Lightning Arrow

Attack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Bow

Level: 1–20

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130–154%

Projectile Speed: 3260

AoE Radius: 18

Requires Level 12

Fires a charged arrow at the target, causing them to be struck by a bolt of lightning which damages a number of surrounding enemies.

50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(1–9) to (13–179) Added Lightning Damage
Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target
Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100–290)% more Damage

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% chance to Shock enemies

Unusual Gems /4 ⍟

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% chance to Shock enemies	50
Anomalous	(0–20)% increased Area of Effect	100
Divergent	(0–20)% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	100
Phantasmal	(0–20)% chance to Hit an additional Enemy	10

Quest /2 ⍟

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	The Siren's Cadence	Quest Reward	Ranger
1	The Siren's Cadence	Nessa	Duelist · Ranger · Shadow

Weapon /1

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	All Damage from Lightning Arrow and Ice Shot Hits can Ignite 25% chance for Ignites inflicted with Lightning Arrow or Ice Shot to deal 100% more Damage

Level Effect /40

Implicit
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Cost	Base Damage	1 to 13 Added Lightning Damage	Shocks Enemies as though dealing 100% more Damage	Experience
1	12	33	7	130%	1, 13	100	15,249
2	15	39	7	131.3%	1, 16	110	41,517
3	19	48	7	132.5%	1, 20	120	81,983
4	23	56	8	133.8%	1, 25	130	147,968
5	27	64	8	135.1%	2, 31	140	250,557
6	31	73	8	136.3%	2, 37	150	405,086
7	35	81	8	137.6%	2, 45	160	447,718
8	38	88	8	138.8%	3, 51	170	615,318
9	41	94	9	140.1%	3, 59	180	834,639
10	44	100	9	141.4%	3, 66	190	1,570,760
11	47	106	9	142.6%	4, 75	200	1,633,987
12	50	113	9	143.9%	4, 85	210	2,151,030
13	53	119	9	145.2%	5, 95	220	2,812,189
14	56	125	10	146.4%	6, 107	230	5,099,360
15	59	132	10	147.7%	6, 120	240	9,400,731
16	62	138	10	148.9%	7, 134	250	15,273,366
17	64	142	10	150.2%	8, 144	260	26,286,582
18	66	146	10	151.5%	8, 155	270	62,890,590
19	68	151	11	152.7%	9, 167	280	212,046,017
20	70	155	11	154%	9, 179	290
21	72		11	155.3%	10, 192	300
22	74		11	156.5%	11, 206	310
23	76		11	157.8%	12, 221	320
24	78		11	159.1%	12, 237	330
25	80		11	160.3%	13, 254	340
26	82		12	161.6%	14, 272	350
27	84		12	162.8%	15, 291	360
28	86		12	164.1%	16, 311	370
29	88		12	165.4%	18, 333	380
30	90		12	166.6%	19, 355	390
31	91		12	167.3%	19, 367	400
32	92		13	167.9%	20, 380	410
33	93		13	168.5%	21, 392	420
34	94		13	169.2%	21, 405	430
35	95		13	169.8%	22, 419	440
36	96		13	170.4%	23, 433	450
37	97		13	171.1%	24, 447	460
38	98		13	171.7%	24, 462	470
39	99		13	172.3%	25, 477	480
40	100		13	172.9%	26, 492	490

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
Acronym	Hit, Shock
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Lightning Arrow
Class	Skill Gems
Vaal	Vaal Lightning Arrow
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Area, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Lightning, Triggerable
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLightningArrow
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Lightning Arrow Monster /22 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Targa, Beast Poacher	40% increased Attack Speed Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Spectral Bowman		Y
Spectral Bowman	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	Y
Spectral Bowman	Gain 100% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage	Y
Deathless Buccaneer	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage	Y
Lost Buccaneer		Y
Brittle Poacher	undead description [1] monster fires lightning arrows text [1]	Y
Sandy Lookout	undead description [1] monster fires lightning arrows text [1]	Y
Brittle Poacher	undead description [1]	Y
Sin Archer	undead description [1]	Y
Thunder Thrall	undead description [1]	Y
Restless Archer	undead description [1]	Y
Flayed Archer	undead description [1]	Y
Lord of the Bow	monster dropped item rarity +% [15000] monster slain experience +% [100] 40% increased Attack Speed Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Antalie Napora	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 20% increased Attack Speed	Y
Kall Foxfly	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster no map drops [1] Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Bound Seeker	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage monster no map drops [1]	Y
Flayed Archer	undead description [1] monster fires lightning arrows text [1] monster no drops or experience [1]	Y
Charged Engineer	undead description [1] monster fires lightning arrows text [1]	Y
Spectral Artisan	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage damage taken +% from spike traps final [-80] immune to labyrinth degen effect [1]	Y
Terese Napora	30% increased Movement Speed Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage monster no map drops [1]	Y
Vanguard Archer		Y

