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Lightning Staff
Lightning Staff is weapon 28 of 30 for the Mage, and it drops in Burning Kethotum, Kanturu Underground, Ignis Volcano, Gore Tarkan.
Lore
The Lightning Staff is one of the oldest thunder staffs known, older even than the storm spells taught today. It was found driven into a mountaintop, struck by lightning without end, and it never cracked.
The Mage who masters it learns to speak the language of storms. It falls from the Crimson Harpy, boss of Burning Kethotum, and from the Underground Dreadfear, boss of Kanturu Underground, as well as from the creatures of Ignis Volcano and Gore Tarkan.
Where Lightning Staff drops
| Map | Requirement | Dropped by |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Kethotum | Level 238 • 2 Resets | Boss (sometimes) |
| Kanturu Underground | Level 260 • 2 Resets | Boss (sometimes) |
| Ignis Volcano | Level 283 • 2 Resets | Monsters |
| Gore Tarkan | Level 306 • 2 Resets | Monsters |
The same item drops on Hard and Hardcore as Nightmare (+40% to flat attributes and +30% to % bonuses). On Hardcore, very rarely, it comes as Godlike (+80%) by letter.
Lightning Staff stats by rarity
Base stats of a Lightning Staff +0 dropped in Burning Kethotum. Rarity changes the bonuses, and the extra options of Legendary and Ancient are rolled (shown here at the middle of the range).
| Rarity | Stats |
|---|---|
| Common | Total damage +2.9% • ATK +42 • ENE +10 • Dano +1.6% |
| Uncommon | Total damage +4.3% • ATK +66 • ENE +15 • Dano +2.2% |
| Rare | Total damage +5.7% • ATK +105 • ENE +25 • Damage +2.7% • 🪙 Gold +3% |
| Epic | Total damage +8.6% • ATK +166 • ENE +40 • Damage +3.2% • 🪙 Gold +4.1% |
| Legendary | Total damage +12.4% • ATK +270 • ENE +65 • Damage +3.7% • 🪙 Gold +4.9% • 🩸 Lifesteal +1.4% |
| Ancient | Total damage +17.1% • ATK +415 • ENE +98 • Damage +4.2% • 🪙 Gold +6% • 🩸 Lifesteal +1.7% • ⭐ EXP +6% |
| Primordial | Total damage +25.7% • ATK +526 • ENE +125 • Damage +4.2% • 🪙 Gold +6% • 🩸 Lifesteal +1.7% • ⭐ EXP +6% |
Forging and refining
At the Blacksmith, Upgrade tab, the item goes from +0 to +6 with Jewel of Bless (PT) (always succeeds) and from +6 to +15 with Jewel of Soul (the chance drops at each level; on failure it loses 1 level, never below +6). Each + multiplies the whole piece (+15 makes it 3.23 times stronger). From +16 to +25 is the Ancestral Upgrade (PT), which burns Ancient items. In the Migrate tab, the whole + carries over to the Nightmare or Godlike version of the same item.