Chain Lightning Class: Sorceress Required Level: 18 Skill Tree: Lightning Spells Requires: Charged Bolt, Lightning Active Cost: 9 Mana Casts a lightning bolt that jumps through multiple targets. Damage Type: Lightning Synergies: Charged Bolt, Lightning, Nova  |
Chain Lightning is a Sorceress Skill in Diablo II.
Lore
An improved and more complicated version of the Lightning spell, Chain Lightning arcs from foe to foe, branching out until all of its energy is dissipated. The stench of burnt flesh and ozone is often all that remains after this spell is cast.
General Information
Synergies
- Gives synergy to:
- Lightning: +8% Lightning damage per level
- Receives synergy from:
- Charged Bolt: +4% Lightning damage per level
- Lightning: +4% Lightning damage per level
- Nova: +4% Lightning Damage per level
A more elaborate version of a previous spell, Lightning, Chain Lightning sacrifices a little bit of damage to bounce between multiple enemies, forming a chain of electricity. It is the skill of choice for the Chain Lightning Sorceress.
Although not as damaging as Lightning, it has the potential to be far more cost-efficient. Since the Chain Lightning bounces between a multitude of enemies, both close and far, as opposed to a simple straight line, Chain Lightning has the potential to be much more accurate in general. The skill continues to gain new bounce per every 5 skill levels even after it has reached level 20 (at level 30 it gets 11 bounces, at 35 it gets 12, etc.). Bounce gain benefits from "soft points" too.
Skill Progression
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Damage | 1–41 | 1–51 | 1–62 | 1–73 | 1–84 | 1–95 | 1–106 | 1–117 | 1–130 | 1–143 | 1–156 |
| Number of targets | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | |||
| Damage | 1–169 | 1–182 | 1–195 | 1–208 | 1–221 | 1–236 | 1–251 | 1–266 | 1–281 | 1–360 | |||
| Number of targets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Lightning Spells — Charged Bolt • Telekinesis • Static Field • Lightning • Nova • Chain Lightning • Teleport • Thunder Storm • Energy Shield • Lightning Mastery
Cold Spells — Ice Bolt • Frozen Armor • Frost Nova • Ice Blast • Shiver Armor • Glacial Spike • Blizzard • Chilling Armor • Frozen Orb • Cold Mastery
