Cloudcrack is a unique Gothic Sword from Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
The main virtue of Cloudcrack is its very large added Lightning damage. Although certainly not as effective against enemies immune to lightning, Cloudcrack can still deal enough damage to be powerful against those who are not.
Due to the nature of its skill bonuses, Cloudcrack is intended for Paladin use. Since most Paladins utilize both Offensive Auras and Defensive Auras, the skill bonuses that Cloudcrack offers are generally useful.
However, a problem that can arise from choosing to use Cloudcrack is the fact that Paladins, unlike Barbarians, cannot use a two-handed sword with one hand. Therefore, in order for a Paladin to use Cloudcrack, they would have to hold it two-handed and sacrifice a shield. Paladins are generally connected very heavily to shield use, and although some Paladin users are fine without one, others, particularly those specializing in Smite, find shields indispensable.
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Cloudcrack
Gothic Sword
One-Hand Damage: (35-42) To (100-120)
Two-Hand Damage: (97-117) To (150-180)
Required Level: 45
Required Strength: 113
Required Dexterity: 20
Durability: 40
Sword Class - Normal Attack Speed
+150-200% Enhanced Damage
6% Chance To Cast Level 7 Fist of the Heavens On Striking
Adds 1-240 Lightning Damage
10% To Maximum Lightning Resist
+30 Defense
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage Of 15
+2 To Defensive Auras (Paladin Only)
+2 To Offensive Auras (Paladin Only)
+2 To Light Radius
Normal Swords — Rixot's Keen (Short Sword) • Blood Crescent (Scimitar) • Skewer of Krintiz (Sabre) • Gleamscythe (Falchion) • Griswold's Edge (Broad Sword) • Hellplague (Long Sword) • Culwen's Point (War Sword) • Shadowfang (Two-Handed Sword) • Soulflay (Claymore) • Kinemil's Awl (Giant Sword) • Blacktongue (Bastard Sword) • Ripsaw (Flamberge) • The Patriarch (Great Sword)
Exceptional Swords — Bloodletter (Gladius) • Coldsteel Eye (Cutlass) • Hexfire (Shamshir) • Blade of Ali Baba (Tulwar) • Ginther's Rift (Dimensional Blade) • Headstriker (Battle Sword) • Plague Bearer (Rune Sword) • The Atlantean (Ancient Sword) • Crainte Vomir (Espandon) • Bing Sz Wang (Dacian Falx) • The Vile Husk (Tusk Sword) • Cloudcrack (Gothic Sword) • Todesfaelle Flamme (Zweihander) • Swordguard (Executioner Sword)
Elite Swords — Djinn Slayer (Ataghan) • Bloodmoon (Elegant Blade) • Lightsabre (Phase Blade) • Azurewrath (Phase Blade) • Frostwind (Cryptic Sword) • Flamebellow (Balrog Blade) • Doombringer (Champion Sword) • The Grandfather (Colossus Blade)