Lightning damage
Lightning damage is an elemental damage type that is caused by most Air Magic skills, Channeling Magic skills, wands and staves linked to the Air Magic, Channeling Magic and Spawning Power attributes and any martial weapon with a Shocking upgrade component.
Although lightning damage has no inherent effects, many Air Magic skills have 25% armor penetration.
Generally, Lightning damage skills tend to focus on dealing large damage to single targets, and feature no damage over time effects.
In PvE, it is rare for one to be specifically requested to wield lightning damage, with most players opting for Fire damage to deal damage. In some cases, however, it is more effective to use lightning damage. Within PvP, lightning damage typically comes as a side effect from players wielding support skills such as Blinding Surge, but it is also present within some spikes, sometimes as the primary damage source.
Equipment that protects against lightning damage[edit]
- Armor
- Inscriptions
- Focus item or Shield Inscriptions
Skills that protect against lightning damage[edit]
- Stances
Mantra of Lightning - also provides energy whenever lightning damage is taken
Skills that are involved with lightning damage[edit]
- Enchantment spells
Conjure Lightning - increases lightning damage of a weapon that deals lightning damage (e.g. with shocking modifier).
Skills that inflict lightning damage[edit]
- Enchantment spells
- Hex spells
- Item spells
- Skills
- Spear attacks
- Spells
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Arc Lightning -
Blinding Surge (elite) -
Chain Lightning -
Enervating Charge -
Invoke Lightning (elite) -
Lightning Bolt -
Lightning Hammer -
Lightning Javelin -
Lightning Orb -
Mind Shock (elite) -
Ride the Lightning (elite) -
Shell Shock -
Shock Arrow 
Caretaker's Charge (elite)-
Channeled Strike -
Clamor of Souls (elite) -
Doom -
Essence Strike -
Gaze from Beyond -
Rupture Soul -
Spirit Boon Strike -
Spirit Burn -
Spirit Rift -
Wielder's Strike 
Summon Mursaat
- Binding Rituals
- Traps
Monsters specifically resistant to lightning damage[edit]
Monsters specifically vulnerable to lightning damage[edit]
