Lightning-storm

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Lightning-storm
  • 25m Range
  • Tactical Skill
  • Max Targets: 5
  • Radius: 7m
  • Induction: 2s
  • Resistance: Tactical
    Skill Type: Lightning
  • Vicious lightning strikes at the enemy.

    This skill can cash-out Burning Embers for bonus damage.
  • 3 Attacks:
  • ... Lightning Damage
  • ... Lightning Damage
  • ... Lightning Damage
  • Cost: [471 at Level 150] Power
  • Cooldown: 1m 30s

General Information

Class: Lore-master

Trait tree: Master of Nature's Fury

Rank needed: 10 (trait: Lightning-storm)

Traits

Higher ranks of the trait Lightning-storm increases the damage of this skill by up to 30%.
The set bonus Improved Ignition in the Master of Nature's Fury trait tree increases the cashout damage of this skill by 15%.
The trait Knowledge of Storms in the Master of Nature's Fury trait tree increases the damage of this skill by up to 25%.
The trait Fierce Lightning in the Master of Nature's Fury trait tree adds a chance to deal additional Fire damage of up to 100%.
The trait Storm-lore in The Ancient Master trait tree increases the damage of this skill by 15%.

Interactions

Equipping four pieces of the Light of the West set or two pieces of the Armour of Erebor's Fury or Greater Armour of Erebor's Fury set, resets the cooldown of this skill after a critical hit on  Wizard's Fire.
Equipping two pieces of the Armour of Erebor's Fury or Greater Armour of Erebor's Fury set or four pieces of the Elder Days Armour (Level 115) set, will give this skill a 20% chance to daze each target for 5 seconds.

Tactical Information

Longpincer in Skûmfil gets hit by a Lore-master's Lightning Storm.

Lightning Storm is a strong AoE burst damage skill, no matter how you are traited. It doesn't add to sustained DPS though, because of the long cooldown. Traiting deep into the Master of Nature's Fury line closes the gap a bit between Lightning Storm and strong fire damage based skills (like Improved Sticky Gourd and Ents go to War), because of the bonuses to fire damage the line provides. Lightning Storm then is still your most damaging skill, but by a smaller margin.

Animation

Using this skill in a raid setting, might blind players and cause their PCs to lag.