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Attacker Takes Lightning Damage

In the game: Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of XSame against players

How it works

When a monster hits you in melee, it takes this much lightning damage back. The amount is fixed: it does not depend on how hard the monster hit you. Ranged attacks and spells never trigger it.

Because it is lightning damage, the monster's lightning resistance reduces it, and a lightning-immune monster takes none. See also Attacker Takes Damage.

Where it comes from

15 sources · every item, runeword, rune and affix that gives it

SlotAllWeapon (6)Helm (2)Body Armor (1)Shield (4)Amulet (2)My levelAt leastSortBy slotStrongest firstLowest level firstName

AllUniques 13Set items 2

15 sources

Source	Gives	Lvl
Weapon 6
StormlashUnique · Scourge	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 30	82
StormspireUnique · Giant Thresher	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 27	70
Chromatic IreUnique · Cedar Staff	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 20	35
StormspikeUnique · Stiletto	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 20	41
StormriderUnique · Tabar	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 15	41
CloudcrackUnique · Gothic Sword	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 15	45
Helm 2
Blackhorn's FaceUnique · Death Mask	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 25	41
Coif of GloryUnique · Helm	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 7	14
Body Armor 1
Sparking MailUnique · Chain Mail	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 10-14	17
Shield 4
VisceratuantUnique · Defender	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 10	28
StormshieldUnique · Monarch	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 10	73
Isenhart's ParrySet item · Gothic Shield	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 4	8
StormguildUnique · Large Shield	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 3	13
Amulet 2
Highlord's WrathUnique · Amulet	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 15	65
Cathan's SigilSet item · Amulet	Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 5	11

Source: itemstatcost.txt (item_attackertakeslightdamage) and properties.txt over the property codes of the game's item tables, the runeword lines and skills.txt (build 3.3.93847). Magic affixes are the ones that can spawn; a runeword's line includes what its runes add in that slot. “LoD 1.14d” is the value in classic Diablo II's last patch where it differs (uniques, set items, runewords' own bonuses, runes and gems; from blizzhackers/d2data); a D2R chip marks what 1.14d did not have. “Strongest” ranks items by the top of their roll range. · Report incorrect data