1.1 Lightning Strike

[Loschonorg]

hi taidaishar

and seeing that at slvl 20 LS does only 1-2xx damage makes me wonder if Lightning Strike is really worth it.

actually i think most of us would try out lightning strike in v1.10. not for that it'll be a darn good killing speed but because we have been deprived of it for a good 2+ years!

1) Can Lightning Strike's chain lightning hit monsters more than once?

yes it can ping-pong to its end of hits even between two targets. but keep in mind the 'fly-out-of-space' phenomenon (ruvanal suggested it was due to the delay from targeting and disappearance of target due to perhaps death that the bolt just flies off to off-screen; thread in amazon basin but i can't find it; ruvanal perhaps can chime in).

2) Does Lightning Strike transfers physical and elemental damage?

your melee hit (the start of lightning strike) can. chain lightning issued doesn't.

3) Does Lightning Strike transfer special mods (like knockback, crushing blow etc')

your melee hit (the start of lightning strike) can. chain lightning issued doesn't.

4) Can it leech?!

your melee hit (the start of lightning strike) can. this checks for tohit%. this said, even if your physical portion doesn't connect, chain lightning will still be issued.

hi gal-z

Though I wonder if multiple hits of lightning strike actually allow multiple ligthnings to arc around.

there's a big bug with lightning strike now (some comments about v1.10 lightning strike; thanks truemuppet) which basically makes speed with this skill useless. you cannot have multiple chain lightning bolts in the air damaging enemies. that's right; only the first chain lightning does its damage. the subsequent chain lightning fly but don't do damage. once the damaging chain lightning finishes its round, the immediate chain lightning issued does damage and only this. bleh.

losc