Where is Lightning Rod crafted?

At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator, the Machining Bench or the Crafting Bench.

How long does Lightning Rod take to craft?

1.67 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 2 s at the Fabricator, 2 s at the Machining Bench, 5 s at the Crafting Bench. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Lightning Rod

BuildingTier 2

Craft 1 Lightning Rod from 10 Copper Ingot per craft at a Manufacturer (1.67 s), or at 3 other stations.

In-game description: “Channels lightning strikes safely toward the ground, saving structures from fiery destruction.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Manufacturer

Input

10 Copper Ingot,360 per minute6 per second10 per craft

Output

1 Lightning Rod,36 per minute0.6 per second1 per craft

Time: 1.67 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: T2 IronLightning Rod blueprint

Quantities are per craft. Times are each station's base rate (crafting work ÷ processing rate); station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Weight: 2kg
Stack size: 1
Recipes: 1
Used in: 0

Item stats

Lightning rod radius: +5,000

About Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod is a Tier 2 item in the Building category. One craft turns 10 Copper Ingot into 1 Lightning Rod at the Manufacturer (1.67 s), Fabricator (2 s), Machining Bench (2 s) or Crafting Bench (5 s). Unlocked by the Lightning Rod blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Crafting Bench.

Used in

No recipe in the game data uses Lightning Rod.

Crafted at

4 stations

Craft time of Lightning Rod per station
Station	Time / craft	Lightning Rod /min	Power
Manufacturer	1.67 s	36/min	computed in-game
Fabricator	2 s	30/min	No power connection
Machining Bench	2 s	30/min	No power connection
Crafting Bench	5 s	12/min	No power connection

Unlocked by

Tier 2 blueprintLightning Rod
Requires Crafting Bench.

Change history

Tracked since Week 252. Changes from later data updates appear here.

Lightning Rod FAQ

How do you make Lightning Rod in ICARUS?: One craft turns 10 Copper Ingot into 1 Lightning Rod at the Manufacturer (1.67 s), Fabricator (2 s), Machining Bench (2 s) or Crafting Bench (5 s).
Where is Lightning Rod crafted?: At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator, the Machining Bench or the Crafting Bench.
How do you unlock Lightning Rod?: Unlocked by the Lightning Rod blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Crafting Bench.
How long does Lightning Rod take to craft?: 1.67 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 2 s at the Fabricator, 2 s at the Machining Bench, 5 s at the Crafting Bench. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.