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==Description==
 
==Description==
Lightning can be used by any monster that can cast clerical spells and is at least [[Monster level|level]] 12. When cast, a bolt of [[lightning]] strikes from above and deals 8d6 [[shock]] damage, destroying [[wand]]s and [[ring]]s in open inventory, and [[blind]]s you regardless of damage. The bolt's damage can be reduced by [[half spell damage]], and [[shock resistance]] and [[reflection]] prevent damage completely.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|543|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}
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Lightning can be used by any monster that can cast clerical spells and is at least [[Monster level|level]] 12. When cast, a bolt of [[lightning]] strikes from above and deals 8d6 [[shock]] damage, destroying [[wand]]s and [[ring]]s in open inventory, and [[blind]]s you regardless of damage.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|571|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage}}{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|576|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=blindness}} The bolt's damage can be reduced by [[half spell damage]], and [[shock resistance]] and [[reflection]] prevent damage completely.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|565|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=damage prevention}}{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|576|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment=half spell damage reduction}}
  
 
==Messages==
 
==Messages==
{{message|A bolt of lightning strikes down at you from above!|A monster cast lightning at you.{{refsrc|src/mcastu.c|546|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}}}
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{{message|A bolt of lightning strikes down at you from above!|A monster cast lightning at you.}}
 
{{message|It bounces off your <amulet/armor/scales/weapon>.|A source of reflection deflected the spell.}}
 
{{message|It bounces off your <amulet/armor/scales/weapon>.|A source of reflection deflected the spell.}}
  
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[[Category:Monster spells]]
 
[[Category:Monster spells]]

Revision as of 20:59, 20 January 2024

This article is about the monster spell. For other similarly-named pages, see Lightning.

Lightning is a monster spell in NetHack that is used by some of the stronger clerical spell casters.

Description

Lightning can be used by any monster that can cast clerical spells and is at least level 12. When cast, a bolt of lightning strikes from above and deals 8d6 shock damage, destroying wands and rings in open inventory, and blinds you regardless of damage.[1][2] The bolt's damage can be reduced by half spell damage, and shock resistance and reflection prevent damage completely.[3][4]

Messages

A bolt of lightning strikes down at you from above!
A monster cast lightning at you.
It bounces off your <amulet/armor/scales/weapon>.
A source of reflection deflected the spell.

History

In NetHack 3.4.3 and earlier versions, including some variants based on those versions, the lightning monster spell does not cause blindness like other lightning effects; this is C342-46, which is corrected in NetHack 3.6.0 via commit 7de00a45.

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