I used it on a worm in ranked and the worm GAINED health!

I used it on a worm in ranked and the worm GAINED health!

It's ment to revive your killed worms. I think it's only 30hp though. So from dead to alive with 30hp. You used it on an enemy and he gained 30hp or so.

It's ment to revive your killed worms. I think it's only 30hp though. So from dead to alive with 30hp. You used it on an enemy and he gained 30hp or so.
I'll remember that next time.

It also re-charges dead magnets apparently.

Haha I fell into that same trap. From a dodgy spawn, I had 1 worm vs 4, and got it down to 2 vs 1, and this one worm which was near enough to kill me on his next turn had 28hp, so I lightning striked him, and his health went UP. I just sat there feeling gayed.

I won btw.

I thought you could do the following but I'm not sure at the minute:
Revive a dead worm with a slice of health (25hp, perhaps)
Give any living worm (friend or foe) an extra 25hp
Recharge a dead Electromagnet
Reverse the polarity of a live Electromagnet
Switch a Sentry Gun to your team


I think that's the case in W:OW2 but I'm going by memory here. Whilst it has multiple uses I infrequently find it to be the optimum use of a turn.

Still, reanimated worms from beyond the grave suit me down to the ground! :)

In WOW2 it caused damage to enemies. They obviously swapped it round just to confuse you.

Are you sure about that? I'm sure I tried to damage an enemy with it and ended up doubling their health. I'm talking about the DS version, not sure if that makes a difference.

I'm pretty sure. Might be going mental, but I'm pretty sure that's what it did.

No, the lightning also revived/restored health to worms in WOW2 as well. Saved my life many a time. My ideal use for it was when you got down to a one vs. one worm scenario, where one hit kill either of you. If you still have a gravestone in a strikable location (and your worms would be safe from a shotgun afterwards), then your opponent would have to choose between the two or try hiding--either way you'd have a good shot at taking it out your next turn.

More recently used it on an XBLA ranked match against someone who'd set it up to cover two of my guys while he hid off to the side. Lightning'd it on my turn, then the sentry shot him when he tried walking over to nail me. Granted, he didn't seem to realize that it switched his sentry to my side, otherwise he wouldn't have tried walking over.

I meant it gave health to yours, took health off enemies'.

No, it does not change the polarity of active magnets.


Recharge & activate inactive magnets
Blow up packages
Add 30HP to a worm, regardless of alliance status
Detonate mines
Detonate barrels
Revive a dead worm to 30HP regardless of tomb ownership

:o that is very useful information. Thx. I've never gotten this weapon.

What about switching Sentry Gun alliance?

That would make the list:
Recharge inactive magnets
Detonate mines, barrels and crates
Add 30hp to any living worm, regardless of alliance
Return any worm from its grave with 30hp, regardless of alliance
Switch a Sentry Gun's alliance to that of the team which zapped it

AFAIK lightning does reverse magnet polarity.

That's new to W2:A, then. :)

That's new to W2:A, then. :)
No, it did that in WOW2. At least, I think it did. I'm pretty sure there was a mission based around it.

Not according to my DS :p

Unless I keep missing...

AFAIK lightning does reverse magnet polarity.No, I tried it in a local match just now.

Err, now I have to try it again. I swear all it did was recharge a magnet, not reverse it.

OK. I'll admit it. I was wrong. It does not reverse magnet polarity.

oops!:o