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Explosive Arrow
Attack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Fire, Bow
Level: (1—20)
Cost: (7—10) Mana
Projectile Speed: 32.6 metres per Second
Radius: 15
Requires Level (28—70), (67—155) Dex
Requires Bows
Fires an arrow which will stick into an enemy or wall, and then explode, dealing area damage around it, either after a duration or when the maximum number of arrows stuck to that target is reached. If an enemy has multiple Explosive Arrows stuck in them, the first one to explode will consume the others, adding their damage to its explosion.
Base duration is 1 second
Explosion deals 50% less Base Damage
Explosion will have (47—522) to (71—783) added Fire Damage
+0.2 metres to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to a maximum of +1.2 metres
Explosion deals 6% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target
Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target
Maximum 20 Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy

Additional Effects From Quality:
+(0—2) Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Quest /1
ActQuestNPCCharacter
3Sever the Right HandClarissaDuelist · Marauder · Ranger
Genus
ExplosiveArrow
Level Effect /40
Implicit
+0.2 metres to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to a maximum of +1.2 metres
Explosion deals 50% less Base Damage
Explosion deals 6% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target
Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target
Maximum 20 Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
Base duration is 1 second
LevelRequires LevelDexManaBase DamageExplosion will have 47 to 71 added Fire DamageExperience
128677100%, 100%, 100%47, 71199,345
231738100%, 100%, 100%57, 86285,815
334798100%, 100%, 100%69, 104401,344
437858100%, 100%, 100%83, 125554,379
540928100%, 100%, 100%100, 149477,437
642968100%, 100%, 100%112, 168583,786
7441008100%, 100%, 100%126, 189710,359
8461048100%, 100%, 100%141, 2121,355,511
9481099100%, 100%, 100%158, 2381,138,877
10501139100%, 100%, 100%177, 2661,368,233
11521179100%, 100%, 100%198, 2981,638,338
12541219100%, 100%, 100%222, 3331,956,648
13561259100%, 100%, 100%247, 3713,655,184
14581309100%, 100%, 100%276, 4143,017,327
15601349100%, 100%, 100%307, 4617,759,995
166213810100%, 100%, 100%342, 51315,138,193
176414210100%, 100%, 100%381, 57126,083,825
186614610100%, 100%, 100%423, 63562,620,247
196815110100%, 100%, 100%470, 705211,708,088
207015510100%, 100%, 100%522, 783
217210100%, 100%, 100%579, 868
227410100%, 100%, 100%642, 963
237610100%, 100%, 100%711, 1067
247811100%, 100%, 100%788, 1181
258011100%, 100%, 100%872, 1308
268211100%, 100%, 100%964, 1447
278411100%, 100%, 100%1067, 1600
288611100%, 100%, 100%1179, 1768
298811100%, 100%, 100%1302, 1954
309011100%, 100%, 100%1438, 2157
319111100%, 100%, 100%1511, 2267
329211100%, 100%, 100%1588, 2382
339312100%, 100%, 100%1668, 2502
349412100%, 100%, 100%1752, 2628
359512100%, 100%, 100%1840, 2760
369612100%, 100%, 100%1933, 2899
379712100%, 100%, 100%2030, 3044
389812100%, 100%, 100%2131, 3197
399912100%, 100%, 100%2238, 3356
4010012100%, 100%, 100%2349, 3524
Attribute /12

Explosive Arrow

NameShow Full Descriptions
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xCurrencyUpgradeRandomlyOrb of Chance
AcronymHit, Ailment
IdExplosiveArrow
DropLevel 28
BaseType Explosive Arrow
Class Skill Gems
WeaponBows
TargetTypesGround, Enemy
TypeAttack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Fire, Triggerable
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemExplosiveArrow
ActiveSkillsCodeexplosive_arrow
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Crucible Weapon /1
WeightDesc
1000 (T5)Killing Blows with Burning Arrow or Explosive Arrow Shatter Enemies as though Frozen
Version history /9
VersionChanges
3.25.0
  • Explosive Arrow: Now has a Mana cost of 7 at gem level 1 (previously 8), scaling up to 10 at gem level 20 (unchanged).
    • 3.23.0
    Explosive Arrow:
    • Quality now provides +0-2 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy, instead of 0-20% increased Skill Effect Duration and 0-20% chance to Ignite enemies.
    3.19.0

