Lightning Rod

Attack, AoE, Projectile, Sustained

Skill Gem · Tier 1

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 1s

Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows charge up for a brief period before releasing another Lightning burst. The Lightning Arrow Skill reduces this delay, causing bursts to happen more quickly.

At level 1

Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Burst radius is 2 metres
Maximum Arrow duration is 20 seconds
Arrow disappears after being Chained to 8 times
Maximum active Arrows@10

At level 40

Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Burst radius is 2 metres
Maximum Arrow duration is 20 seconds
Arrow disappears after being Chained to 8 times
Maximum active Arrows@10

Lightning Rod is a tier 1 Dexterity skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Attack, AoE, Projectile, Sustained). Support gems that can support it: 212.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Tier: 1
Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 1s
Tags: Attack, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, Lightning, Duration, Repeatable
Support Gems: 212

Per level

Level	Cost
1	4
2	5
3	6
4	6
5	7
6	8
7	9
8	10
9	11
10	13
11	14
12	15
13	17
14	18
15	20
16	22
17	24
18	26
19	28
20	30
21	33
22	35
23	38
24	41
25	44
26	47
27	51
28	54
29	58
30	62
31	67
32	71
33	76
34	81
35	87
36	93
37	99
38	105
39	112
40	119

Support gems for Lightning Rod (212)

Lightning Rod

Per level

Support gems for Lightning Rod (212)

Attack (37)

Lineage (24)

Physical (22)

Fire (13)

Lightning (11)

AoE (10)

Chaos (10)

Cold (10)

Spell (9)

Duration (7)

Projectile (7)

Minion (4)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (45)

Level	Cost
1	4
2	5
3	6
4	6
5	7
6	8
7	9
8	10
9	11
10	13
11	14
12	15
13	17
14	18
15	20
16	22
17	24
18	26
19	28
20	30
21	33
22	35
23	38
24	41
25	44
26	47
27	51
28	54
29	58
30	62
31	67
32	71
33	76
34	81
35	87
36	93
37	99
38	105
39	112
40	119

Level	Cost
1	4
2	5
3	6
4	6
5	7
6	8
7	9
8	10
9	11
10	13
11	14
12	15
13	17
14	18
15	20
16	22
17	24
18	26
19	28
20	30
21	33
22	35
23	38
24	41
25	44
26	47
27	51
28	54
29	58
30	62
31	67
32	71
33	76
34	81
35	87
36	93
37	99
38	105
39	112
40	119

Level	Cost
1	4
2	5
3	6
4	6
5	7
6	8
7	9
8	10
9	11
10	13
11	14
12	15
13	17
14	18
15	20
16	22
17	24
18	26
19	28
20	30
21	33
22	35
23	38
24	41
25	44
26	47
27	51
28	54
29	58
30	62
31	67
32	71
33	76
34	81
35	87
36	93
37	99
38	105
39	112
40	119