Lightning Ink is one of the elemental Ink materials on Ninjago Island in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey. It’s a core ingredient for Spinjitzu Scroll crafting and progression, including Lightning-focused scroll upgrades.
What Lightning Ink is used for
Ink comes in elemental varieties, including Earth Ink, Ice Ink, and Lightning Ink, and it’s used to create Spinjitzu Scrolls. Ritual Oil is another key Ninjago crafting resource that shows up throughout the same loop of fighting, looting, and refining. An official overview of these Ninjago resources is available on LEGO’s Fortnite Ninjago page.
How to get Lightning Ink
The most direct route to Lightning Ink is to clear Lightning-typed takeover content on Ninjago Island.
Step 1: Travel to Ninjago Island and look for temples that have been taken over by the Lightning type. These are the primary targets tied to elemental Ink drops for that element.
Step 2: Clear the takeover encounter in the Lightning-typed temple. Lightning Ink is tied to completing the temple content aligned to that element.
Other places Ink can show up
Ink is also found at Shrines around Ninjago Island, and different shrines can contain different elemental types. If you’re hunting Lightning Ink specifically, prioritize shrines encountered while you’re pushing Lightning-focused areas, since shrine rewards vary by element.
Progression friction: why Lightning Ink can feel “blocked” early
Ninjago Island progression is level-sensitive. Pushing into higher-level areas too quickly can stall you out, since you’re expected to level up the new weapons and classes you plan to use before taking on tougher zones. If you’re repeatedly getting overwhelmed while trying to reach Lightning-typed temples, back up and build power through earlier activities until the fights become manageable.
Loot loop context: why you’ll be gathering Ritual Oil at the same time
Lightning Ink is only one part of the craft chain. Many Ninjago crafting and refining actions also revolve around Ritual Oil, which drops from defeated enemies and appears in special red chests tied to island activities. That means a typical Lightning Ink run often turns into a broader resource run, since you’ll be fighting through the same encounters that feed your refining needs at Ritual Altars.
If you’re targeting a Lightning Spinjitzu Scroll upgrade that calls for a specific Lightning Ink variant, treat Lightning-typed temples as your main repeatable objective and use shrines as opportunistic pickups while you move between fights.
