Stormblast Bolts

Stormblast BoltsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Duration
Tier: 9
Level: 1Loads 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 secondsPlace 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/SkillGemStormblastBolts

Stormblast Bolts is a Lightning attack skill which requires a crossbow.

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

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.	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.	Multishot IMultishot ISupport, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Supported Skills deal 35% less Damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills have 20% less Skill 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.
II	Ammo Conservation IAmmo Conservation ISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Ammo Conservation Tier: 2Support 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.	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.	Multishot IIMultishot IISupport, Projectile Category: Additional Projectiles Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Supported Skills deal 25% less Damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills have 20% less Skill 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.
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.	Prolonged Duration IIProlonged Duration IISupport, Duration Category: Prolonged Duration Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Supported Skills have 35% more Skill Effect DurationPlace 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	Ammo Conservation IIAmmo Conservation IISupport, Ammunition, Projectile Category: Ammo Conservation Tier: 4Support 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.	Living Lightning IILiving Lightning IISupport, Minion, Lightning, Duration Category: Living Lightning Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Trigger Living Lightning on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Living Lightning Cooldown Time: (0.20 s (5 Times)) Minions from this skill have 1% increased Attack Speed per 10 of your Dexterity Minions from this skill have 1% increased Damage per 5 of your Strength This Skill is Triggered on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Creates 1 Minion Level of Minions is based on Level of Triggering Skill Minion duration is 30 seconds Limit 8 Minions Minions convert 100% of Physical damage to Lightning damage Minions Attack every 0.14 seconds Minions disperse after 3 AttacksPlace 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	Culling Strike IICulling Strike IISupport, Attack Category: Culling Strike Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit, and increasing the threshold at which they will Cull Enemies.Supported Skills have Culling Strike against Rare or Unique Enemies Gain 20% increased Culling Strike Threshold for 20 seconds on Culling 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.	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.

Item acquisition

Stormblast Bolts has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Stormblast Bolts has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Stormblast Bolts: Explosion now deals 222-470% Attack Damage at Gem levels 9-20 (previously 183-388%). Charged Bolt Duration is now 10 seconds (previously 8).
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. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Stormblast Bolts no longer have 30% less reload speed.
0.1.0e	Stormblast Bolts now has a maximum of 30 active Bolts (from 9). Stormblast Bolts now has 5 Bolts in the Clip (from 3). Stormblast Bolts now has 30% less Reload Speed (from 50% less).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.