Lightning Orb

Launch an orb of lightning that fires projectiles at nearby foes. — In-game description

Lightning Orb

0.5½  25    

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Tempest

Weapon

Warhorn

Attunement

Air

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Launch an orb of lightning that fires projectiles at nearby foes.

  Damage: 148 (0.45)^?

  Damage: 119 (0.36)^?

  Vulnerability (10s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

  Vulnerability (6s): 1% Incoming Damage, 1% Incoming Condition Damage

  Missile Launch Interval: 0.25¼ seconds

  Radius: 360

  Range: 1,200

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Air

•  Aeromancer's Training - Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.

Gallery

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Notes

• The orb travels at 200 units per second.
• On an average-sized target, Lightning Orb will hit 14 times on average.
• The maximum times it can hit is 42 times.
• The orb can only hit one target at a time.
• Can be used off of some cliffs/ledges, and will traverse through the air at a 45-degree angle until it reaches a level surface or the attack is completed.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.36. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds.
September 23, 2017	Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from attacking valid targets.
January 26, 2016	Updated the skill fact to indicate the correct damage per strike. Increased the launch radius for missiles from 300 to 360.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Lightning Orb has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.