Lightning damage is caused by most Air Magic skills, Channeling Magic skills, air staves, air wands and any weapon with a shocking upgrade. Air damage spells often have 25% armor penetration and sometimes other effects such as knockdown or weakness.
Related Skills
These skills cause lightning damage:
: Chain Lightning, Conjure Lightning, Enervating Charge, Lightning Javelin, Lightning Orb, Lightning Strike, Lightning Surge, Lightning Touch, Mind Shock, Shock
: Ancestor's Rage, Channeled Strike, Clamor of Souls, Cruel Was Daoshen, Essence Strike, Explosive Growth, Gaze from Beyond, Rupture Soul, Spirit Boon Strike, Spirit Burn, Spirit Rift
These skills involve lightning damage in other ways:
Mantra of Lightning reduces damage from lightning.
Glimmering Mark is a hex that causes foes to be blinded when they receive lightning damage.- Thunderclap is a hex that causes foes to be knocked down when they receive lightning damage.
- Iron Mist grants immunity from all damage except lightning damage.
- skills related to elemental damage