Unstable Currents

Unstable Currents is a Sorcerer skill from the Ultimate skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Lightning Dmg	Shock Skills
Attack Speed	Crackling Energy
Ultimate
Shock

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Unstable Currents Cooldown: 70 seconds Lightning surges within you for 10 seconds. Whenever you cast a Shock Skill, a random Sorcerer_Skill_Tree#Core|Core, Conjuration, or Sorcerer_Skill_Tree#Mastery|Mastery Shock Skill is also cast. Damage: Lightning Damage Tags: Ultimate, Shock

Upgrades

Prime Unstable Currents Unstable Currents increases your Attack Speed by +25% while active.

Supreme Unstable Currents While Unstable Currents is active, you pulse Crackling Energy for free at a 25% faster rate.

* Crackling Energy periodically damages surrounding enemies when picked up.

Tips for using Unstable Currents

Unstable Currents does not generate Crackling Energy. You need skills like Flickering Spark, Destructive Chain Lightning or Wizard's Ball Lightning or putting Spark into your Enchantment Slot to generate the Crackling Energy and Supreme Unstable Currents will affect that.

Items that work with Unstable Currents

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Unstable Currents
• Create a condition Unstable Currents can exploit
• Exploit a condition Unstable Currents creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Abundant Energy	Offensive	Crackling Energy has a 35 - 55% chance to deal 40% [x] increased damage and chain to an additional enemy. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Aspect of Overwhelming Currents	Offensive	Unstable Currents has a 25 - 45% chance to cast an additional Shock Skill. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer
Stable Aspect	Offensive	While Unstable Currents is not active, your Shock Skills have a 6.5 - 17% chance to trigger a free cast from it. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Sorcerer

Unique Items

	Flickerstep "Considered a failure by their creator, it wasn't until the assassination of an "untouchable" Caldeum noble that these boots' true power was understood." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Boots Class: All Classes Description: Each enemy you Evade through reduces your active Ultimate Cooldown by [2.0 - 4.0] seconds, up to 10 seconds.	Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 2.5 Seconds Evade Grants +30% Movement Speed for 1.5 Seconds Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[12.5 - 18.0]% Movement Speed +[46.5 - 60.0]% Lightning Resistance [8.0 - 12.5]% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies +[219.0 - 300.0]% Ultimate Damage
	Esadora's Overflowing Cameo The only thing more potent than Esadora's magic was her endless hatred of humanity. As she lay dying, the pale amulet around her neck drank in both. Type: Unique Amulet Class: Sorcerer Description: Upon collecting Crackling Energy, there's a 15% chance to release a lightning nova, dealing 180 - 360 Lightning damage, increased by x60% for every 100 Intelligence you have.	+25% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: +10.5 - 15% Intelligence 1.4 - 2% Damage Reduction per Crackling Energy Charge +16 - 25% Movement Speed for 4 Seconds After Picking Up Crackling Energy +365 - 500% Crackling Energy Damage
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Damaging enemies with a Non-Basic Skill cast marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill's damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing [100 - 200]%[x] increased damage.	Affixes: +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[2 - 4] to Basic Skills [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction Lucky Hit: Up to a +[13.5 - 22.5]% Chance to Stun (CC) for 2 Seconds
	Staff of Lam Esen "Also known as the Greatstaff of the Old Religion, this powerful relic is one of only a small handful of Skatsimi artifacts that have survived to this day." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Staff Class: Sorcerer Description: Your casts of Charged Bolts have a 40 - 80% chance to be attracted to enemies and last 300% longer.	+170.0% Lightning Damage Affixes: +57 - 75% Chance for Charged Bolts Projectiles to Cast Twice +176 - 204 Intelligence +4 - 6 to Charged Bolts 27 - 45% Resource Cost Reduction
	Tal Rasha's Iridescent Loop "Fool said he dug it out of the sands near Lut Gholein with a few other 'worthless trinkets'. I hid my delight at receiving such a treasure in exchange for a meager handful of coins." - Rakhaan Type: Unique Ring Class: Sorcerer Description: For each type of Elemental damage you deal, gain [10.0 - 20.0]%[x] increased damage for 4 seconds, up to [40.0 - 80.0]%[x] . Dealing Elemental damage refreshes all bonuses.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +4.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[57.0 - 75.0]% Non-Physical Damage [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[2 - 3] to Potent Warding

Paragon Glyphs

	Electrocute Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Lightning damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Your Lightning damage has a + 5% increased chance to Critically Strike enemies who are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Frozen (CC). Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Elementalist Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Non-physical damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: Dealing Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage to an enemy increases all damage you deal to them by x 5% for 10 seconds, stacking once per element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Enchanter Rare: Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2% (lvl 1) -10% (lvl 21) increased Non-physical damage.	Additional Bonus: For each skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain + 5% Maximum Resistance to that Skill's element. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Unstable Currents

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand
Shock Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔		✔
Ultimate Skill Damage [14 - 21%]	✔		✔				✔
Ultimate Skill Damage [28 - 42%]								✔
Lightning Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔	✔
Lightning Critical Strike Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔			✔		✔
Lightning Critical Strike Damage [28 - 42%]								✔
Crackling Energy Damage [14 - 28%]		✔		✔		✔			✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Boots	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Offhand

Changes to Unstable Currents

Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024

• Can now add up to 5 skill points to Ultimate skills.

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Supreme Unstable Currents - Additional Functionality: Crackling Energy pulses 25% faster while Unstable Currents is active.