Dungeons:Lightning Rod

This article is about the artifact within Minecraft Dungeons. For the Minecraft block, see Lightning Rod.
Lightning rod
Lightning Rod (MCD).png: Infobox image for Lightning rod the dungeons item in Minecraft

Icon

Lightning Rod Artifact.png: Infobox image for Lightning rod the dungeons item in Minecraft

Sprite

Type

Artifact

Rarity

COMMON / RARE

Properties

DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite Regular Bullet.png: Sprite image for Regular Bullet in Minecraft X artifact damage
DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite Cooldown Bullet.png: Sprite image for Cooldown Bullet in Minecraft 2 second cooldown
DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite Soul Bullet.png: Sprite image for Soul Bullet in Minecraft +1 soul gathering
DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite Soul Bullet.png: Sprite image for Soul Bullet in Minecraft Requires souls (15)

Runes

DungeonsMiscellaneousSprite O.png: Sprite image for O in Minecraft

Level ID

LightningRod

In-game flavor text
You can spend souls to call down a bolt of lightning onto an area.

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.

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
SoundDescriptionResource location
Equipsfx_item_lightningRodPlace_soundWave
Lightning Strikesfx_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
Stormlander

Titan's Shroud
The Monumental
Iron Golem
Series
3
Type
Hero
Rarity
N/A
Number
117
Code 128
c01S1000

History

Minecraft Dungeons
Sept 29, 2018The lightning rod was first revealed within the Minecraft Dungeons announcement trailer.
June 9, 2019The lightning rod was shown off in the Minecraft Dungeons gameplay trailer.
Dungeons BetaAdded the lightning rod.
1.3.2.0Increased 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.
1.4.3.0Now obtainable from the camp merchants.
Now obtainable from Frosted Fjord.
1.8.0.0Now 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

LIGHTNING ROD – This magical staff allows the wielder to cause bolts of lightning to strike an area, causing damage and expending souls. It is said to have been crafted by Geomancers in an attempt to harness the power of the sky.

Guide to Minecraft Dungeons:
A Handbook for Heroes

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