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Lightning WarpSpell, AoE, Duration, Movement, Lightning, Travel
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
Radius: 16
Requires Level 10Waits for a duration before teleporting to a targeted destination, with the duration based on the distance and your movement speed. When the teleport occurs, lightning damage is dealt to the area around both where the player was and where they teleported to. Casting again will queue up multiple teleportations to occur in sequence.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Duration
3% increased Damage
0.5% less Duration
Deals (1-37) to (19-707) Lightning Damage
(30-49)% reduced Duration
Can queue up to 50 uses
+(0-4) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Lightning Warp skill iconLightning Warp inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 10
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningWarp

Lightning Warp skill screenshot
For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Lightning Warp.

Lightning Warp is a movement / travel skill (and a spell) that causes the player character (or totem when supported by Spell Totem Support inventory iconSpell TotemSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem RangeSupported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills deal (28-24)% less Damage
Spells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spell Totem Support inventory icon
) to teleport to a location after a delay. When the teleport occurs, lightning damage is dealt in a small area around both the previous location and the new location.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Description: When the skill is cast, the exit point is set. The caster can then attack, cast, or move until the teleport executes. The AoE lightning damage will occur wherever the player was standing when the teleport resolves and wherever the caster teleports to.
  • Usage time and stats: Total usage time consists of casting time and delay time. Casting time is standard casting with base time of 0.8 second. It can be modified by cast speed stats. Delay time is skill effect duration and is affected by skill effect duration stats including skill gem's one. Base time for delay is calculated as a time needed for character to normally run the euclidean distance between position where the spell was cast and exit position with character's current movement speed. Because of that movement speed stats (including conditional ones, auras, etc) also affects delay time. It is not possible to completely eliminate this delay because there is a hidden 0.1 second delay added to it.[1]
  • Sequence of operations: The lightning explosion occurs before the caster leaves and after the caster arrives. This will, for example, cause the caster to take damage from monsters that explode on death that are killed by Lightning Warp.
  • Death: If the caster dies before the teleport executes, the teleport will still execute, transporting the caster's corpse to the targeted location.
  • Can be used in left mouse button slot to cast and move.

Strategy[ | ]

Movement[ | ]

Lightning Warp is primarily used as a movement skill. To improve Lightning Warp's effectiveness as a movement skill, one should support it with Less Duration Support inventory iconLess Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Less Duration Support inventory icon
, Faster Casting Support inventory iconFaster Casting SupportFaster Casting SupportSupport, Spell
Icon: f
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Requires Level 18Supports non-instant spell skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateIgnites from Supported Skills deal Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (20-39)% increased Cast SpeedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Faster Casting Support inventory icon
, and Swift Affliction Support inventory iconSwift Affliction SupportSwift Affliction SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: r
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage over TimeSupported Skills have 0.25% increased Attack and Cast Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
You and Enemies have 1% increased Movement Speed while inflicted with an Ailment from Supported Skills
Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Damage over Time
25% less Duration of Supported Skills and Damaging Ailments they inflict
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Swift Affliction Support inventory icon
. If only one support gem can be used, Less Duration Support inventory iconLess Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Less Duration Support inventory icon
will generally result in faster travel. Taking increased Skill Effect Duration passives will render Lightning Warp much less useful as a movement skill, in which case you may want to consider alternatives such as Flame Dash inventory iconFlame DashFlame DashSpell, Movement, Duration, Fire, Travel, Blink
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Requires Level 10Teleport to a location, damaging enemies and leaving a trail of burning ground in your wake. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased travel distance2% chance to Ignite enemies
2% more Burning Damage
Deals (7-479) to (11-718) Fire Damage
Deals (18.9-1262.7) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 4 seconds
(0-47)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Flame Dash skill icon
Flame Dash inventory icon
, Leap Slam inventory iconLeap SlamLeap SlamAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Radius: 15
Requires Level 10Jump into the air, damaging and knocking back enemies with your weapon where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Sword or Staff. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Stun Duration on enemies1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Damage0.5% increased Attack SpeedDeals (100-150)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.55 seconds to Attack Time
(20-39)% increased Stun Duration against Enemies that are on Full Life
Damaging Hits always Stun Enemies that are on Full Life
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Leap Slam skill icon
Leap Slam inventory icon
, Whirling Blades inventory iconWhirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Requires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack Time
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Whirling Blades skill icon
Whirling Blades inventory icon
.

