Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp was prioritising selected targets instead of cullable enemies or Ball Lightning projectiles.
PoE2 skill gem
Ball Lightning
Fire a slow-moving Projectile that moves through enemies. The Projectile itself does not Hit enemies, but repeatedly discharges bolts of Lightning at nearby enemies. Consumes a Fire Infusion if possible to slow down over time, create Ignited Ground as it travels, and explode dealing Fire damage in an Area after it dissipates.
Relevant updates in 0.5
Effects
13 effects- 375% more chance to Shock
- Bolts target enemies within 1.8 metres
- Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds
Ball Lightning
Fire-Infused
- Critical Hit Chance: 7.00%
- Fire-Infused explosion radius is 2.6 metres
- Creates Ignited Ground every 0.35 seconds
- Fire-Infused explosion deals (19-570) to (29-856) Fire damage
Ignited Ground
- Critical Hit Chance: 7.00%
- Ignited Ground radius is 0.9 metres
- Ignited Ground duration is 4 seconds
- Ignites as though dealing (22-744) to (33-1116) Fire damage
Requirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 1 to 4 Lightning Damage | Deals 19 to 29 Fire Damage | Fire-Infused explosion deals 22 to 33 Fire damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 4 | 19, 29 | 22, 33 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 5 | 26, 39 | 29, 44 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 7 | 35, 53 | 40, 60 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 9 | 46, 68 | 53, 79 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 12 | 57, 86 | 67, 100 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 14 | 71, 106 | 82, 124 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 22 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 17 | 86, 128 | 100, 151 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 21 | 102, 153 | 121, 181 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 29 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 24 | 121, 182 | 144, 216 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 33 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1, 28 | 142, 213 | 170, 256 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 37 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 2, 33 | 166, 249 | 200, 300 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 41 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 2, 38 | 193, 289 | 234, 351 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 46 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 2, 44 | 223, 334 | 273, 409 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 51 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 3, 50 | 257, 385 | 317, 475 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 3, 57 | 295, 442 | 367, 550 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 64 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 3, 64 | 337, 506 | 423, 635 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 71 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 4, 73 | 386, 578 | 488, 732 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 78 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 4, 83 | 440, 660 | 562, 844 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 87 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 5, 93 | 501, 752 | 647, 971 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 96 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 6, 105 | 570, 856 | 744, 1116 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 1 to 4 Lightning Damage | Deals 19 to 29 Fire Damage | Fire-Infused explosion deals 22 to 33 Fire damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 106 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 6, 118 | 649, 973 | 855, 1282 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 116 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 7, 133 | 737, 1106 | 982, 1472 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 128 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 8, 150 | 838, 1257 | 1127, 1691 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 141 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 9, 169 | 951, 1427 | 1295, 1942 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 155 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 10, 189 | 1080, 1621 | 1487, 2231 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 170 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 11, 213 | 1227, 1840 | 1709, 2563 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 186 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 13, 239 | 1393, 2090 | 1965, 2947 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 204 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 14, 268 | 1583, 2374 | 2260, 3389 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 223 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 16, 301 | 1798, 2698 | 2600, 3901 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 244 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 18, 338 | 2044, 3067 | 2995, 4492 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 267 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 20, 380 | 2325, 3488 | 3452, 5178 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 292 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 22, 427 | 2646, 3969 | 3983, 5974 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 319 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 25, 480 | 3013, 4519 | 4599, 6898 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 348 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 28, 539 | 3433, 5149 | 5316, 7973 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 379 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 32, 607 | 3915, 5872 | 6151, 9226 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 413 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 36, 683 | 4467, 6701 | 7125, 10688 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 450 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 40, 769 | 5102, 7654 | 8263, 12395 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 490 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 46, 866 | 5833, 8750 | 9595, 14392 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 533 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 51, 977 | 6675, 10012 | 11155, 16733 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 580 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 58, 1102 | 7645, 11468 | 12986, 19478 |
Quality effects
2 effectsBall Lightning standard quality
- Bolts target enemies within +(0-0.4) metres
Advanced Thaumaturgy
This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.
- -30% more Projectile SpeedQuality scaling: (-30-0)% more Projectile Speed
Recommended support gems
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
223 source recordsShow 199 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Spell, Damage, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Area, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Lightning, Unleashable, AreaSpell, UsableWhileMoving, Sustained, CreatesGroundEffect, Duration
Elemental Infusions
This gem has a direct interaction with the Elemental Infusion mechanic.
Consumes: Fire a slow-moving Projectile that moves through enemies. The Projectile itself does not Hit enemies, but repeatedly discharges bolts of Lightning at nearby enemies. Consumes a Fire Infusion if possible to slow down over time, create Ignited Ground as it travels, and explode dealing Fire damage in an Area after it dissipates.
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 11
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryThis skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 11 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
Vaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Ball Lightning. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
7 changesFixed a bug where Ball Lightning could not be supported by Chain support.
Reduced the damage of Ball Lightning Explosions in the Uxmal, the Beastlord Ultimatum boss fight.
Fixed a bug where Lightning Warp was prioritising selected targets instead of cullable enemies or Ball Lightning projectiles.
Ball Lightning: Now deals 2 to 33 Lightning Damage at Gem level 11 (previously 1 to 19), scaling up to 6 to 105 Lightning Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 4 to 70). Now has 375% more chance to Shock (previously 750%). Fire-Infused Explosion now deals 166 to 249 Fire Damage at Gem level 11 (previously 90 to 135), scaling up to 570 to 856 Fire Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 287 to 431). Ignited Ground now ignites as though dealing 200 to 300 Fire Damage at Gem level 11 (previously 114 to 172), scaling to 744 to 1116 Fire Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 425 to 638).
Ball Lightning: Can now consume a Fire Infusion to leave a trail of ignited ground and explode at the end of its travel.
Improved Ball Lightning's description to clarify that the ball itself does not hit enemies.
Lightning Warp no longer creates Shocked Ground if targeting a Ball Lightning projectile.
Monster skill variants
4 monstersThese monsters use source skill records whose exact name, external key, or reviewed implementation ID resolves to Ball Lightning. Monster-specific values remain on each monster page.
