Hailstorm Rounds

Hailstorm RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Cold
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (29-207) ManaPassively generate bolts of ice at a frequency equal to reload time, up to a cap. Activate to Load the accumulated bolts into your Crossbow. All loaded bolts are fired at once, causing them to rain down over the target area.Hailstorm Rounds
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Impact radius is 1.2 metres
Rain radius is 2.5 metres

Ammunition
50% less reload speed
Can store up to (16-25) Bolts

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Can store +(0.25-5) BoltsSkills 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/SkillGemHailstormRounds

Hailstorm Rounds is a cold projectile attack skill which requires a crossbow.

Gem level progression

Level		Mana Cost	Stored Bolts
1	0	29	16
2	3	32	16
3	6	36	17
4	10	40	17
5	14	44	18
6	18	49	18
7	22	54	18
8	26	60	19
9	31	67	19
10	36	74	20
11	41	82	20
12	46	91	21
13	52	101	21
14	58	112	22
15	64	124	22
16	66	137	23
17	72	152	23
18	78	169	24
19	84	187	24
20	90	207	25

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.	LeverageLeverageSupport Category: LeverageSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which Hit Enemies. Supported Skills gain increased chance to Critically Hit against Immobilised Enemies.Supported Skills have 50% increased Critical Hit Chance against Immobilised EnemiesPlace 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		Cold PenetrationCold PenetrationSupport, Cold Category: Cold Penetration Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Cold ResistancePlace 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	Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, Duration Category: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold 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.	Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport Category: Elemental Focus Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace 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.

Item acquisition

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

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Hailstorm Rounds has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Hailstorm Rounds: Bolts now fall in an expanding circle rather than overlapping with each other. Now has an Impact radius of 1 metre (previously 1.2), and a Rain radius of 4.0 metres (previously 2.5). One bolt now falls every 0.1 seconds (previously 0.3), and there is no longer a minimum distance the bolts can land from the firing location. Now deals 146-254% off Attack Damage at Gem levels 11-20 (previously 109-204%), and has 130-157% more Freeze Buildup. Ammunition now has 100% more reload speed (previously 50% less).
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.
0.1.1	Fixed a bug preventing the quality bonuses on Shockburst Rounds and Hailstorm Rounds from applying.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.