Living Bomb

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Living BombSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration
Level: 1
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 9.00%
Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy, which grows over a duration. When the duration expires, the seed explodes, damaging the enemy and all other enemies nearby.Deals (8-220) to (12-330) Fire Damage
Explosion radius is 2.5 metres
Seed duration is 2.5 seconds
Limit 1 active seed
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Pyrophyte StaffPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb.
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemLivingBombPlayer

Living Bomb is a Fire spell skill that turns an enemy into a bomb, exploding after a short duration.

It is granted as an inherent weapon skill from a Pyrophyte StaffPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

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 Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, Spell
Category: Controlled Destruction
Tier: 1
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage
Supported Skills cannot deal Critical Hits
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.
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II Inevitable CriticalInevitable CriticalSupport
Category: Inevitable Critical
Tier: 3
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Supported Skills gain 25% increased Critical Hit Chance each second, up to 200%. This Critical Hit Chance is lost whenever a skill supported by Inevitable Critical Critically HitsPlace 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.
PotentialPotentialSupport
Category: Potential
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills that you use yourself. Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible, and will be much more likely to Critically Hit if they do. Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges.Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges
Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible
Supported Skills have 40% more chance to Critically Hit when consuming Power Charges
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.
Rising TempestRising TempestSupport
Category: Rising Tempest
Tier: 2
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which deal Damage, raising Elemental Damage dealt for each Skill used Recently of a different Elemental type. Cannot support Minion Skills.Supported Skills deal 12% more Elemental Damage for each
Skill used Recently of a different Elemental type
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.
III Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport
Category: Elemental Focus
Tier: 3
Support 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 Ailments
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.
ExtractionExtractionSupport, Spell
Category: Extraction
Tier: 3
Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Using supported Spells will cause you to Sacrifice a portion of your Life on use, gaining extra Chaos Damage in exchange. Does not support Persistent Skills, Minion Skills, or Triggered Skills.Supported Skills Gain 35% of Damage as extra Chaos Damage
Supported Skills Sacrifice 10% of Life on use
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.
Fire MasteryFire MasterySupport, Fire
Category: Mastery
Tier: 5
Support 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.
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Item acquisition

Living Bomb has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Living Bomb has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription

Version history

Version Changes
0.3.0
  • Living Bomb and Solar Orb have swapped places. Living Bomb is now a tier 5 Elemental Skill Gem, while Solar Orb is an inherent skill to Pyrophyte StavesPyrophyte StaffStaffRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20) Solar Orb. Existing items are not affected by this change.
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.
0.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.