Explosive Concoction

Explosive ConcoctionAttack, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attack Damage: (70-185)% of baseConsume charges from your Mana Flask to throw a bottle that explodes, dealing Fire attack damage in an area and inflicting Fire Exposure.(14–384) to (21–576) base Fire Damage
100% more chance to Ignite enemies
200% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted
Consumes 5 Charges from your Mana Flask
Inflicts Fire Exposure on Hit
Explosion radius is 1.5 metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
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Granted by the Pathfinder ascendancy notable Brew Concoction.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemAscendancyExplosiveConcoction

Explosive Concoction is an attack skill granted by the Pathfinder ascendancy notable Brew Concoction. The player consumes mana flask charges to throw flaming bottles that deal fire damage in an area with a more potent Ignite and applies Fire Exposure.

Skill functions and interactions

• This skill requires a Weapon Set that is unarmed to use.

Gem level progression

Level		Attack Damage
1	0	70%
2	3	77%
3	6	84%
4	10	92%
5	14	99%
6	18	105%
7	22	112%
8	26	118%
9	31	123%
10	36	128%
11	41	134%
12	46	139%
13	52	144%
14	58	150%
15	64	155%
16	66	161%
17	72	167%
18	78	173%
19	84	179%
20	90	185%

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	Elemental Armament IElemental Armament ISupport, Attack Category: Elemental Armament Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 20% more Elemental Attack 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.	Fire AttunementFire AttunementSupport, Attack, Fire Category: Fire Attunement Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Fire Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Cold 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.	Magnified Area IMagnified Area ISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 35% increased Area of EffectPlace 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	CadenceCadenceSupport, Attack Category: Cadence Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills gain more Attack speed each time you use them, but will become unusable if used too frequently in a short time frame.Supported Skills have 8% more Attack speed for each time they've been used Recently Supported Skills are unusable for 10 seconds after being used 6 or more times within four secondsPlace 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 Armament IIElemental Armament IISupport, Attack Category: Elemental Armament Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Attack 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.	OverreachOverreachSupport, Attack, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills which deal Damage in an Area. Supported Skills have significantly increased Area of Effect, but are less Accurate against nearby targets.Supported Skills have 40% increased Area of Effect Supported Skills have 80% less Accuracy Rating against Enemies within two metresPlace 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	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.	ImmolateImmolateSupport, Fire, Payoff Category: Immolate Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, granting them extra Fire damage against Ignited enemies but making them unable to Ignite enemies themselves.Supported Skills cannot Ignite Supported Attacks Gain 30% of Damage as extra Fire Damage against Ignited 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.	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	Eternal Flame IIIEternal Flame IIISupport, Fire Category: Eternal Flame Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to refresh Ignites on Critical Hit.Supported Skills have 20% chance to refresh Ignite duration on Critical 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.	Rapid Attacks IIRapid Attacks IISupport, Attack Category: Rapid Attacks Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supported Skills have 25% 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.
V	Elemental Armament IIIElemental Armament IIISupport, Attack Category: Elemental Armament Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they Hit. Supported Skills cannot themselves inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments Supported Skills deal 12% more Attack Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they 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.	Fire MasteryFire MasterySupport, Fire Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Fire 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.	Fire Penetration IIFire Penetration IISupport, Fire Category: Fire Penetration Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits ignore enemy Fire resistance.Hits from Supported Skills ignore enemy Fire 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.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Explosive Concoction, granted by the Explosive Concoction Notable Passive Skill choice, no longer has 200% more magnitude of ignite inflicted, and no longer inflicts Fire Exposure on hit. Now fires up to four additional mini flask projectiles at ignited enemies. Quality now grants +0-2 additional mini flask projectiles thrown at ignited enemies, instead of Explosive Concoction quality no longer grants effect of fire exposure, instead granting up to two additional mini flask projectiles thrown at ignited enemies, instead of 0-20% increased Fire Exposure effect.
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. Concoction Skills now require an unarmed weapon set. They no longer deal your base unarmed damage, instead dealing only attack damage specified from the Skill, like Marks. They now consume 5 Mana Flask charges per use (previously 3). Explosive Concoction now has 200% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted (previously 100%).
0.1.0e	Concoction skills from the Pathfinder Ascendancy Class now consume 3 charges from Mana Flasks (from 5). Their damage has been increased and deal approximately 66% more Damage when the skill is Level 20. In addition the base added damage has been increased by at least 50% for all Concoction skills, with Poisonous and Bleeding Concoction receiving greater damage buffs. Explosive Concoction now has 100% more chance to Ignite Enemies and 100% more magnitude of Ignites inflicted.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.

See also

• Bleeding Concoction
• Fulminating Concoction
• Acidic Concoction
• Shattering Concoction