Lightning (formerly Rumble) is the king of stunning: almost its entire kit stuns and breaks
Instinct. It's a perfect support fruit for sword or gun mains, which locks down the target while your weapons do the damage, and it farms very well. On the other hand, its raw damage is weak: alone, it struggles in PvP.
How to get it
Lightning is purchased for 2,100,000 Beli or 2,100 Robux from the
Blox Fruit Dealer when it's in rotation (check the live block below), and it can also drop from the Dealer gacha.
Moveset
Base
| Key | Move | Preview | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Power Streak | You fire short bursts of lightning that deal small damage with stun and bounce from enemy to enemy. Each hit significantly charges your electric orbs faster. cooldown 3.5s · energy 25 · breaks Instinct |
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| Z | Lightning Orb Mas. 1 |
Move with three versions based on how long you hold it, each consuming one electric orb. 5 second cooldown, brought down to 3 seconds once the move is upgraded. Short press (Z1)You fire a charged orb toward the target area. Orbs sent in succession deal reduced damage. Consumes 1 orb. Hold 0.5 s (Z2)You create an electrified sphere that you launch toward the cursor - it pulls in enemies before exploding. Consumes 1 orb. Hold 1.5 s (Z3)You summon an electric dragon - it charges and explodes on contact or at maximum distance; against a group of enemies, it charges between them instead before rising and disappearing. cooldown 5s · energy 15 · breaks Instinct |
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| X | Thunderstorm Mas. 90 |
You summon a storm cloud whose lightning strikes the ground and stuns those it touches. With Z: A short Z press on the cloud extends the storm by about 5 seconds per orb spent. With Z: A charged Z summons an electric dragon out of the cloud toward your cursor; launched from higher, its targeting range increases. cooldown 13s · energy 25 · breaks Instinct |
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| C | Sky Judgement Mas. 160 |
A cloud marks the target with a harmless warning beam, then triggers a large discharge about 0.75 seconds later. cooldown 19s · energy 35 · breaks Instinct |
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| V | Thunderball Destruction Mas. 250 |
You compress clouds into a lightning bomb that expands then explodes for heavy damage. Hold the move to charge it up to 4 times by spending orbs - the area and damage increase significantly. cooldown 30s · energy 50 · breaks Instinct |
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| F | Electric Flash Mas. 30 |
An offensive teleportation that consumes one electric orb. TappedYou teleport forward (1 orb) while damaging and briefly stunning anything in your path. HeldYou chain teleported strikes between multiple nearby enemies. cooldown 0-4s · energy 30 |
Passives
You are immune to physical attacks (combat style, sword, gun) from players unless they are imbued with
Aura. Against NPCs, immunity applies except if they are higher level, and it does not work against bosses.
Four electric orbs float behind you - moves that require them consume one, and one orb recharges every 5 seconds (3 with the upgrade). Without an orb, these moves are blocked.
Combos 45
Combos from the official wiki (the fruit combined with swords, guns, fighting styles and races), sorted by effectiveness. The effectiveness (score out of 10) is estimated from the current PvP meta: fruit level, strength of the items used and stated damage. Remember to break the opponent's Instinct before starting, otherwise the combo won't land.
