Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning is a Sorcerer skill from the Mastery skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Lightning Dmg	Attack Speed
Stuns (CC)
Crackling Energy
Mastery
Shock

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Ball Lightning Discharge a ball of lightning that slowly moves forward, continually zapping enemies for 19% damage. Mana Cost: 50 Enchantment Slot Effect Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes have up to a 25% chance to spawn a static Ball Lightning. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 5% Tags: Mastery, Shock

Upgrades

Enhanced Ball Lightning Ball Lightning's damage rate is increased by your Attack Speed Bonus, Up to 25%.	Mage's Ball Lightning After hitting Close enemies 50 times with Ball Lightning, your next cast of it Stuns (CC) enemies for 1 second.
	Wizard's Ball Lightning If an enemy is hit at least 4 times by a cast of Ball Lightning, a Crackling Energy is formed. Can only happen 2 times per cast.

Items that work with Ball Lightning

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Ball Lightning
• Create a condition Ball Lightning can exploit
• Exploit a condition Ball Lightning creates

Legendary Aspects

Accelerating Aspect	Offensive	Critical Strikes with Core skills increase your Attack Speed by 15 - 25% for 5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Aspect of Abundant Energy	Offensive	Crackling Energy has a 30 - 40% chance to chain to an additional enemy. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Aspect of Ancient Flame	Offensive	While both bonuses from the Esu's Ferocity Key Passive are active, your Attack Speed is increased by 40 - 50. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Aspect of Control	Offensive	You deal 25 - 35% more damage to Immobilized (CC), Stunned (CC), or Frozen (CC) enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sunken Library (Map)	Kehjistan	Sorcerer
Aspect of Retribution	Offensive	Distant enemies have a 10% chance to be Stunned (CC) for 2 seconds when they hit you. You deal 15-25%[x] increased damage to Stunned and Knocked Down (CC)enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Abandoned Mineworks (Map)	Kehjistan	All
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 30 - 50% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion (Map)	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Umbral	Resource	Restore 1 - 4 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy. Ring	Champion's Demise (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Charged Aspect	Mobility	Collecting Crackling Energy increases your Movement Speed by 10 - 15% for 8 seconds. Boots, Amulet (+50%)	Maddux Watch (Map)	Scosglen	Sorcerer
Everliving Aspect	Defensive	You take 20 - 25% less damage from Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have + 20% increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal x 20 - 40% increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Gravitational Aspect	Offensive	Ball Lightning orbits around you, but its damage is decreased by 10 - 20%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Rapid Aspect	Offensive	Basic skills gain + 15 - 30% Attack Speed. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Buried Halls (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have x 10 - 20% increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain x 20 - 40% increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Stable Aspect	Offensive	While Unstable Currents is not active, your Shock skills have a 7 - 12% chance to trigger a free cast from it. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Ahavarion Spear of Lycander The angel Lycander left us a portion of her power in this spear. It is all the proof I need that she watches over us still. - Oracle Argoysni Type: Staff - Uber Unique Class: Druid and Sorcerer Description: Gain a random Shrine effect for 10-20 seconds after killing an Elite enemy. Can only occur once every 30 seconds.	+ % Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies Affixes: + % Damage + % Attack Speed + % Critical Strike Chance Lucky Hit: Up to a + % chance to Stun (CC)
	Andariel's Visage The horrific whispers of the Maiden of Anguish flicker through your mind, pushing you ever closer to madness... Type: Helm - Uber Unique Class: All Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 15 - 20% chance to trigger a poison nova that applies # Poisoning damage over 5 seconds to enemies in the area.	Affixes: + # All Stats + % Attack Speed + % Life Steal % Poison Resistance
	Esadora's Overflowing Cameo The only thing more potent than Esadora's magic was her endless hatred of humanity. As she lay dying, the pale amulet around her neck drank in both. Type: Amulet Class: Sorcerer Description: Upon collecting Crackling Energy, there's a 15% chance to release a lightning nova, dealing [# - #] Lightning damage, increased by x 50% for every 100 Intelligence you have.	+ % Resistance to All Elements Affixes: % Cooldown Reduction + % Crackling Energy Damage + % Movement Speed + 1 - 2 Ranks to Shocking Impact Passive skill
	Flickerstep ""Considered a failure by their creator, it wasn't until the assassination of an "untouchable" Caldeum noble that these boots' true power was understood." - Barrett's Book of Implements" Type: Boots Class: All Description: Each enemy you Evade through reduces your active Ultimate Cooldown by # seconds, up to 10 seconds.	Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by # Seconds Affixes: + % Damage + % Attack Speed + % Critical Strike Chance + Lucky Hit: Up to a % Chance to Stun (CC)
	Frostburn A touch so frigid it stops the heart and chills the very soul. Type: Gloves Class: All Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 15 - 25% chance to Freeze (CC) enemies for 2 seconds.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Attack Speed + % Freeze Duration Lucky Hit: Up to a % chance to restore + % Primary Resource.
	Godslayer Crown "The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast" Type: Helm Class: All Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite enemy, or damage a Boss, it Pulls (CC) In Nearby enemies. You deal [30 - 60]%[x] increased damage to them for 3 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 12 seconds.	Affixes: % Cooldown Reduction + % Crowd Control Duration + # Maximum Life + % Damage
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Gloves Class: All Description: Damaging enemies with a cast Non–Basic Skill marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill’s damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing x 100 – 200% increased damage.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Attack Speed + 8 - 14 All Stats + % Basic Skill Damage
	Raiment of the Infinite The power you have is never enough. Type: Chest Armor Class: Sorcerer Description: After using Teleport, Close enemies are pulled to you and Stunned (CC) for 2 - 3 seconds, but Teleport's Cooldown is increased by x 20.0%.	Affixes: + 28 - 42 Intelligence + 1 Rank of Glass Cannon Passive skill + 16.5 - 23.5% Damage to Close enemies + 16.5 - 23.5% Damage to Stunned enemies
	Staff of Lam Esen "Also known as the Greatstaff of the Old Religion, this powerful relic is one of only a small handful of Skatsimi artefacts that have survived to this day." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Staff Class: Sorcerer Description: Your casts of Charged Bolts have a x40 - 60% chance to be attracted to enemies and last 300% longer.	+ % Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies Affixes: + % Lightning Damage + % Critical Strike Damage + % Damage to Close Enemies Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% Chance to Restore +% Primary Resource
	Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop "Fool said he dug it out of the sands near Lut Gholem with a few other worthless trinkets. I hid my delight at receiving such as treasure in exchange for a meager handful of coins" - Rakhaan Type: Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: For each type of elemental damage you deal, gain [X] 14% increased damage for 4 seconds. Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses. (Sorcerer Only)	+ % Resistance to All Elements + % Resistance to All Elements Affixes: + % Non-Physical Damage + % Lucky Hit Chance + % Resource Generation + % Cooldown Reduction

