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[[Electrified]] bosses are Diablo 3's version of Lightning Enchanted bosses. These bosses emit sparks when struck, add lightning damage to their attacks, and presumably resise lightning damage as well, though that's not yet been tesed.

Their sparking properties were observed with awe at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, for the sheer amount of blueish sparks they spit out like miniature arc reactors. The sparks don't seem to be very damaging, at least not early in the game, and are more about an impressive visual than a dangerous attack.

The sparks do not spit out in just four directions, as they did in Diablo II. They course out almost like blood being poured from a wound, with something of a disco light show to them as they move around in circles and send out long strands in various random directions, while the boss is taking damage.

[[File:Boss-electrified1.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Electrified boss putting out massive sparks.]]

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 [[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg|thumb|350px|Sparks galore, as seen in the [[beta]] test.]]
-This property adds lightning damage to the monster's attacks, grants it higher lightning resistance, and most noticeably, causes the Boss or Champions to constantly emit sparks which skitter across the ground much like the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill. These charges are cast out constantly, in all directions, but are also triggered when the monster is hit by attacks, making them more dangerous when they are taking the most damage.
+This causes Champions and the boss (but not the minions) to emit sparks when struck. These sparkle out and deal lightning damage to nearby players and pets, and can be dangerous to melee attackers with high attack rate and/or low resistances.
-Only the Champions or the Boss itself is electrified by this modifier; the minions are not granted the sparking effect, though they do share lightning resistance bonus.
+Only the Champions or the Boss itself is electrified by this modifier; minions do not spark. (They did gain the lighting resistance, before that feature was removed in v1.03.)
 '''Electrified'''
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 ==Strategy==
-Little special strategy is needed, as the charges are more visual than damaging. Even characters with minimal lightning resistance have reported few troubles dealing with these bosses.
+These monsters were fearsome during development and into beta test when they emitted vast fields of damaging sparks. The property was toned down in the final release, sending out fwer sparks and creating less graphic load, and the function was reduced as well, with the sparks changed to no longer triffer other [[Elite Affixes]] such as [[Vampirific]].
-Note that the sparks count as hits and can trigger other Boss Modifiers. For instance, enemies that are also [[Vampirific]] may heal when their sparks hit a target.
+As of v1.08 these enemies are of little notice to ranged attackers, though they can be painful for melee fighters as the sparks work much like [[Reflects Damage]]. It's even possible for the same boss to gain both of those modifiers, making them very painful at melee range.

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−	~~[[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Sparks galore, as seen in the [[beta]] test.]]~~
	[[Electrified]] is a [[Boss Modifier]] that spawns randomly on Champions and Bosses in Diablo III.		[[Electrified]] is a [[Boss Modifier]] that spawns randomly on Champions and Bosses in Diablo III.

		+	[[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Sparks galore, as seen in the [[beta]] test.]]
	This property adds lightning damage to the monster's attacks, grants it higher lightning resistance, and most noticeably, causes the Boss or Champions to constantly emit sparks which skitter across the ground much like the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill. These charges are cast out constantly, in all directions, but are also triggered when the monster is hit by attacks, making them more dangerous when they are taking the most damage.		This property adds lightning damage to the monster's attacks, grants it higher lightning resistance, and most noticeably, causes the Boss or Champions to constantly emit sparks which skitter across the ground much like the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill. These charges are cast out constantly, in all directions, but are also triggered when the monster is hit by attacks, making them more dangerous when they are taking the most damage.

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 * '''Monster Level Minimum: '''20
 * '''Available to: '''Champions and Bosses, but not boss minions.
-* '''Damage Type: '''Lightning.
+* '''Damage Type: '''[[Lightning]].
-* '''Additional Resistances:''' Lightning.
+* '''Additional Resistances:''' 'None. (Bonus Lightning resistance was removed in [[Patch 1.0.3]].)

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	Eventually, it was discovered that this huge damage was a bug, and that while Multishot was supposed to increase the number of bolts, it wasn't supposed to increase it by ''that'' nuch. Once the bug was fixed, in D2 v1.10 and later, MSLEs became no more dangerous than regular LE bosses. This change was fair, but did take a lot of the challenge/fear out of the game.		Eventually, it was discovered that this huge damage was a bug, and that while Multishot was supposed to increase the number of bolts, it wasn't supposed to increase it by ''that'' nuch. Once the bug was fixed, in D2 v1.10 and later, MSLEs became no more dangerous than regular LE bosses. This change was fair, but did take a lot of the challenge/fear out of the game.

