Chain Lightning

Air Magic · active glyph · 1 s cast

Ranged lightning damage spell that chains with a chance of stun. Both damage and stun chance are increased based on the caster's dexterity. Air Specialization increase the damage bonus granted by dexterity.

Air Magic numbers are estimates

These formulas come from the community wiki and predate the game's overhaul. We check each school against the live game on a GM account; until Air Magic is checked, read the numbers as ballpark. A combat balance pass across 200+ skills is also still in progress, so every number is provisional. (ledger #59)

Catnip has posted about this skill since our data was last checked. Some numbers may have changed.

Calculator

Estimate

Chain Lightning levelGrandmaster is 100; skills keep levelling to 200 (ledger #17)IntelligenceYour stat, from the character sheetDexterityYour stat, from the character sheetLightning levelAnother skill this formula readsRapid Discharge levelAnother skill this formula readsAir Magic Specialization levelGives 100% school mastery (1.25% per level) while slotted (ledger #34)Air Magic is in one of my two specialization slotsSpecialization only pays out while slotted · ledger #1, #3

At these inputs

14.7 – 19.5Air Damage

7 – 10 Air Damage
× √(Lightning level / 40 + intelligence / 40) (estimate)+ 3 × √(dexterity / 40) damage (estimate)+ (Air Magic Mastery / 100%) × √(dexterity / 40) damage, if Air Magic Specialization is training or maintaining (estimate)

Focus cost	15
Range	20
Cooldown	15 s
Chance to consume reagents	20%
Fizzle Chance From Equipment	+45%
Chance to Stun	26.1%for 3 secondschance × 1.1seconds +0.3

Specialization level has no number in this skill's formula.

Last verified against: sotawiki snapshot of 2026-10-26 (article last seen in release 109). Not yet checked in the live game. Wiki article. Rules used on this page: ledger #1, #3, #17, #34, #37, #59.