Lightning Blast

This article is about the Mage skill. For Primalist skill triggered by Tempest Strike, see Lightning Bolt.

Lightning Blast is a Mage Spell Skill which is unlocked at level 1.

Lightning Blast
Class	Mage
Unlocked	Mage Level 1
Skill Type	Spell
Damage Types	Lightning
Mana Cost	3

Skill Description

Hurl a bolt of lightning at the target

Attribute Effects

Intelligence: 4% increased damage per point

Skill Nodes

Icon	Node Name	Node Description	Max Points	Connected Nodes
	Arcing Power	5% increased damage per point for each enemy the lightning has already chained to.	7	Final Spark-1
	Blinding Light	10% chance to blind on hit per point	4	Crackling Speed-4
	Chain Lightning	Chains up to 1 additional target per point. Adds 2 to mana cost per point. You cannot hit the same enemy twice with one cast. Lightning Blast cannot chain while you are out of mana.	4	Initial Blast-2, Volatile Lightning-3 and Root-0
	Charge Retention	The damage increases granted by the Mortal Capacitor node on this tree last 25% longer per point.	9	Mortal Capacitor-2
	Cloud Answer	%17 chance per point for lightning to strike the locations you hit with lightning blast. Lightning scales with increases to lightning damage and spell damage, but not with other nodes on this tree.	6	Warding Bolt-3
	Crackling Speed	5% increased cast speed per point	6	Blinding Light-4 and Root-0
	Final Spark	40% increased damage per point to the last enemy hit if the lightning has chained the maximum number of times.	8	Volatile Lightning-1 and Arcing Power-1
	Initial Blast	18% increased damage per point to the first enemy hit.	5	Mana Spark-2 and Chain Lightning-2
	Innate Conduit	When you are out of mana lightning blast is free, but deals 15% less damage and cannot chain.	1	Protective Blast-1 and Root-0
	Lasting Protection	Protection buffs granted by the nodes of this tree last 25% longer per point.	5	Lightning Attunement-2
	Lightning Attunement	Gain 30 lightning protection per point for 3 seconds on cast	5	Protective Blast-2, Lasting Protection-2 and Protective Focus-2
	Mana Spark	Subtracts 1 from mana cost per point. 4% increased damage per point to the first enemy hit.	3	Initial Blast-2
	Mortal Capacitor	Gain 5% increased lightning damage per point for 3 seconds on cast. This increase does apply to the cast that granted it.	3	Warding Bolt-1, Charge Retention-2 and Powerful Blast-1
	Powerful Blast	10% increased damage per point.	9	Mortal Capacitor-1
	Protective Blast	Gain 10 elemental protection per point for 3 seconds on cast.	5	Innate Conduit-1 and Lightning Attunement-2
	Protective Focus	Protection granted by the nodes of this tree are increased by 20% per point.	4	Lightning Attunement-2
	Volatile Lightning	Chains up to 1 additional target per point. 4% chance per point to shock yourself when you cast lightning blast (shock reduces tenacity and elemental protection by 100)	7	Chain Lightning-3 and Final Spark-1
	Warding Bolt	30% chance to gain 5 ward per point on cast.	5	Cloud Answer-3, Mortal Capacitor-1 and Root-0