Voltaic Grenade

Voltaic GrenadeAttack, AoE, Projectile, Grenade, Lightning, Duration
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (10-73) Mana
Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Attack Damage: (80-327)% of baseRequires: CrossbowFire a bouncing Grenade that discharges an Electrocuting Lightning blast when its fuse expires, causing all Lightning Hits against enemies to contribute to Electrocution buildup for a duration.Detonation Time is 2.5 seconds
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Explosion radius is (2-2.4) metres
Lightning damage from Hits with this skill Contributes to Electrocution Buildup
(150-340)% more Electrocution buildup from Hits with this skill
Electrocution buildup Debuff duration is 6 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVoltaicGrenade

Voltaic Grenade is a lightning projectile attack skill which requires a crossbow.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Attack Damage
1	0	0	0	10	80%
2	3	0	0	12	88%
3	6	9	9	14	97%
4	10	13	13	16	107%
5	14	17	17	18	116%
6	18	20	20	20	126%
7	22	24	24	23	136%
8	26	28	28	25	145%
9	31	32	32	28	154%
10	36	37	37	31	164%
11	41	41	41	34	175%
12	46	46	46	37	187%
13	52	51	51	41	199%
14	58	57	57	45	213%
15	64	62	62	49	228%
16	66	64	64	53	244%
17	72	70	70	58	262%
18	78	75	75	63	282%
19	84	80	80	68	303%
20	90	86	86	73	327%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Lightning AttunementLightning AttunementSupport, Attack, Lightning Category: Lightning Attunement Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Lightning Damage but deal less Cold and Fire Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Cold and Fire DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Multishot IMultishot ISupport, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Supported Skills deal 35% less Damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills have 20% less Skill SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Prolonged Duration IProlonged Duration ISupport, Duration Category: Prolonged Duration Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Supported Skills have 30% more Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II		Short Fuse IShort Fuse ISupport Category: Short Fuse Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Supported Skills have 40% less Detonation TimePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	VoltVoltSupport, Attack, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining Category: Volt Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills gain Voltaic Charge as you move, up to a maximum. When used, Supported Skills expend that Charge to gain extra Lightning Damage.Supported Skills gain 3 Voltaic Charge per Metre travelled Supported Skills have 30 maximum Voltaic Charge Supported Skills consume all Voltaic Charge on use Supported Skills gain 5% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per ten Voltaic Charge consumedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	AmbrosiaAmbrosiaSupport Category: Ambrosia Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself which Damage enemies with Hits. Supported Skills consume a percentage of your maximum Mana Flask charges, Gaining a percentage of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per Mana Flask charge consumed.Supported Skills consume 20% of your maximum Mana Flask charges on use Supported Skills Gain 3% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per Mana Flask charge consumedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 25% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Magnified Area IIMagnified Area IISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.Supported Skills have 45% increased Area of Effect Supported Skills deal 10% less Area DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Long Fuse ILong Fuse ISupport Category: Long Fuse Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which have a Detonation Time, causing those Skills to have much higher Detonation Time and detonation damage.Supported Skills have 50% increased Detonation Time Grenades from Supported Skills cannot explode before the end of their Detonation Time Detonations from supported Skills deal 30% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	PayloadPayloadSupport, Grenade Category: Payload Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which fire Grenades, giving fired Grenades a chance to activate again, but lengthening their cooldowns.Supported Skills have 70% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate Grenades fired by Supported Skills have 50% chance to activate a second timePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Short Fuse IIShort Fuse IISupport Category: Short Fuse Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, massively shortening the time before Detonation at the cost of Damage.Supported Skills have 80% less Detonation Time Supported Skills deal 30% less DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Close Combat IIClose Combat IISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 30% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Long Fuse IILong Fuse IISupport Category: Long Fuse Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which have a Detonation Time, causing those Skills to have much higher Detonation Time and detonation damage.Supported Skills have 70% increased Detonation Time Grenades from Supported Skills cannot explode before the end of their Detonation Time Detonations from supported Skills deal 35% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Second Wind IIISecond Wind IIISupport Category: Second Wind Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with cooldowns, giving them extra uses of that cooldown and causing them to restore Life on use. Cannot support instant or triggered skills, or modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 40% less Cooldown Recovery Rate Restore 2% of maximum Life on use per one second cooldown of Supported Skills Supported Skills have twice as many Cooldown UsesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Voltaic Grenade has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Voltaic Grenade has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Voltaic Grenade: Now applies the Electrocution Debuff to enemies on Hit for 6 seconds, and now has 210-340% more Electrocution Buildup from Hits with this Skill at Gem levels 7-20 (previously 50% at all Gem levels). Now has 136-327% Attack Damage at Gem levels 7-20 (previously 297-714%). Added "Duration" gem tag. [Undocumented]
0.2.0b	Explosive GrenadeExplosive GrenadeAttack, AoE, Projectile, Grenade, Fire, Detonator Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (10-68) Mana Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec Can Store 3 Use(s) Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (215-878)% of baseRequires: CrossbowFire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.Detonation Time is 3 seconds Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Consumes 15 Heat if possible to Gain 50% of damage as Fire damage Explosion radius is (2-2.4) metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RateSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and Voltaic Grenade Cooldowns have been lowered to 5 seconds.
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Voltaic Grenade cooldown is now 6 seconds (previously 3 seconds). Now has an Explosion Radius of 2-2.4 metres at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 1.8-2.4). Now has a Detonation Time of 2.5 seconds (previously 1.2 seconds).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.