Changes: Lightning damage

Latest revision as of 16:02, 28 March 2010

Lightning damage is caused by most Air Magic skills, Channeling Magic skills, air staves, air wands and any weapon with a shocking upgrade. While many Air Magic skills have 25% armor penetration, it is not an inherent attribute for lightning damage overall.

Related Skills

These skills cause lightning damage:

: Arc Lightning, Blinding Surge, Chain Lightning, Conjure Lightning, Enervating Charge, Invoke Lightning, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Hammer, Lightning Javelin, Lightning Orb, Lightning Strike, Lightning Surge, Lightning Touch, Mind Shock, Ride the Lightning, Shock, Shock Arrow, Thunderclap, Celestial Storm.

: Ancestors' Rage, Caretaker's Charge, Channeled Strike, Clamor of Souls, Cruel Was Daoshen, Destructive Was Glaive, Doom, Essence Strike, Explosive Growth, Gaze from Beyond, Renewing Surge, Rupture Soul, Spirit Boon Strike, Spirit Burn, Spirit Rift, Wielder's Strike.

: Spear of Lightning

These skills involve lightning damage in other ways:

Mantra of Lightning is a stance that causes energy gain on receiving and reduces lightning damage.
Iron Mist grants immunity from all damage except lightning damage.
skills related to elemental damage

Effect of lightning damage to creatures

The following creatures are known to have a natural resistance to lightning damage:

Gargoyles

Stone Elementals

The following creatures are known to have a natural vulnerability to lightning damage:

Enchanted

Grawl

Tengu

Tower Golem

Warning: if you use an Air Magic spell to test vulnerability to lightning damage, make sure you use a skill without armor penetration, such as Lightning Surge.

Damage types
Physical damage: Blunt damage • Slashing damage • Piercing damage Elemental damage: Cold damage • Earth damage • Fire damage • Lightning damage Others: Chaos damage • Dark damage • Holy damage • Shadow damage

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-Lightning damage is caused by most [[Air Magic]] skills, [[Channeling Magic]] skills, [[Air Staff|air staves]], [[Air Wand|air wands]] and any weapon with a [[shocking]] [[Weapon upgrade|upgrade]].  Air damage spells often have 25% armor penetration and sometimes other effects such as [[knockdown]] or [[weakness]].
+Lightning damage is caused by most [[Air Magic]] skills, [[Channeling Magic]] skills, [[Air Staff|air staves]], [[Air Wand|air wands]] and any weapon with a [[shocking]] [[Weapon upgrade|upgrade]]. While many Air Magic skills have 25% [[armor penetration]], it is not an inherent attribute for lightning damage overall.
 <!-- [[Warrior]]s have a permanent [[Armor Level|Armor]] penalty of -60 versus Lightning damage. -->
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 ==Related Skills==
 These skills cause lightning damage:
-*{{E}}: [[Chain Lightning]], [[Conjure Lightning]], [[Enervating Charge]], [[Lightning Javelin]], [[Lightning Orb]], [[Lightning Strike]], [[Lightning Surge]], [[Lightning Touch]], [[Mind Shock]], [[Shock]]
+*{{e}}: [[Arc Lightning]], [[Blinding Surge]], [[Chain Lightning]], [[Conjure Lightning]], [[Enervating Charge]], [[Invoke Lightning]], [[Lightning Bolt]], [[Lightning Hammer]], [[Lightning Javelin]], [[Lightning Orb]], [[Lightning Strike]], [[Lightning Surge]], [[Lightning Touch]], [[Mind Shock]], [[Ride the Lightning]], [[Shock]], [[Shock Arrow]], [[Thunderclap]], [[Celestial Storm]].
-*{{rt}}: [[Ancestor's Rage]], [[Channeled Strike]], [[Clamor of Souls]], [[Cruel Was Daoshen]], [[Doom]], [[Essence Strike]], [[Explosive Growth]], [[Gaze from Beyond]], [[Rupture Soul]], [[Spirit Boon Strike]], [[Spirit Burn]], [[Spirit Rift]]
+*{{rt}}: [[Ancestors' Rage]], [[Caretaker's Charge]], [[Channeled Strike]], [[Clamor of Souls]], [[Cruel Was Daoshen]], [[Destructive Was Glaive]], [[Doom]], [[Essence Strike]], [[Explosive Growth]], [[Gaze from Beyond]], [[Renewing Surge]], [[Rupture Soul]], [[Spirit Boon Strike]], [[Spirit Burn]], [[Spirit Rift]], [[Wielder's Strike]].
+*{{p}}: [[Spear of Lightning]]
 These skills involve lightning damage in other ways:
-*{{Me}} [[Mantra of Lightning]] reduces damage from lightning.
+*{{me}} [[Mantra of Lightning]] is a stance that causes energy gain on receiving and reduces lightning damage.
-*{{E}} [[Glimmering Mark]] is a hex that causes foes to be blinded when they receive lightning damage.
+*{{e}} [[Iron Mist]] grants immunity from all damage except lightning damage.
-*{{E}} [[Thunderclap]] is a hex that causes foes to be knocked down when they receive lightning damage.
-*{{E}} [[Iron Mist]] grants immunity from all damage except lightning damage.
 *[[Elemental damage#Related Skills|skills related to elemental damage]]
+== Effect of lightning damage to creatures ==
+The following creatures are known to have a natural resistance to lightning damage:
+*[[Gargoyle]]s
+**[[Flash Gargoyle]]
+**[[Resurrect Gargoyle]]
+**[[Shatter Gargoyle]]
+*[[Stone Elemental]]s
+The following creatures are known to have a natural vulnerability to lightning damage:
+*[[Enchanted]]
+**[[Enchanted Bow (Prophecies)|Enchanted Bow]]
+**[[Enchanted Hammer (Prophecies)|Enchanted Hammer]]
+**[[Enchanted Sword (Prophecies)|Enchanted Sword]]
+*[[Grawl]]
+**[[Barbed Grawl]]
+**[[Grawl Crone]]
+**[[Grawl (Shiverpeaks)]]
+**[[Mighty Grawl]]
+*[[Tengu]]
+**[[Avicara Ardent]]
+**[[Avicara Brave]]
+**[[Avicara Fierce]]
+**[[Avicara Guile]]
+**[[Avicara Wise]]
+**[[Caromi Tengu Brave]]
+**[[Caromi Tengu Elite]]
+**[[Caromi Tengu Fierce]]
+**[[Caromi Tengu Scout]]
+**[[Caromi Tengu Wild]]
+*[[Tower Golem]]
+''Warning: if you use an [[Air Magic]] spell to test vulnerability to lightning damage, make sure you use a skill without [[armor penetration]], such as [[Lightning Surge]].''
+{{Damage types}}
 [[Category:Damage types]]