Compared with Leap Slam, Lightning Warp has the advantages of not requiring any particular weapon, potentially higher speed, and slightly longer range. However, it costs more mana and requires three support gems to be fully effective. Compared with Flame Dash, Lightning Warp has the advantage of being able to be cast as many times as possible, but costs slightly more mana and has a noticeable delay.

With Arctic Armour[ | ]

Lightning Warp can be used as a method of travel when using Arctic Armour inventory iconArctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Requires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% chance to Freeze Enemies for 350 ms when Hit0.05% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
0.05% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Chill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
(8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
(8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Base duration is (2.5-4.4) seconds
Buff grants Immunity to Freeze
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Arctic Armour skill icon
Arctic Armour inventory icon
, since this will allow the player to always remain stationary and thus always receive Arctic Armour's less Damage taken while stationary bonus.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Lightning
Damage
reduced
Duration
Exp.Total Exp.
1102991–1930%00
21335101–2431%95699569
31743112–3332%2818937758
42152122–4433%5914696904
52560133–5834%111192208096
62969144–7535%193800401896
73377165–9636%320280722176
83683166–11537%3590901081266
93990177–13738%4985081579774
104296189–16239%6820572261831
11451021910–19240%9217773183608
12481092012–22641%17278794911487
13511152114–26642%17917696703256
14541212216–31243%23536799056935
15571272319–36544%307091212127847
16601342322–42645%909546621223313
17631402426–49746%1603989037263203
18661462530–57947%2981711767080320
19681512634–64048%62895056129975376
20701552637–70749%212051599342026975
21721592741–78050%N/AN/A
2274N/A2745–86151%N/AN/A
2376N/A2850–94952%N/AN/A
2478N/A2955–104653%N/AN/A
2580N/A2961–115254%N/AN/A
2682N/A3067–126955%N/AN/A
2784N/A3073–139656%N/AN/A
2886N/A3181–153657%N/AN/A
2988N/A3289–168958%N/AN/A
3090N/A3298–185659%N/AN/A
3191N/A32102–194560%N/AN/A
3292N/A33107–203960%N/AN/A
3393N/A33112–213761%N/AN/A
3494N/A33118–223961%N/AN/A
3595N/A34123–234662%N/AN/A
3696N/A34129–245862%N/AN/A
3797N/A34136–257563%N/AN/A
3898N/A34142–269763%N/AN/A
3999N/A35149–282564%N/AN/A
40100N/A35156–295964%N/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

Usage in upgrade paths

This item is used by upgrade paths or vendor recipes to create the following items:

OutcomeAmountIngredientIngredient
Notes
General
Notes
Type
Star of Wraeclast inventory iconStar of WraeclastStar of Wraeclast
Ruby Amulet
Requires Level 28+(20-30)% to Fire ResistanceGrants Level 10 Frostblink Skill
(30-50)% increased Cold Damage
+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
60% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
You cannot be Cursed with Silence
Frostblink has 50% increased Duration
Corrupted
"I offer to you an eternal oath
that binds your heart to mine;
a bond that not even death will break.
Will you accept?"
- Daresso, to his beloved
Star of Wraeclast inventory icon
1Ruby Ring inventory iconRuby RingRuby RingRequires Level 16+(20-30)% to Fire ResistanceRuby Ring inventory iconAny unique variant.Always gave corrupted Star of Wraeclast. Can use Influenced items (excluding gem) to yield Star of Wraeclast on influenced base.Manual
1Onyx Amulet inventory iconOnyx AmuletOnyx AmuletRequires Level 20+(10-16) to all AttributesOnyx Amulet inventory iconCan be of any rarity.
1Lightning Warp inventory iconLightning WarpLightning WarpSpell, AoE, Duration, Movement, Lightning, Travel
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
Radius: 16
Requires Level 10Waits for a duration before teleporting to a targeted destination, with the duration based on the distance and your movement speed. When the teleport occurs, lightning damage is dealt to the area around both where the player was and where they teleported to. Casting again will queue up multiple teleportations to occur in sequence.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Duration
3% increased Damage
0.5% less Duration
Deals (1-37) to (19-707) Lightning Damage
(30-49)% reduced Duration
Can queue up to 50 uses
+(0-4) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Lightning Warp skill icon
Lightning Warp inventory icon
level 20 corrupted (Vaal Lightning Warp or level 21 gem will not work)

Quest reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute
Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute
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 Warp.

