Lightning Damage

Diablo II	Notation	Basic	Class	Skill	Item	Ally	Quest	Area	Monster	Tale

Crushing Blow	Enhanced	Minimum	Maximum	Adds Damage	Damage +	% Damage	to Demons
to Undead	Deadly Strike	Magic	Fire	Lightning	Cold	Poison
Skill Damage	ATD/ATLD	DR/MDR	Resistance	Maximum	Enemy Resist	Immune	Absorb	Sunder

Target overlay when lightning damage is applied.

Lightning Damage tends to be the most damaging of the six damage types, both in terms of average and maximum damage. However, it often has very low minimum damage, making it unpredictable.

Damage of multiple types can be applied by the same attack, but only one damage overlay is displayed at a time: this means that lightning damage can still be applied even if the only overlay displayed is for fire, cold or poison damage.

Skill

Class	Skill		Skill level					Min Rlvl
Class	Skill		1-8	9-16	17-22	23-28	>28	Min Rlvl
Amazon	Power Strike	Min	1					6
		Max	(18*slvl) - 2	(36*slvl) - 146	(54*slvl) - 434	(72*slvl) - 830	(90*slvl) - 1334
		+%	10 * (Lightning Bolt.blvl+Charged Strike.blvl+Lightning Strike.blvl+Lightning Fury.blvl)
	Lightning Bolt ¹	Min	1					12
		Max	(12*slvl) + 28	(18*slvl) - 20	(28*slvl) - 180	(48*slvl) - 620	(88*slvl) - 1740
		+%	3 * (Power Strike.blvl+Charged Strike.blvl+Lightning Strike.blvl+Lightning Fury.blvl)
	Charged Strike	Min	1					18
		Max	(12*slvl) + 18	(16*slvl) - 14	(20*slvl) - 78	(24*slvl) - 166	(28*slvl) - 278
		+%	10 * (Power Strike.blvl+Lightning Bolt.blvl+Lightning Strike.blvl+Lightning Fury.blvl)
	Lightning Strike	Min	1					30
		Max	(10*slvl) + 15	(15*slvl) - 25	(20*slvl) - 105	(25*slvl) - 215	(30*slvl) - 355
		+%	8 * (Power Strike.blvl+Lightning Bolt.blvl+Charged Strike.blvl+Lightning Fury.blvl)
	Lightning Fury	Min	1					30
		Max	(20*slvl) + 20	(30*slvl) - 60	(40*slvl) - 220	(50*slvl) - 440	(50*slvl) - 440
		+%	1 * (Power Strike.blvl+Lightning Bolt.blvl+Charged Strike.blvl+Lightning Strike.blvl)
Assassin	Shock Web	Min	1					6
		Max	(3*slvl) + 7	(6*slvl) - 17	(10*slvl) - 81	(15*slvl) - 191	(21*slvl) - 359
		+%	11 * (Charged Bolt Sentry.blvl+Lightning Sentry.blvl+Death Sentry.blvl)
	Charged Bolt Sentry	Min	1					6
		Max	(3*slvl) + 4	(4*slvl) - 4	(6*slvl) - 36	(7*slvl) - 58	(8*slvl) - 86
		+%	6 * (Fire Blast.blvl+Lightning Sentry.blvl+Death Sentry.blvl)
	Claws of Thunder	Min	1					18
		Max	(20*slvl) + 60	(40*slvl) - 100	(60*slvl) - 420	(80*slvl) - 860	(100*slvl) - 1420
		+%	8*Phoenix Strike.blvl
	Claws of Thunder Nova	Min	1
		Max	(15*slvl) + 15	(25*slvl) - 65	(35*slvl) - 225	(45*slvl) - 445	(65*slvl) - 1005
		+%	8*Phoenix Strike.blvl
	Claws of Thunder Bolt	Min	1
		Max	(20*slvl) + 20	(40*slvl) - 140	(60*slvl) - 460	(80*slvl) - 900	(100*slvl) - 1460
		+%	8*Phoenix Strike.blvl
	Lightning Sentry	Min	1					24
		Max	(10*slvl) + 10	(16*slvl) - 38	(24*slvl) - 166	(34*slvl) - 386	(44*slvl) - 666
		+%	12 * (Shock Web.blvl+Charged Bolt Sentry.blvl+Death Sentry.blvl)
	Death Sentry	Min	1					30
		Max	(8*slvl) + 42	(14*slvl) - 6	(22*slvl) - 134	(28*slvl) - 266	(34*slvl) - 434
		+%	12*Lightning Sentry.blvl
	Phoenix Strike Second charge	Min	1					30
		Max	(20*slvl) + 20	(40*slvl) - 140	(60*slvl) - 460	(80*slvl) - 900	(100*slvl) - 1460
		+%	13*Claws of Thunder.blvl
Paladin	Vengeance	+%	(6slvl) + 64 + (10Resist Lightning.blvl) + (2*Salvation.blvl) of physical attack damage					18
	Holy Shock Radial	Min	1					24
		Max	(6*slvl) +4	(8*slvl) - 12	(10*slvl) - 44	(12*slvl) - 88	(15*slvl) - 172
		+%	(12Resist Lightning.blvl) + (4Salvation.blvl)
	Holy Shock Attack	Min	1
		Max	(36*slvl) + 24	(48*slvl) - 72	(60*slvl) - 264	(72*slvl) - 528	(90*slvl) - 1,032
		+%	(12Resist Lightning.blvl) + (4Salvation.blvl)
	Fist of the Heavens	Min	(15*slvl) + 135	(30*slvl) + 15	(45*slvl) - 225	(55*slvl) - 445	(65*slvl) - 725	30
		Max	(15*slvl) + 185	(30*slvl) + 65	(45*slvl) - 175	(55*slvl) - 395	(65*slvl) - 675
		+%	7*Holy Shock.blvl
Sorceress	Charged Bolt	Min	(0.5*slvl) + 1.5	(0.5*slvl) + 1.5	slvl-6.5	(1.5*slvl) - 17.5	(2*slvl) - 31.5	1
		Max	(0.5*slvl) + 3.5	(0.5*slvl) + 3.5	slvl-4.5	(1.5*slvl) - 15.5	(2*slvl) - 29.5
		+%	6*Lightning.blvl
	Static Field		25% of current life unless < 33% maximum life in Nightmare or < 50% maximum life in Hell					6
	Telekinesis	Min	slvl					6
	Telekinesis	Max	slvl + 1					6
	Nova	Min	(6*slvl) - 5	(7*slvl) - 13	(8*slvl) - 29	(9*slvl) - 51	(10*slvl) - 79	12
	Nova	Max	(8*slvl) + 12	(9*slvl) + 4	(10*slvl) - 12	(11*slvl) - 34	(12*slvl) - 62	12
	Lightning	Min	1					12
		Max	(8*slvl) + 32	12*slvl	(20*slvl) - 128	(28*slvl) - 304	(36*slvl) - 528
		+%	8 * (Charged Bolt.blvl+Nova.blvl+Chain Lightning.blvl)
	Chain Lightning	Min	1					18
		Max	(11*slvl) + 29	(13*slvl) + 13	(15*slvl) - 19	(15*slvl) - 19	(15*slvl) - 19
		+%	4 * (Charged Bolt.blvl+Nova.blvl+Lightning.blvl)
	Thunder Storm	Min	(10*slvl) - 9	(10*slvl) - 9	(11*slvl) - 25	(11*slvl) - 25	(11*slvl) - 25	24
	Thunder Storm	Max	(10*slvl) + 90	(10*slvl) + 90	(11*slvl) + 74	(11*slvl) + 74	(11*slvl) + 74	24

