Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike
Skill information
Tooltip description
Lightning Strike
Cast time	instant
MP cost	250
Cooldown	5sec
Base Damage	X
	Calls down a 15m line of lightning bolts in front of you, damaging any opponents on its path.
Usability
Class	Sorcerer
Source	Magic Instructor
Properties
Target	Enemies
Mana cost	250
Range	15m
Cast time	instant
Cooldown	5sec

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Lightning Strike is an active skill used by Sorcerers.

Lightning Strike can be performed with a disc by the Sorcerer to deal damage up to 15 meters away. It can hit multiple enemies on its way, but damage is shared among them (as this is not AOE skill).

Damage area of this skill is somewhat unusual. Three lightnings hit on its path. Damage is deal from center of each lightning. This means that on certain distance damage is from back of the target, and can hit past block (in PVP). It should be noted that this skill is hit-scan and animation is played only after it hits.

This skill was added in sorcerer revamp (NA: Spellbound patch, EU Portentous Rebirth) in October 2016. It replaced Magma Bomb.

In PvP it is used to stagger opponent, and with enough attack speed it is possible to cast other skill, like Nova to knock them down before they can dodge.

After Apex this is your most important filler skill that should be used when no higher damage skills are available. Superior Apex glyph gives this skill 50% reset chance and it can be cast repeatedly.

Using Noctenium increases skill damage.

It's recommended to use Talents points that reduce Nova cooldown each time when this skill crits.

This skill is subject of Skill Advancement at level 66. Advancing skill gives it change to increase damage by 50%. Change is maximum of 50% when advanced 60 times. Advancing skill also raises character power (maximum +20 power).

Amount of damage dealt varies dependent on skill rank.

Rank table[]

To obtain and upgrade Lightning Strike, one may visit a Magic Instructor and pay a certain price of gold dependent on rank.

Final glyph for Lightning Strike is Apex reward.

Rank	Level	Cost	Damage
?	??		??
XI	65		3,552

Glyphs[]

For more details on this topic, see Sorcerer glyphs.

To glyph Lightning Strike, a glyph must be obtained and learned only once. At level 65, a character has 55 glyph points available to spend on all available sorcerer glyphs.

Name	Skill	Level	Glyph Points	Description
Brilliant Lightning Strike	Lightning Strike	??	2	Reduces MP cost by 150.
Carving Lightning Strike	Lightning Strike	??	4	Doubles the chance to crit when attacking monsters.
Persistent Lightning Strike	Lightning Strike	??	4	30% chance to eliminate cooldown.
Persistent Lightning Strike	Lightning Strike	??	3	40% chance to eliminate cooldown.
Persistent Lightning Strike	Lightning Strike	??	3	50% chance to eliminate cooldown.