Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
Projectile Speed: 400
Radius: 22Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that periodically damages enemies in an area around it with bolts of lightning.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning Damage0.5% increased Cast SpeedProjectiles have 0.5% chance to be SuperchargedDeals (3-22) to (48-426) Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 28Vendor Prices
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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBallLightning
Ball Lightning is a lightning spell that creates a slow-moving projectile which periodically zaps nearby enemies.
Skill functions and interactions[]
- Strike interval: Lightning bolts will strike nearby targets every 150 milliseconds while they are inside the area of effect of the ball. This restriction is shared between multiple balls fired on the same cast (such as when using Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: l
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less 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.).[1] Balls cast by Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap
Icon: t
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectSupported Skills can have up to 0.1 additional Traps placed at a timeSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to throw an additional TrapSupported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps
Supported Skills can have up to 3 additional Traps placed at a time
Supported Skills deal (50-31)% less 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. do not share a 150 ms cooldown between each other because every trap is a separate cast. Likewise for Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills which reserve mana.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills deal 1% less Damage
Final Repeat of Supported Skills deals 3% more DamageSupported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed
Supported Skills deal 10% less 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.. - Projectile speed: The base projectile speed is roughly 48 units per second.[2] Reductions to projectile speed such as Slower Projectiles SupportSlower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: J
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills deal 0.75% increased Projectile Damage to nearby EnemiesProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 3% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% 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. can increase the amount of time an enemy spends within the ball's area of effect, resulting in a higher potential number of lightning strikes per cast. - Area of effect: Increases and reductions to area of effect will alter the range of the ball, making it hit enemies further away or closer. Modifiers to area damage (such as Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area 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.) do not apply.
- Fork and Chain: Ball Lightning projectiles will always pierce, and therefore can never fork or chain.
- Tooltip damage: The tooltip DPS assumes that the skill will only hit once per cast. A more accurate estimate can be obtained using the calculator on the following link (Updated for 3.15). It is worth noting that the calculation will not be precise for general use, as enemies will move around and the skill will not pass over them using its entire diameter. However, it should be fairly reliable when the skill is used on stationary targets.
Alternative quality[]
The alternative quality Divergent Ball Lightning granted Projectiles have 0.5% chance to be Supercharged per 1% gem quality.
Supercharged Projectiles have 50% more Area of effect and deal 50% more damage.
Gem level progression[]
Level | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 3 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 3 to 57 | 199345 | 199345 |
3 | 34 | 79 | 14 | 4 to 68 | 285815 | 485160 |
4 | 37 | 85 | 15 | 4 to 81 | 401344 | 886504 |
5 | 40 | 92 | 15 | 5 to 95 | 554379 | 1440883 |
6 | 42 | 96 | 16 | 6 to 106 | 477437 | 1918320 |
7 | 44 | 100 | 16 | 6 to 118 | 583786 | 2502106 |
8 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 7 to 131 | 710359 | 3212465 |
9 | 48 | 109 | 17 | 8 to 145 | 1355511 | 4567976 |
10 | 50 | 113 | 18 | 8 to 161 | 1138877 | 5706853 |
11 | 52 | 117 | 18 | 9 to 178 | 1368233 | 7075086 |
12 | 54 | 121 | 19 | 10 to 197 | 1638338 | 8713424 |
13 | 56 | 125 | 19 | 11 to 217 | 1956648 | 10670072 |
14 | 58 | 130 | 20 | 13 to 240 | 3655184 | 14325256 |
15 | 60 | 134 | 20 | 14 to 264 | 3017327 | 17342583 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 21 | 15 to 291 | 7759995 | 25102578 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 21 | 17 to 321 | 15138193 | 40240771 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 22 | 19 to 353 | 26083825 | 66324596 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 22 | 20 to 388 | 62620247 | 128944843 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 23 | 22 to 426 | 211708088 | 340652931 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 24 | 25 to 468 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 24 | 27 to 513 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 25 | 30 to 563 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 25 | 32 to 617 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 26 | 36 to 676 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 26 | 39 to 740 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 27 | 43 to 810 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 27 | 47 to 886 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 28 | 51 to 968 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 28 | 56 to 1058 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 28 | 58 to 1106 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 29 | 61 to 1156 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 29 | 64 to 1208 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 29 | 66 to 1263 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 29 | 69 to 1319 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 30 | 73 to 1378 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 30 | 76 to 1440 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 30 | 79 to 1504 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 30 | 83 to 1571 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 31 | 86 to 1641 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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8 | Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative 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 | Automatic |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | random superior gem | Automatic |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem 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 | Automatic |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem with 20% quality | Automatic |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | random divination card set exchange | Automatic |
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 ↓ | |||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 ↓ | |||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Skill Video[]
Trivia[]
Ball Lightning was accidentally added to the game in an unfinished state in version 1.1.0 and was removed shortly afterwards.[3] It was officially added to the game in version 1.1.5. A history of the skill can be found in Supporter newsletter 73.
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Ball Lightning.
Name | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Ball Lightning Additional Projectiles 1 | 75 | Ball Lightning fires an additional Projectile | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Ball Lightning Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Ball Lightning Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | 16% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Ball Lightning Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | 24% increased Ball Lightning Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Ball Lightning has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Automaton Ball Lightning EffectAutomaton Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes a Automaton effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes a Automaton effect. |
Celestial Ball Lightning EffectCelestial Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes a celestial effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes a celestial effect. |
Divine Ball Lightning EffectDivine Ball Lightning EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Ball Lightning becomes a divine effect. | Your Ball Lightning becomes a divine effect. |
Version history[]
Version | Changes |
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3.12.0 |
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3.11.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.3.0 |
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2.6.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.1.5 |
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References[]
- ↑ Mark_GGG (July 4, 2014). "GGG devs, please give us some info on Ball Lightning mechanics - questions inside". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (July 16, 2014). "Ball Lightning". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Chris (March 6, 2014). "GGG secretly released Ball Lightning skill". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 6, 2014.