Voltaic Grenade

Voltaic GrenadeAttack, AoE, Projectile, Grenade, Lightning
Tier: 7
Level: 1
Attack Speed: 75% of baseFires a bouncing Grenade that discharges an Electrocuting Lightning blast when its fuse expires.Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
50% more Electrocution buildup
Lightning damage from this skill Contributes to Electrocution Buildup
Explosion radius is 2 metres
Fuse duration is 1.2 secondsPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems 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.
II	Coming Soon	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.
III		Neural OverloadNeural OverloadSupport, Lightning Category: Electrocute Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for Electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will Electrocute them.Supported Skills Electrocute Primed 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.	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.
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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%).
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.