John Rod

Rework notice

Removed from the arrow pool

This Stand was moved to the Reworking list and removed from the arrow pool on October 29, 2026, along with Tower of Gray, West End Girl and Cat Size; they will be added back sometime after release once reworked. Everything below is the pre-rework kit and no longer obtainable from arrows.

Lore

Background

“Don’t make me John Rod you!”

A lightning rod Stand that shifts between a flying Rod form and grounded John form. It calls lightning down from the heavens and overwhelms enemies with electric power.

Abilities

John Form

Toggle John Rod between its flying Rod form and grounded John form.

Cooldown: 4s

Charge and release a briliant cube of light that blinds targets caught inside.

Cooldown: 24s

Lightning Drop

Hold to rise and launch enemies, then dive through targets and carry them into the impact.

Cooldown: 23s

It’s… So Pretty

Kick an enemy at close range, finishing them off if their health is low enough. (John Rod Form only)

Cooldown: 35s

Moves without written notes

These moves have demonstration clips only, with no written description: M1 Light Combo & M2 Attack.

Ability scaling

What Ability changes

Blind the Heavens’ charge speed scales with ability, charging up to 33% faster

How to obtain

Rarity and arrow rolls

Not currently obtainable from arrows — removed from the arrow pool on October 29, 2026 (see the rework notice above).

Mythical rolls from any arrow type: Lucky Arrow 22.1%, Bizarre Arrow 37.7%. These are rarity-level odds, not odds for this exact Stand.

Rarity note: This Stand also appears under a Legendary label.

See the Stand arrows guide for the full arrow table, crafting costs and reroll rules.

Update notes

Dated developer entries

2026-10-18 — Fixed John Rod’s Lightning Drop freezing you mid-air.
2026-10-05 — Fixed John Rod’s alt colors only changing the aura instead of the animated body and glow.
2026-09-25 — Fixed John Rod’s drop move leaving pilot movement stuck after being interrupted.