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Chain Lightning Skill Effects and How to Use

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Chain Lightning is a Core Sorcerer Skill in Diablo 4 (Diablo IV). Read on to learn more about Chain Lightning, including its effects, skill upgrades, and its stats at each rank!

Chain Lightning Effects

Chain LightningChain Lightning
Skill Details
Skill Type: Active
Skill Tree: Core
Damage Type: Lightning
Cost: 35 Mana
Lucky Hit Chance: 25% (per hit)
Skill Effect
Unleash a stream of lightning that deals 43% damage and chains between Nearby enemies and you up to 5 times, prioritizing enemies.

XX Value Per Rank

1 2 3 4 5
42.0 46.2 50.4 54.6 58.8
6 7 8 9 10
63.0 67.2 71.4 75.6 79.8

Chain Lightning Skill Upgrades

Skill Upgrade Effect
Enhanced Chain LightningEnhanced Chain Lightning Chain Lightning gains a 3% increased Critical Strike Chance per bounce.
Upgrades into one of the following Skills:
Greater Chain Lightning
Destructive Chain Lightning
Greater Chain LightningGreater Chain Lightning Each time Chain Lightning bounces, it deals 10% increased damage for its duration, up to 30%.
Destructive Chain LightningDestructive Chain Lightning When Chain Lightning Critically Strikes, it has a 25% chance to form a Crackling Energy.

Builds With Chain Lightning

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