−	With that history, fans were curious to see how the MSLE combo would play out in Diablo III. Multishot was a Boss Modifier during development, confirmed last in ~~late~~-~~2010~~, ~~but~~ it ~~had been removed by release~~, ~~so there's no telling if it would have modified Electrified~~ in ~~any meaningful fashion~~.	+	With that history, fans were curious to see how the MSLE combo would play out in Diablo III. Multishot was a Boss Modifier during development, confirmed last in August 2010.[http://blues.incgamers.com/Posts/1/1/4/10/6548/diablo-iii-health-globes]
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		+	<blue>It's not really new information. The BC'09 demo had champions and rares and a bunch of affixes. But yes, a rare can roll an Electrified and Multi-shot affix already, as well as a third... maybe Teleport! The most annoying of all affixes! At least as a lower level barbarian... </blue>
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		+	That referred to the earlier version of [[Teleport]], when it caused monsters to randomly bamf to a new location every few seconds. As for MSLE, not in Diablo III. At some point between August 2010 and May 2012, [[Multishot]] was removed from the game. No official explanation has ever been given for its absence.

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-[[Electrified]] bosses are Diablo 3's version of Diablo 2's Lightning Enchanted bosses. These bosses emit sparks that snake across the ground and hit all enemies in their path. These sparks are sent out all the time at a medium pace, and emerge much more frequently the boss or Champion is being hit. In addition, Electrified bosses add lightning damage to their melee or ranged attacks, and they enjoy a naturally high resistance to lightning attacks.
+[[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg|thumb|350px|Sparks galore, as seen in the [[beta]] test.]]
-The sparks from this modifier are quite visual, but less damaging (relatively speaking) than their Diablo II counterparts. That said, in Diablo 3 there are more sparks all the time, and they cover more of the screen, but they are not as instantly deadly in their damage as they were in Diablo 2.
+This property adds lightning damage to the monster's attacks, grants it higher lightning resistance, and most noticeably, causes the Boss or Champions to constantly emit sparks which skitter across the ground much like the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill. These charges are cast out constantly, in all directions, but are also triggered when the monster is hit by attacks, making them more dangerous when they are taking the most damage.
-This modifier appears on Bosses and Champions. The lightning sparks do not emit from the Bosses minions, though they are highly-resistant to lightning and hit with added lightning damage.
+Only the Champions or the Boss itself is electrified by this modifier; the minions are not granted the sparking effect, though they do share lightning resistance bonus.
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 [[File:Boss-electrified1.jpg|thumb|250px|Early version was massive.]]
-The sparking property of this modifier was first seen at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, when the spark output was truly massive. You can see an example from those days in the screenshot to the right, and it looks more like a huge lightning ball than a series of smaller, discrete charges.
+The sparking property of this modifier was first seen at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, when the spark output was truly massive. You can see an example from those days in the screenshot to the right, and it looks more like a huge lightning ball than a series of smaller, discrete charges.  The entire monster was engulfed in an orb of lightning, from which thousands of charges were emitted.
-[[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Early beta many sparks version.]]
+This graphic was toned down during development, perhaps because the visual was simply too much and largely obscured the monster itself.
-This version was visually-impressive, but not very dangerous, for the sparks did very little damage and were all individual, instead of stacked up, or running in a tight train, as they often were in Diablo II.
 During the Beta test the function was modified again, with more spread given to the sparks, and the sparks now coming from a sort of electrical core within the boss or champion.  This becomes quite obvious when the monster is killed, and the "core" remains behind for several seconds, continuing to pump out sparks just as quickly as when the boss was still alive.
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 ==Stacking with Multishot?==
-[[File:Boss-electrified-grotesque-3.jpg|thumb|300px|Electrified [[Grotesque]] boss and minions.]]
+The most dangerous boss modifier for much of Diablo 2's history was an MSLE, a boss with both the Multishot and Lightning Enchanted modifiers. These enemies pumped out huge stacks of charges, making each bolt a larger, glowing spot of instant-death for most characters.
 Eventually, it was discovered that this huge damage was a bug, and that while Multishot was supposed to increase the number of bolts, it wasn't supposed to increase it by ''that'' nuch. Once the bug was fixed, in D2 v1.10 and later, MSLEs became no more dangerous than regular LE bosses. This change was fair, but did take a lot of the challenge/fear out of the game.
-In Diablo III... it's unknown. As no one outside of Blizzard has yet tested Nightmare, Hell, or Inferno difficulties, it's not known how or if Multishot will stack with Electrocute. The same early D2 bug will surely not be repeated, but it's quite possible that MS will bump up Electrocute, to some amount.
+With that history, fans were curious to see how the MSLE combo would play out in Diablo III. Multishot was a Boss Modifier during development, confirmed last in late-2010, but it had been removed by release, so there's no telling if it would have modified Electrified in any meaningful fashion.

