- For other uses, see Shock Damage.
- "This spell effect produces bolts of elemental lightning. The magnitude is the damage received by the first victim along a bolt's path."
- ―The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Construction Set[src]
Shock Damage is an effect in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that is a member of the Destruction school of magic, governed by Willpower. Its base Magicka cost is 7.00 points.
Spells
The following spells consist of a Shock Damage effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.
| Shock Damage Spells | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Cost
|
Magnitude Min. |
Magnitude Max. |
Duration (sec.) |
Range | Area | 
|
Base ID |
| Dire Shockball TR | Spell | 24 | 40 | 50 | Instant | Target | 0 | dire shockball | |
| Electrical Discharge | Spell | 108 | 50 | 150 | Instant | Touch | 5 | SP_HVaultTrap | |
| Fabricant Shock TR | Spell | 100 | 60 | 100 | Instant | Target | 50 | shockimperfect | |
| Five Fingers of Pain | Spell | 5 | 3 | 5 | Instant | Touch | 0 | five fingers of pain | |
| God's Spark | Spell | 147 | 5 | 50 | 10 | Target | 10 | god's spark | |
| Gothren's Gout | Spell | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Touch | 0 | Gothren_gout | |
| Greater Shockball | Spell | 14 | 2 | 40 | Instant | Target | 10 | ✓ | shockball_large |
| Hand of Vivec | Spell | 188 | 50 | 50 | 3 | Touch | 0 | hand of vivec | |
| Lightning Bolt | Spell | 34 | 10 | 50 | 2 | Target | 10 | ✓ | lightning bolt |
| Lightning Storm | Spell | 34 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Target | 10 | ✓ | lightning storm |
| Master Shock Trap TR | Spell | 5 | 20 | 30 | 10 | Touch | 1 | trap_shock_killer | |
| Proximity Mine Shock TR | Spell | 46 | 50 | 200 | Instant | Touch | 10 | prox_mine_shock | |
| Shock | Spell | 3 | 1 | 15 | Instant | Touch | 0 | ✓ | shock |
| Shock Trap | Spell | 5 | 2 | 20 | 3 | Touch | 1 | trap_shock00 | |
| Shockball | Spell | 14 | 2 | 40 | Instant | Target | 10 | ✓ | shockball |
| Shockball [sic] [Do not change this to Shockblast. This misspelled word is how it appears in-game.] (Siege at Firemoth plug-in) | Spell | 5 | 100 | 100 | Instant | Target | 5 | shockblast | |
| Shockbite | Spell | 28 | 35 | 45 | 2 | Touch | 0 | shockbite | |
| Shockbloom | Spell | 37 | 1 | 25 | 5 | Target | 10 | ✓ | shockbloom |
| Shocking Touch | Spell | 6 | 3 | 30 | Instant | Touch | 0 | shocking touch | |
| Smite the Ungodly | Spell | 13 | 1 | 50 | Instant | Target | 0 | smite the ungodly | |
| Spark | Spell | 7 | 2 | 20 | Instant | Target | 5 | ✓ | spark |
| Stormhand | Spell | 6 | 5 | 12 | Instant | Touch | 0 | ✓ | stormhand |
| Vivec's Wrath | Spell | 28 | 10 | 20 | Instant | Target | 0 | vivec's_wrath | |
| Wild Shockbloom | Spell | 14 | 2 | 40 | Instant | Target | 10 | wild shockbloom | |
| Wizard's Brand | Power | 0 | 50 | 50 | Instant | Touch | 12 | wizard's brand | |
| Wrath of Vivec | Spell | 94 | 50 | 50 | Instant | Target | 0 | wrath of vivec | |
| = Available for purchase from a spell merchant.
|
Merchants
The following spell merchants are purveyors of one or more spells consisting of a Shock Damage effect:
| Shock Damage Merchants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Faction | MS | Location | Spell |
| Arrille | None | 20 | Seyda Neen: Arrille's Tradehouse | Spark |
| Erer Darothril | None | 40 | Sadrith Mora: Dirty Muriel's Cornerclub | Lightning Storm |
| Estirdalin | Mages Guild | 10 | Balmora: Mages Guild | Shock |
| Heem-La | Mages Guild | 10 | Ald'ruhn: Mages Guild | Greater Shockball |
| Jeanne Andre TR | None | 9 | Mournhold: Great Bazaar, Magic Shop | Lightning Storm |
| Nebia Amphia | Imperial Legion | 10 | Ebonheart: Hawkmoth Legion Garrison | Lightning Bolt Lightning Storm Shockbloom |
| Nelso Salenim | Telvanni | 10 | Sadrith Mora: Telvanni Council House Entry | Lightning Bolt Lightning Storm Stormhand |
| Salver Lleran * | Telvanni | 10 | Vivec, Telvanni Canton: Telvanni Waistworks, Sorcerer | Shockball |
| Urtiso Faryon | Telvanni | 10 | Sadrith Mora: Urtiso Faryon: Sorcerer | Lightning Storm |
| Uvele Berendas * | Redoran | 10 | Indarys Manor: Berendas' House | Lightning Bolt Lightning Storm Shockbloom |
* This person's services are available to faction members of a sufficient rank only.
