Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

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Lightning is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Lightning tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Lightning is!

What is Lightning?

Lightning In-Game Description

Lightning damage is one of the five damage types. It is reduced by lightning resistance. Lightning hits have a chance to shock based on how much lightning damage is dealt.

Lightning Uniques

Unique Gear with Lightning

Name Implicit and Modifiers
Earthbound Voltaic Staff ImageEarthbound Voltaic Staff
Staff
Grants Skill:
・Lightning Bolt

・Spark
Fixed Modifiers:
・80-120% increased Lightning Damage
・10-20% Increased Cast Speed
・20-30% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate
・Trigger Spark Skill on Killing a Shocked Enemy
The Burrower Topaz Ring ImageThe Burrower Topaz Ring
Ring
Implicit: +20-30 to Lightning Resistance
Fixed Modifiers:
・-10% to Cold Resistance
・+20-30% to Lightning Resistance
・30-50% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
・Lightning Damage of Enemies Hitting you is Unlucky
Call of the Brotherhood Topaz Ring ImageCall of the Brotherhood Topaz Ring
Ring
Implicit: +20-30% to Lightning Resistance
Fixed Modifiers:
・+10-20 to Intelligence
・25-35% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
・20-30% increased Freeze Buildup
・100% of Lightning Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Levinstone Topaz Ring ImageLevinstone Topaz Ring
Ring
Implicit: +20-30% to Lightning Resistance
Fixed Modifiers:
・+40-60 to maximum Mana
・10-20% increased chance to Shock
・+1 to Level of all Lightning Skills
Olrovasara Torment Club ImageOlrovasara Torment Club
One Hand Mace
Fixed Modifiers:
・Adds 1 to 60-80 Lightning Damage
・+300-400 to Accuracy Rating
・5-30% increased Attack Speed
・On Hitting an enemy, gains maximum added Lightning damage equal to the enemy's Power for 6 seconds, up to a total of 500

List of Unique Equipment

Lightning Affixes

All Affixes with Lightning

• Adds X Lightning Damage
• Allies in your Presence deal X additional Attack Lightning Damage
• Gain X% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
• X% to Lightning Resistance
• Adds X Lightning Damage to Attacks
• X% increased Lightning Damage
• X to Level of all Lightning Spell Skills
• Damage Penetrates X% Lightning Resistance
• Monsters deal X% of Damage as Extra Lightning
• X% to Maximum Lightning Resistance
• Lightning damage from Hits Contributes to Electrocution Buildup
• Lightning Damage from Hits Contributes to Freeze Buildup instead of Shock Chance
• X% of Elemental Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
• X% of Lightning Damage Converted to Cold Damage
• X% of Cold Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
• Trigger Lightning Bolt Skill on Critical Hit
• Critical Hits Ignore Enemy Monster Lightning Resistance

Lightning Skills

Lightning in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Lightning in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Lightning Gems

