Chain Lightning (Inquisition)

For the spells in other games, see Chain Lightning (Origins) and Chain Lightning (Dragon Age II).

Chain Lightning is a mage spell from the Storm tree in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Information[]

Distance: 5 meters
Number of Hits: 4
Electric Damage: 250% Weapon Damage
Shocked duration: 8 seconds
Cooldown Time: 8 seconds
Cost: 50 mana
Friendly fire possible (if enabled in the settings)

Upgrade[]

Arcing Surge

Upgrade

Chain lighting arcs farther and hits more targets.

Distance Bonus: 4 meters
Additional Hits: 2

Never Strikes Twice

Upgrade
Requires: Trespasser

Chain Lightning never strikes the same target more than once, but it deals more damage with each new target it reaches.

Damage Bonus: 100%

Items[]

Crafting materials[]

Name	Tier	Effect	Acquisition
Fade-Touched Onyx (Chain Lightning)	1	10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power.	Randomly found in the Hinterlands at the Mage Hideout, Templar Encampment and Grand Forest Villa.
Fade-Touched Obsidian (Chain Lightning)	2	10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 75% weapon power.	Randomly found in the Hinterlands around the Blood Cliffs, Crestwood, the Plains and Emerald Graves.
Fade-Touched Silverite (Chain Lightning)	3	10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 100% weapon power.	Randomly found in Emprise du Lion and the Arbor Wilds. Randomly found in the Frostback Basin. Note: Jaws of Hakkon required. Randomly awarded from Deep Roads Expeditions: Bastion of the Pure Ore Harvesting. Note: The Descent required. Random trials reward after reaching level 13. Note: Trespasser required.

Weapons[]

Name	Damage	Enhancements	Requirements & Upgrades	Acquisition
Agony Unique Dagger Item Level 20	124-128 (319-329 DPS)	+3% Attack +3% Critical Chance +31% Critical Damage Bonus 10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power	Requires: Rogue only Level 17 Upgrade Slot: None Rune Slot: Empty Rune	Looted from the sarcophagus in the central chamber of the Solasan Temple; see the Forbidden Oasis side quest A Prideful Place.
Magister Lightning Staff Rare Staff Item Level 16	47-48 Electricity (76-78 DPS)	+34% Barrier Damage Bonus +5% Stagger on Hit 10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power	Requires: Mage only Level 13 Upgrade Slot: None Rune Slot: Empty Rune	Random loot from tier 2 chests.
Stormbreak Unique Staff Item Level 8	31 Electricity (50 DPS)	+2% Attack +13 Magic +2 Willpower 10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power	Requires: Mage only Level 4 Upgrade Slot: None Rune Slot: Empty Rune	Available at the Crossroads Merchant in the Hinterlands for 439 . Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.
Thunderstrike Unique Mace Item Level 23	148-153 (216-223 DPS)	+35% Armor Penetration +7 Strength 10% chance to inflict Chain Lightning damage at 50% weapon power	Requires: Warrior only Level 20 Upgrade Slot: Empty Haft Rune Slot: Empty Rune	Randomly available at the Caer Bronach Merchant in Crestwood for 8572 . Note: Requires The Short List Inquisition perk.

Notes[]

Shocked enemies can be put to Sleep via the Weaken effect (see special combos) with upgraded Rift Mage spells: Punching Down for Veilstrike, Shatterstone for Stonefist, or Shaken Veil for Pull of the Abyss. Weaken can also be inflicted with basic attacks when Maker's Will is an active passive ability, or with an upgraded Walking Bomb
The Weaken effect must be applied after the Shocked effect in order to combo into Sleep. Using Chain Lightning on a pre-existing Weaken will not work
With friendly fire enabled, this spell can target allies, and does so rather unpredictably. When two enemies or more are within the bolt's "arc" range, it will usually jump without incident. Without additional targets in range, the arc will default to hitting allies, making this spell a poor choice against lone enemies such as bosses