Merging

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Merging
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Merging CrossbowCrossbows are Two-Handed ranged weapons that require Strength and Dexterity to equip. Crossbow basic Attacks can be modified with Ammunition Skills.

Multiple Projectiles fired from a single Crossbow skill can all hit the same target, and single-Projectile skills fire additional Projectiles in sequence rather than in a spread.
bolts have fragments that can hit the same target at the same time to combine their damage into a single Hit.Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.

Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately.

Merging is a gem tag for crossbow skills which allows their bolts to have multiple fragments which hit a target count as a single larger hit. This can affect calculations for some secondary effects like applying ailments.


Related skills

The following skills have the Merging gem tag:

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence
Fragmentation RoundsFragmentation RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff, Merging
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (8-688) Mana
Load 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 Damage
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
1YesYesNo
Permafrost BoltsPermafrost BoltsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Cold, Merging
Tier: 1
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-44) Mana
Requires: CrossbowLoad your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.Ammunition
+1 Bolt loaded per clip

Permafrost Bolts
Attack Damage: (17–49)% of base
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
(200–504)% more Freeze Buildup
Bolts shatter on impact, dealing Damage in a 2.7 metre cone
Fires 10 fragments per shot

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) fragments per shot
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
1YesYesNo
Incendiary ShotIncendiary ShotAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Fire, Merging
Tier: 3
Level: 1
Load your Crossbow with flaming bolts that fragment in flight, damaging and Igniting enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target.Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
Knocks Back enemies
Ignites you inflict with this skill deal Damage 200% faster
Inflicts 300% more Flammability Magnitude
Consumes 30 Heat if possible to gain 50% more Ignite Magnitude
Bolts shatter on impact, dealing Damage in a 1.9 metre cone
Fires 10 fragments per shot
30% increased Ignite duration for each Fragment in a single hit
Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single Hit
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
3YesYesNo
Galvanic ShardsGalvanic ShardsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining, Merging
Tier: 5
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-61) Mana
Load your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Ammunition
50% less reload speed
5 Bolts loaded per clip

Projectile
Rapidly fire charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. Can fire a limited number of bursts before needing to reload.
Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Knocks Back Enemies
Cannot Chain
Fires 6 fragments per shot
Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single Hit

Beam
Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Beam Chains to 1 enemy

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) Bolts loaded per clip
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
5YesYesNo

Persistent skills

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence

Support gems

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence

Related unique items

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Version history

Version Changes
0.3.0
  • Introduced to the game.