All Lightning Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Arc ImageArc Arc:
・Deals 9 to 51 Lightning Damage
・Chains 6 Times
Pulse:
・Deals 5 to 31 Lightning Damage
・Pulse Radius is 1.5 metres
Ball Lightning ImageBall Lightning ・Deals 1 to 19 Lightning Damage
・Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds
・750% more chance to shock
・Fires beams at targets within 1.8 metres
Conductivity ImageConductivity ・Curse applies after 1.5 second delay
・Curse radius is 2 metres
・Cursed enemies have -25% ightning resistance
・Curse duration is 6.4 seconds
Electrocuting Arrow ImageElectrocuting Arrow ・Converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+1.2 seconds to Total Attack time
・Cannot Chain
・Arrow duration 12 seconds
Elemental Sundering ImageElemental Sundering Pulse:
・Pulse radius is 5 metres
・Consumes up to 9 Ailments
Cold:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Fire:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Lightning:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Galvanic Shards ImageGalvanic Shards Galvanic Shards:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Knocks Back enemies
・Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
・Multiple fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single hit
Beam:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Beam Chains to 1 enemy
Ammunition:
・50% Less Reload Speed
・5 Bolts loaded per Clip
Gathering Storm ImageGathering Storm Normal Dash:
・Converts 25% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・0.8 seconds to Total Attack Time
・10 to Melee strike range
Perfect Dash:
・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・10 to Melee strike range
・Shocked Ground width is 1.8 metres
Shockwave:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・10 to Melee Strike range
・Shockwave Radius is 2.2 metres
・maximum 8 Shockwaves per use
Lightning Arrow ImageLightning Arrow Projectile:
・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot Chain
・Beam targeting radius is 2.4 metres
・Fires beams at up to 2 additional enemies near the target
Beam:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Chains 2 Times
・Beam targeting radius is 3.2 metres
Lightning Conduit ImageLightning Conduit ・Deals 43 to 128 Lightning Damage
・1 second to total cast time
・20% more Damage with hits per 5% shock effect on enemy
・Cone Length is 10 metres
Lightning Rod ImageLightning Rod ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Burst radius is 2 metres
・Maximum Arrow duration is 12 seconds
・Arrow disappears after being Chained to 6 times
Lightning Spear ImageLightning Spear Spear:
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・100% more chance to Shock
・Projectiles can split from hitting terrain
・Spear cannot Pierce, Fork, Chain or Return
・Modifiers to the number of Projectiles fired only affect the maximum number of Lightning Bolt Projectiles
・Splits towards 3 targets when consuming a Frenzy Charge
・Deals 50% more damage when consuming a Frenzy Charge
Lightning Bolts:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・200% more chance to Shock
・Fires Lightning Bolts at targets within 5 metre radius
・Fires 4 Bolts
・Additional effects from Quality: Fires +0(0-2) Bolts
Lightning Warp ImageLightning Warp ・Deal 9 to 170 Lightning Damage
・Explosion and shocked ground radius are 4 metres
・Shocked ground duration is 10 seconds
Magnetic Salvo ImageMagnetic Salvo Impact:
・Attack Damage: 100%
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Impact radius is 1m
・Fires up to 8 missiles
Explosion:
・Attack Damage: 155%
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Explosion radius is 2.4m
Mana Tempest ImageMana Tempest ・Empowered spells gain 56% of damage as Lightning Damage
・Buff causes lightning spells that cost mana to also chain to +1 target when chaining, but not chain further from them
・Projectiles from empowered lightning spells fork 30% of mana spent while in the storm is added to this skill's mana cost per second
Orb of Storms ImageOrb of Storms ・Deals 3 to 9 Lightning Damage
・Chains 3 times
・Fires a bolt every 3.4 seconds, and when you use a lightning skill near the orb
・Orb disappears after 12 bolts
・Orb radius is 2.8 metres
・Orb duration is 10 seconds
・Limit of 1 Orb of Storms
Plasma Blast ImagePlasma Blast Plasma Blast - Projectile:
・Projectiles Pierce
・all targets
・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・2 seconds to Total Attack time
・Knocks back enemies
・30% more chance to shock
Plasma Blast - Explosion:
・Converts 100% Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・30% more chance to Shock
・Explosion radius is 3.2 metres
