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Meta Gems
Tooltip
Meta Gems are Skill Gems that can use, Trigger, or otherwise apply the effects of other Skill Gems. Skill Gems and Support Gems can be socketed into them interchangeably, though most Meta Gems require at least one Skill Gem to be socketed to function.

Meta skills are those that allow you to socket other active skills as support gems. Meta gems are usually always trigger skills or create an aura-like effect.

Mechanics

Support gems socketed in a meta gem will support the meta gem and any other compatible socketed skill gems.

Energy

Main page: Energy

Most meta gems generate and use Energy, a counter that balances the frequency of triggering the skill based on its use time. The rate that Energy is obtained may be influenced by enemy Power, a stat dependent on the enemy's rarity.

Gems

Skill gems

There are 15 skill gems with the Ammunition gem tag:

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence
Armour Piercing RoundsArmour Piercing RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Physical
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (8-706) Mana
Attack Speed: 425% of base
Attack Damage: (20-166)% of base
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and Break enemy Armour. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Armour Piercing Rounds
Hits Break (1-845) Armour
Knocks Back Enemies

Ammunition
(12-21) Bolts loaded per clip

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Break (1.5-30)% increased Armour
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
1YesYesNo
Explosive ShotExplosive ShotAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Fire, Detonator
Tier: 7
Level: 1
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Loads 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 Enemies
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.
7YesYesNo
Fragmentation RoundsFragmentation RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff
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
Galvanic ShardsGalvanic ShardsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining
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.
File:Load Galvanic Shards skill icon.png
5YesYesNo
Glacial BoltGlacial BoltAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Cold, Duration
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-53) Mana
Load your Crossbow with icy bolts that create two walls of Ice Crystals at the end of their flight.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Knocks Back Enemies

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) Bolts loaded per clip
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
7YesYesNo
Hailstorm RoundsHailstorm RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Cold
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (29-207) Mana
Passively 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) Bolts
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
11YesYesNo
High Velocity RoundsHigh Velocity RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Physical, Payoff
Tier: 3
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (7-602) Mana
Load your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that can consume Fully Broken Armour on enemies to deal extra damage.Fragmentation Rounds
Projectile
Knocks Back Enemies
Bolts Pierce 6 Targets
Vs Armour Broken
Attack Damage: (340-1060)%
Knocks Back Enemies
Bolts Pierce 6 Targets

Ammunition
1 Bolts loaded per clip

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Projectile Damage after Piercing an Enemy
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
3YesYesNo
Ice ShardsIce ShardsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Cold, Hazard
Tier: 5
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-91) Mana
Load your Crossbow with a clip of icy bolts that rapidly fire at the ground, leaving a shard of ice at the impact location unless the bolt hits an enemy. The ice shards shatter when enemies step on them, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Knocks Back Enemies
Can fire 12 Bolts before reloading
50% less Freeze Buildup
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
5YesYesNo
Incendiary ShotIncendiary ShotAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Fire
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
Permafrost BoltsPermafrost BoltsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Cold
Tier: 1
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (6-573) Mana
Attack Damage: (15-124)% of base
Loads 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.Permafrost Bolts
Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Knocks Back Enemies
80% more Freeze Buildup
Bolts shatter on impact, dealing Damage in a 2.7 metre cone
Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaniously will combine their damage into a single Hit
Fires 10 fragments per shot

Ammunition
1 Bolts loaded per clip

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires (0.1-2) fragments per shot
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
1YesYesNo
Plasma BlastPlasma BlastAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Channelling
Tier: 13
Level: 1
Cost: 18 Mana
Attack Damage: 7% of base
Loads your Crossbow with unstable bolts that require a lengthy charging period to fire but deal devastating damage, Pierce through enemies, and explode upon hitting terrain.Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
+2 seconds to Total Attack Time
Knocks Back Enemies
30% more chance to Shock
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.
13YesYesNo
Rapid ShotRapid ShotAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Fire
Tier: 5
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (27-186) Mana
Requires: CrossbowLoad your Crossbow with a large clip of heated bolts. Heat builds up on your Crossbow as you fire them, and reaching maximum Heat will prevent you from firing or reloading these bolts for a short time. However, other Skills can Consume Heat for extra benefits. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.Ammunition
100 Bolts loaded per clip

