Minecraft Dungeons:Lightning Rod

This article is about the Minecraft Dungeons artifact. For the new 1.17 block, see Lightning Rod.

Lightning Rod

Type	Artifact
Rarity	Common Rare
Level ID	LightningRod

“	Crafted by Illager Geomancers, this item is enchanted with the power of a storming sky.	„
	— In-game description

“	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

A lightning rod is an artifact in Minecraft Dungeons that when activated, a bolt of lightning strikes an area around the hero after a short delay.

Obtaining

Locations:
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)

Other:

• Luxury merchant
• Mystery merchant
• Village merchant

Usage

When used, lightning rods shoot lightning on a nearby mob, damaging it and the mobs around it.

Lightning rods have 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.

Abilities

Stats

Power	Min. Damage	Max. Damage
1	60 artifact damage	60 artifact damage
37	372 artifact damage	372 artifact damage
109	19400 artifact damage	19400 artifact damage
111	23147 artifact damage	23147 artifact damage
112	24202 artifact damage	24914 artifact damage
113	25631 artifact damage	25980 artifact damage
114	26066 artifact damage	26440 artifact damage

• +1 Soul Gathering
• Requires Souls

Sounds

Sound	Description
	Equip
	Lightning Strike

History

Minecraft Dungeons
Sept 29, 2018					Lightning rods were first revealed in the Minecraft Dungeons announcement trailer.
June 9, 2019					A lightning rod was shown off in the Minecraft Dungeons gameplay trailer.
Dungeons Beta					Added lightning rods.
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.

Gallery

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  A sprite depicting the item texture.

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  A lightning rod seen in-game.

References

Minecraft Dungeons items

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