User blog comment:Evil Jesus/Static Surkov, what is UP with you, man?/@comment-667748-20110906220459/@comment-667748-20110907142645

Well, it will zap every now and then, just very weakly, and very rarely. I was just saying that:
 * 1) Maybe you didn't fire it enough times at the shield to see it proc.
 * 2) Even if it did, the Surkov is not designed for elemental damage.