Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod
ModelIn-game modelsSpriteIn-game sprites or icons BotWBreath of the Wild BotWBreath of the Wild
Main appearance(s)	Breath of the Wild
Other appearance(s)	Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Location(s)	Hyrule Ridge West Necluda
Use(s)	Attacking Enemies Electrocution
Strength	5
Durability	14
Comparable Item(s)	Thunderblade Thunderstorm Rod

Lightning Rods are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.

Location and Uses

Breath of the Wild

Hyrule Compendium Entry

237  (242Master Mode) Lightning Rod	Description A magical rod that can shoot balls of electricity. Its gem contains lightning from the Hyrule Hills. It's not recommended to use as a melee weapon.
	Common Locations West Necluda Hyrule Ridge
	Properties Atk 5

Lightning Rods are one-handed Weapons that are weaker counterparts to Thunderstorm Rods. Most commonly, they are wielded by Electric Wizzrobes. Their gems contain Lightning from Hyrule Ridge. Lightning Rods are not made of flammable materials, and they can safely be used around Fire or Scorching Climates. They are also not made of magnetic materials and cannot be manipulated with Magnesis. Lightning Rod do not attract Lightning during Thunderstorms or conduct Electricity, and they will float in sufficiently deep bodies of Water.

Lightning Rods are imbued with the elemental energy of Electricity, generating a ball of Lightning that advances when swung. However, Lightning Rods are fragile and will break easily if they make direct contact with Objects or Enemies. They will also break simply from extended use. If Link executes a Spin Attack while wielding a Lightning Rod, he will loose five blasts at once in different directions. They will temporarily lose their magical properties if used excessively, requiring a brief cooldown period before they can be used again.

Elemental Weapon Parameters

Name	ActorName
Value	"Weapon_Sword_062"
Description	Internal name
Name	Life
Value	14
Description	Durability of the weapon
Name	Power
Value	5
Description	Damage dealt with the weapon
Name	SpHitActor
Value	""
Description	Objects that receive additional damage from the weapon
Name	SpHitRatio
Value	2.0
Description	Damage multiplier appplied to SpHitActor objects
Name	IsHammer
Value	false
Description	Whether or not the weapon can break ore deposits in one hit
Name	IsWeakBreaker
Value	false
Description	Unknown use, maybe was used during dev to one hit kill weaker enemies ?
Name	IsBoomerang
Value	false
Description	Whether or not the weapon comes back to the player if they throw it
Name	IsLuckyWeapon
Value	false
Description	Unknown use, maybe was used to have random crits during dev ?
Name	IsPikohan
Value	false
Description	Whether or not the weapon launches the enemies at the end of a combo or after a charged attack (Spring-Loaded Hammer behavior)
Name	IsThrowingWeapon
Value	false
Description	Whether or not the weapon can be thrown
Name	IsThrowingBreakWeapon
Value	true
Description	Whether or not the weapon breaks instantly when thrown to an enemy
Name	ThrowRange
Value	30.0
Description	After being thrown, travelled distance of the weapon before getting affected with gravity
Name	ChemicalEnergyMax
Value	400
Description	The maximal amount of energy elemental weapons have. If it falls to zero, the weapon is uncharged and you have to wait until it's charged again
Name	ChemicalEnergyAmountUsed
Value	100
Description	The energy cost elemental weapons have when using their power
Name	ChemicalEnergyRecoverRate
Value	10.0
Description	Speed, in unit/frame, of the energy recovery of the weapon
Name	ChemicalEnergyRecoverInterval
Value	90
Description	Frames you have to wait, after your last attack, before the weapon starts to recharge itself
Name	ShootBeam
Value	""
Description	If specified, what actor to launch when throwing the weapon
Name	SharpWeaponAddAtkMin
Value	3
Description	Minimal value for level 1 attack up modifier
Name	SharpWeaponAddAtkMax
Value	3
Description	Maximal value for level 1 attack up modifier
Name	SharpWeaponAddLifeMin
Value	2
Description	Minimal value for level 1 durability up modifier
Name	SharpWeaponAddLifeMax
Value	3
Description	Maximal value for level 1 durability up modifier
Name	SharpWeaponAddCrit
Value	true
Description	Whether or not the weapon can get the critical hit modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddAtkMin
Value	4
Description	Minimal value for level 2 attack up modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddAtkMax
Value	8
Description	Maximal value for level 2 attack up modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddLifeMin
Value	4
Description	Minimal value for level 2 durability up modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddLifeMax
Value	7
Description	Maximal value for level 2 durability up modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddThrowMin
Value	1.0
Description	Minimal value for throw distance up modifier
Name	PoweredSharpAddThrowMax
Value	1.0
Description	Maximal value for throw distance up modifier
Name	ThrowSpeed
Value	1.0
Description	Initial speed of the weapon when thrown
Name	ThrowRotSpeed
Value	50.0
Description	Rotation speed, in radian per second, of the weapon when thrown
Name	MagicName
Value	"ThunderRodLv1Thunder"
Description	Type of actor to spawn if the weapon has elemental properties
Name	ChargeMagicNum
Value	5
Description	How many actors are spawned when doing a charged attack with the weapon
Name	MagicPower
Value	10
Description	Damage of the spawned actor
Name	MagicSpeed
Value	10.0
Description	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor when attacking with Y
Name	MagicSpeedByThrow
Value	10.0
Description	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor, if spawned with the R button cast
Name	MagicGravity
Value	0.0001
Description	Multiplier affecting the vertical acceleration of the spawned actor
Name	MagicRadius
Value	0.4
Description	Multiplier affecting the size of the spawned actor
Name	MagicRange
Value	30.0
Description	Distance where the spawned actor will despawn, from the weapon that spawned it
Name	MagicSpeedByEnemy
Value	9.0
Description	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
Name	MagicGravityByEnemy
Value	0.01
Description	Multiplier affecting the vertical acceleration of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
Name	MagicRadiusByEnemy
Value	0.15
Description	Multiplier affecting the size of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
Name	MagicRangeByEnemy
Value	20.0
Description	Distance where the spawned actor will despawn, from the weapon that spawned it if an enemy uses it
Name	SellingPrice
Value	18
Description	Unused value for the weapons, probably a leftover from a dev build where you could sell your weapons
Name	BuyingPrice
Value	120
Description	Unused value for the weapons, probably a leftover from a dev build where you could buy weapons

