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 Lightning surges within you for 10 seconds. Whenever you cast a Shock Skill, a random Core, Conjuration, or Mastery Shock Skill is also cast. Cooldown: 70 seconds. Damage: Lightning 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

	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
	Tibault's Will "The younger apprentices think wearing heavy plate in the swamps is foolish. They fail to understand that our armor is our legacy, and without it we are nothing." - Crusader Pembroke Type: Unique Pants Class: All Classes Description: You deal [10 - 20]%[x] increased damage while Unstoppable and for 5 seconds after. When you become Unstoppable, gain 50 of your Primary Resource.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[28 - 42] All Stats +[638 - 873] Maximum Life +[5 - 13] Maximum Resource [10.5 - 15.0]% Damage Reduction while Unstoppable
	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
	Raiment of the Infinite The power you have is never enough. Type: Unique Chest Armor Class: Sorcerer Description: After Casting Teleport, surrounding enemies are Pulled inwards and it has a 10 - 30% chance to reset from each enemy it kills.	Affixes: + 80 - 94 Intelligence + 1 - 2 to Elemental Attunement + 1 - 2 to Shocking Impact + 1 - 2 to Glass Cannon
	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
	The Oculus "The rhythm of the orb, which had pulsed steadily for five centuries, quickened as its owner took his final ragged breaths. It were as if some intelligence within reveled in the sight." - Master Eos Type: Unique Wand Class: Sorcerer Description: Gain the effect of the Teleport Enchantment for free. When you Evade using Teleport Enchantment you are taken to a random location.	+3 Maximum Evade Charges Attacks Reduce Evade's Cooldown by 1.5 Seconds Affixes: +470 - 650% Teleport Damage +52 - 70% Teleport Nova Size +126 - 180 Intelligence +8 - 12 to Teleport

Changes to Unstable Currents

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

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