Projectile
Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
Knocks Back Enemies
Maximum (26–45) Heat
Cannot fire or reload for 10 seconds on reaching maximum Heat
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
5YesYesNo
Shockburst RoundsShockburst RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Payoff
Tier: 11
Level: 1
Attack Speed: 450% of base
Loads your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.
11YesYesNo
Siege CascadeSiege CascadeAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Fire, Payoff
Tier: 13
Level: 1
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Loads your Crossbow with enemy-seeking projectiles which are fired into the air, dropping a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge into the ground and explode after a short delay.Fires Bolts at every Enemy within a 4 metre radius
Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metres
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.
13YesYesNo
Stormblast BoltsStormblast BoltsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Duration
Tier: 9
Level: 1
Loads your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Maximum of 30 active Bolts
Impact radius is 0.8 metres
Fires 3 Bolts
Charged Bolt duration is 8 seconds
Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.
9YesYesNo

Support gems

There are 10 support skill gems with the Ammunition gem tag:

GemTierGem requires strengthGem requires dexterityGem requires intelligence
Ammo Conservation IAmmo Conservation ISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Ammo Conservation
Tier: 2
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.Supported Crossbow Attacks have 20% chance to not consume a boltPlace 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.
2NoYesNo
Ammo Conservation IIAmmo Conservation IISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Ammo Conservation
Tier: 4
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.Supported Crossbow Attacks have 25% chance to not consume a boltPlace 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.
4NoYesNo
Ammo Conservation IIIAmmo Conservation IIISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Ammo Conservation
Tier: 5
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing, at the cost of Reload speed.Supported Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not consume a bolt
Supported Skills have 20% less Reload speed
Place 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.
5NoYesNo
Arjun's MedalArjun's MedalSupport, Lineage, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Ammo Conservation
Requires Level 65
Support Requirements: +5 Dex
Supports Crossbow Skills, granting a chance to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill with Supported Skill.35% chance to load a bolt into all Crossbow skills on dealing a Killing Blow with Supported SkillConfident their enemy was defenseless, the Keitans brazenly
charged the walls - but Arjun's ammunition supply reports
had been... 'inaccurate'... just like everything else Bardiyan.
Place 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.
0NoYesNo
Nimble ReloadNimble ReloadSupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Nimble Reload
Tier: 4
Support 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.
4NoYesNo
Ratha's AssaultRatha's AssaultSupport, Lineage, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Double Barrel
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Requires Level 65
Support Requirements: +5 Dex
Supports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load multiple extra bolts. Supported Skills cannot reload normally, instead loading bolts when you Dodge.Supported Crossbow Ammunition Skills cannot reload
Supported Skills Load 3 bolts when you Dodge
Supported Skills load 3 additional bolts
"No plan. No stealth. I want shock. Awe. I want them to
know who did it, and I want them telling tales. That's the
only way for us to earn their respect... and their fear."
Place 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.
0NoYesNo
Streamlined RoundsStreamlined RoundsSupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Streamlined Rounds
Tier: 3
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills. Supported Skills have significantly higher Attack speed and bolt capacity, but deal less damage and have longer reload time.Supported Skills have 50% more Attack speed
Supported Skills deal 60% less Damage
Supported Skills have 50% less reload speed
Supported Skills load 5 additional bolts
Place 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.
3NoYesNo
Double Barrel IDouble Barrel ISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Double Barrel
Tier: 1
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Supported Skills have 30% less Reload Speed
Supported Skills load an additional bolt
Place 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.
1YesNoNo
Double Barrel IIDouble Barrel IISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Double Barrel
Tier: 2
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Supported Skills have 20% less Reload Speed
Supported Skills load an additional bolt
Place 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.
2YesNoNo
Double Barrel IIIDouble Barrel IIISupport, Ammunition, Projectile
Category: Double Barrel
Tier: 5
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed. Supported Skills will also automatically reload when they Heavy Stun an enemy.Supported Skills reload automatically when Heavy Stunning an enemy with them
Supported Skills have 20% less Reload Speed
Supported Skills load an additional bolt
Place 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.
5YesNoNo

Version history

Version Changes
0.1.1
  • Skills socketed in a Meta Gem's sockets can no longer gain energy.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.