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Skill gem · Spell / Damage / Projectile

Ball Lightning

Fires a slow-moving projectile that damages each enemy in an area around it repeatedly with bolts of lightning.

ACQUISITIONSkill gem
SKILL TYPESpell / Damage / Projectile
REVIEWEDAug 13, 2026
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE

How this skill fits a character

A slow projectile can repeatedly pass through the same target, so projectile speed changes contact time as well as screen coverage. Judge positioning and hit frequency separately from the tooltip.

GAME-DATA TAGS
SpellDamageProjectileProjectilesFromUserAreaTotemableTrappableMineableMulticastableTriggerableLightningCanRapidFireAreaSpell
SOURCE-BACKED SUPPORT MATCHES

Supports that fit this skill

Eligible means the support's allowed and excluded game-data types passed PoExplorer's conservative compatibility check. Recommended appears only when the source explicitly recommends it.

Added Lightning Damage Support · eligibleBallista Totem Support · eligibleBrutality Support · eligibleBurning Damage Support · eligibleCast when Damage Taken Support · eligibleConcentrated Effect Support · eligibleControlled Destruction Support · eligibleCulling Strike Support · eligibleEarthbreaker Support · eligibleEfficacy Support · eligibleElemental Focus Support · eligibleEnergy Leech Support · eligible
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