Dungeons:Lightning Rod

Icon

Sprite
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| Rarity |
COMMON / RARE |
| Properties |
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| Runes |
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| Level ID |
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In-game flavor text
You can spend souls to call down a bolt of lightning onto an area. | |
| In-game description Crafted by Illager Geomancers, this item is enchanted with the power of a storming sky. | |
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A lightning rod is an artifact that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.
Obtaining
Missions
Listed difficulties are considered to be the minimum difficulty the item is obtainable on unless stated otherwise.
Soggy Swamp (Adventure)
Soggy Cave (Adventure)
Obsidian Pinnacle
Frosted Fjord (DLC)
Nether Fortress (DLC)
Merchants
Usage
The lightning rod shoots lightning on a nearby mob, damaging it and the mobs around it. It deals a very large amount of damage in a small area.
The lightning rod has a two second cooldown, +1 soul gathering, and requires fifteen souls to activate. Equipment that increases Artifact Damage, such as the Souldancer Robe, Splendid Robe, and Cave Crawler affect the amount of damage dealt.
The damage range depends on the item's power.
Properties
- X artifact damage
- 2 second cooldown
- +1 Soul gathering
- Requires souls (15)
Stats
| Power | Min. Damage | Max. Damage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 60 |
| 37 | 372 | 372 |
| 109 | 19400 | 19400 |
| 111 | 23147 | 23147 |
| 112 | 24202 | 24914 |
| 113 | 25631 | 25980 |
| 114 | 26066 | 26440 |
Sounds
| Sounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sound | Description | Resource location |
| Equip | sfx_item_lightningRodPlace_soundWave | |
| Lightning Strike | sfx_env_thunderStrikeFast_soundWave | |
Minecraft Dungeons Arcade
The player equips the lightning rod when the following cards are used in Minecraft Dungeons Arcade.
| The Monumental | |
|---|---|
| |
| Equips | |
| Series 3 |
Type Hero |
| Rarity N/A |
Number 117 |
| Code 128 c01S1000 | |
History
| Minecraft Dungeons | |||||||
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| Sept 29, 2018 | The lightning rod was first revealed within the Minecraft Dungeons announcement trailer. | ||||||
| June 9, 2019 | The lightning rod was shown off in the Minecraft Dungeons gameplay trailer. | ||||||
| Dungeons Beta | |||||||
| 1.3.2.0 | Increased cost from 10 to 15. | ||||||
| Added cooldown for 2 seconds. | |||||||
| Increased radius from 300 to 350. | |||||||
| Increased damage from 30 damage per soul to 60 damage per soul. | |||||||
| Max damage also effectively increased by 50% due to damage being damage per soul. | |||||||
| Removed variable soul cost. | |||||||
| 1.4.3.0 | Now obtainable from the camp merchants. | ||||||
| Now obtainable from Frosted Fjord. | |||||||
| 1.8.0.0 | Now obtainable from Nether Fortress. | ||||||
Issues
Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "Lightning Rod" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023.
Quotes
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| — Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes |
Gallery
Textures
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Lightning rod texture file. -
Lightning rod shadow texture file.
Screenshots
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Lightning rod within the inventory. -
Early lightning rod concept.
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