Lightning Storm

Lightning Dmg	N/A
Nature Magic
Storm Skills
Immobilizes (CC)

Lightning Storm is a Druid skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

Lightning Storm Details and Upgrades

Lightning Storm

Conjure a growing lightning storm that deals 40% damage per strike. The number of strikes increases the longer the storm is channelled up to a maximum of 5 at once.

Type: Nature Magic

Damage: Lightning

Spirit Cost: 15 per strike

Lucky Hit Chance: 15%

Tags: Core, Nature Magic, Storm, Channeled

Upgrades

Enhanced Lightning Storm

The size of your Lightning Storm is preserved for 6 seconds after channelling.

Primal Lightning Storm

Lightning Storm has an 12% chance to Immobilize (CC) enemies hit for 3 seconds.

Raging Lightning Storm

Lightning Storm gains 1 additional lightning strike.

Other Skills that work with Lightning Storm

The following skills either:

Create a condition Lightning Storm can exploit
Exploit a condition Lightning Storm creates


Basic Tree
Wild Earth Spike Summon a second Earth Spike when hitting an Immobilized or Stunned enemy. Skill
Fierce Earth Spike Fortify for 12% of your Maximum Life whenever Earth Spike damages enemies who are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Skill
Core Tree
Primal Landslide When you Immobilize or Stun an enemy, you gain a Terramote. Each enemy hit by Landslide consumes a Terramote causing a guaranteed Critical Strike with x40% Critical Strike Damage. Bosses always have up to a 10% chance to grant a Terramote when hit. Skill
Raging Landslide When you strike an Immobilized or Stunned enemy with Landslide, an additional pillar of earth is formed. Skill
Wild Impulses Your Core skills cost x 3 / 6 / 9% more Spirit but deal x 5 / 10 / 15% increased damage. Requires a point in Heart of the Wild. Passive
Companion Tree
Enhanced Wolf Pack Wolves deal x25% increased damage to Immobilized, Stunned, Slowed, or Poisoned enemies. Skill
Nature's Reach Deal x 3 /6 / 9% increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized or Knocked Back. Passive
Wrath Tree
Elemental Exposure Lucky Hit: Your Storm skills have up to 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 1/2/3 seconds. Passive
Crushing Earth Earth skills deal x 5 / 10 / 15% increased damage to Slowed, Stunned, Immobilized or Knocked Back enemies. Passive
Electric Shock Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning Damage to enemies has up to a 8 / 16 / 24% chance to Immobilize (CC) them for 3 seconds. If the target is already Immobilized, the Lightning Damage dealt to them is increased by x 7 / 14 / 21% instead. Requires a point in Charged Atmosphere. Passive
Bad Omen Lucky Hit: Up to a 10 / 20 / 30% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized or Stunned enemy that a Lightning Bolt also hits dealing 55% damage. Requires a point in Charged Atmosphere or Endless Tempest. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Defiance Nature Magic skills deal x 4 / 8 / 12% increased damage to Elites. Passive
Circle of Life Nature Magic skills that consume Spirit Heal you for 1 / 2 / 3% of your Maximum Life. Requires point in Defiance. Passive
Natural Disaster Your Earth skills deal x 4 / 8 / 12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Your Storm skills deal x 4 / 8 / 12% increased damage to enemies that are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Requires point in Defiance. Passive
Resonance Nature Magic skills deal 2 / 4 / 6% increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth skill is the next skill cast after a Storm skill or a Storm skill is the next skill cast after an Earth skill. Requires point in Circle of Life or Natural Disaster. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Earthen Might Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth skills has up to a 5% chance to: Restore all of your Spirit Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes for 5 seconds. This chance is increased by: 10% for Critical Strikes 10% if the target is Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back. Passive
Nature's Fury Casting an Earth skill has a 30% chance to trigger a free Storm skill of the same category, and vice versa. These free Skills count as both Earth and Storm Skills. Passive
Perfect Storm Your Storm skills that you cast grant 1 Spirit and deal x20% increased damage when damaging Vulnerable, Immobilized or Slowed enemy. Passive

Items that work with Lightning Storm

The following items either:

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

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Natural Balance	Offensive	Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills 30 - 45% Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by 8.0 - 12.0% for 4 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Aspect of Retaliation	Offensive	Your Core Skills deal up to 20 - 30% increased damage based on your amount of Fortify. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Seaside Descent (Map)	Dry Steppes	Druid
Crashstone Aspect	Offensive	Earth Skills deal 30 - 40% more Critical Strike Damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Stockades (Map)	Scosglen	Druid
Earthguard Aspect	Defensive	Gain 15 - 25% bonus amount to your next Earthen Bulwark for each enemy you Crowd Control up to a maximum of 100%. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Lightning Dancer's Aspect	Offensive	Lightning Storm Critical Strikes spawn 3 Dancing Bolts that seek enemies in the area dealing [#] Lightning damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Mighty Storm's Aspect	Offensive	The Earthen Might Key Passive also applies to your Storm Skills. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Druid
Overcharged Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Up to a 10 - 20% chance when dealing Lightning damage to overload the target for 3 seconds, causing any direct damage you deal to them to pulse [X] additional damage to surrounding enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Mariner's Refuge (Map)	Scosglen	Druid
Shepherd's Aspect	Offensive	Core Skills deal an additional 6 - 10% damage for each active Companion. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Bloodsoaked Crag (Map)	Dry Steppes	Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

Tempest Roar

"Listen, child, to the music of the storm. It has its own rhythm. Its own melody. Hear how beautifully it sings, and perhaps one day you will be able to join in its harmony." – Airidah

Type: Helm
Class: Druid

Description: Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a 15% - 25% chance to grant 4.0 Spirit.

Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills.

Affixes:

+ 10.5 - 17.5% Damage while Shapeshifted
+ 10.5 - 17.5% Critical Strike Damage
+ 5 - 13 Maximum Spirit
24.5 - 45.5% Poison Resistance

Changes to Lightning Storm

Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

Enhanced Lightning Storm - Duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds.
Primal Lightning Storm - Chance to Immobilize increased from 8% to 12%.

Patch 1.0.2d, June 4, 2023

Damage increased from 32% to 40%.