Falling Thunder

Falling ThunderAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Projectile, Lightning
Tier: 1
Level: 1
Cost: 11 Mana
Attack Speed: 60% of base
Attack Damage: 140% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%Infuse a Quarterstaff with electrical energies, then Slam the ground to deal damage in a large area in front of you. Consumes your power charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Cone length is 4 metres

Projectile
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
25% more Damage per power charge Consumed
100% more Damage if a power charge was Consumed
Fires 3 Projectiles per power charge Consumed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0–10)% Chance to not remove Charges on usePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill.
Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFallingThunder

Falling Thunder is a quarterstaff slam skill. The user strikes the ground, dealing lightning damage in a cone in front of them. If the user has power charges, they will be consumed to launch lightning projectiles forward on impact.

Gem level progression

Level		Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage
1	1	11	140%	140%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	InnervateInnervateSupport, Attack, Lightning, Duration Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage for a short time.Attacks gain 35% of Damage as Lightning Damage for 5 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Lightning InfusionLightning InfusionSupport, Attack, Lightning Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Lightning Damage but deal less Cold and Fire Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Cold and Fire DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Perpetual ChargePerpetual ChargeSupport Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that consume Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of consuming them.Supported Skills have 35% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming themPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	AmbrosiaAmbrosiaSupport Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself which Damage enemies with Hits. Supported Skills consume a percentage of your maximum Mana Flask charges, Gaining a percentage of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per Mana Flask charge consumed.Supported Skills consume 20% of your maximum Mana Flask charges on use Supported Skills Gain 3% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per Mana Flask charge consumedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Coursing CurrentCoursing CurrentSupport, AoE, Lightning Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to also Shock nearby enemies when you Shock an enemy.Shocking Hits from supported Skills have a 50% chance to also Shock enemies in a 2.5 metre radiusPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	ClashClashSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills deal more Damage while you have a lower percentage of your Life remaining than the target struck, but less Damage when the reverse is true.Supported Skills deal 40% more Melee Damage against Enemies with a higher percentage of their Life remaining than you, but deal 20% less Melee Damage against Enemies with a lower percentage of their Life remaining than youPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	CulminationCulminationSupport, Attack, Melee, Conditional Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks. Supported Skills reset their Combo on use, dealing more Damage the higher Combo you had on use. Cannot support skills which already gain Combo. Cannot Support Skills used by Minions.Supported Skills can gain Combo Supported Skills lose all Combo on use Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 3% more Damage per ComboPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	RageforgedRageforgedSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any damaging skill that you use or trigger yourself, causing it to consume Rage to deal more damage. If you don't have enough Rage to consume, the damage bonus will not apply.Supported Skills consume 10 Rage if possible to deal 35% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Falling Thunder has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Falling Thunder has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Falling Thunder projectiles now have 50% more Damage per Power Charge consumed (previously 25%).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.