Lightning Arrow

Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-11) Mana
Attack Damage: (110-134)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-134)%
Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 12Fires a charged arrow at the target, causing them to be struck by a bolt of lightning which damages nearby enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% chance to Shock enemies1% increased Area of Effect1% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage1% chance to Hit an additional EnemyDeals (130-154)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target
(1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100-290)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Prices

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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningArrow

Lightning Arrow is a bow attack skill that fires an arrow which causes enemies to be struck with a bolt of lightning. The lightning bolt can hit nearby enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

• Hits Additional Targets: When an arrow strikes a target, up to 3 randomly chosen enemies (up to 5 with the Labyrinth enchantment) within an area around that target will also be struck for the same amount of damage. The area within which Lightning Arrow can hit additional targets has a base radius of 18 and is affected by area of effect modifiers. However, this damage is not affected by modifiers to area damage.
• Damage conversion: Like all converted damage, the lightning portion of Lightning Arrow's damage will be modified by both lightning damage and physical damage increases.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Lightning Damage	Shock Amplifier	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	7	130%	130%	1 to 13	100%	0	0
2	15	39	7	131%	131.3%	1 to 16	110%	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	133%	132.5%	1 to 20	120%	41517	56766
4	23	56	8	134%	133.8%	1 to 25	130%	81983	138749
5	27	64	8	135%	135.1%	2 to 31	140%	147968	286717
6	31	73	8	136%	136.3%	2 to 37	150%	250557	537274
7	35	81	8	138%	137.6%	2 to 45	160%	405086	942360
8	38	88	8	139%	138.8%	3 to 51	170%	447718	1390078
9	41	94	9	140%	140.1%	3 to 59	180%	615318	2005396
10	44	100	9	141%	141.4%	3 to 66	190%	834639	2840035
11	47	106	9	143%	142.6%	4 to 75	200%	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	9	144%	143.9%	4 to 85	210%	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	9	145%	145.2%	5 to 95	220%	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	10	146%	146.4%	6 to 107	230%	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	10	148%	147.7%	6 to 120	240%	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	10	149%	148.9%	7 to 134	250%	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	10	150%	150.2%	8 to 144	260%	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	10	152%	151.5%	8 to 155	270%	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	11	153%	152.7%	9 to 167	280%	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	11	154%	154%	9 to 179	290%	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	11	155%	155.3%	10 to 192	300%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	157%	156.5%	11 to 206	310%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	158%	157.8%	12 to 221	320%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	159%	159.1%	12 to 237	330%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	160%	160.3%	13 to 254	340%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	162%	161.6%	14 to 272	350%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	163%	162.8%	15 to 291	360%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	164%	164.1%	16 to 311	370%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	165%	165.4%	18 to 333	380%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	167%	166.6%	19 to 355	390%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	12	167%	167.3%	19 to 367	400%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	168%	167.9%	20 to 380	410%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	169%	168.5%	21 to 392	420%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	169%	169.2%	21 to 405	430%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	170%	169.8%	22 to 419	440%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	13	170%	170.4%	23 to 433	450%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	13	171%	171.1%	24 to 447	460%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	13	172%	171.7%	24 to 462	470%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	13	172%	172.3%	25 to 477	480%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	13	173%	172.9%	26 to 492	490%	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
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
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
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
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 Arrow.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Damage 1	66	25% increased Lightning Arrow Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Damage 2	75	40% increased Lightning Arrow Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Extra Targets 1	66	Lightning Arrow hits an additional Enemy	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Extra Targets 2	75	Lightning Arrow hits 2 additional Enemies	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Lightning Arrow has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Gore Lightning Arrow EffectGore Lightning Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.	Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	No longer has “10-29% Increased Effect of Lightning Ailments”. Now Shocks Enemies as though dealing 100% more Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 290% more Damage at gem level 20 (previously 195%). Now deals 130% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 110%), up to 154% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 134%). Now has 130% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 110%), up to 154% at gem level 20 (previously 134%).
3.9.0	Now deals 110% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 134% at gem level 20 (from 119%). Now Shocks enemies as though dealing 100% more damage at gem level 1, up to 195% at gem level 20. Now gains increased effect of Shock as the gem levels, up to 29% at gem level 20. Now gains 1% chance to Shock and 0.5% increased effect of Shock [sicSīc erat scriptum (Latin: “Thus it was written”) – This quote is reproduced faithfully from its source with the preceding errors.] per 1% gem quality (previously gained 1% chance to Shock per 1% gem quality).
3.8.0	Now has 1 to 13 added Attack Lightning Damage at gem level 1, up to 9 to 179 at gem level 20 (previously none). Now gains 1% chance to Shock per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% per 1% quality).
2.3.0	The Merciless Labyrinth Helmet enchantment for additional targets hit by Lightning Arrow is now +1 rather than +2.
2.1.0	Lightning Arrow's base damage has been increased by a flat 10% at all levels. The mana cost at level one has been reduced from 8 to 7.
2.0.0	Base damage increased from 70% to 90%. Radius of the lighting effect increased by 12.5% (from 16 to 18). Now grants 0.5% increased chance to shock per 1% quality instead of increased shock duration.
1.1.0	Fixed a bug where secondary hits from Lightning Arrow would not check evasion.
0.10.2	Improved the Ice Spear and Lightning Arrow effects.
0.10.0	Has been moved to level 10 (from 1). Its mana cost and progression have been flattened. The chance to Shock has been removed. A damage bonus as it levels up has been added. The number of targets is now always 3. Fixed a targeting bug with Lightning Arrow.
0.9.7b	Now explodes when hitting terrain as well as monsters.
0.9.7	Lightning Arrow has been added to the game.