Lightning Arrow

Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow
Mana Cost: (7-11)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
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:
1% chance to Shock enemiesDeals (100-119)% of Base Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target
(1-9) to (13-179) Added Attack Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningArrow

Lightning Arrow (often referred to as LA) is a ranged attack skill that fires an arrow which deals lightning damage to a target and nearby enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

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.

Hits Additional Targets: When an arrow strikes a target, up to 3 randomly chosen enemies within an area around that target will also be struck for the same amount of damage (not just the lightning portion of the 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 such as increased Area of Effect. However, this damage is not affected by modifiers to Area damage.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	7	100%	100%	1 to 13	0	0
2	15	39	7	101%	101%	1 to 16	15,249	15,249
3	19	48	7	102%	102%	1 to 20	41,517	56,766
4	23	56	8	103%	103%	1 to 25	81,983	138,749
5	27	64	8	104%	104%	2 to 31	147,968	286,717
6	31	73	8	105%	105%	2 to 37	250,557	537,274
7	35	81	8	106%	106%	2 to 45	405,086	942,360
8	38	88	8	107%	107%	3 to 51	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	94	9	108%	108%	3 to 59	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	100	9	109%	109%	3 to 66	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	106	9	110%	110%	4 to 75	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	113	9	111%	111%	4 to 85	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	119	9	112%	112%	5 to 95	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	125	10	113%	113%	6 to 107	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	132	10	114%	114%	6 to 120	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	138	10	115%	115%	7 to 134	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	142	10	116%	116%	8 to 144	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	146	10	117%	117%	8 to 155	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	151	11	118%	118%	9 to 167	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	155	11	119%	119%	9 to 179	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	159	11	120%	120%	10 to 192	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	121%	121%	11 to 206	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	122%	122%	12 to 221	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	123%	123%	12 to 237	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	124%	124%	13 to 254	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	125%	125%	14 to 272	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	126%	126%	15 to 291	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	127%	127%	16 to 311	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	128%	128%	18 to 333	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	129%	129%	19 to 355	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	12	130%	129.5%	19 to 367	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	130%	130%	20 to 380	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	131%	130.5%	21 to 392	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	131%	131%	21 to 405	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	132%	131.5%	22 to 419	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	13	132%	132%	23 to 433	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	13	133%	132.5%	24 to 447	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	13	133%	133%	24 to 462	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	13	134%	133.5%	25 to 477	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	13	134%	134%	26 to 492	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
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 (Q20)	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

Quest reward

This item is given as 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	8% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Lightning Arrow Area Of Effect 2	75	12% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Microtransactions

The list below shows microtransactions for Lightning Arrow.

Item	Effect(s)
Gore Lightning Arrow EffectGore Lightning Arrow EffectLightning Arrow Skin Stack Size: 20Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.	Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
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.