| Sequence | Difficulty | Effectiveness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard | |||
| Lightning X C |
Medium | ||
| Lightning V |
Medium | ||
| Medium | Cyborg V3 recommended | ||
| Godhuman C |
Medium |
See the 40 other combos
| Sequence | Difficulty | Effectiveness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | |||
| Lightning V Spikey Trident X |
Medium | ||
| Lightning F Lightning X C V Shark Anchor X Z Sanguine Art C Z Lightning F Sanguine Art X (optionnel) Skull Guitar Z Lightning F Skull Guitar X | Medium | ||
| Lightning X Cursed Dual Katana Z (maintenu) Godhuman X Cursed Dual Katana X Godhuman/Cursed Dual Katana 2m1 (optionnel) Godhuman Z C | Hard | ken-trickable | |
| Lightning X Flash Step (vers l'ennemi) Skull Guitar X Lightning Z (visée haut) C V Shark Anchor Z X Godhuman Z C X | Medium | fruit stats | |
| Skull Guitar X Lightning X Z x3 (up) V C Cursed Dual Katana X Z Godhuman Z C X Lightning X Z x3 (up) Z | Medium | ||
| Lightning V (tapé) Spikey Trident X (Quickly) Godhuman X (tapé) Z Spikey Trident Z Lightning X C V | Easy | ||
| Lightning X Kabucha X Lightning V (tapé) Spikey Trident X Godhuman Z C Lightning Z (optionnel) | Easy | Cyborg V3 recommended - fruit stats | |
| Lightning X C Cursed Dual Katana Z |
Medium | fruit stats | |
| Lightning V Lightning C Spikey Trident X Lightning X |
Easy | ||
| Medium | |||
| Lightning V C X Gravity Blade Z / Spikey Trident X Godhuman Z C X Lightning Z | Easy | ||
| Sanguine Art C |
Medium | ||
| dash ou Lightning F Lightning X C Gravity Blade Z (visée haut) Godhuman Z (Aim Forward) C (tapé) Gravity Blade X Godhuman X (tapé) Skull Guitar Z Lightning V Extendable with Lightning F et moves that are off CD | Medium | Cyborg V3 required | |
| Lightning V |
Easy | ||
| Lightning X Sanguine Art Z Skull Guitar X Lightning V Gravity Blade Z Sanguine Art X C Lightning C Z Skull Guitar X | Medium | ||
| Lightning X Godhuman X Z Lightning C Skull Guitar X Lightning V Godhuman C Spikey Trident X Lightning Z | Medium | ||
| Lightning X Sharkman Karate X Z C Spikey Trident X Skull Guitar Z (look forwards) Lightning C V ( tapé/maintenu) | Medium | ||
| Lightning F Lightning X Cyborg V3 Dragon Trident X Godhuman Z X C Lightning C ou Lightning Z | Medium | ||
| Lightning X C Kabucha X Lightning V Spikey Trident (x) Godhuman Z C Godhuman X / Lightning Z | Medium | ||
| Any Instinct-breaking move Lightning X C V Godhuman Z C Shark Anchor X Lightning Z | Hard | ||
| Lightning X Z V Yama X Lightning C Godhuman C (visée haut) Z X Lightning Z | Medium | ||
| Lightning V Spikey Trident X Sanguine Art C Z Lightning X C Sanguine Art X | Medium | Cyborg V3 required | |
| Kabucha X Lightning X C |
Medium | ||
| Lightning X Electric Claw Z X Yama X Electric Claw C Lightning C V | Medium | ||
| Lightning X V C Spikey Trident X Sharkman Karate X Z C Lightning Z | Medium | ||
| Lightning X C Skull Guitar Z Lightning V Spikey Trident X Godhuman X Z C | Medium | ||
| Skull Guitar X Sanguine Art C Z Lightning F X C |
Medium | ||
| Lightning X |
Medium | ||
| Lightning X Dark Blade Z Godhuman X Z C Dark Blade X | Medium | Cyborg V3 recommended - |
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| Lightning F X |
Hard | ||
| Lightning Z Spikey trident X Godhuman C (tapé) (Flashstep) Lightning X C V (rapide) Godhuman Z Spikey trident Z Godhuman X | Hard | good aim required | |
| Gravity Blade Z Lightning V Gravity Blade X Lightning X (half extend) Godhuman C X Z | Easy | ||
| Lightning V C Gravity Blade Z Sanguine Art Z C Gravity Blade X Sanguine Art X | Easy | ||
| Gravity Blade Z Lightning X Dragon Talon X Lightning C V Dragon Talon C | Hard | ||
| Lightning X (visée haut) Lightning Z |
Medium | ||
| Flash step (R) /Lightning X C V Godhuman Z X C | Easy | ||
| Lightning V Flash step near them Lightning C X Z |
Medium | ||
| Lightning X Z C Dragon Talon X (aim at the sol] C | Easy | ||
| *Fruit Main *If opponents don't die, the user should utilise Lightning C, Sanguine Art Z, Lightning V, Sanguine Art X | Hard |
Skins 6
Skins change the fruit's appearance (and its transformation): purely cosmetic, no effect on damage or defense. List from the official wiki.