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 In Diablo III... it's unknown. As no one outside of Blizzard has yet tested Nightmare, Hell, or Inferno difficulties, it's not known how or if Multishot will stack with Electrocute. The same early D2 bug will surely not be repeated, but it's quite possible that MS will bump up Electrocute, to some amount.
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-[[category:boss Modifiers]]
+[[category:Boss Modifiers]]
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+{{Monster navbox|modifiers}}

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−	[[Electrified]] bosses are Diablo 3's version of Lightning Enchanted bosses. These bosses emit sparks ~~when struck~~, add lightning damage to their attacks, and ~~presumably resise~~ lightning damage as ~~well~~, though that's not ~~yet been tesed~~.	+	[[Electrified]] bosses are Diablo 3's version of Diablo 2's Lightning Enchanted bosses. These bosses emit sparks that snake across the ground and hit all enemies in their path. These sparks are sent out all the time at a medium pace, and emerge much more frequently the boss or Champion is being hit. In addition, Electrified bosses add lightning damage to their melee or ranged attacks, and they enjoy a naturally high resistance to lightning attacks.
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		+	The sparks from this modifier are quite visual, but less damaging (relatively speaking) than their Diablo II counterparts. That said, in Diablo 3 there are more sparks all the time, and they cover more of the screen, but they are not as instantly deadly in their damage as they were in Diablo 2.
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		+	This modifier appears on Bosses and Champions. The lightning sparks do not emit from the Bosses minions, though they are highly-resistant to lightning and hit with added lightning damage.
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		+	==Development Changes==
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		+	[[File:Boss-electrified1.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Early version was massive.]]
		+	The sparking property of this modifier was first seen at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, when the spark output was truly massive. You can see an example from those days in the screenshot to the right, and it looks more like a huge lightning ball than a series of smaller, discrete charges.
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		+	[[File:Boss-electrified-sml.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Early beta many sparks version.]]
		+	The number and size of the sparks emitted (at least no Normal Difficulty) was reduced during testing, and by the start of the Diablo III beta it was much more like the Diablo II version of the skill, with dozens of small charges appearing and snaking their way to the edge of the screen.
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		+	This version was visually-impressive, but not very dangerous, for the sparks did very little damage and were all individual, instead of stacked up, or running in a tight train, as they often were in Diablo II.
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		+	During the Beta test the function was modified again, with more spread given to the sparks, and the sparks now coming from a sort of electrical core within the boss or champion. This becomes quite obvious when the monster is killed, and the "core" remains behind for several seconds, continuing to pump out sparks just as quickly as when the boss was still alive.
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		+	In addition, the sparks now spread out much more widely, making no spot particularly deadly from lots of sparks, but not leaving many totally safe spots either.
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		+	[[File:Boss-electrified-lingering1.jpg\|center\|thumb\|600px\|Electrical cores linger after their Champion hosts are destroyed.]]
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		+	==Stacking with Multishot?==
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		+	The most dangerous boss modifier for much of Diablo 2's early history was an MSLE, a boss with both the Multishot and Lightning Enchanted modifiers. These enemies pumped out huge stacks of charges, making each bolt a larger, glowing spot of instant-death for most characters.
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		+	[[File:Boss-electrified-grotesque-3.jpg\|thumb\|Electrified [[Grotesque]] boss and minions.
		+	Eventually, it was discovered that this huge damage was a bug, and that while Multishot was supposed to increase the number of bolts, it wasn't supposed to increase it by ''that'' nuch. Once the bug was fixed, in D2 v1.10 and later, MSLEs became no more dangerous than regular LE bosses. This change was fair, but did take a lot of the challenge/fear out of the game.
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		+	In Diablo III... it's unknown. As no one outside of Blizzard has yet tested Nightmare, Hell, or Inferno difficulties, it's not known how or if Multishot will stack with Electrocute. The same early D2 bug will surely not be repeated, but it's quite possible that MS will bump up Electrocute, to some amount.
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−	Their sparking properties were observed with awe at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, for the sheer amount of blueish sparks they spit out like miniature arc reactors. The sparks don't seem to be very damaging, at least not early in the game, and are more about an impressive visual than a dangerous attack.

−	The sparks do not spit out in just four directions, as they did in Diablo II. They course out almost like blood being poured from a wound, with something of a disco light show to them as they move around in circles and send out long strands in various random directions, while the boss is taking damage.


−	~~[[File:Boss-electrified1.jpg\|center\|thumb\|600px\|Electrified boss putting out massive sparks.]]~~