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{{PAGENAME}} is a [[Sorcerer]] skill from the [[Sorcerer Skill Tree#Core|Core]] skill tree. Its features are:

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!Grants Player!!Exploits Condition 
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|<span class='lightning'>Lightning Dmg</span>
|[[Stunned]] <small>([[Crowd Control|CC]])</small>
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki> Dmg Received
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|[[Sorcerer Core Skills|Core]]
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|[[Sorcerer Shock Skills|Shock]]
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{{:Template:Grants Exploits}}

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|<onlyinclude><div class='iconfloat'>https://www.purediablo.com/diablo4/images/skills/1917715779.png</div>
==== [[Charged Bolts]] ====
Mana Cost: <span class="range">30</span><br/>[[Lucky Hit]] Chance: <span class="range">20%</span><br/>Release <span class="range">5</span> bolts of <span class="lightning">lightning</span> that course along the ground in an erratic pattern, dealing <span class="range">45%</span> damage each.<br><br><span style='color:#b4ae8a; font-weight: bold;'>Enchantment</span><br>
When you [[Stun]] <small>([[Crowd Control|CC]])</small> an enemy, there's a <span class="range">40%</span> chance to release <span class="range">3</span> Charged Bolts from them.<br>
<br>'''Damage''': <span class="lightningaspect">Lightning</span><br>'''Tags''': [[Sorcerer Core Skills|Core]], [[Sorcerer Shock Skills|Shock]]</onlyinclude>
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===Upgrades===

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| rowspan="2" width="50%" |{{:Enhanced_Charged Bolts}}
|{{:Greater Charged Bolts}}
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|{{:Destructive Charged Bolts}}
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== Items that work with {{PAGENAME}}==

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=== Legendary Aspects ===

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{{:Accelerating Aspect}}
{{:Aspect of Audacity}}
{{:Aspect of Efficiency}}
{{:Aspect of Retribution}}
{{:Aspect of the Expectant}}
{{:Elementalist's Aspect}}
{{:Stable Aspect}}
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=== Unique Items ===


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|{{:Banished Lord's Talisman}}
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|{{:Flickerstep}}
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|{{:Melted Heart of Selig}}
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|{{:Mother's Embrace}}
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|{{:Paingorger's Gauntlets}}
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|{{:Ring of Starless Skies}}
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|{{:Raiment of the Infinite}}
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|{{:Staff of Endless Rage}}
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|{{:Staff of Lam Esen}}
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|{{:Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop}}
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=== Paragon Glyphs ===

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|{{:Electrocute Glyph}}
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|{{:Elementalist Glyph}}
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|{{:Enchanter Glyph}}
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== Item Affixes ==

The following Affixes are particularly useful with {{PAGENAME}}

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! style="width:35%" |Attribute!!Amulet!!Ring!!Chest!!Gloves!!Weap 1H!!Weap 2H
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|Ranks in Charged Bolts<br>[2 -3]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Core Skill Damage<br>[12.5 - 19.5%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Core Skill Damage<br>[25 - 39%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Shock Skill Damage<br>[10.5 - 17.5%]
|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Lightning Damage<br>[10.5 - 17.5%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Lightning Critical Strike Damage<br>[10.5 - 17.5%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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|Lightning Critical Strike Damage<br>[28 - 42%]
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|<center><span class="ticks">✔</span></center>
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!Attribute!!Amulet!!Ring!!Chest!!Gloves!!Weap 1H!!Weap 2H
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==  Changes to {{PAGENAME}} ==

[[Patch 2-0|Patch 2.0]], October 8, 2024

* [[Enhanced Charged Bolts]] - Lightning surge now also hits the original target as well as surrounding enemies.

{{Patch Date Season 5}}

*Base damage increased from 30% to 45%.
*[[Enhanced Charged Bolts]] - Explosion damage increased from 45% to 79% increased. 

[[Patch 1-4-1|Patch 1.4.1]], May 28, 2024

*The surge damage from [[Enhanced Charged Bolts]] has been increased from 30% to 45%.

{{Patch Date Season 4}}

*[[Greater Charged Bolts]] - Damage increased from 25% to 35%. 

[[Patch 1-1-0a|Patch 1.1.0a]], July 18, 2023

* [[Enhanced Charged Bolts]] - Damage increased from 24% to 30%, and now benefits from Skill Ranks.
* [[Destructive Charged Bolts]] - Damage Reduction increased from 20% to 25%.

[[Patch 1-0-3|Patch 1.0.3]], June 27, 2023

* Base damage increased from 28% to 30%.


[[Category:Sorcerer Skills]][[Category:Sorcerer Core Skills]][[Category:Sorcerer Shock Skills]]
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