Name Patch Notes #11 Kyanite Damage scaling increased Older Versions Expand #10 Tanzanite Damage scaling increased and pierce scaling reduced #6 Obsidian Re-added lightning damage with scaling reduced greatly #3 Granite Skill reworked as follows: lightning damage changed to lightning pierce with scaling reduced greatly