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The 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[]
| Sound | Description |
|---|---|
| Equip | |
| Lightning Strike |
History[]
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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 |  Added the lightning rod. | ||||
| 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 relating to "Lightning Rod" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
Icons[]
Lightning rod icon.
A sprite depicting the item texture.
Textures[]
Texture file of the lightning rod.
Shadow texture file of the lightning rod.
Others[]
The lightning rod seen in-game.
An earlier image of the lightning rod.
References[]