Chain Lightning

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necro Paladin Sorceress Warlock Sorceress Skill Levels Fire Spells Lightning Spells Cold Spells 1 2 Charged Bolt Static Field 3 4 Telekinesis Nova 5 6 Lightning Chain Lightning 7 8 Teleport Thunder Storm 9 10 Energy Shield Lightning Mastery Type Long range multi-missile cast Tier 4 Required level 18 Required skills Lightning Requirements None Left button Yes In town No Mana cost 8+slvl Attack no mana No Weapon damage No Synergy skills Charged Bolt, Nova, Lightning Level01 6 12 18 24 30 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. Detail Stat Level 1-8 9-16 17-22 23-28 >28 Minimum Lightning Damage 1 Maximum Lightning Damage (11*slvl) + 29 (13*slvl) + 13 (15*slvl) - 19 (15*slvl) - 19 (15*slvl) - 19 Stat Value +% Lightning Damage 4 * (Charged Bolt.blvl+Nova.blvl+Lightning.blvl) Radius (Yards) 13 1/3 Hits [ (25+slvl) / 5] Next Delay (Frames) 4 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). Displayed lightning chain doesn't necessarily correspond to targets hit. Ghoul Lord to left is within 13 1/3 yards of that targeted, and also far enough away for next delay to expire before lightning returns, allowing it to chain back and forth between them (next delay dead zone does not approximate radius since lightning is size 2). Chaining between multiple targets may allow them to be closer together without next delay expiring, but lightning may just as easily pass through a target before next delay expires, breaking chain. Synergy bonuses don't apply to minimum lightning damage. 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. Cast rate Source Skill bonus +(1-3) Chain Lightning (Sorceress Only) can spawn on ilvl >18 orbs and staves. Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +1 Spire of Lazarus Gnarled Staff 18 No +3 Ormus' Robes Dusk Shroud 75 No Charges Level Charges Source Rlvl Ladder 7 60 Holy Thunder scepter 24 No Charged suffix Minimum Ilvl for Skill Level Charges at Skill Level Source Rlvl Alvl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Own Not 31 44 57 70 83 96 33 37 41 45 48 52 Orb Staff 18 24 24 45 72 99 22 25 27 Spear 18 48 48 Chance to Cast On Attack Level % Chance Source Min Rlvl Ladder (14-20) 5 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 Level % Chance Source Min Rlvl Ladder 10 5 Stormrider Tabar 41 No 17 10 Crescent Moon axe/polearm/sword 47 No When Struck Level % Chance Source Min Rlvl Ladder 5 5 Stormspire Giant Thresher 70 No 5 12 Naj's Circlet Circlet 28 No 5 18 Cow King's Hide Studded Leather 18 No When You Die Level % Chance Source Min Rlvl Ladder 44 100 Death axe/sword 55 Yes (LoD only) 47 100 Rainbow Facet Jewel 49 No When You Kill an Enemy Level % Chance Source Min Rlvl Ladder 20 50 Infinity polearm 63 Yes (LoD only) 20 50 Infinity spear 63 No (D2R only) Levels 1-60 Stat Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mana Cost 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Maximum Lightning Damage 40 51 62 73 84 95 106 117 130 143 Hits 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 Stat Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Maximum Lightning Damage 156 169 182 195 208 221 236 251 266 281 Hits 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 Stat Level 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mana Cost 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Maximum Lightning Damage 296 311 326 341 356 371 386 401 416 431 Hits 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 Stat Level 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Mana Cost 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Maximum Lightning Damage 446 461 476 491 506 521 536 551 566 581 Hits 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 Stat Level 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Mana Cost 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 Maximum Lightning Damage 596 611 626 641 656 671 686 701 716 731 Hits 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 Stat Level 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Mana Cost 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Maximum Lightning Damage 746 761 776 791 806 821 836 851 866 881 Hits 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 Reference Lightning Spells (Arreat Summit)