| Skin | How to get | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Unlocked by default. | ||
| Purple | Was obtainable via |
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| Yellow | Legendary Chromatic | Was obtainable via Summer Gacha for 500 Summer Tokens (Update 27.0). Back with Update 30 in the |
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| Green | Legendary Chromatic | Was obtainable via Summer Gacha for 500 Summer Tokens (Update 27.0) or 15% chance in |
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| Red | Legendary Chromatic | Was obtainable via |
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| White | Legendary Chromatic | Not yet available (planned for a future update). |
Strengths and weaknesses
- One of the best stunning fruits in the game to pair with swords and guns
- Huge combo potential, most moves break Instinct
- Excellent for farming: attacks bounce between enemies
- Very versatile, with an offensive teleportation as a bonus
- The V still has an extremely large AoE, even after the 29.6 hitbox nerf (August 2026)
- The natural counter to
Magnet: its mech form takes extra damage from lightning, to the point that the Magnet page calls it useless against Lightning (both source pages say so since 16 September 2026)
- Very weak raw damage: without a weapon backing it up, you kill nothing
- Ineffective against
Rubber users - Bad in aerial combat: X and V miss often in the air
- The orb system limits spam and is hard to manage in the heat of action
- Orbs on your back cause FPS drops
- Nerfed by the 29.6 PvP patch (7 August 2026): V hitbox reduced (10% tapped, 25% less gain when charged) and C hitbox reduced by 20%
Our verdict
Play Lightning as a control tool: you stun, your sword or gun finishes the job. In farming, chaining between enemies works wonders. If you're looking for a fruit that carries solo in PvP, look elsewhere.
Live value and stock
Update history
Fruit : Lightning·Released : Update 3
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Update 30 18 octobre 2026 Adjustment
- The fruit page removed the claim that patch 29.6 added end-lag to [X] Thunderstorm and reworded the [V] nerf (size gain per orb heavily decreased). Our 29.6 entry follows: the [X] end-lag is no longer taken for granted.
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Update 30 17 septembre 2026 Adjustment
- The source fixed the cooldowns and energy costs of the kit, whose two columns had been swapped for months: [Z] Lightning Orb 5 s (3 s upgraded) for 15 energy, [X] Thunderstorm 13 s for 25, [C] Sky Judgement 19 s for 35, [V] Thunderball Destruction 30 s for 50, [F] Electric Flash 30 energy (cooldown shown as 0-4).
- Until then this page showed [X] 25 s / 13, [C] 35 s / 19, [V] 50 s / 30 and [F] 30 s / 0-4. Correction published on 17 September 2026 by a regular contributor to the page, standing for eight hours: this page follows it.
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Update 29.6 7 août 2026 Nerf
- Lightning nerfed (Summer PvP Patch):
- [V] ThunderBall Destruction: hitbox decreased by 10% when tapped, and the hitbox gained from charging decreased by 25%; the fruit page describes a heavily reduced AoE and, since 18 October 2026, a heavily decreased size gain per orb.
- [C]: hitbox decreased by 20% (not mentioned in the official balance log).
- [X] Thunderstorm: an added end-lag was listed on the fruit page (never in the official log), then removed from it on 18 October 2026. Treat it as unconfirmed.
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Update 29.3 28 mars 2026 Adjustment
- Lightning was made available in the
Blox Fruit Gacha. - Lightning can now be in stock at the Blox Fruit Dealer.
- Lightning can now appear in the wild.
- Lightning was made available in the
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Update 27.0 23 août 2025 Adjustment
- Rumble was renamed to Lightning.
- Lightning is available for purchase again.
- Lightning V1/V2 were removed.
- Rumble raids were removed.
- Lightning was added to the
Admin Panel. - All moves were reworked.
- Added an [M1] attack
- [Z] Lightning Beast was renamed [Z]
- Rumble V1:
- Rumble V2:
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Update 18 6 janvier 2023 Adjustment
- [V] (V2) now shoots faster and deals reduced knockback.
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Update 17.2 vers 2022 Adjustment
- Improved visual effects of some Rumble V2 abilities.
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Update 30 16 septembre 2026 Adjustment
- The source notes that Lightning is widely used against Magnet, whose transformation takes extra damage from lightning.
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Update 30 19 septembre 2026 Adjustment
- The Yellow skin is back in the Summer 2026 Chromatic Box (13% per box, guaranteed on the 26th opening): the source's Skins page marks it as obtainable again, after the summer 2025 Summer Gacha.