Name	Value	Description
ActorName	"Weapon_Sword_062"	Internal name
Life	14	Durability of the weapon
Power	5	Damage dealt with the weapon
SpHitActor	""	Objects that receive additional damage from the weapon
SpHitRatio	2.0	Damage multiplier appplied to SpHitActor objects
IsHammer	false	Whether or not the weapon can break ore deposits in one hit
IsWeakBreaker	false	Unknown use, maybe was used during dev to one hit kill weaker enemies ?
IsBoomerang	false	Whether or not the weapon comes back to the player if they throw it
IsLuckyWeapon	false	Unknown use, maybe was used to have random crits during dev ?
IsPikohan	false	Whether or not the weapon launches the enemies at the end of a combo or after a charged attack (Spring-Loaded Hammer behavior)
IsThrowingWeapon	false	Whether or not the weapon can be thrown
IsThrowingBreakWeapon	true	Whether or not the weapon breaks instantly when thrown to an enemy
ThrowRange	30.0	After being thrown, travelled distance of the weapon before getting affected with gravity
ChemicalEnergyMax	400	The maximal amount of energy elemental weapons have. If it falls to zero, the weapon is uncharged and you have to wait until it's charged again
ChemicalEnergyAmountUsed	100	The energy cost elemental weapons have when using their power
ChemicalEnergyRecoverRate	10.0	Speed, in unit/frame, of the energy recovery of the weapon
ChemicalEnergyRecoverInterval	90	Frames you have to wait, after your last attack, before the weapon starts to recharge itself
ShootBeam	""	If specified, what actor to launch when throwing the weapon
SharpWeaponAddAtkMin	3	Minimal value for level 1 attack up modifier
SharpWeaponAddAtkMax	3	Maximal value for level 1 attack up modifier
SharpWeaponAddLifeMin	2	Minimal value for level 1 durability up modifier
SharpWeaponAddLifeMax	3	Maximal value for level 1 durability up modifier
SharpWeaponAddCrit	true	Whether or not the weapon can get the critical hit modifier
PoweredSharpAddAtkMin	4	Minimal value for level 2 attack up modifier
PoweredSharpAddAtkMax	8	Maximal value for level 2 attack up modifier
PoweredSharpAddLifeMin	4	Minimal value for level 2 durability up modifier
PoweredSharpAddLifeMax	7	Maximal value for level 2 durability up modifier
PoweredSharpAddThrowMin	1.0	Minimal value for throw distance up modifier
PoweredSharpAddThrowMax	1.0	Maximal value for throw distance up modifier
ThrowSpeed	1.0	Initial speed of the weapon when thrown
ThrowRotSpeed	50.0	Rotation speed, in radian per second, of the weapon when thrown
MagicName	"ThunderRodLv1Thunder"	Type of actor to spawn if the weapon has elemental properties
ChargeMagicNum	5	How many actors are spawned when doing a charged attack with the weapon
MagicPower	10	Damage of the spawned actor
MagicSpeed	10.0	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor when attacking with Y
MagicSpeedByThrow	10.0	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor, if spawned with the R button cast
MagicGravity	0.0001	Multiplier affecting the vertical acceleration of the spawned actor
MagicRadius	0.4	Multiplier affecting the size of the spawned actor
MagicRange	30.0	Distance where the spawned actor will despawn, from the weapon that spawned it
MagicSpeedByEnemy	9.0	Multiplier affecting the base speed of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
MagicGravityByEnemy	0.01	Multiplier affecting the vertical acceleration of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
MagicRadiusByEnemy	0.15	Multiplier affecting the size of the spawned actor when an enemy uses the weapon
MagicRangeByEnemy	20.0	Distance where the spawned actor will despawn, from the weapon that spawned it if an enemy uses it
SellingPrice	18	Unused value for the weapons, probably a leftover from a dev build where you could sell your weapons
BuyingPrice	120	Unused value for the weapons, probably a leftover from a dev build where you could buy weapons

