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[[File:IconShockPulse.png|left]]
'''[[Shock Pulse]]''' is a Signature [[Wizard skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 3.

An [[Alabaster Rune]] placed in it will alter the skill in the following way.
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 This skill creates impressive domes of lightning when it triggers, blasting enemy corpses high into the air. Watching blackened zombie corpses rain back down several seconds later is one of the overlooked joys of this rune effect.
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+Explosive Bolts is a skillrune effect of the Wizard's [[Shock Pulse]] skill.
-The basic bolt damage or behavior does not improve, but with the rune active, monsters killed by the bolts explode in a dome-shaped electrical effect, dealing splash damage over a 10y radius. As a bonus joy, the explosion rises up like a land mine, hurling corpses high into the air and out in all directions.
+The basic bolt damage or behavior does not improve with this rune, but with the rune active, monsters killed by the bolts explode in a dome-shaped electrical effect that deals 70% weapon damage to every enemy within 10 yards. (Additional monsters killed by the dome bonus do not also explode into a dome effect.)
-While this effect does nothing to boost overall damage against single targets, it greatly improves the effectiveness against large groups, as the domes add considerable AoE damage.
+While this effect does nothing to boost overall damage against single targets, it greatly improves the effectiveness against large groups, as the domes add considerable [[AoE]] damage.  This rune is hugely useful when it first becomes available, as low level enemies can be killed by one or two Bolts, and will then explode, causing a chain reaction of death throughout the group. Low hit point monsters that attack in bunches are especially vulnerable to this rune.
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