Items
The following items consist of a Shock Damage effect. They may include additional effects. See articles for details.
Apparel and jewelry
| Enchanted Apparel and Jewelry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Type | Magnitude Min. |
Magnitude Max. |
Duration (sec.) |
Area | Item ID |
| Cruel Sparkbolt Ring | Ring | 3 | 7 | Instant | 0 | cruel sparkbolt ring |
| Dire Sparkbolt Ring | Ring | 5 | 11 | Instant | 0 | dire sparkbolt ring |
| Ring of Lightning Bolt | Ring | 1 | 25 | Instant | 0 | ring of lightning bolt |
| Ring of Lightning Storm | Ring | 2 | 40 | 10 | 20 | ring of lightning storm |
| Ring of Shockballs | Ring | 1 | 15 | Instant | 20 | ring of shockballs |
| Ring of Shocking Touch | Ring | 1 | 25 | Instant | 0 | ring of shocking touch |
| Ring of Stormhand | Ring | 5 | 12 | Instant | 0 | ring of stormhand |
| Ring of the Five Fingers of Pain | Ring | 3 | 5 | Instant | 0 | ring of the five fingers of pai [sic] [Do not change this to ring of the five fingers of pain. This misspelled word is how it appears in-game.] |
| Sparkbolt Ring | Ring | 1 | 4 | Instant | 0 | sparkbolt ring |
| St. Sotha's Judgement | Amulet | 1 | 25 | Instant | 0 | st. sotha's judgement |
| Thunderfall | Amulet | 1 | 25 | Instant | 0 | thunderfall |
Potions and scrolls
| Potions and Scrolls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Type | 
|
|
Magnitude (Min.) |
Magnitude (Max.) |
Duration (sec.) |
Area | Item ID |
| Scroll of Elemental Burst: Shock * | Scroll | 0.20 | 193 | 40 0 |
65 5 |
Instant 5 |
15 | sc_elementalburstshock |
| Scroll of Inas' Chastening | Scroll | 0.20 | 85 | 35 | 60 | Instant | 5 | sc_inaschastening |
| Scroll of the Black Storm * | Scroll | 0.20 | 134 | 5 0 |
50 12 |
2 5 |
10 | sc_blackstorm |
* Inflicts two simultaneous Shock Damage effects when used.
Weapons
Weapon damage varies by attack type (chop, slash, or thrust). Refer to individual articles for detailed information.
| Enchanted Weapons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Type | Magnitude (Min.) |
Magnitude (Max.) |
Duration (sec.) |
Item ID |
| Arrow of Wasting Shard * | Arrow | 1 | 4 | Instant | arrow of wasting shard |
| Arrow of Wasting Spark | Arrow | 1 | 4 | Instant | arrow of wasting spark |
| Cloudcleaver | Axe 2H | 1 | 25 | Instant | cloudcleaver_unique |
| Cruel Spark Bolt | Bolt | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel spark bolt |
| Cruel Sparkarrow | Arrow | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel sparkarrow |
| Cruel Sparkblade | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel sparkblade |
| Cruel Sparkstar | Thrown | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel sparkstar |
| Cruel Sparksword | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel sparksword |
| Cruel Viper Bolt *** | Bolt | 3 | 7 | Instant | cruel viper bolt |
| Dire Sparkarrow ** | Arrow | 3 | 7 | Instant | dire sparkarrow |
| Dire Sparkblade ** | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | dire sparkblade |
| Dire Sparkbolt ** | Bolt | 3 | 7 | Instant | dire spark bolt |
| Dire Sparksword ** | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | dire sparksword |
| Dwarven Shock Dart TR | Thrown | 5 | 15 | 2 | centurion_projectile_dart_shock |
| Fang of Haynekhtnamet | Short Blade 1H | 20 | 40 | Instant | dagger_fang_unique dagger_fang_unique_x |
| Felen's Ebony Staff | Blunt 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | ebony staff caper |
| Glass Stormblade ** | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | glass stormblade |
| Glass Stormsword ** | Long Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | glass stormsword |
| Her Dart TR | Thrown | 5 | 5 | 5 | her dart |
| Hopesfire TR | Long Blade 1H | 30 | 30 | Instant | Sword of Almalexia |
| Iron Shardmauler * | Blunt 2H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron shardmauler |
| Iron Sparkaxe | Axe 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkaxe |
| Iron Sparkblade | Short Blade 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkblade |
| Iron Sparkcleaver | Spear | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkcleaver |
| Iron Sparkmace | Blunt 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkmace |
