Explosive Shot

Explosive ShotAmmunition, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Detonator
Tier: 7
Level: 1
Attack Speed: 70% of baseLoads your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.Converts 30% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
Knocks Back EnemiesPlace 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/Gem/SkillGemExplosiveShot

Explosive Shot is a fire projectile attack skill which requires a crossbow.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost
1	0	0	0	9
2	3	0	0	10
3	6	9	9	12
4	10	13	13	14
5	14	17	17	16
6	18	20	20	18
7	22	24	24	20
8	26	28	28	22
9	31	32	32	24
10	36	37	37	27
11	41	41	41	30
12	46	46	46	33
13	52	51	51	36
14	58	57	57	39
15	64	62	62	42
16	66	64	64	46
17	72	70	70	50
18	78	75	75	54
19	84	80	80	59
20	90	86	86	64

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
II			WildfireWildfireSupport, AoE, Fire Category: Wildfire Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, Spreading Ignites it inflicts to nearby enemies after a delay.Ignites inflicted by Supported Skills Spread to other enemies that stay within 1.5 metres for 1 secondPlace 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	FrostfireFrostfireSupport, Cold, Fire, Payoff Category: Frostfire Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Consume Freeze on Igniting a Frozen enemy to boost the effect of the Ignite.50% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen targets with Supported Skills Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze from Enemies they Ignite 25% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen Unique enemies with 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.	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.	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

Explosive Shot has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Explosive Shot has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.