Charged Bolts

Charged Bolts is a Sorcerer skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Lightning Dmg	Stunned (CC)
- Dmg Received
Core
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.

Charged Bolts Release 5 bolts of lightning that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing 30% damage each. Mana Cost: 30 Enchantment Slot Effect When you Stun an enemy, there is a 40% chance to release 3 Charged Bolts from them. Damage: Lightning Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Tags: Core, Shock

Upgrades

Enhanced Charged Bolts The 3rd time an enemy is hit by a single cast of Charged Bolts, that bolt surges upon impact, dealing its damage in an area.	Greater Charged Bolts Charged Bolts deals x 25% increased damage to Stunned (CC) enemies.
	Destructive Charged Bolts Hitting an enemy with Charged Bolts reduces their damage dealt by 25% for 3 seconds.

Items that work with Charged Bolts

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Charged Bolts
• Create a condition Charged Bolts can exploit
• Exploit a condition Charged Bolts 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 Audacity	Resource	When there are at least 5 Close enemies, Stun (CC) them for 2 - 4 seconds. This can only occur once every 20 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Aspect of Efficiency	Resource	Casting a Basic Skill reduces the Mana cost of your next Core Skill by 10 - 20%. Ring	Domhainne Tunnels (Map)	Scosglen	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 the Expectant	Offensive	After Attacking enemies with a Basic skill, increase the damage of your next Core skill cast within 5 seconds by x 5 - 10%, up to x 30%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Underroot (Map)	Codex of Power	All
Elementalist's Aspect	Offensive	Core or Mastery skills cast at or above 100 Mana gain a 20 - 40% increased Critical Strike Chance. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Pallid Delve (Map)	Dry Steppes	Sorcerer
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

	Banished Lord's Talisman "His name has been lost to history, but to have been exiled from a land as cursed as Hawezar, his deeds must have been truly depraved." - Scholar's Notes Type: Amulet Class: All Description: After you spend 275 of your Primary Resource, your next Core Skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Your Critical Strikes that Overpower deal %[x] increased damage.	Affixes: + % Critical Strike Chance + % Overpower Damage + % Resource Generation + # Ranks of all Core Skills
	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)
	Melted Heart of Selig "Do not allow your passions to become obsessions. Fuel the fire that burns within you, but it is madness to allow yourself to become ash to please an uncaring universe." - Last words of Master Selig Type: Amulet - Uber Unique Class: All Description: Gain 60 Maximum Resource. 75% of incoming damage drains 2 Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.	Affixes: + Resistance to All Elements + All Stats + Core Skill Damage + Damage while Healthy Resource Regeneration
	Mother's Embrace "Every tome, every scroll, every book in this temple produces the same answer. The only being willing to stand against the Eternal Conflict, against the Prime Evils, was Lilith." - Elias Type: Ring Class: All Description: If a Core Skill hits 4 or more enemies, 30% - 50% of the Resource cost is refunded.	Affixes: + % Resist All + % Shadow Resistance + # All Stats + % Maximum Life + % Critical Strike 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
	Ring of Starless Skies "Yours is the power to pluck the stars from the heavens with the ease of a child gathering fruit from the bough." - Unknown Type: Ring - Uber Unique Class: All Description: Spending resources reduces your resource costs and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to 40%.	+ % All Resistances Affixes: + % Lucky Hit Chance + % Critical Strike Chance + % Critical Strike Damage + % Core 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 Endless Rage "Leaving even blackened bones for your kin to mourn is too good an end for you." - Josiah Type: Staff Class: Sorcerer Description: Every 3rd cast of Fireball launches 2 additional projectiles and deals x 20 - 40% increased damage.	+ % Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies Affixes: + % Fire Damage + % Core Skill Damage + % Damage to Close Enemies + 1 - 2 Ranks to Inner Flames Passive
	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

	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 Charged Bolts

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Chest	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H
Ranks in Charged Bolts [2 -3]				✔
Core Skill Damage [12.5 - 19.5%]					✔
Core Skill Damage [25 - 39%]						✔
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%]						✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Chest	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H

Changes to Charged Bolts

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Enhanced Charged Bolts - Damage increased from 24% to 30%, and now benefits from Skill Ranks.
• Destructive Charged Bolts - Damage Reduction increased from 20% to 25%.

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 28% to 30%.