Ammunition:
・1 bolt loaded per clip
Primal Strikes ImagePrimal Strikes Normal Strikes:
・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike range
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% increased Critical Damage bonus
Final Strike:
・35% less Attack Speed
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike Range
・Consume Shock on Hit
・Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
Spirits:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Charge Length is 8.6 metres
・Charge Width is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
Shockburst Rounds ImageShockburst Rounds Shockburst Rounds - Projectile:
・Converts Physical damage to Lightning damage
Shockburst Rounds - Pulse:
・Converts 100% of Physical damage to Lightning Damage
・Pulse radius is 1.8 metres
Ammunition:
・20% less reload speed
・15 bolts loaded per clip
Shockchain Arrow ImageShockchain Arrow Projectile:
・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot Chain
・Arrows always Pierce while flying towards a Shocked enemy
Beam:
・Attack Damage: 80%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Chains up to 10 times
Shockwave:
・Attack Damage: 121%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Shockwave radius is 2.5m
Siphoning Strike ImageSiphoning Strike Dash:
・6 to Melee Strike Range
・50% more Stun Buildup
・Knock enemies back on Hit
Shockwave:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage,50% more Stun Buildup
・Shockwave radius is 2 meters
Skeletal Storm Mage ImageSkeletal Storm Mage Minion Info:
・Minions Gain 0(0-20)% of their maximum Life as extra maximum Energy Shield
Command: Death Storm:
・Deals 74 to 418 Lightning Damage
・Bolt Explosion radius is 1.8 metres
・Shocked Ground radius is 1.8 metres
・Shocked Ground duration is 6s
Storm Lance ImageStorm Lance Projectile:
・Converts 30% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Pierces all Targets
Lodged Spear:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 2 metre radius
・Limit 3 lodged spears
・Lodged Spear duration is 6 seconds
・Bolts Chain to 4 enemies
・Fires a Bolt every 0.8 seconds
・Additional Effect from Quality: Limit 0(0-1) lodged spear
Frenzy-Charged:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 3 metre radius
・Shocked Ground duration is 6 seconds
・Lodged Spear duration is 1.5 seconds
・Fires a Bolt every 0.2 seconds
Detonation:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightnign Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 3 metre radius
・Fires 16 Bolts
Storm Wave ImageStorm Wave ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Wave Length is 8 Metres
・Wave Width is 1 Metre
Stormblast Bolts ImageStormblast Bolts Stormblast Bolts - Impact:
・Converts 60% of Physical damage to Lightning Damage
・Maximum of 9 Active bolts
・Impact radius is 0.8 metres
・Charged Bolt duration is 8s
・Fires 3 bolts
Stormblast Bolts - Explosion:
・Converts 100% Physical damage to Lightning damage
・Maximum of 9 Active Bolts
・Explosion radius is 1.6 meters
Ammunition:
・50% less reload speed
・three bolts loaded per clip
Stormcaller Arrow ImageStormcaller Arrow Arrow:
・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds
Bolt:
・Attack Damage: 169%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・500% more chance to Shock
・Impact radius is 1 metre, or even 1.6-2.4 metres at Gem levels 3-20
・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds
・If any target is hit by Stormcaller Arrow's Bolt is Shocked, it now also Shocks Enemies within a 1.7-3 metre radius at Gem levels 3-20.
Tempest Flurry ImageTempest Flurry Normal Strikes:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+4 to Melee Strike Range
Third Strike:
・35% Less Attack Speed
Fourth Strike:
・45% Less Attack Speed
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+6 to Melee Strike Range
・100% more Chance to Shock
Thunderous Leap ImageThunderous Leap ・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+1.1 seconds to Total Attack Time
・Shockwave radius is 2.5 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.5) metres to Shockwave radius
Voltaic Grenade ImageVoltaic Grenade ・Converts 80% of Physical damage to Lightning damage
・50% more Electrocution Buildup
・Lightning damage from this skill contributes to electrocution buildup
・Explosion radius is 2M
・Fuse duration is 2.5s
Voltaic Mark ImageVoltaic Mark Mark:
・Limit 1 Marked target
・Mark Duration 8 secs
・Hits against Marked enemy have 50% more Shock chance
・Shock has 30% increased effect on Marked enemy
Nova:
・Attack Damage: 271%
・3-57 base Lightning Damage
・+8% Critical Hit Chance
・200% Shock chance
・Nova radius 2.6 metres

