Lightning Spells

This page lists Sorceress skills from the Lightning Spells skill tree. Other Sorceress skills: Cold Spells, Fire Spells

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Charged Bolt

 * Description: Creates multiple, randomly directed bolts of electrical energy
 * Required Level: 1
 * Required Skills: None

Charged Bolt receives bonuses from:
 * Telekinesis: +6% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Lightning: +6% Lightning Damage per Level

Telekinesis

 * Description: Uses the power of your mind to pick up items, use objects, and knock back enemies
 * Required Level: 1
 * Required Skills: None

Mana Cost: 7

Telekinesis receives bonuses from:
 * Charged Bolt: +14% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Nova: +14% Lightning Damage per Level

Static Field

 * Description: Creates an electrical field that reduces life of all nearby enemies. Lowers enemy lightning resistances for a short duration
 * Required Level: 1
 * Required Skills: None

Reduces remaining enemy life by up to 25% down to a minimum of 55%/70%/85% in normal/nightmare/hell

Mana Cost: 9

Duration: 5 seconds

Resistances are reduced at 1/2 effectiveness when those resistances are above 99% (immunes) or below 0%

Static Field receives bonuses from:
 * Lightning Mastery: +0.2 Seconds Duration per Level

Nova

 * Description: Creates an expanding ring of lightning to shock nearby enemies
 * Required Level: 12
 * Required Skills: Charged Bolt [1]

Nova receives bonuses from:
 * Charged Bolt: +3% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Telekinesis: +3% Lightning Damage per Level

Lightning

 * Description: Creates a powerful lightning bolt to lay waste to your enemies
 * Required Level: 12
 * Required Skills: Charged Bolt [1]

Lightning receives bonuses from:
 * Charged Bolt: +6% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Chain Lightning: +6% Lightning Damage per Level

Teleport

 * Description: Instantly moves to a destination and reduces the spell damage you deal for 1 second
 * Required Level: 18
 * Required Skills: Telekinesis [1]

Chain Lightning

 * Description: Creates a bolt of lightning that arcs through several targets
 * Required Level: 24
 * Required Skills: Charged Bolt [1], Lightning [12]

Chain Lightning receives bonuses from:
 * Charged Bolt: +6% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Lightning: +6% Lightning Damage per Level

Thunder Storm

 * Description: Summons a deadly thunderstorm that strikes your enemies with bolts of lightning
 * Required Level: 24
 * Required Skills: Charged Bolt [1], Lightning [12], Nova [12]

Mana Cost: 19

Thunder Storm receives bonuses from:
 * Charged Bolt: +6% Lightning Damage per Level
 * Nova: +6% Lightning Damage per Level

Energy Shield

 * Description: Creates a magical shield that consumes mana instead of health when you take damage
 * Required Level: 24
 * Required Skills: Charged Bolt [1], Telekinesis [1], Lightning [12], Teleport [18], Chain Lightning [24]

Mana Cost: 5

Energy Shield receives bonuses from:
 * Telekinesis (-6.25% Damage Absorbed Mana Multiplier per level)

Lightning Mastery

 * Description: Passive - Increases all damage caused by your lightning spells
 * Required Level: 30
 * Required Skills: None