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Lightning Bolt

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Lightning Bolt is a level 12 skill from the Amazon's Javelin & Spear Skill Tree.

Lightning Bolt

Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin
Synergies: Points in these skills boost the damage of Lightning Bolt:

Details: This throwing skill turns a javelin into a sizzling bolt of lightning.

  • This skill initially added a bit of lightning damage to the usual javelin damage. It's since been modified, and now converts 100% of physical damage to lightning damage, plus the listed lightning damage. It can be useful to deal with physical immune monsters.
Skill Level Progression [e]
Slvl Mana Cost

Lightning Damage

Slvl Mana Cost

Lightning Damage

Slvl Mana Cost

Lightning Damage

Slvl Mana Cost

Lightning Damage

1 6.0 1- 40 6 7.2 1- 100 11 8.5 1- 178 16 9.7 1- 268
2 6.2 1- 52 7 7.5 1- 112 12 8.7 1- 196 17 10.0 1- 296
3 6.5 1- 64 8 7.7 1- 124 13 9.0 1- 214 18 10.2 1- 324
4 6.7 1- 76 9 8.0 1- 142 14 9.2 1- 232 19 10.5 1- 352
5 7.0 1- 88 10 8.2 1- 160 15 9.5 1- 250 20 10.7 1- 380

Lore:
If an Amazon warrior has proven herself worthy, the goddess Zerae can empower her with the ability to strike down enemies by hurling javelins charged with power as if she had snatched lighting from the heavens.