Chain Lightning

An improved and more complicated version of the Lightning spell, Chain Lightning arcs from foe to foe, branching out until all of its energy is dissipated. The stench of burnt flesh and ozone is often all that remains after this spell is cast.

Details

Level 1-60 stats

Template:D2 Stat |- !align=left|Min Lightning Damage |1 |- !align=left|+% Lightning Damage |4*(Charged Bolt.blvl+Nova.blvl+Lightning.blvl) |- !align=left|Radius (Yards) |13 1/3 |- !align=left|Hits |[(25+slvl)/5] |- !align=left|Next Delay (Frames) |4 |}

Template:D2 Skill |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |(11*slvl)+29||(13*slvl)+13||(15*slvl)-19||(15*slvl)-19||(15*slvl)-19 |}

• Lightning only chains if there's another target within radius (otherwise it travels harmlessly off-screen).
• Lightning won't necessarily chain between every eligible target before returning to previous targets: however, lightning will only chain back and forth between targets if next delay has expired before the same target is hit again (otherwise it travels harmlessly off-screen).
• Skill level is applied when cast, while Lightning Mastery and other +% Lightning Skill Damage is applied to each link in the chain as it's created.
• Displayed lightning chain doesn't necessarily correspond to targets hit.
• Synergy bonuses don't apply to minimum lightning damage.
• Cast rate

Sources

Skill bonus

• +(1-3) Chain Lightning (Sorceress Only) can spawn on ilvl >18 Sorceress orbs and staves.

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +1 !align=left|[[D2 Unique Normal staff#Spire of Lazarus|Template:D2 Unique]] |18||No |- | +3 !align=left|[[D2 Unique Elite body armor#Ormus' Robes|Template:D2 Unique]] |75||No |}

Charges

Template:D2 Skill charges |- |7||60 |align=left|Holy Thunder scepter |24||No |}

Charged suffix

Template:D2 Skill charged |-valign=top |31||44||57||70||83||96||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |33||37||41||45||48||52||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |align=left|

• Orb
• Staff

|18||24||24 |- |45||72||99||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |22||25||27||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| ||bgcolor=black| |align=left|

• Spear

|18||48||48 |}

Chance to Cast

On Attack

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |(14-20)||5 !align=left|Lightsabre Phase Blade |58||No |}

• Chain Lightning suffix also applies Chance to Cast Chain Lightning on Attack.

Level	% Chance	Item	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
3	5	Amulet Weapon 1 Ring	18	25
3	8		26	35
5	8		33	45

¹ Excluding missile weapon

On Striking

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |10||5 !align=left|Stormrider Tabar |41||No |- |17||10 |align=left|Crescent Moon axe/polearm/sword |47||No |}

When Struck

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |5||5 !align=left|Stormspire Giant Thresher |70||No |- |5||12 !align=left|Naj's Circlet Circlet |28||No |- |5||18 !align=left|Cow King's Hide Studded Leather |18||No |}

When You Die

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |44||100 |align=left|Death axe/sword |55 !Yes |- |47||100 !align=left|Rainbow Facet Jewel |49||No |}

When You Kill an Enemy

Template:D2 Skill chance |- |20||50 |align=left|Infinity polearm |63 !Yes |}

Level 1-60 stats

Details

Template:D2 Level 1-10 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |40||51||62||73||84||95||106||117||130||143 |- !align=left|Hits |5||5||5||5||6||6||6||6||6||7 |}

Template:D2 Level 11-20 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |19||20||21||22||23||24||25||26||27||28 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |156||169||182||195||208||221||236||251||266||281 |- !align=left|Hits |7||7||7||7||8||8||8||8||8||9 |}

Template:D2 Level 21-30 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |29||30||31||32||33||34||35||36||37||38 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |296||311||326||341||356||371||386||401||416||431 |- !align=left|Hits |9||9||9||9||10||10||10||10||10||11 |}

Template:D2 Level 31-40 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |39||40||41||42||43||44||45||46||47||48 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |446||461||476||491||506||521||536||551||566||581 |- !align=left|Hits |11||11||11||11||12||12||12||12||12||13 |}

Template:D2 Level 41-50 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |49||50||51||52||53||54||55||56||57||58 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |596||611||626||641||656||671||686||701||716||731 |- !align=left|Hits |13||13||13||13||14||14||14||14||14||15 |}

Template:D2 Level 51-60 |- !align=left|Mana Cost |59||60||61||62||63||64||65||66||67||68 |- !align=left|Max Lightning Damage |746||761||776||791||806||821||836||851||866||881 |- !align=left|Hits |15||15||15||15||16||16||16||16||16||17 |}

References

• Lightning Spells (Arreat Summit)