Lightning damage¶

An elemental damage type that fills the shock gauge. Shock increases stagger build-up rather than dealing additional health damage.

Referenced by¶

	Name	Effect
	Bolt Above the Swamp	15% increased lightning damage against wet targets
	Storm Spear	+12% lightning resistance penetration
	Thunder's Trail	15% increased lightning damage 40% increased shock build-up
	Thunderer's Hand	15% increased lightning damage
	White Flash	37.5% increased lightning damage on crit recently

	Option	Effect
	Runed Edge	50% slashing damage converted to lightning with swords

Stat	Nodes
6% increased lightning damage	9
6% increased lightning damage against wet targets	4
+3% lightning resistance	3
+4% lightning resistance penetration	3

Mods (16)

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased lightning damage	Prefix	must be weapon	Meadows (1)
#% increased lightning damage	Prefix	must be jewel and Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased lightning damage against wet targets	Prefix	must be weapon; one of blood magic, elemental magic or sceptre	Meadows (1)
#% increased lightning damage against wet targets	Prefix	must be jewel and Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased lightning damage while wet	Prefix	must be weapon; one of blood magic, club, elemental magic, pickaxe or sceptre	Meadows (1)
+# lightning damage	Suffix	must be ring	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be armour, evasion-based and rune-shield-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be shield, evasion-based and rune-shield-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be armour, armour-based and evasion-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be shield, armour-based and evasion-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be armour, armour-based and rune-shield-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be shield, armour-based and rune-shield-based	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be jewel and Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be trinket	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance	Suffix	must be ring	Meadows (1)
+#% lightning resistance penetration	Suffix	must be jewel and Intelligence jewel	Meadows (1)

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.