Aspect of Splintering Energy
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Current overview
Current availability, classification, evidence coverage, and observed build usage.
- Current season
- S15
- Availability
- Available
- Type
- Offensive
- Classes
- Sorcerer
- Build adoption
- 3.0%
- Observed builds
- 6 / 203
Build Usage
Observed in S15 build data.
- BuildClassSkill barSources
- Ball Lightning SorcererSorcerer





3Sources - Blizzard SorcererSorcerer





3Sources - Firewall Levelling SorcererSorcerer





3Sources - Incinerate SorcererSorcerer





2Sources - Familiar SorcererSorcerer





1Sources - Lightning Spear SorcererSorcerer





1Sources
Build adoption and version activity
Share of collected builds that use Aspect of Splintering Energy. Sample sizes are shown for every season.
- Current adoption
- 3.0%
- Current sample
- 6 / 203
- Observed change
- -1.8 pp
- Official events
- 7
Collection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.
| Season | Used builds | Collected builds | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| S15 | 6 | 203 | 3.0% |
| S14 | 3 | 254 | 1.2% |
| S13 | 7 | 145 | 4.8% |
Patch History
Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.
- SEASONS13
Fixed an issue where the Aspect of Splintering Energy only applied its effect on the first hit.
- SEASONS10
Splintering Energy no longer requires critical hits to splinter. Unique Items
- SEASONS9
Aspect of Splintering Energy changed the following attribute.
- Unique Power
- Before
Critical Hits with Lightning Spear cause the spear to arc to the target and up to 5 other enemies. This damage is increased by 60-100%[x] of your Critical Strike Damage Bonus.AfterCritical Hits with Lightning Spear cause the spear to arc to the target and up to 5 other enemies, dealing 60%[x] of normal damage. Lightning Spear deals 20-40%[x] increased damage.
- SEASONS7
The damage from Critical Strike Damage bonus now scales from 60-100%.
- SEASONS6
Tooltip now properly conveys critical damage scaling. The effect can now only happen every 0.2 seconds but will deal extra damage for each trigger missed while on cooldown.
- SEASONS5
Aspect of Splintering Energy changed the following attribute.
- Unique Power
- Before
Casting Lightning Spear always spawns an additional Lightning Spear and increases your damage with Shock Skills by X for Y seconds.AfterCritical Hits with Lightning Spear cause Lightning to arc from it dealing 25%-55% damage to its target and up to 5 other enemies. This damage is increased by your Critical Strike Damage Bonus.
- SEASONS1
Aspect of Splintering Energy changed the following attribute.
- Aspect of Splintering Energy chance to spawn an additional Lightning Spear
- Before
11-20%After41-50%
Data sources
Versioned sources used to verify this page.
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (1.0 - 1.2)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV 1.5.0 Patch NotesBlizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.0)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.1)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.3)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (2.4)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV Patch Notes (3.0)Blizzard Entertainment
- Diablo IV client data, Build 42942Lothrik
Data coverage
Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.
- First observed
- S0
- Sources
- 8
- S15Currentsnapshot6/203 builds
- S14snapshot3/254 builds
- S13snapshot1 changes7/145 builds
- S101 changes
- S91 changes
- S71 changes
- S61 changes
- S51 changes
- S11 changes
- S0snapshot
S15 Blue Posts
Site update log
- S15 full data refresh: build rankings expanded to 203 builds, with updated uniques, runewords, talismans and War Plan points.
- Loot filter 0927 update: added "Hide GA Magic/Rare" toggle to endgame preset with seamless mode guide linkage; affix-matched drops stay highlighted while unmatched clutter is cleanly hidden.
- Loot filter upgrade: added top-priority 3-4 GA God-tier Crimson highlight to both presets; jewelry and gloves recolored to high-contrast Electric Lime; endgame adds two optional toggles (Hide 1-GA Gear and Hide 0-GA Uniques).
Season status
- Current season
- S15 Hell's Legacy
- Estimated window
- Next season
- S16Date not announced
Season end date is an estimate until Blizzard confirms it.

