Ride the Lightning

This skill has a PvP-only version — see Ride the Lightning (PvP).

Ride the Lightning

• 5
• 10
• 1
• 5

Profession

Elementalist

Attribute

Air Magic

Type

Elite spell

Campaign

Factions

Elite Spell. You Ride the Lightning to target. All adjacent foes are Blinded for 1...4...5 second[s]. If your target is a foe, it is struck for 10...58...70 lightning damage. This spell has 25% armor penetration.

Concise description

Elite Spell. Deals 10...58...70 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration. Blinds all adjacent foes (1...4...5 second[s]). You instantly move to your target. May target allies.

Progression
Air Magic Lightning damage Blind duration	0 10 1 1 14 1 2 18 2 3 22 2 4 26 2 5 30 2 6 34 3 7 38 3 8 42 3 9 46 3 10 50 4 11 54 4 12 58 4 13 62 4 14 66 5 15 70 5 16 74 5 17 78 6 18 82 6 19 86 6 20 90 6 21 94 7

Acquisition

Signet of Capture

• Factions
  • Kunvie Firewing (Unwaking Waters (explorable area))
• Eye of the North
  • Thraexis Thundermaw (Grothmar Wardowns)

Notes

• This skill is mechanically the same as a shadow step.
• This skill is the fastest recharging shadow step skill that moves the user.

Trivia

• The functionality of this skill has changed since its introduction; see its PvE skill history and PvP skill history for details.

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Ride the Lightning.

• This skill is a reference to the album and/or song by Metallica. The band chose that name to describe the electric chair, a method of execution wherein the condemned is strapped to a wooden chair and electrocuted.