Lightning vs Chain
The two A-tier Rares. Both are realistic to obtain and both carry you to the endgame islands. Lightning is speed and sustained damage; Chain is control.
Which one should you pick?
Our verdict Gamoryx, based on the data and rankings below.
You like spamming skills and moving constantly; you want the cheaper book (5M vs 10M Yul).
You want enemies held in place by the cage, lower cooldowns, and a cheaper awakening start (Boar Meat, Clear Water, Earth Root).
Side by side
| Attribute | Lightning | Chain |
|---|---|---|
| Official group | Grow | Grow |
| Rarity | Rare | Rare |
| Rarity chance per spin | 35% | 35% |
| Store price | 5,000,000 Yul | 10,000,000 Yul |
| Community tier (Faceless/ItzVexo) | A | A |
| Maxbit tier | A | A |
| Identity | The best Rare for sustained damage — and the strongest book most players can realistically get. | Low cooldowns and a cage crowd-control — the other A-tier Rare. |
| Documented moves | Kit | Kit |
| Strengths | Best sustained DPS among Rares; Chaining damage clears grouped mobs; Mobility; Cheapest of the A-tier Rares (5M Yul) | Cage crowd-control; Low cooldowns; Half its awakening materials are cheap |
| Weaknesses | Lower burst than Light or Anti-Magic; Needs Wind Seeds (no published source) and Mana Crystal (Castle Island) | Most expensive Rare (10M Yul); Less mobility than Lightning |
| Awakening materials | Blue Herb, Clear Water, Gale Feathers, Mana Crystal, Spirit Moss, Wind Seeds | Boar Meat, Clear Water, Earth Root, Golden Leaf, Spirit Moss, Stone Crust |
Highlighted = better on that line, only when both values are published. Shared awakening materials: Clear Water, Spirit Moss — owning both books doubles the demand on these.
What the rankings say
It is a Rare (35% rarity chance per spin) and costs 5,000,000 Yul in the store — cheaper than Poison, Plant and Chain.
Full Lightning page →Where Lightning wins on sustained damage and mobility, Chain wins on control: the cage holds enemies in place, which makes it easier to land your other skills and safer in PvP.
Full Chain page →