| Iron Sparkmauler | Blunt 2H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkmauler |
| Iron Sparkskewer | Spear | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkskewer |
| Iron Sparkslayer | Long Blade 2H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparkslayer |
| Iron Sparksword | Long Blade 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | iron sparksword |
| Maryon's Staff | Blunt 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | ebony_staff_tges |
| Redas War Axe | Axe 1H | 5 | 15 | Instant | dwarven war axe_redas |
| Shockbite Battle Axe | Axe 2H | 1 | 4 | Instant | shockbite battle axe |
| Shockbite Halberd | Spear | 1 | 4 | Instant | shockbite halberd |
| Shockbite Mace | Blunt 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | shockbite mace |
| Shockbite War Axe | Axe 1H | 1 | 4 | Instant | shockbite war axe |
| Shockbite Warhammer | Blunt 2H | 1 | 4 | Instant | shockbite warhammer |
| Silver Sparkaxe | Axe 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | silver sparkaxe |
| Silver Sparkblade ** | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | silver sparkblade |
| Silver Sparkskewer | Spear | 3 | 7 | Instant | silver sparkskewer |
| Silver Sparkslayer | Long Blade 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | silver sparkslayer |
| Silver Sparksword ** | Long Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | silver sparksword |
| Silver Staff of War | Blunt 2H | 5 | 11 | Instant | silver staff of war |
| Spark Arrow | Arrow | 1 | 4 | Instant | spark arrow |
| Sparkbolt | Bolt | 1 | 4 | Instant | spark_bolt |
| Sparkstar | Thrown | 1 | 4 | Instant | sparkstar |
| Steel Sparkaxe | Axe 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkaxe |
| Steel Sparkblade | Short Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkblade |
| Steel Sparkcleaver | Spear | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkcleaver |
| Steel Sparkmace | Blunt 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkmace |
| Steel Sparkmauler | Blunt 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkmauler |
| Steel Sparkscythe | Long Blade 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkscythe |
| Steel Sparkskewer | Spear | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkskewer |
| Steel Sparkslayer | Long Blade 2H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparkslayer |
| Steel Sparksword | Long Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel sparksword |
| Steel Stormsword | Long Blade 1H | 3 | 7 | Instant | steel stormsword |
| Stormblade | Long Blade 1H | 1 | 25 | Instant | stormblade |
| Stormfang BM | Long Blade 2H | 1 | 25 | Instant | nordic claymore_stormfang |
| Stormforge | Spear | 15 | 25 | Instant | we_stormforge |
| Stormkiss | Axe 2H | 1 | 25 | Instant | Stormkiss |
| Trebonius' Staff | Blunt 2H | 7 | 15 | Instant | ebony_staff_trebonius |
| Wild Sparkblade | Short Blade 1H | 1 | 20 | Instant | wild sparkblade |
| Wild Sparksword | Short Blade 1H | 1 | 20 | Instant | wild sparksword |
* This weapon is erroneously enchanted with Shock Damage instead of Frost damage as per other "Shard" items.
** The "dire spark_en" enchantment on these weapons is identical to the "cruel spark_en" enchantment in the Construction Set.
*** This weapon is erroneously enchanted with Shock Damage instead of Poison Damage as per other "Viper" items.
Trivia
- This effect costs forty percent more magicka to cast in comparison to the other types of elemental damage.
Weakness
Weakness to Magicka does not affect Shock Damage. Instead, Weakness to Shock must be used to increase one's susceptibility to this effect. It can also be used to counteract immunity or resistance to Shock. Altmer have an innate 25% weakness to Shock Damage, making this effect particularly useful when facing them in combat.
Resistance
Shock Damage is not affected by Resist Magicka, but can be resisted by both the Resist Shock and the Lightning Shield effects (the latter also inflicts ten percent of the effect's magnitude). There are substantially fewer people that have a resistance to Shock in comparison to the other types of elemental damage, however Nords have an innate twenty-five percent resistance.