Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck is a Tier 1 skill from the Wizard's Storm Skill Tree, increasing critical hit chance.

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Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Thunderstruck Passive, 5 ranks
Used by:	Wizard
Skill Description:
Increases the critical hit chance of all lightning spells by X%.
Skill Details:
Type:	Improvement
Quantity:	5%-75%
Effect:	Self
School:	Lighting
Resource cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	All lightning spells
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Wizard harness residual lightning power from her storm skills, reaching for the weak spots of her enemies.

Skill Design

The spells did not display their critical hit chance in the build at BlizzCon 2008, but it's assumed that they will in the final game. It's not known what else will raise critical hit chance; Clvl? Attributes? Equipment bonuses? They seem very likely to occur on items, as part of the D3 Team's effort to provide a variety of valuable mods on weapons for non-melee characters.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: +5% crit chance with all lightning spells.
• Rank 2: +10% crit chance with all lightning spells.
• Rank 3: +15% crit chance with all lightning spells.
• Rank 4: +20% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 5: +25% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 6: +30% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 7: +35% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 8: +40% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 9: +45% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 10: +50% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 11: +55% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 12: +60% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 13: +65% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 14: +70% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)
• Rank 15: +75% crit chance with all lightning spells. (projected)

Synergies

• All lightning-based spells.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Thunderstruck was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled as a Tier 1 skill in the Storm Skill Tree. It was removed sometime prior to BlizzCon 2009.

References

• Full Wizard Skill Trees
• BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report