Paragon Glyphs

	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Adept Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence within range, Mastery Skills gain + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage.	Additional Bonus: Mastery Skills have 20% increased area. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Charged Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence within range, Crackling Energy deals + 2% (lvl 1) - 13% (lvl 21_ increased damage.	Additional Bonus: Picking up Crackling Energy grants you x 5% increased damage for 5 seconds, up to x 15%. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You (and your Minions, necro only) deal x 10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x 20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Electrocute Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Lightning damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a + 5% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Elementalist Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Non-physical damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by x 5% for 10 seconds, stacking once per element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Enchanter Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% (lvl 1) -10% (lvl 21) increased Non-physical damage.	Additional Bonus: For each skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain + 5% Maximum Resistance to that Skill's element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Ball Lightning

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand
Ranks in Ball Lightning [2 - 3]					✔
Ranks in All Mastery Skills [1 - 2]	✔
Shock Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔			✔
Lightning Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Lightning Critical Strike Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔				✔		✔
Lightning Critical Strike Damage [28 - 42%]									✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔						✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]									✔
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]									✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔							✔
Damage to Stunned Enemies [16.5 - 23.5%]		✔						✔
Damage to Sunned Enemies [33 - 47%]									✔
Crackling Energy Damage [14 - 28%]		✔			✔		✔			✔
Attack Speed [4.4 - 10%]						✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand

Changes to Ball Lightning

Patch 1.3.3, March 5, 2023

• Damage increased by 10%.

Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2023

• Enhanced Ball Lightning - Changed to have its attack rate increase with attack speed, up to 25%.

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Wizard's Ball Lightning - Adjusted the maximum number of Crackling Energy generated per cast from 1 to 2.