Other Appearances

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Non-Canon Information

The following section is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

The Lightning Rod from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Lightning Rods are tools that can be wielded by all Warriors, as well as by enemy Electric Wizzrobes. Located on the left bumper wheel with the Fire Rod, Ice Rod, and Apple, Lightning Rods are limited charge attack Items that will shock anything in its attack radius. They can also help whittle away at exposed Weak Point Gauges. This attack radius can be widened if Enemies are near metal crates or are in Water. The Lightning Rod need Electric-elemental energy as fuel for its attacks, and the amount of charges the Rod has carry over into future battles, meaning completing battles with an empty Lightning Rod will have the Lightning Rod remain out of charge. The energy needed to power the Lightning Rod can be found by either slaying Electric Monsters, such as Electric Wizzrobes, or by smashing open crates.

The Lightning Rod is obtained by slaying the player's first Electric Wizzrobe, with the first one being found in the "Road to the Ancient Lab" Scenario. The Lightning Rod help make the Weak Point Gauges of certain Monsters, such as Waterblight Ganon], drain faster. Being hit by the Lightning Rod while near or on a conductive surface will allow Warriors to chain Weak Point Smashes more consecutively.

While the Lightning Rod innately has three charges, completing the "The Research of Rods" and "It Takes Two" Quests both reward Warriors one additional charge to all Rods, including the Lightning Rod.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names
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Gallery

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  An Electric Wizzrobe wielding a Lightning Rod

See Also

• Fire Rod
• Ice Rod
• Thunderblade
• Thunderstorm Rod
• Weapon

References

Rods

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A Link to the Past

Cane of Byrna • Cane of Somaria • Fire Rod • Ice Rod • Rod

A Link Between Worlds

Fire Rod • Ice Rod • Nice Fire Rod • Nice Ice Rod • Nice Sand Rod • Nice Tornado Rod • Rented Fire Rod • Rented Ice Rod • Rented Sand Rod • Rented Tornado Rod • Rod • Sand Rod • Tornado Rod

Breath of the Wild

Blizzard Rod • Fire Rod • Ice Rod • Lightning Rod • Meteor Rod • Rod • Thunderstorm Rod

Hyrule Warriors

8-Bit Candle • Cia's Staff • Crackling Rod • Dominion Rod • Fire Rod • Ice Rod • Magic Rod • Magical Rod (Hyrule Warriors) • Magical Rod + • Prism Rod • Rented Ice Rod • Sand Rod • Scepter • Tornado Rod

Other

Cane of Pacci • Capture Staff • Rod of Seasons • Tri Rod • Wand • Wand of Gamelon (Item) • Wand of Power • Water Rod

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