Donnerschlinge

Thunder Loop (Lightning Ring evolution) is an A Tier evolved weapon that fires high-damage lightning strikes at 2 mana, scaling with Amount. With sufficient Amount investment, it becomes one of the top 2-mana finishers. Peak performance on Porta, whose passive continuously increases Amount.

Lightning Ring + Duplicator → Thunder Loop

Duplicator provides Amount+1 before evolution, directly boosting Lightning Ring damage — strong combo even pre-evolution.

Priority:

1. Triple Damage — multiplies on top of Amount scaling
2. Amount-up — directly increases lightning count and damage scaling
3. Wild — combo integration
4. Attack-up — base damage boost

Amount-up gems compound favorably with the Amount scaling mechanic — every extra point increases both projectile count and damage multiplier.

Crawlers

• Porta: passive Amount increases directly power Thunder Loop damage (top synergy)
• Ramba: dedicated Amount-increase crawler
• Giovanna: shared Amount increase mechanic

Arcanas

• Chain Link: combo staircase preservation
• Dancing Wind: Amount-linked additional hits

Relics

• Gem Hammer: gem attachment prerequisite
• Stardust Anvil: slot expansion + Might Power Up

Secure both Lightning Ring and Duplicator, stack Amount before evolving. Post-evolution, place in the 2-mana staircase slot with Amount gems to maximize output.

In Porta builds, Amount increases push Thunder Loop into top-tier finisher territory for single-target boss damage. Amount 20+ brings single-target burst into the top tier.

General: A / Porta builds: S

Amount-dependent scaling — standard A without investment, S with Porta + Amount specialization.