¹ Converts physical attack damage to lightning damage as well

Charm

Small Charm

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(6-11)	Static Small Charm	17	23
1	(12-24)	Glowing Small Charm	33	41
1	(25-43)	Arcing Small Charm	57	65
1	(44-71)	Shocking Small Charm	82	90

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(3-6)	Small Charm of Shock	9	12
1	(7-10)	Small Charm of Lightning	15	21
1	(11-18)	Small Charm of Thunder	25	33
1	(19-28)	Small Charm of Storms	37	45

Large Charm

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(5-9)	Static Large Charm	10	14
1	(10-26)	Glowing Large Charm	20	28
1	(27-58)	Arcing Large Charm	40	48
1	(59-90)	Shocking Large Charm	60	68

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(3-5)	Large Charm of Shock	5	7
1	(6-13)	Large Charm of Lightning	10	14
1	(14-25)	Large Charm of Thunder	18	24
1	(26-38)	Large Charm of Storms	26	34

Grand Charm

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(4-5)	Static Grand Charm	5	7
1	(6-17)	Glowing Grand Charm	10	14
1	(18-44)	Arcing Grand Charm	21	29
1	(45-79)	Shocking Grand Charm	36	44

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(2-3)	Grand Charm of Shock	3	4
1	(4-7)	Grand Charm of Lightning	5	7
1	(8-21)	Grand Charm of Thunder	11	15
1	(22-33)	Grand Charm of Storms	16	22

Any socket

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(10-20)	Jewel of Ennui	11	15
1	(21-60)	Jewel of Lightning	28	36
1	(61-100)	Jewel of Thunder	49	57

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	74	Rainbow Facet Jewel	49	No

Circlet

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(49-120)	Static circlet	18	25

Amulet

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(11-23)	Amulet of Shock	37	50

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	30	Highlord's Wrath Amulet	65	No
3	32	Tal Rasha's Adjudication Amulet	67	No

Body armor

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	20	Sparking Mail Chain Mail	17	No

Weapon

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(49-120)	Static weapon	18	25
1	(121-180)	Glowing weapon	25	34
1	(181-260)	Buzzing weapon	36	46
1	(261-360)	Arcing weapon	50	60
1	(361-480)	Shocking weapon	66	76

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	3	Weapon of Shock ¹	1	1-3
1	(6-8)	Weapon of Shock ²	3	4
1	(9-16)	Weapon of Lightning ²	11	15
1	(17-40)	Weapon of Thunder ²	18	25

