Lightning Arrow

Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Lightning, Bow
Mana Cost: (7 to 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:
0.5% 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 targetPlace 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

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	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	7	100%	100%	0	0
2	15	39	7	101%	101%	15,249	15,249
3	19	48	7	102%	102%	41,517	56,766
4	23	56	8	103%	103%	81,983	138,749
5	27	64	8	104%	104%	147,968	286,717
6	31	73	8	105%	105%	250,557	537,274
7	35	81	8	106%	106%	405,086	942,360
8	38	88	8	107%	107%	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	94	9	108%	108%	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	100	9	109%	109%	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	106	9	110%	110%	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	113	9	111%	111%	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	119	9	112%	112%	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	125	10	113%	113%	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	132	10	114%	114%	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	138	10	115%	115%	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	142	10	116%	116%	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	146	10	117%	117%	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	151	11	118%	118%	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	155	11	119%	119%	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	159	11	120%	120%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	121%	121%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	122%	122%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	123%	123%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	124%	124%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	125%	125%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	126%	126%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	127%	127%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	128%	128%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	129%	129%	N/A	N/A

Quest reward

This skill is given as quest reward for the following quests:

Class	Marauder	Templar	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Scion
Quest
The Siren's Cadence Act 1

Vendor reward

This skill can be bought at the listed npc vendors after completing the following quests:

Class	Marauder	Templar	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Scion
Quest
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Alternate skill effects

Name	Cost	Description
Gore Lightning Arrow Effect Gore Lightning Arrow EffectLightning Arrow Skin Stack Size: 20Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gorey effect.Right click this item then left click a Lightning Arrow Gem to apply it.	75	Replaces the standard effect on a Lightning ArrowLightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Lightning, Bow Mana Cost: (7 to 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: 0.5% 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 targetPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill gem with a gorey effect. Preview

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Lightning Arrow:

Name		Effect(s)
EnchantmentLightningArrowDamage1	66	25% increased Lightning Arrow Damage
EnchantmentLightningArrowDamage2	75	40% increased Lightning Arrow Damage
EnchantmentLightningArrowExtraTargets1	66	Lightning Arrow hits an additional Enemy
EnchantmentLightningArrowExtraTargets2	75	Lightning Arrow hits 2 additional Enemies
EnchantmentLightningArrowRadius1	66	8% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect
EnchantmentLightningArrowRadius2	75	12% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect

Version history

Version	Changes
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.
0.10.0	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.