Firebolt

FireboltBarrageable, Spell, AoE, Projectile, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 0.90 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%Launches a fiery Projectile towards a target. The Projectile explodes on impact, damaging foes in a small area.Projectile
Deals (7–203) to (11–304) Fire Damage

Explosion
Explosion radius is 0.7 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0–20)% more chance to Ignite enemiesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent weapon skill from an Ashen StaffAshen StaffStaffGrants Skill: Level (1-20) Firebolt.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFirebolt

Firebolt is a fire spell skill that shoots a projectile to the direction of the cursor, dealing fire damage to a target then exploding, dealing further damage in an area.

It is granted as an inherent weapon skill from an Ashen StaffAshen StaffStaffGrants Skill: Level (1-20) Firebolt.

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, Critical Tier: 1Support 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 HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	IgnitionIgnitionSupport, Fire Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Ignite.Supported Skills have 100% more chance to IgnitePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	PiercePierceSupport, Projectile Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Pierce an enemy but deal less damage after doing so.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce an Enemy Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 20% less Damage if they've Pierced an enemyPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon
III	Coming Soon	Coming Soon	Coming Soon

Alternate skill effects

Firebolt has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
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. Firebolt now uses the same animation as Freezing ShardsFreezing ShardsBarrageable, Spell, Projectile, Cold Level: 1 Cast Time: 1.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%Launches icy Projectiles in a sweeping arc. Multiple Projectile can hit the same enemy.Deals (2-63) to (3-94) Cold Damage 50% more freeze buildup Fires 7 ProjectilesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. instead of generic projectile spell animations. Firebolt now has a maximum downward tilt angle against closer targets, making it harder to hit enemies with multiple explosions.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.