Chain Lightning

> "*Launch a bolt of lightning that does 600 Lightning damage and bounces to two additional enemies.*"
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 **Chain Lightning** is  Lei Luo's Secondary Skill. Using it fires a bolt of lightning at an enemy in sight dealing  Lightning? damage with a 20% chance to inflict  Shock?, which can bounce to 2 other enemies if they are close enough.

Each cast of Chain Lightning will only hit each enemy once. For example, if Chain Lightning can hit 3 times but there are 2 enemies, it'll only hit 2 times.

The initial bolt fired is slightly guided towards an enemy near your crosshair if one is not being aimed at, meaning you do not have to be precise to still land the hit. However walls and other solid objects may block the lightning from being guided.

## Frequent Use

Chain Lightning has no cooldown, but uses ammunition which is replenished with  Supplies. The base capacity is 3.

* Expert Proficiency increases base capacity to up to 8.
* Battlefield Support grants Secondary Skill uses as ammo is consumed.
* Gifted Man may provide:
	+ During  Fatal Current, uses are not consumed.
		- This works even at 0 remaining uses.
* Re Energized restores 50% secondary skill capacity when  Shields? break.
* Lightning Governor constantly hits nearby enemies with Chain Lightning during  Fatal Current.
* Lightning From Void has up to 70% chance to cast Chain Lightning when inflicting a critical hit.
* Tesla Coil increases capacity by up to +6 and can restore a use if an enemy is inflicted with  Shock?.
* Double Exhilaration increases capacity by +100%.
* No Retreat increases weapon damage by 50% when Secondary Skill uses are 0.
* Extra Surprise increases the chance that enemies drop supplies.
* Untold Effort has a 50% chance to double Secondary Skill consumption.
* Capacity Overdraft allows use of Secondary Skills even when Lei Luo has no supplies, however doing so deals damage to yourself instead.
* Ancient Timer restricts the Secondary Skill with a 3 second cooldown.
* Endless Assault grants 1 Secondary Skill use every 3 seconds and increases capacity by +100%.
* Expert Proficiency increases capacity by 5.
* Sustainable Fight grants 1 Secondary Skill use for every 3 enemies killed.
* Internal Circulation grants 5 Secondary Skill uses after using Primary Skill.
* Solid Supplier grants 1 Secondary Skill use every 3 seconds.

## Offensive Use

Without upgrades, Chain Lightning deals  600? damage, up to a maximum of  1800? damage when bouncing between nearby enemies. Additionally,  Miasma? may be triggered if the enemy is affected by  Decay?.

* All enhancements to Elemental or  Lightning? damage also enhance Chain Lightning.
* Skill Enhancement increases skill damage by up to +50%.
* Gifted Man may provide:
	+ When Chain Lightning hits only one enemy, summon a thunderbolt (equal to the one of  Fatal Current) to strike that enemy.
	+ Increase chance of  Shock? to 50%.
	+ Deal +30% damage for every enemy hit with Chain Lightning.
* Fatal Current increases skill damage by +50% while active, granting a useful bonus that is always available.
* Bolt From the Blue increases Fatal Current's skill damage bonus from +50% to +100%. Additionally Chain Lightning may trigger a thunderbolt if it inflicts  Shock?.
* Hyper Current increases Chain Lightning base damage by up to +300%. At level 3 it deals additional damage to the first enemy based on number of enemies hit.
* Electric Circuit spreads a certain amount of damage of the next weapon hit to all enemies hit by Chain Lightning.
* Thunderbolt Converter Increases total damage for the next hit or skill by up to +200%, based on the number of enemies hit by Chain Lightning.
* Tesla Coil increases the number of bounces by up to +4, increasing maximum damage with enough enemies nearby.
* Brutal Gloves increases damage dealt by +35%.
* Energy Sandals increases damage for every dash since the last primary/secondary skill use or trigger.
* Skill Booster increases damage for every Critical Hit since the last primary/secondary skill use or trigger.
* Sucker Punch increases skill damage by +45% if the enemy has at least 70% Health.
* Enduring Caster increases skill damage by +1% for every 5 Health and Shield you have.
* Vindictive Nature increases skill damage by +40% for some time after taking damage.
* Untold Effort has a 50% chance to double Secondary Skill consumption.
* Surprise Bonus grants a 15% chance to double the damage of any skill.
* Elemental Weave ensures  Shock? effect within 3 seconds after changing weapons.
* Rational Consumption increases skill damage by +80%, but lowers it by 5% for every item purchased from a Peddler.
* Dual-edge increases damage by +1% for every enemy killed.
* Deadly Curse increases skill damage by +75%.
* Spirit Bible increases skill damage by +120%.
* Rich's Privileges deals extra damage after hitting with skill damage based on how much copper you currently have.
* Skill Freak grants a 75% chance to deal double damage and 25% chance to deal triple damage.
* Overconsumption increases damage dealt by up to +300%.
* Armed Caster increases skill damage by +50% for every 1x CritX your held weapon has.
* High-Powered Arc increases number of bounces by +3, the range of bounces by +100%, and base damage by +150% for every potential bounce that Chain Lightning can perform.
* Lighting Whip increases the number of bounces by +1.
* Skill Enhancement increases skill damage by +6% for every level up.
* Golden Touch increases skill damage by +10% for every occult scroll recycled, up to +100%.
* Rich Accumulation doubles damage of the next Secondary Skill hit after dealing damage 4 times with Secondary Skills.
* Skill Specialist increases total skill damage by +100%.
* Elemental Amplifier increases total damage by +125%.

## Defensive Use

Without upgrades, Chain Lightning's only defensive use is it may trigger  Manipulation? if the enemy is affected by  Burning?.

* Super Charge grants up to +40  Shields? briefly after hitting an enemy with Chain Lightning, and each Chain Lightning hit will restore up to 10 Shield.
* Solid Supplier recovers 20%  Health? and ammo reserves after casting Secondary Skill 5 times.

## Update History

* 03/26/2021 update: Chain Lightning base damage increased from 500 to 600.