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Lightning Strikes

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Lightning Strikes

Lightning Strikes is a gold augment in League of Legends Arena.

Overview

Increase your bonus attack speed gained from all sources. While at as attack speed or higher, your basic attacks deal 40 bonus magic damage on-hit.2

Per level3

LevelEffect
120% total attack speed.
230% total attack speed.Max-level effect: Attack speed cap increases to 10.

ArenaSweats stats

2026 Season 3 Act 2, all regions
BArenaSweats tierB tier
Pick %
4.55%
Games
1,462,351
Champions
101

Best champions with it

Full stats on ArenaSweats PagesFrom ranked Arena games tracked by ArenaSweats, updated .

Tips

  • Lightning Strikes synergizes with Cephyr and Tap Dancer.4

Interactions

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Bugs

  • Maxing Lightning Strikes and Dual Wield can cap attack speed at 4.0.5
  • Attack speed falls to 4.0 after gaining attack speed from a kill, and again after obtaining Sword of Blossoming Dawn.6
  • Taking Cerberus can cap attack speed at 4.0, even with Lightning Strikes and other attack-speed effects.7

History

Riot patch notes that name Lightning Strikes, newest first
PatchDateChanges
26.11
  • Attack Speed increase: 15% / 25% ⇒ 20% / 30%8
25.148x2 duos
  • Bonus Attackspeed 25% ⇒ 20%
  • Attacks per second On-hit breakpoint reduced from 5 ⇒ 49

Earlier formats

  • A Garen build used Deft, Lightning Strikes, Reaper's Toll and Phantom Dancer, alongside an ally who increased attack speed and had Ardent Censer.10 8x2 duos
  • Dual Wield Vayne was paired with Twice Thrice and Lightning Strikes.11 8x2 duos
  • High attack-speed champions could feel oppressive with Lightning Strikes or multiple attack-speed multipliers.12 8x2 duos

Sources

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    League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ArenaAugmentData/data, revision 4070515

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    Description: Increase your bonus attack speed gained from all sources. While at as attack speed or higher, your basic attacks deal 40 bonus magic damage on-hit.
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    League WikiLeague of Legends Wiki, Module:ArenaAugmentData/data, revision 4070515

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    Per level: Level 1: 20% total attack speed. Level 2: 30% total attack speed.; Max-level effect: Attack speed cap increases to 10.
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    RiotRiot patch notes: League of Legends Patch 26.11 Notes > Arena > Augments

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    Lightning Strikes Attack Speed increase: 15% / 25% ⇒ 20% / 30%
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    RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 25.14 Notes > Arena > Augments

    Posted 8x2 duos

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    Lightning Strikes Bonus Attackspeed 25% ⇒ 20% Attacks per second On-hit breakpoint reduced from 5 ⇒ 4
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    RiotRiot patch notes: Patch 25.14 Notes > Arena > Augments

    Posted 8x2 duos

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    High attack speed champions have felt a bit oppressive, especially when paired with Lightning Strikes or in combination with multiple attack speed multipliers. We don't think they are too far over, and want to adjust it slightly.

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