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 Lightning Warp Cast Speed 1668% increased Lightning Warp Cast Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lightning Warp Cast Speed 27512% increased Lightning Warp Cast Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lightning Warp Damage 16625% increased Lightning Warp Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lightning Warp Damage 27540% increased Lightning Warp Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lightning Warp Duration 16620% reduced Lightning Warp Durationhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lightning Warp Duration 27530% reduced Lightning Warp Durationhelmet 100
default 0

Related unique items[ | ]

The following unique items are related to Lightning Warp:

ItemBase ItemLvl.Stats
Moonbender's WingMoonbender's Wing inventory iconMoonbender's Wing
Tomahawk
One Handed Axe
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (37.5-42.5) to (69-78.2)
Critical Strike Chance: (6.50%-7.50%)
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 11
Requires Level 39, 81 Str, 56 DexTrigger Level 15 Lightning Warp on Hit with this Weapon
(30-50)% increased Physical Damage
(30-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Hits with this Weapon gain (75-100)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold or Lightning Damage
Beneath the cold light of the moon,
the wing moves faster than the eye.
Moonbender's Wing inventory icon
Tomahawk39Trigger Level 15 Lightning Warp on Hit with this Weapon
(30-50)% increased Physical Damage
(30-50)% increased Critical Strike Chance
Hits with this Weapon gain (75-100)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold or Lightning Damage

Alternate skill effects

Lightning Warp has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Automaton Lightning Warp EffectAutomaton Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconAutomaton Lightning Warp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Warp becomes an Automaton Effect.Automaton Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconYour Lightning Warp becomes an Automaton Effect.
Blood Guard Lightning Warp EffectBlood Guard Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconBlood Guard Lightning Warp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Warp becomes a Blood Guard Effect.Blood Guard Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconYour Lightning Warp becomes a Blood Guard Effect.
Innocence Lightning Warp EffectInnocence Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconInnocence Lightning Warp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Warp becomes an innocence effect.Innocence Lightning Warp Effect inventory iconYour Lightning Warp becomes an innocence effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Now gains additional radius as the gem levels, up to +4 at gem level 20.
3.12.0
3.11.0
  • The visual effects have been improved.
3.10.0
  • Now has a base cast time of 0.7 seconds (from 0.8).
  • Now has 30% reduced duration at gem level 1 (from 20%), up to 49% at gem level 20 (from 39%).
3.9.0
  • If you now cast multiple Lighting Warps rapidly, you will travel between all of them as they trigger the warp. The timing for each subsequent warp is based on the distance from the previous warp.
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 9 (was 15).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 33).
  • Now has a cast time of 0.8 seconds (from 0.85).
3.4.0
  • Base cast time lowered to 0.85 seconds (from 1 second).
  • Now has 20% reduced duration at gem level 1 (from 0%), up to 39% reduced duration at gem level 20 (up from 38%)
2.3.2
  • Fixed an issue where Lightning Warp could sometimes bypass projectile blocking walls.
2.2.1d
  • Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp would often not show its effects when being cast in quick succession while using Lockstep networking mode.
2.1.0
  • Damage has been increased by around 20% at all levels.
  • Damage effectiveness increased from 50% to 60%.
2.0.0
  • Reduced the mana cost slightly at all levels.
  • Now grants 1% increased cast speed per 1% quality (down from 1.5% per 1% quality).
1.1.5b
  • Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp would not trigger with Trigger Gems.
1.0.2
  • Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp cast at the caster's feet would always default to casting in the same direction.
0.11.5
  • Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp was not affected by Increased Duration Support inventory iconIncreased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
    Icon: D
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
    Supported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Increased Duration Support inventory icon
    .
0.11.2
  • Added a very short delay to Lightning Warp, to prevent a situation where rapidly casting Lightning Warp could play its visual effect without actually casting.
0.10.8
  • Lightning Warp now has increased damage at high levels and it now has a 3% reduced skill effect duration per level after the first.
0.10.0
  • Fixed a client crash related to Lightning Warp.
0.9.11l
  • Fixed problems with targeting of Lightning Warp.
0.9.11j
  • Fixed bugs with Lightning Warp's ability to target certain locations.
0.9.3d
  • Lightning Warp now lets you travel up and down cliffs or across chasms.
  • Fixed a bug that would make it easy to get out of sync with Lightning Warp.
0.9.3
  • Lightning Warp has been added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Mark_GGG (July 15, 2013). "0.11.2 Patch Notes". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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