Fragmentation Rounds

Fragmentation RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (8-688) ManaLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode.Fragmentation Rounds
Projectile
Knocks Back Enemies
Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaniously will combine their damage into a single Hit
Bolts Pierce 2 Targets
Fires 10 fragments per shot
Vs Frozen
Attack Damage: (425-1326)%
Base Explosion radius is (1.4-1.6) metres

Ammunition
1 Bolts loaded per clip

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Deals (1-20)% more Physical DamageSkills 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/Gem/SkillGemFragmentationRounds

Fragmentation Rounds is a crossbow ammunition skill. It loads your crossbow with with piercing bolts that fire in a cone, dealing physical damage. The bolts will consume Freeze on frozen enemies to create a cold explosion of shrapnel and explode Ice Crystals.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Attack Damage	Attack Damage	Explosion radius
1	1	1	1	8	22%	425%	—
2	3	1	1	9	24%	468%	—
3	6	10	10	10	27%	514%	—
4	10	15	15	11	29%	561%	—
5	14	20	20	12	31%	605%	—
6	18	25	25	14	34%	651%	—
7	22	30	30	16	36%	696%	—
8	26	34	34	18	38%	738%	—
9	31	40	40	20	40%	775%	—
10	36	46	46	22	42%	814%	—
11	41	52	52	25	44%	854%	—
12	46	59	59	28	46%	897%	—
13	52	66	66	32	49%	942%	—
14	58	73	73	35	51%	989%	—
15	64	80	80	40	54%	1039%	—
16	66	83	83	45	56%	1091%	—
17	72	90	90	50	59%	1145%	—
18	78	97	97	56	62%	1202%	—
19	84	104	104	63	65%	1262%	—
20	90	109	109	71	69%	1326%	—
21	—	—	—	79	72%	1392%	—
22	—	—	—	89	76%	1461%	—
23	—	—	—	99	79%	1534%	—
24	—	—	—	111	83%	1611%	—
25	—	—	—	125	88%	1692%	—
26	—	—	—	140	92%	1776%	—
27	—	—	—	157	97%	1865%	—
28	—	—	—	176	101%	1958%	—
29	—	—	—	197	106%	2056%	—
30	—	—	—	221	112%	2159%	—
31	—	—	—	247	117%	2267%	—
32	—	—	—	277	123%	2380%	—
33	—	—	—	311	129%	2500%	—
34	—	—	—	348	136%	2625%	—
35	—	—	—	390	143%	2756%	—
36	—	—	—	437	150%	2893%	—
37	—	—	—	489	157%	3038%	—
38	—	—	—	548	165%	3190%	—
39	—	—	—	614	173%	3350%	—
40	—	—	—	688	182%	3517%	—

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	Cold AttunementCold AttunementSupport, Attack, Cold Category: Cold Attunement Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Cold Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning 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.	Double Barrel IDouble Barrel ISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Double Barrel Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Supported Skills have 30% less Reload Speed Supported Skills load an additional boltPlace 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.	Rapid Attacks IRapid Attacks ISupport, Attack Category: Rapid Attacks Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supported Skills have 15% increased Attack 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.
II	Ammo Conservation IAmmo Conservation ISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Ammo Conservation Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.Supported Crossbow Attacks have 20% chance to not consume a boltPlace 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.	Frozen SpiteFrozen SpiteSupport, AoE, Projectile, Cold Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills, causing them to create Ice Fragments on Killing Frozen Enemies, Cannot Support Totem Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Support Supported Skills trigger Ice Fragments on Killing Frozen Enemies Ice Fragments	Ricochet IRicochet ISupport, Projectile Category: Ricochet Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Projectiles from Supported Skills have 40% chance to Chain an additional time from terrainPlace 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	Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 3 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 20% 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.	DeliberationDeliberationSupport Category: Deliberation Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage 30% more Movement Speed penalty while using Supported SkillsPlace 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.	Streamlined RoundsStreamlined RoundsSupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Streamlined Rounds Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills. Supported Skills have significantly higher Attack speed and bolt capacity, but deal less damage and have longer reload time.Supported Skills have 50% more Attack speed Supported Skills deal 60% less Damage Supported Skills have 50% less reload speed Supported Skills load 5 additional boltsPlace 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	ImpaleImpaleSupport, Attack, Physical Category: Impale Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Impale on Hit but making them unable to Extract Impale themselves.Supported Skills cannot Extract Impale Supported Skills Impale Enemies on HitPlace 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.	Nimble ReloadNimble ReloadSupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Nimble Reload Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to Reload bolts significantly faster.Supported Skills have 60% increased Crossbow Reload 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.	Nova ProjectilesNova ProjectilesSupport, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile Skills, making them fire extra Projectiles in a circle, at the cost of Damage. Does not support Skills which rain down Projectiles from above.Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles Supported Skills fire Projectiles in a circle Supported Skills deal 40% 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	Ammo Conservation IIIAmmo Conservation IIISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Ammo Conservation Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing, at the cost of Reload speed.Supported Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not consume a bolt Supported Skills have 20% less Reload 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.	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.	Double Barrel IIIDouble Barrel IIISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Double Barrel Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed. Supported Skills will also automatically reload when they Heavy Stun an enemy.Supported Skills reload automatically when Heavy Stunning an enemy with them Supported Skills have 20% less Reload Speed Supported Skills load an additional boltPlace 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

Fragmentation Rounds has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Fragmentation Rounds has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Ice Crystals will now instantly shatter from hits that could Consume Freeze. As this is now default behaviour, Glacial Cascade and Fragmentation Rounds no longer specifically call out this behaviour. Fragmentation Rounds: Explosion from Frozen Enemies now converts all Physical Damage to Cold Damage, and will cause further explosions on any Frozen Enemies it hits (though this cannot propagate any further). Explosion radius is now 2 metres (previously 1.8). Hits against Frozen Enemies now have 50% more damage against Unique Enemies.
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. Fragmentation Rounds base Explosion radius is now 1.8 metres at all Gem levels (previously 1.4-1.6 at Gem levels 1-20).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.