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Storm BurstAoE, Spell, Lightning, Channelling, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
Requires Level 12Unleash orbs of energy while you channel that repeatedly jump towards the targeted location until their duration expires, dealing damage in small area after each jump. When you stop channelling, all remaining orbs explode, dealing higher damage in a larger area.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Area of Effect while Channelling
2% reduced Explosion Area of Effect
Base duration is 1.2 seconds
Deals (6-114) to (8-171) Physical Damage
Exploding Orbs deal 75% of Skill Damage for each 0.4 seconds of remaining Duration
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Orbs jump every 0.4 seconds
+(0-2) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Storm Burst skill iconStorm Burst inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemStormBurst

Storm Burst skill screenshot

Storm Burst is a Spell Channelling skill that creates orbs of energy which deal Physical damage, half of which is converted to Lightning damage, in an Area of effect. The orbs deal damage at an interval of 0.4 seconds over a Duration of 1.2 seconds.

Skill function and interaction[]

Channelling Storm Burst creates a cluster of pulsing orbs that follow the mouse pointer. Enemies can be hit by multiple orbs, but the orbs spawn in a spread out pattern resembling buckshot.

Each orb created has its own duration tracker. Every 0.4 seconds, the orbs will jump to a new location around the cursor and create an explosion. This 0.4 seconds interval is independent for each orb.

  • Area of Effect: Area of Effect modifiers affect the radius of the explosion caused by each orb, but does not affect the spread of the orbs from the cursor. Thus, increasing AoE will result in more overlapping explosions and higher hit rate.[1]
  • Cast Speed: Cast speed modifiers affect the rate at which new orbs are created, but does not affect the jump interval (0.4s).
  • Skill Duration: Skill duration modifiers affect how long each orb stays on the ground before expiring and exploding. However, because the the skill deals damage at an interval of 0.4 seconds, investing in skill duration will only have a meaningful effect if it would bring the total duration to the next breakpoint in multiples of 0.4 seconds (i.e. 1.6 seconds, 2.0 seconds, 2.4 seconds, etc.) There is no difference between 2.01 seconds and 2.39 seconds, or any other duration that is not a multiple of 0.4.[2]


Gem level progression[]

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Physical
Damage
Added
Radius
Exp.Total Exp.
112142126 to 8N/A00
215172527 to 10N/A1524915249
319213029 to 14N/A4151756766
4232435312 to 17N/A81983138749
5272841315 to 22N/A147968286717
6313246318 to 27N/A250557537274
7353651323 to 341405086942360
8383855326 to 4014477181390078
9414159431 to 4616153182005396
10444463435 to 5318346392840035
11474767441 to 61115707604410795
12504971447 to 71116339876044782
13535275454 to 81121510308195812
14565579562 to 932281218911008001
15595883571 to 1062509936016107361
16626087581 to 1212940073125508092
17646290588 to 13221527336640781458
18666492596 to 14422628658267068040
196866955105 to 157262890590129958630
207068985114 to 1712212046017342004647
2172701005124 to 1863N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A6135 to 2023N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A6146 to 2193N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A6159 to 2383N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A6172 to 2583N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A6187 to 2803N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A6203 to 3043N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A6220 to 3294N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A6238 to 3574N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A7257 to 3864N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A7268 to 4024N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A7279 to 4184N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A7290 to 4354N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A7302 to 4524N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A7314 to 4704N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A7326 to 4894N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A7339 to 5094N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A7353 to 5294N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A7367 to 5504N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A7381 to 5725N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying 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.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter'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
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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 →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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 Storm Burst.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Storm Burst Additional Object Chance 166Storm Burst has a 10% chance to create an additional Orbhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Storm Burst Additional Object Chance 275Storm Burst has a 15% chance to create an additional Orbhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Storm Burst Damage 16625% increased Storm Burst Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Storm Burst Damage 27540% increased Storm Burst Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Storm Burst Area Of Effect 16616% increased Storm Burst Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Storm Burst Area Of Effect 27524% increased Storm Burst Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Version history[]

Version Changes
3.6.3d
  • Storm Burst's tooltip now displays the frequency at which Orbs jump and the duration of Orbs.
3.6.0
  • No longer fires projectiles.
  • Now creates orbs of energy while you channel that repeatedly jump towards the targeted location until their duration expires, dealing damage in small area after each jump. When you stop channelling, all remaining orbs explode, dealing higher damage in a larger area. This explosion deals more damage based on how much duration remains at the point you stop channeling [sicSīc erat scriptum (Latin: “Thus it was written”) – This quote is reproduced faithfully from its source with the preceding errors.].
  • Now has a cast time of 0.25 seconds (from 0.65).
  • Mana cost at gem level 1 is now 2 (was 4).
  • Mana cost at gem level 20 is now 5 (was 10).
  • Now deals Physical Damage, and converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage.
  • Now requires level 12 (from level 28).
  • Now deals 6 to 8 Physical Damage at gem level 1, up to 114 to 174 Physical Damage at gem level 20.
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 25% (from 40%).
  • Now gains additional radius as the gem levels.
3.3.0
  • Now deals 31-47 lightning damage at gem level 1 (up from 9-13), up to 183-275 lightning damage at gem level 20 (up from 50-76).
  • Now deals 65% more area damage (down from 250% more), triggered when channelling ceases.
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 40% (up from 10%). Area of effect increased by 10%.
3.1.0
  • Now correctly modified by factors based on the state of the projectile (such as Powerful Precision`s "Projectiles have 100% increase Critical Strike Chance against Targets they Pierce").
3.0.0
  • Storm Burst has been added to the game.

References[]

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