Lightning-storm
- 25m Range
- Tactical Skill
- Max Targets: 5
- Radius: 7m
- Induction: 2s
- Resistance: Tactical
Skill Type: Lightning - Vicious lightning strikes at the enemy, but this costs the Lore-master some Morale.
This skill can cash-out Burning Embers for bonus damage. - 3 Attacks:
- ... Lightning Damage
- ... Lightning Damage
- ... Lightning Damage
- Cost: ... Morale
- Cost: (Level × 3.5) Power
- Cooldown: 1m 30s
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General Information
Class: Lore-master
Level: 50
Traits
The trait Awareness of Body reduces the morale cost of this skill by 40%.
The trait Harmony with Nature reduces the power cost of this skill by 15% and shortens the induction by 25%.
The trait Knowledge of Storms increases the damage dealt by this skill by 25%.
The trait Knowledge of the Past reduces the power cost of this skill by 3% and gives it a 20% chance to restore 50-55 power.
The trait set bonus for Master of Nature's Fury (3) increases the damage of this skill by 5%.
The trait set bonus for Master of Nature's Fury (4) increases the damage of this skill by another 10%.
Effects
Using this skill while wearing four pieces of the Armour of the Erudite Teacher set or having Insignia of the Tempest relics equipped on your legendary items, has a chance to cause Dazed to occur on an enemy target.
Interactions
The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Lightning-storm Base Damage increases the damage caused by this skill by up to 10%.
The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Lightning Skills Critical Rating increases the critical rating of this skill by up to 454.
The Lore-master's Staff Legacy Tactical Skills Direct Damage increases the damage caused by this skill by up to 10%.
The Lore-master's Book Legacy Target Resistance (Damaging Skills) decreases the resistance to this skill by up to 1580.
Equipping five pieces of the Light of the West set resets the cooldown of this skill after a critical hit on Test of Will.
Equipping four pieces of the Armour of the Erudite Teacher (Level 65 Rare) set increases the chance to daze with Lightning Storm by 20%.
Slotting Insignia of the Tempest relics on your legendary items increases the chance to daze with Lightning Storm by 15% per relic.
Tactical Information
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.
A target needs to have the debuff from Ancient Craft before you are able to use Lightning Storm on it. It doesn't matter if this effect is applied by you or another Lore-master. The Ancient Craft effect will not be removed after the skill is used. It is not possible to stack the effect.
Animation
Some complain about the skill animation of Lightning Storm, saying it blinds them and causes their PC to lag. Indeed the skill causes a bright flash, sometimes announced vocally by a Lore-master ("Close your eyes!"). The animation goes as follows: the Lore-master raises his/her staff in the air, summoning the storm, then plants it down into the ground with force. There is a bright flash and two strikes of lightening hit the target. This is depicted to the right, where you see the Lore-master just hitting the floor with her staff, while the target gets struck by the first lightning.