Strike of Stormhorn is a Unique focus for Sorcerers in Diablo 4 that greatly increases the potency of the Ball Lightning skill. It's perfect for players who want to make that lightning mage fantasy come to life, and it's not half bad when it comes to pushing high-level content either.
Like most Unique items in Diablo 4, farming for Strike of Stormhorn requires both patience and luck. Thankfully, there are ways to make the grind less tedious, and if you want to maximize your chances of getting this item, here's a short guide to help you out.
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How to Farm Strike of Stormhorn in Diablo 4
Strike of Stormhorn can drop from any source of randomized Unique gear drops on Torment difficulty and above. Helltide chests and Kurast Undercity runs can potentially yield this item, but if you want the highest possible drop rate for Strike of Stormhorn, you'll need to fight the Beast in the Ice in the Fractured Peaks.
The Beast in the Ice is a Lair Boss found in the Glacial Fissure lair, which you can find just south of Kyovashad. You can head straight there and fight the boss as many times as you want once you reach Torment 1, but in order to get any real loot to drop from it, you'll need 12 Distilled Fear to open the Hoard chest that appears once the boss is down.
Distilled Fear Farm
The best way to get Distilled Fear in Diablo 4 is to run Nightmare Dungeons. Opening the final reward chest and any chest from side events inside Nightmare Dungeons has a fairly decent chance of yielding some bottles of Distilled Fear.
Alternatively, you can finish some Kurast Undercity runs using Tributes of Titans. These Tributes are fairly rare, however, so this might not exactly be the most reliable way to get Distilled Fear.
Players can also try visiting Fayira in The Den in Kurast. She may have some boss material caches for sale, and if she doesn't you can always refresh her store.
How Good is Strike of Stormhorn?
Strike of Stormhorn supercharges Ball Lightning by bonus ranks and projectile speed, and any percentage chance you have to cast Ball Lightning twice instead becomes a chance to cast Super Ball Lightning.
That's not all, though. Ball Lightning will explode on contact with an enemy, dealing area damage and Stunning anything it hits if the ball reaches max range. Super Ball Lightning projectiles are larger and deal more damage, and they have a higher Lucky Hit Chance and longer Stun duration.
Diablo 4
- Released
- June 5, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Cross Save
- All platforms
- Franchise
- Diablo
- Number of Players
- 1-2 players
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Hack and Slash
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-2 players (console only)
- How Long To Beat
- 26 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 158.25 GB
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
