Lightning Surge

Lightning Surge is the premier offensive enchantment for melee weapons in Minecraft Dungeons II, rated S tier — the strongest melee enchantment in the game. Each trigger sends out a lightning wave that deals a share of your weapon's damage to surrounding enemies, then zaps them for a short time. Zapped mobs are weakened, so they hit softer, but they also move and attack faster, which means you want to finish them quickly or keep your distance.

The wave's damage scales sharply with tier. Tier I deals 60% of weapon damage, Tier II raises it to 75%, and Tier III reaches 90%. The effect can fire once every 0.75 seconds, so it keeps pace with fast attack chains rather than acting as an occasional bonus.

Top endgame loadouts all revolve around it. It appears in the Lightning katana crit: Pride of the Plains and Sculker's Bane Lightning Surge dagger builds, while the Prime jump: Prime Enchanter's Gauntlets setup pairs it with jump-based play. If you want a melee weapon to carry endgame content, this is the enchantment every top DPS entry on the weapon chart runs.

The book drops from the general enchantment book pool. Apply it and raise its tiers at the Enchantsmith in Wading Rainy Plains for 3, 5, and 7 enchantment points plus one Echo Shard per tier — 15 points and 3 shards total. If you prefer waves with a different flavor, compare Swirling Enchantment, Soul Blast Enchantment, and Thundering Enchantment. Disenchanting is free and returns the points, but not the shards.