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Comment by Maliander

A very powerful skill, if weather effects are working.

Some observations:

The extra damage is added to each tick of damage, both direct attacks and DoT attacks. This means synergy with DoT effects or attacks that are split in several smaller ones is large, and synergy with DoT effects that hit multiple times per round (Nut Barrage and Build Turret) is huge.
Like all weather effects, it boosts both your team and the opponents' team.
The mechanical damage bonus also effects the damage of the lightning storm itself, so it does 25% more damage than the tooltip suggests
If you want to reduce the damage done to your own team, shields like Shell Shield and Spiked Skin are helpful.
I did not test if the extra damage also procs from reactive damage like Spiked Skin, Brittle Webbing or Thorns. Interesting loops could occur...

Comment by 110296

Does not seem to be working properly right now. My Wild Jade Hatcling does get the extra mechanical damage to it's attacks, but my other pets do not after switching them. Right now the bonus mechanical damage on every hit seems to only apply to the two pets active when the ability is cast.

Comment by zimmah

works extremely well with Batter and U-238 Rounds and simular skills.

It's not advisable to use this skill if the opponent has mechanical pets or a lot of pets with DoT abilities or skills that hit multiple times per round.

Comment by 912540

Keep in mind that Elemental type pets do not receive damage from the lightning strike during Lightning Storm, however, they can still use the lightning to damage any other non-Elemental pet.

This also works great with attacks that hit the whole team like BONESTORM, Arcane Storm, etcetera and works especially great with Peddlefeet's Rapid Fire.

Comment by 223389

Bugged and will cause double damage against Humanoids. It says it is strong against Beasts.

Comment by Sicket

The aura created by this spell (Lightning Storm) goes pretty well with the Cogblade Raptor pet, Lightning Storm will buff his Batter to do more damage and grants 2-3 lightnings per round if you're attacking first and ALL damage can be improved by using Exposed Wounds which will make both attacks and lightnings do more damage, I could easily deal 1600 using this strategy. After killing one pet, I could easily kill another one in 2 rounds.

This helped me a lot when dealing with some pet battle masters. Hope you guys enjoy!

Comment by 223389

Call Lightning + Tympanic Tantrum = Serious damage to entire team.

+Bonus Mechanical damage on each attack
+25% to Mechanical damage
Tympanic Tantrum deals two attacks to the main pet, and one attack to back line pets. Each of these attacks will get the 25% bonus and the additional Mechanical attack with 25% bonus. If this is done against Beasts, well you get the picture...

Comment by Tadewing

Can be combined with Moth Balls to proc lightning.

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Call Lightning

100% Hit Chance

Deals 25 Magic damage and causes a Lightning Storm for 5 rounds.

During a Lightning Storm, all pets deal 2 bonus Humanoid damage on each attack and Mechanical abilities deal 25% additional damage.

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