Lightning God

How to get it

It is found in the second area of Upper Skylands, in the First Sea, at the end of the island beside the big temple, exactly where the Thunder God stood.

It respawns every 10 minutes.

What it drops

• ~520 Beli
• ~94 580 EXP
• 14 375 Bounty/Honor
• Pole (1st Form) (6%)
• Angel Wings

Stat sheet

Level	575
Health	22,875
Damage	638.5 (901.3 base)
Respawn	10 minutes
Aura	no
Weapons	Sword and fruit
Sea	First Sea
Location	Upper Skylands, second area

It sits between Royal Soldier before it and Galley Pirate after it in the progression.

The quest and what it pays

The quest is taken from Sky Quest Giver 2, at level 575.

Possible drops: the Pole (1st Form) at 6%, and Angel Wings.

Worth noting: it wears the Tomoe Ring on its back, but it does not drop it.

Its three attacks

Attack	Description	Damage without Aura	How to avoid
Lightning Orb	It creates an electrified sphere and throws it at you: it pulls you in before exploding. The explosion breaks Instinct.	777.1	Dash in a circle, continuously.
Thunderstorm	A modified version of Lightning's [X]: massive bolts rain down, dealing heavy damage and stunning anyone caught.	699.4 on the first hit, 155.4 after	Stay away, and as soon as it starts, dash back and wait it out.
Lightning Rain	Pole (1st Form)'s [X]: a small cloud rains three bolts that stun.	not published	Move out of the cloud's area.

How to beat it

You need Aura. It uses the Lightning fruit (formerly Rumble, since renamed), which is Elemental: without Aura, your sword, fighting style and gun do nothing to it.

• Range and speed are everything. Long-ranged moves such as Light's [Z] work best: hit, then move the moment it starts anything.
• Its attacks are easy to dodge once you know them. Against Thunderstorm, simply leave the area.
• By this level you normally have Instinct: tricking works well on it, especially against Lightning Dragon (formerly Rumble Dragon).

What changed from the Thunder God

The Thunder God was removed from the game in Update 30 and replaced by the Lightning God. The swap is stat for stat: same level, same location, same health, same respawn, same quest and same drops.

What changed:

• its appearance: black, white and yellow pants, a blue ribbon, the Tomoe Ring on its back;
• its moveset, now mixing Pole (1st Form) and Lightning.

Same pattern as Wysper, replaced by the Sky Warlord.

Other wiki pages that still mention the Thunder God describe the game before Update 30.

It shows up in an island secret

Picking up the relic from the Upper Skylands temple makes you its target: you have to run to the quest giver without lingering. The details are on the Island Secrets page.

Watch out for its awakened form. Once awakened it gains Lightning's [V], Thunderball Destruction, and that move can take half your health in one hit. Even as an endgame player, keep your distance when it casts that one.