Microtransactions /5 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Gore Lightning Arrow Effect Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.
	Divine Lightning Arrow Effect Your Lightning Arrow becomes a Divine Effect.
	[DNT] Dark Tempest Lightning Arrow [DNT] Your Lightning Arrow becomes a Dark Tempest Effect.
	Void Emperor Lightning Arrow Your Lightning Arrow becomes a Void Emperor Effect.
	Divergence Lightning Arrow Effect Your Lightning Arrow becomes a Divergence Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Damage 1	25% increased Lightning Arrow Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Damage 2	40% increased Lightning Arrow Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Area Of Effect 1	16% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Area Of Effect 2	24% increased Lightning Arrow Area of Effect	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Extra Targets 1	Lightning Arrow hits an additional Enemy	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Lightning Arrow Extra Targets 2	Lightning Arrow hits 2 additional Enemies	100

Supported By /114 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Greater Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	Faster Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Pierce Support Supports projectile skills.
	Trap Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Point Blank Support Supports projectile skills.
	Iron Grip Support Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	Blastchain Mine Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ballista Totem Support Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Returning Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Slower Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
	Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Mirage Archer Support Supports attack skills that can be used with bows. Supported skills can only be used with bows. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	High-Impact Mine Support Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Barrage Support Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Awakened Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Manaforged Arrows Support Supports bow attack skills, causing them to trigger when you've spent enough mana in total on other bow attacks. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Cannot support totems, traps, mines, Vaal skills, or channelling skills
	Prismatic Burst Support Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Locus Mine Support Supports attack skills that use bows or wands and fire projectiles ahead. Instead of using that skill, you will throw mines that will use the skill for you when you detonate them, targeting your location. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Volatility Support Supports attack skills.

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Lightning Arrow

Lightning Arrow is a bow attack skill that fires an arrow which causes enemies to be struck with a bolt of lightning. The lightning bolt can hit nearby enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

Hits Additional Targets: When an arrow strikes a target, up to 3 randomly chosen enemies (up to 5 with the Labyrinth enchantment) within an area around that target will also be struck for the same amount of damage. The area within which Lightning Arrow can hit additional targets has a base radius of 18 and is affected by area of effect modifiers. However, this damage is not affected by modifiers to area damage.
Damage conversion: Like all converted damage, the lightning portion of Lightning Arrow's damage will be modified by both lightning damage and physical damage increases.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	* Lightning Arrow and Lightning Strike have brand new effects. No longer has “10-29% Increased Effect of Lightning Ailments”. Now Shocks Enemies as though dealing 100% more Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 290% more Damage at gem level 20 (previously 195%). Now deals 130% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 110%), up to 154% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 134%). Now has 130% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 110%), up to 154% at gem level 20 (previously 134%).
3.9.0	Now deals 110% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 134% at gem level 20 (from 119%). Now Shocks enemies as though dealing 100% more damage at gem level 1, up to 195% at gem level 20. Now gains increased effect of Shock as the gem levels, up to 29% at gem level 20. Now gains 1% chance to Shock and 0.5% increased effect of Shock{{efn\|name=390actual}} per 1% gem quality (previously gained 1% chance to Shock per 1% gem quality).
3.8.0	Now has 1 to 13 added Attack Lightning Damage at gem level 1, up to 9 to 179 at gem level 20 (previously none). Now gains 1% chance to Shock per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% per 1% quality).
2.3.0	The Merciless Labyrinth Helmet enchantment for additional targets hit by Lightning Arrow is now +1 rather than +2.
2.1.0	Lightning Arrow's base damage has been increased by a flat 10% at all levels. The mana cost at level one has been reduced from 8 to 7.
2.0.0	Base damage increased from 70% to 90%. Radius of the lighting effect increased by 12.5% (from 16 to 18). Now grants 0.5% increased chance to shock per 1% quality instead of increased shock duration.
1.1.0	Fixed a bug where secondary hits from Lightning Arrow would not check evasion.
0.10.2	Improved the Ice Spear and Lightning Arrow effects.
0.10.0	Has been moved to level 10 (from 1). Its mana cost and progression have been flattened. The chance to Shock has been removed. A damage bonus as it levels up has been added. The number of targets is now always 3. Fixed a targeting bug with Lightning Arrow.
0.9.7b	Now explodes when hitting terrain as well as monsters.
0.9.7	Lightning Arrow has been added to the game.

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