Lightning Spells

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Charged Bolt

Charged Bolt.png 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
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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
#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

Static Field.png 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
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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
#1 Bedrock
  • Damage decreased from 25% to 20% of enemy life per cast

Telekinesis

Telekinesis.png 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
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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
#22 Minium
  • Telekinesis skill reworked:
    • In addition to controlling objects with your mind; emits multiple bursts of charged bolts from the target and 25% chance to knock the target back.
    • Does 3 Successive Bursts.
Older Versions
#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
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling at higher levels increased drastically. (Bedrock #1-hidden)

Nova

Nova.png 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
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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
#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

Lightning Surge.png 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
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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
#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

Chain Lightning.png 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 +3% Lightning damage per hardpoint
Lightning Surge +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: 1-160 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
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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

Teleport.png 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 Drain Reduction: 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
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Mana Drain Reduction: 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80
  • 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
#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

Discharge.png 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: 75-240 89-281 103-322 117-363 131-404 145-445 159-486 173-527 187-568 201-609 215-650 229-691 243-732 257-773 271-814 285-855 299-896 313-937 327-978 341-1019
Mana Cost: 85 89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153 157 161
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Cooldown: 4.6s 4.4s 4.3s 4.1s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s 4s
Lightning Damage: 355-1060 369-1101 383-1142 397-1183 411-1224 425-1265 439-1306 453-1347 467-1388 481-1429 495-1470 509-1511 523-1552 537-1593 551-1634 565-1675 579-1716 593-1757 607-1798 621-1839
Mana Cost: 165 169 173 177 181 185 189 193 197 201 205 209 213 217 221 225 229 233 237 241
Version Name Patch Notes
#21 Shungite
  • Discharge minimum cooldown increased from 4 to 5 seconds.
Older Versions
#15 Graphite
  • Nova synergy decreased from +4% to +3% Lightning damage per level
  • Damage scaling at levels 17+ reduced slightly
#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
#10 Tanzanite
  • New skill added, replaces Thunder Storm

Thunder Storm

Thunder Storm.png 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
Teleport -0.12 Seconds hit delay per level
Telekinesis +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: 1-100 11-110 21-120 31-130 41-140 51-150 61-160 71-171 82-181 93-192 104-203 115-214 126-225 137-236 148-247 159-258 171-270 183-282 195-294 207-306
Duration: 6s 6.8s 7.6s 8.4s 9.2s 10s 10.8s 11.6s 12.4s 13.2s 14s 14.8s 15.6s 16.4s 17.2s 18s 18.8s 19.6s 20.4s 21.2s
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
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Lightning Damage: 219-318 231-330 244-343 257-356 270-369 283-382 296-395 309-409 323-422 337-436 351-450 365-464 379-478 393-492 407-506 421-520 435-534 449-548 463-562 477-576
Duration: 22s 22.8s 23.6s 24.4s 25.2s 26s 26.8s 27.6s 28.4s 29.2s 30s 30.8s 31.6s 32.4s 33.2s 34s 34.8s 35.6s 36.4s 37.2s
Mana Cost: 28 28.5 29 29.5 30 30.5 31 31.5 32 32.5 33 33.5 34 34.5 35 35.5 36 36.5 37 37.5
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
#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

Energy Shield.png 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: 6%
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
Absorbs: 12% 17% 22% 27% 32% 37% 42% 47% 49% 51% 53% 55% 57% 59% 61% 63% 64% 65% 66% 67%
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Absorbs: 68% 69% 70% 71% 72% 73% 74% 75% 76% 77% 78% 79% 80% 81% 82% 83% 84% 85% 85% 85%
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
#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

Lightning Mastery.png 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%
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Lightning Pierce: +21% +22% +23% +24% +25% +26% +27% +28% +29% +30% +31% +32% +33% +34% +35% +36% +37% +38% +39% +40%
Lightning Damage: +82% +86% +90% +94% +98% +102% +106% +110% +114% +118% +122% +126% +130% +134% +138% +142% +146% +150% +154% +158%
Version Name Patch Notes
#11 Kyanite
  • Damage scaling increased
Older Versions
#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