DiabloLand - Sorceress Lightning Spell Skill

Charged Bolt [top]

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	Charged Bolt Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: None	Screen shot
By charging the ions in the air surrounding her, the Sorceress discharges bursts of electrical energy. These missiles flit about randomly, chasing down her opponents and shocking them to the core.

Effect: Fires multiple, jumping bolts of electricity that seek their targets.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12

Damage 2-4 2-4 3-5 3-5 4-6 4-6 5-7 5-7 6-8 6-8 7-9 7-9 8-10 8-10 9-11 9-11 10-12 10-12 11-13 11-13

# of Bolts 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Telekinesis [top]

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	Telekinesis Required Level: 1 Prerequisites: Jab	Screen shot Animation
With this skill a Sorceress can reach out with her mind and manipulate distant objects. By manipulating the Ether that permeates the world, she is even able to retrieve items out of her reach, or send her attacks to distant enemies. Useful to a cunning Sorceress, this spell rewards quick thinking to make the most of opportunities when they present themselves.

Effect: Allows you to pick up items, trigger objects, and attack others at a distance.

Knockback and Stun disabled when used against Super Unique Monsters and Bosses. Telekinesis is the only Sorceress Spell that cannot be resisted by Cold/Fire/Lightning Resistance. Telekinesis can be used to activate the Seals in The Chaos Sanctuary. Telekinesis can be used to open chests and to quickly grab the contents which will be placed in your inventory if there is room. This is very useful in open multiplayer games with players or party members who like to hog all of the loot.

Use Telekinesis to stun enemies and shove them away. At low levels you will find Telekinesis is useful for killing enemies but as you take on more powerful enemies you will find that you will have to cast it many times to finish off an enemy by yourself.

Use Telekinesis to grab items on the other side of obstacles such as rivers, or walls or anything that would take time to reach on foot. This happens more when using ranged attacks which are nearly all of the Sorceress's spells.

You can use Telekinesis to activate Shrines. This saves the time of walking to a Shrine to touch it and also can be used to beat other players to the most desired Shrines.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost: 7

Damage 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

Static Field [top]

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	Static Field Required Level: 6 Prerequisites: None	Screen shot Animation
A devastating spell of limited range, Static Field instantly removes a good portion of the health of nearby enemies. Thusly injured, enemies are easy prey to the follow-up attacks of the Sorceress or her party members. Subsequent castings do less damage, but in combination with other spells or a decisive melee attack, a Sorceress can rely on this powerful ability to quickly dispatch even the strongest of foes.

Effect: Every enemy in a radius around you lose 25% of their current health.

Player vs Player: Static Field has a limited affect against other Players.

Static Field is a very important Skill for the Sorceress. Use Static Field on highly magic resistant bosses and Unique Monsters, that the Sorceress would otherwise have problems fighting when using her Fire, Cold and other Lightning Spells. Additional points into Static Field only increases the radius of the spell's effect so at some point, you will no longer receive a large benefit from additional points. You can rely on items that give bonus skill points to all skills to build up Static Field without having to place too many points to start it off.

The Benefits of Static field decrease rapidly so cast Static Field a few times to bring the Monster's Hit Points down then combine with another spell to finish them off. This spell works very well in combination with other party member attacks.

Static Field is Lightning damage, and can be resisted through Lightning Resistance.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost: 9

Radius (yards) 3.3 4 4.6 5.3 6 6.6 7.3 8 8.6 9.3 10 10.6 11.3 12 12.6 13.3 14 14.6 15.3 16

Damage: 25%

Lightning [top]

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	Lightning Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt	Screen shot Animation
This spell allows a Sorceress to summon the very power of the heavens and emit a tremendous surge of electrical energy. Creating a channel of lightning directed at her target, she cuts a swath through her opponents with pinpoint accuracy.

Effect: Casts a bolt of lightning.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17

Damage 1-40 1-48 1-56 1-64 1-72 1-80 1-88 1-96 1-104 1-112 1-120 1-128 1-136 1-144 1-152 1-160 1-168 1-176 1-184 1-192

Nova [top]

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	Nova Required Level: 12 Prerequisites: Static Field	Screen shot
With this attack the Sorceress creates a wave of electrical energy radiating from her fingertips, bathing all nearby enemies with its destructive force. This spell is ideal for defeating melee opponents who swarm too closely.

