Vaal Lightning Arrow

Attack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Vaal, Bow

Level: 1–20

Souls Per Use: 20

Can Store 2 Use

Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 62–78%

Requires Level 12

Fires charged arrows, which repeatedly travel for a short time before changing direction. When they hit enemies, they are struck by a bolt of lightning which damages a number of surrounding enemies.

Projectiles Pierce all Targets
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(1–9) to (13–179) Added Lightning Damage
Fires 4 additional Arrows
Projectiles change direction 9 times
Projectiles can Hit targets each time they change direction
Modifiers which would cause Projectiles to Fork or
Chain instead cause them to change direction additional times
Fires Projectiles sequentially
Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target
Projectiles cannot Split

Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% chance to Shock enemies

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

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

Level Effect /40

Implicit
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target Fires 4 additional Arrows Projectiles change direction 9 times\nProjectiles can Hit targets each time they change direction Projectiles Pierce all Targets Modifiers which would cause Projectiles to Fork or\nChain instead cause them to change direction additional times Projectiles cannot Split Fires Projectiles sequentially

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Base Damage	1 to 13 Added Lightning Damage	Experience
1	12	33	62%	1, 13	841
2	15	39	63.1%	1, 16	3,099
3	19	48	64.1%	1, 20	7,433
4	23	56	65.1%	1, 25	22,895
5	27	64	66.1%	2, 31	49,725
6	31	73	67.1%	2, 37	95,714
7	35	81	68%	2, 45	169,595
8	38	88	68.9%	3, 51	283,759
9	41	94	69.8%	3, 59	453,996
10	44	100	70.7%	3, 66	12,186,050
11	47	106	71.5%	4, 75	3,017,327
12	50	113	72.3%	4, 85	3,576,232
13	53	119	73.1%	5, 95	4,231,667
14	56	125	73.9%	6, 107	2,395,078
15	59	132	74.6%	6, 120	8,421,063
16	62	138	75.3%	7, 134	16,159,983
17	64	142	76%	8, 144	41,170,367
18	66	146	76.7%	8, 155	86,794,448
19	68	151	77.4%	9, 167	157,405,063
20	70	155	78%	9, 179
21	72		78.6%	10, 192
22	74		79.2%	11, 206
23	76		79.8%	12, 221
24	78		80.4%	12, 237
25	80		81%	13, 254
26	82		81.5%	14, 272
27	84		82%	15, 291
28	86		82.5%	16, 311
29	88		83%	18, 333
30	90		83.5%	19, 355
31	91		83.7%	19, 367
32	92		83.9%	20, 380
33	93		84.1%	21, 392
34	94		84.3%	21, 405
35	95		84.5%	22, 419
36	96		84.7%	23, 433
37	97		84.9%	24, 447
38	98		85.1%	24, 462
39	99		85.3%	25, 477
40	100		85.5%	26, 492

Acronym	Hit, Projectile, Split, Pierce, Fork, Chain, Modifiers
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Vaal Lightning Arrow
Class	Active Skill Gems
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, Area, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Lightning, Vaal
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalLightningArrow
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Lightning Arrow

Level: 1–40

Projectile Speed: 3260

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
(1–26) to (13–492) Added Lightning Damage
Hits up to 3 additional enemies near the target
Shocks Enemies as though dealing (100–490)% more Damage
skill can fire arrows [1]

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% chance to Shock enemies

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	Cost	Base Damage	1 to 13 Added Lightning Damage	Shocks Enemies as though dealing 100% more Damage
1	12	7	130%	1, 13	100
2	15	7	131.3%	1, 16	110
3	19	7	132.5%	1, 20	120
4	23	8	133.8%	1, 25	130
5	27	8	135.1%	2, 31	140
6	31	8	136.3%	2, 37	150
7	35	8	137.6%	2, 45	160
8	38	8	138.8%	3, 51	170
9	41	9	140.1%	3, 59	180
10	44	9	141.4%	3, 66	190
11	47	9	142.6%	4, 75	200
12	50	9	143.9%	4, 85	210
13	53	9	145.2%	5, 95	220
14	56	10	146.4%	6, 107	230
15	59	10	147.7%	6, 120	240
16	62	10	148.9%	7, 134	250
17	64	10	150.2%	8, 144	260
18	66	10	151.5%	8, 155	270
19	68	11	152.7%	9, 167	280
20	70	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: 3xArmourer's Scrap · Normal: 10000xGold
BaseType	Lightning Arrow
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Area, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Lightning, Triggerable
ActiveSkillsCode	lightning_arrow

Microtransactions /2 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Gore Lightning Arrow Effect Your Lightning Arrow becomes a gory effect.
	Divine Lightning Arrow Effect Your Lightning Arrow becomes a Divine Effect.

Supported By /107 ⍟

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.
	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.
	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.
	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.