Hi guys,

I kinda new guy here but i play a lot of this game till now, even have save from Wiz7.
Now here the question about samurai's lighting strike. I was wondering if this skill can activate with other than sword.
The reason i was thinking of using staff and wand weapon for my samurai, instead of monk.

Thank you.

As far as I know, it works for all weapon types, but only your main weapon, not the off-hand one (which is no issue anyway with most staffs).

Lightning Strike is the most mysterious skill, because noone really knows what influences it. It is presumed that it might have something to do with how much weight you carry (not encumbrance, just on the % of your maximum CC), but that's all really not conclusive I think.

Thank you so much.
I might gonna start new party but transfer item from wiz7, not gonna use team from wiz7.

Front : Dwarf Lord - Skill = Sword, Shield (Self training), Bow, Divinity - Stat = Str, Vit, Dex, Spd
Elf Rogue to Bard Lv2 - Skill = Stealth (self training), Music (self Training), Bow (Elven Bow), Lock and Pick and Pickpocket - Stat = Str, Dex, Sen, Spd
Felpurr Ninja - Skill = Critical Strike, Throw and Sling, Mace and Flail, Stealth (Training), Dual Weapon (Training) - Stat = Dex, Sen, Spd, Int
Middle: Mook Ranger - Skill = Bow, Ranged Combat, Scouting (till 10), Sword - Stat = Str, Sen, Dex, Vit
Traynnie Gadgeteer - Mardas
Flank : Human Samurai - Skill = Staff and Wand, Critical Strike, Wizardry - Stat = Str, Dex, Spd, Sen
Human Valkyrie - Vi Domina
Rear : Fairie Bishop - Skill = All books - Stat : Int, Spd, Pie, Sen

In my games I have noticed the Samurai class skill "Lightning Strike" & critical hits have the same mechanic i.e, you get most lighting strikes in the early teen levels then they appear to drop off but then you get pure critical hits a lot more as you approach level 20.

That sounds like LS is influenced by level - as are many things in Wiz8, e.g. spell resistance. Early monsters tend to have a lower level than you do. Later on there are a lot of monsters with ridiculously high levels - until you are on a higher level yourself. Thus it may just be more common early because you meet more monsters with a lower level than yours. Not that I'd know specifics mind...

In any case LS is not that great. Those strikes cost a bunch of stamina and come as a surprise: you may even go KO from your own LS. Also I always had the impression those LS's are rare. Maybe that's me (the way I skill Samurais or something) but I never found it useful.