Effect: Creates an expanding ring of electricity that does massive damage.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Damage 1-20 8-27 15-34 22-41 29-48 36-55 43-62 50-69 57-76 64-83 71-90 78-97 85-104 92-111 99-118 106-125 113-132 120-139 127-146 134-153

Chain Lightning [top]

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	Chain Lightning Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt, Lightning	Screen shot
An improved and more complicated version of the Lightning spell, Chain Lightning arcs from foe to foe, branching out until all of its energy is dissipated. The stench of burnt flesh and ozone is often all that remains after this spell is cast.

Effect: Casts a lightning bolt that jumps through multiple targets.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Damage 1-40 1-55 1-60 1-70 1-80 1-90 1-100 1-110 1-120 1-130 1-140 1-150 1-160 1-170 1-180 1-190 1-200 1-210 1-220 1-230

Hits: 5 Targets

Teleport [top]

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	Teleport Required Level: 18 Prerequisites: Telekinesis	Screen shot
A Sorceress trained in this arcane skill has the ability to traverse the Ether, instantly rematerializing in another location. Without the aid of waypoints or portals, she may teleport anywhere within her immediate vicinity. Though not suitable for larger distances, a Sorceress can make good use of this spell for evading capture, or to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.

Effect: Instantly transports you between two points.

Teleport should be a favorite skill of every Sorceress because it can be used to escape danger and to save time. Note that additional points in Teleport only give a reduction in mana cost. You probably do not want to put all your points into Teleport. You can gain additional points in Teleport with items that give +1-2 to all Sorceress Skills or as a bonus stat on your Staff. Also placing points in Lightning Mastery combined with items that give +1-2 to all Sorceress Skill Levels will dramatically decrease the mana cost of Teleport.

Escape from Battle - The Sorceress is naturally weak against Melee or hand to hand attacks. When surrounded by Monsters, use Teleport to quickly escape to a clear area where you can blast the enemy from a distance. An item that gives Faster Hit Recovery will help in this situation, giving you more time to cast Teleport when under heavy attack.

Take Short Cuts - By far the most fun use of Teleport is to take Shortcuts. Rather than walking across the bridge or climbing stairs, just Teleport to the other side of an obstacle.

Race other People - Use Teleport to quickly get a long distance away from combat or other players or use it to beat another player to another area location or back to town. It's always funny to see another member of the party start with a huge head start and the Sorceress catches up and passes that player using Teleport.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5

Thunder Storm [top]

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	Thinder Storm Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt, Static Field, Lihgtning, Nova, Chain Lightning	Screen shot
Weather manipulation is the most impressive form of elemental magic a Sorceress may attain. A Sorceress learned in this skill may manifest a tempest of dark storm clouds that follow her wherever she travels. Any who approach the canopy of her storm are subject to the full force of the gale and bolts of powerful lightning!

Effect: Summons a thunderstorm that periodically blasts a nearby enemy with a bolt of lightning.

Thunder Storm is a nice bonus damage spell to use. Once you've spent the mana to cast it, it will stay active on your character for the duration of the spell which will depend on how many skill points you have in Thunder Storm. You can even use Thunder Storm in combination with the Cold Armor series of spells, Energy Shield and Enchant.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost: 19

Damage 1-100 11-110 21-120 31-130 41-140 51-150 61-160 71-170 81-180 91-190 101-200 111-210 121-220 131-230 141-240 151-250 161-260 171-270 181-280 191-290

Duration (seconds) 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 136 144 152 160 168 176 184

Energy Shield [top]

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	Energy Shield Required Level: 24 Prerequisites: Charged Bolt, Telekinesis Lightning, Teleport, Chain Lightning	Screen shot
Sheathing herself in pure energy, the Sorceress walks fearlessly into the fray. So long as she can maintain her concentration over this magical buffer, she diverts harmful magical energies and absorbs physical harm into her store of Mana.

Effect: Absorbs magical and some physical damage to Mana instead of Life.

Typically the Sorceress has a lot more Mana than Hit Points. Energy Shield can allow the Sorceress to redirect some of the damage she takes from hit points to mana giving her a better chance to survive battles. This can be especially helpful on Nightmare and Hell Difficulty. The amount of damage absorbed will depend on how many skill points you have in Energy Shield. The only concern when using Energy Shield is that it will eat up mana which is necessary for the Sorceress to cast her spells. If it becomes an issue, wait until you have enough Mana or fast Mana Regeneration to support Energy Shield.

Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Mana Cost: 5

Absorbs % Damage 15 23 30 35 40 43 46 48 51 52 54 56 57 58 59 61 61 62 63 63

Duration (seconds) 144 192 240 288 336 384 432 480 528 576 624 672 720 768 816 864 912 960 1008 1056

Lightning Mastery [top]

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	Lightning Mastery Required Level: 30 Prerequisites