Diablo – What exactly does the chain lightning effect on the Odyn Son do

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Last night I found a legendary mace, Odyn Son.

Cropped screenshot showing Odyn Son tooltip

I'm unclear on how its Chain Lightning ability works, beyond the obvious that there is a 38% chance on hit that it triggers. How is the damage for it determined? How many enemies can it hit, and at what radius? Is it related to the Wizard's Electrocute skill, runed with Chain Lightning? If so, is it actually treated as a skill and thus gains benefit from +Lightning skills gear?

Best Answer

400% weapon damage
Will test initial target reports as my data did not indicate that ... but I was tired so who knows (referring to whether or not the Chain Lightning hits the initial target or not)
Does NOT benefit from +% lightning damage

The general consensus is that:

  • Yes, it does do 400% of the original weapon damage
  • Yes, it does hit the initial target (this was patched in later)
  • No, it does not benefit from any lightning buffs.

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