¹ Excluding orb, staff and wand
² Excluding orb and wand

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	8	Chipped Topaz in socket	1	No
1	14	Flawed Topaz in socket	5	No
1	22	Topaz in socket	12	No
1	30	Flawless Topaz in socket	15	No
1	40	Perfect Topaz in socket	18	No
1	50	Ort Rune in socket	21	No
1	50	Passion weapon	43	No

Melee weapon

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
(1-6)	(41-120)	Melee weapon of Storms ¹	26	34

¹ Excluding orb and wand

Axe

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	(12-15)	Skull Splitter Military Pick	21	No
1	40	The Chieftain Battle Axe	19	No
1	50	Death axe	55	Yes
1	200	Stormrider Tabar	41	No
51	250	Famine axe	65	No
1	305	Cranebeak War Spike	63	No
29	501	Gimmershred Flying Axe	70	No

Dagger

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	120	Stormspike Stiletto	41	No

Hammer

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	10	Ironstone War Hammer	27	No
50	200	Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet	79	No
51	250	Famine hammer	65	No
7	477	Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul (3 items)	76	No

Mace

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	20	Khalim's Flail	1	No
1	40	Khalim's Will	1	No
50	75	Aldur's Rhythm Jagged Star	42	No
1	150	Baezil's Vortex Knout	45	No
1	200	Baranar's Star Devil Star	65	No
1	473	Stormlash Scourge	82	No

Polearm

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
5	25	Hwanin's Justice Bill	28	No
1	237	Stormspire Giant Thresher	70	No
50	280	Pride polearm	67	Yes

Scepter

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	6	Stormeye War Scepter	23	No
21	110	Holy Thunder scepter	21	No

Spear

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	60	Lance of Yaggai Spetum	22	No

Staff

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	28	Spire of Lazarus Gnarled Staff	18	No
6	45	Naj's Puzzler Elder Staff	78	No

Sword

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	50	Spirit sword	25	Yes
1	50	Death sword	55	Yes
1	200	Lightsabre Phase Blade	58	No
1	240	Cloudcrack Gothic Sword	45	No

Wand

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	9	Maelstrom Yew Wand	14	No

Missile weapon

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	50	Zephyr missile weapon	21	No
55	160	Harmony missile weapon	39	Yes
41	240	Wrath missile weapon	63	Yes

Bow

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	20	Vidala's Barb Long Battle Bow	14	No
1	30	Stormstrike Short Battle Bow	25	No
1	250	Skystrike Edge Bow	28	No

Crossbow

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	212	Langer Briser Arbalest	32	No
63	324	Hellrack Colossus Crossbow	76	No

Javelin

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
23	333	Demon's Arch Balrog Spear	68	No

Amazon javelin

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	511	Thunderstroke Matriarchal Javelin	69	Yes

Throwing weapon

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
29	501	Gimmershred Flying Axe	70	No

Shield

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	6	Stormguild Large Shield	13	No
1	60	Stormchaser Scutum	35	No
1	120	Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield	38	No

Ring

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(11-23)	Ring of Shock	37	50

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
1	12	The Stone of Jordan Ring	29	No

Belt

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
3	33	Hwanin's Blessing Belt	35	No
1	50	Thundergod's Vigor War Belt	47	No

Boots

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Min Alvl
1	(11-23)	Boots of Shock	37	50

Set bonus

Min	Max	Source	Min Rlvl	Ladder
15	15	Tancred's Battlegear (2 items)	20	No

Monster

Monster		Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Lightning Enchanted Unique	Min	[MonLvl * 066/100]	[MonLvl * 066/100]	[MonLvl * 066/100]
	Max	[MonLvl * 100/100]	[MonLvl * 100/100]	[MonLvl * 100/100]
	Bolt	(2 * [mlvl/2] ) - 1
Lightning Enchanted minion	Min	0	[MonLvl * 033/100]	[MonLvl * 033/100]
Lightning Enchanted minion	Max	0	[MonLvl * 050/100]	[MonLvl * 050/100]
Spectral Hit Unique	Min	[MonLvl * 066/100]	[MonLvl * 066/100]	[MonLvl * 066/100]
Spectral Hit Unique	Max	[MonLvl * 100/100]	[MonLvl * 100/100]	[MonLvl * 100/100]

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Level > 19 Aura Enchanted monsters can be enchanted with max( [mlvl/8] , 1) Holy Shock.
Lightning damage is added to attack damage of some monsters, while others can fire missiles or use skills applying it.

Pet

Class	Pet		Skill level					Min Rlvl
Class	Pet		1-8	9-16	17-22	23-28	>28	Min Rlvl
Necromancer	Necromage	Min	missile level (lvl)					12
		Max	(3*lvl) + 4	(5*lvl) - 12	(8*lvl) - 60	(11*lvl) - 126	(14*lvl) - 210
		Lvl	if(slvl < 4 , 0 , [ (slvl-2) /2] ) + Skeleton Mastery.slvl)

Reference

Nefarius, Boss Status Modifications (1.11b) (Phrozen Keep)
Onderduiker, Monster Bonuses, Death Damage and Corpse Explosion (Technical Discussion)