Lightning Storm is a long-range beam of lightning that does 75 shock damage per second to Health and half that to Magicka. It’s the most Magicka-efficient Master Destruction spell and the best one against flying dragons. You have to stand still and hold it with both hands, so you’re vulnerable while casting.
Tips
It can turn even a dragon into a pile of ash, and the dragon still gives up its soul.
Spell details
- School: Destruction (Master)
- Effect: Target takes 75 points of shock damage per second to Health, and half that to Magicka.
- Base Magicka cost: 138 per second
- Casting: Concentration, aimed – needs both hands
- Spell tome: Spell Tome: Lightning Storm – value 1400 gold, ID 000A270E
More Destruction spells
Flames (Novice), Frostbite (Novice), Sparks (Novice), Fire Rune (Apprentice), Firebolt (Apprentice), Frost Rune (Apprentice), Ice Spike (Apprentice), Lightning Bolt (Apprentice), Lightning Rune (Apprentice), Chain Lightning (Adept), Fireball (Adept), Flame Cloak (Adept), Frost Cloak (Adept), Ice Storm (Adept), Lightning Cloak (Adept), Whirlwind Cloak (Adept), Icy Spear (Expert), Incinerate (Expert), Thunderbolt (Expert), Wall of Flames (Expert), Wall of Frost (Expert), Wall of Storms (Expert), Blizzard (Master), Fire Storm (Master).
Cost, effect and tome value read from the Skyrim game files (base values before skill, perks and gear).