List of Skill Gems

All Lightning Support Gems

Gem Effects
Conduction ImageConduction ・Supported skills have 100% more chance to Shock
Coursing Current ImageCoursing Current ・Shocking Hits from supported skills have a 50% chance to also Shock enemies in a 2.5-metre radius
Crackling Barrier ImageCrackling Barrier ・Gain 15% of your maximum mana as lightning thorns damage while channeling supported skills.
Electrocute ImageElectrocute ・Lightning damage from supported skills contributes to Electrocution Buildup
・Supported skills deal 40% less Damage
Elemental Discharge ImageElemental Discharge Support:
・Supported skills cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Supported skills consume Freeze, Shock, or Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge
Elemental Discharge:
・Cooldown time: 1,00s
・Cast Time:1.00s
・Critical Hit Chance: 10.00%
・Consuming Freeze deals 30%-50% of your INT as Cold Damage
・Consuming Ignite deals 35%-55% of your INT as Fire Damage
・Consuming Shock deals 1%-80% of your INT as Lightning Damage
Falling Thunder ImageFalling Thunder Melee:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cone Length is 4 Metres
Projectile:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Pierces all targets
・50% more damage per Power Charge consumed
・100% more damage if a Power Charge was consumed
・Fires 3 Projectiles per Power Charge consumed
Innervate ImageInnervate ・Attacks gain 35% of damage as Lightning Damage for 5 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills.
Lasting Shock ImageLasting Shock ・Supported skills have 100% increased Shock duration
・Supported skills have 30% less Chance to Shock
Lightning Exposure ImageLightning Exposure ・Supported Skills inflict Lightning Exposure for 8 seconds on Shocking and enemy
・Supported Skills deal 25% Less Damage.
Lightning Infusion ImageLightning Infusion ・Supported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra Lightning Damage
・Supported attacks deal 50% less Cold and Fire Damage
Lightning Mastery ImageLightning Mastery ・1 to level of supported Lightning skills
Lightning Penetration ImageLightning Penetration ・Supported skills Penetrate 30% Lightning Resistance
Neural Overload ImageNeural Overload ・Supported skills Electrocute Primed enemies on hit
Overcharge ImageOvercharge ・75% increased Magnitude of Shocks inflicted with supported skills
・Shocks caused by Supported Skills are reflected back to you
Shock Siphon ImageShock Siphon ・Recover 4% of Energy Shield when a supported skill deals a Killing Blow to a Shocked enemy
Stormchain ImageStormchain ・Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock. Supported Skill chain from shocked enemies
Stormfire ImageStormfire ・Shocks supported from supported skills do not expire on Ignited enemies
Volt ImageVolt ・Supported Skills gain 3 Voltaic Charge per Meter travelled
・Supported Skills have 30 maximum Voltaic Charge
・Supported Skills consume all Voltaic Charge on use
・Supported Skills Chain 1 time per ten Voltaic Charge consumed
・Supported Skills gain 5% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per ten Voltaic Charge consumed

List of Support Gems

All Lightning Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Archmage ImageArchmage ・Non-Channeling Spells gain 3% of damage as extra lightning damage for each 100 maximum mana you have
・Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 6.7% of your Maximum Mana
Cast on Shock ImageCast on Shock ・Gains 1 Energy per Power of enemies you Shockwith Hits from skills
・30% increased Energy gained
・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy
Elemental Conflux ImageElemental Conflux ・8 second duration between element randomisations
・Buff grants 53% more damage with the affected element
Elemental Invocation ImageElemental Invocation ・Gains 10 Energy pero Power of Enemies you Freeze with Hits from skills
・Gains 2 Energy per Power of enemies you Ignite with Hits from skills, modified by the percentage of the Enemy's Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal
・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Shock with Hits from Skills
・ 30% Increased Energy Gained
・Maximum Energy is 500
Herald of Thunder ImageHerald of Thunder ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres
・100% of Bolt Physical Damage
・Converted to Lightning Damage
Mana Remnants ImageMana Remnants ・25% chance to spawn a Remnant on Killing a Shocked enemy
・Spawn a Remnant on Critically Hitting a Shocked target, no more than once every 2 seconds
・Each Remnant grants 35 Mana
Shard Scavenger ImageShard Scavenger ・Instatly reloads your Crossbow upon consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour, no more than every 7.3s
Trinity ImageTrinity ・8% more Elemental Damage with Attacks per 50 Resonance of any type
・On dealing Elemental Damage with an Attack Hit gain 8 Resonance of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 2 Resonance of the other types

List of Spirit Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

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Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Break Attack
Aura Blind Block
Buff Chaining Channelling
Chaos Chill Chilled Ground
Cold Combo Command
Companion Concentration Conditional
Corpses Covered in Oil Critical
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Freeze Grenade
Guard Hazard Heavy Stun
Herald Hit Damage Ignite
Ignited Ground Intelligence Iron Grip
Iron Will Jagged Ground Knockback
Life Leech Life Recharge Lightning
Magic Find Magnitude Mark
Melee Meta Minion
Minion Commands Nova Onslaught
Orb Payoff Persistent
Physical Pierce Pinned
Poison Primed for Stun Projectile
Remnant Resistance Reviving Minions
Rhoa Mount Shield Shock
Shocked Ground Slam Spell
Spirit Staged Strength
Strike Stun Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Warcry

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