    Explosive Arrow

    • Problem: Explosive Arrow currently has a single stat for hit and ailment damage per arrow stuck in the target, but this makes it impossible to reduce the damage of overperforming ignite builds without also affecting underperforming hit-based builds.
    • Explosive Arrow no longer has "Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target. Instead, it now has "Explosion deals 6% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target" and "Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target".
    3.17.0
  • Lower the damage of player Ignite by 28% to partially offset the damage increase that many Ignite-applying spells have received. For the majority of high level spell gems, this is a slight damage buff when combined with the above changes. Burning Arrow, Armageddon Brand, Explosive Arrow and several other skills have received changes to compensate for the lower damage of Ignite. Attack skills and a small number of spells that are not typically aligned with Ignites will have weaker Ignites as a result of this change. Introduced a mechanic for Ignite damage with melee attack skills to give some unconventional Ignite builds a new option for enhancing Ignites.
  • Explosive Arrow: Now has "Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target" (previously just Hits).
    • 3.16.0
  • Explosive Arrow now has “Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target” (previously Hits and Ailments). Because of base Ignite damage changes, Ignite with the skill is now 66.7% higher with 10 arrows on the target. Ignite with the skill is now 25.0% higher with 20 arrows on the target.
    • 3.15.0

    Explosive Arrow:
    • Explosion now deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target (previously 3%).
    3.10.0

    Explosive Arrow
    • Now gains +2 to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on the target, up to +12 at all gem levels (previously scaled as the gem levelled up, from +10 at gem level 1, to +19 at 20).
  • You can now stick a maximum of 20 Explosive Arrows to an enemy (previously no limit).
  • Explosions now deal 3% more damage with Hits and Ailments per explosive arrow on the target (previously, this only applied to ignites).
  • Fixed a bug where Explosive Arrows could linger on monsters after they had exploded if you were using Predictive networking mode.
    • 3.9.0
  • Added Labyrinth Enchantments for the new skills, as well as for Burning Arrow and Explosive Arrow.

    • Explosive Arrow
  • Explosions now deal 3% more damage with Ignite per explosive arrow on the target.
    • Explosive Arrow
    3.4.0
  • Secondary damage (such as the explosive part of Explosive Arrow) can now be blocked, dodged, evaded, and spellblocked depending on its source.
  • Explosive Arrow now deals 50% less damage against players (down from 25% less).
    • Explosive Arrow
    Attack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Fire, Bow
    Level: (1—20)
    Cost: (7—10) Mana
    Projectile Speed: 32.6 metres per Second
    Radius: 15
    Requires Level (28—70), (67—155) Dex
    Requires Bows
    Fires an arrow which will stick into an enemy or wall, and then explode, dealing area damage around it, either after a duration or when the maximum number of arrows stuck to that target is reached. If an enemy has multiple Explosive Arrows stuck in them, the first one to explode will consume the others, adding their damage to its explosion.
    Base duration is 1 second
    Explosion deals 50% less Base Damage
    Explosion will have (47—522) to (71—783) added Fire Damage
    +0.2 metres to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to a maximum of +1.2 metres
    Explosion deals 6% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target
    Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target
    Maximum 20 Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
    base is projectile [1]
    skill can fire arrows [1]

    Additional Effects From Quality:
    +(0—2) Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Supported By /140
  • Active Type: Attack, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Fire, Triggerable
    • AddedFireDamage
    Added Fire Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Knockback
    Knockback Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    LifeLeech
    Life Leech Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
    Stun
    Stun Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
    IncreasedDuration
    More Duration Support
    Supports any skill with a duration.
    ColdtoFire
    Cold to Fire Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    WeaponElementalDamage
    Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
    Supports attack skills.
    LifeonHit
    Life Gain on Hit Support
    Supports attack skills.
    IronGrip
    Iron Grip Support
    Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
    IronWill
    Iron Will Support
    Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
    MeleeDamageonFullLife
    Damage on Full Life Support
    Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
    RangedAttackTotem
    Ballista Totem Support
    Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.
    FirePenetration
    Fire Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
    IncreasedBurnDuration
    Burning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
    Empower
    Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    ReduceDuration
    Less Duration Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration.
    ChanceToBleed
    Chance to Bleed Support
    Supports attack skills.
    Maim
    Maim Support
    Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
    Brutality
    Brutality Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    AddedFireDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    BrutalityPlus
    Awakened Brutality Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    IncreasedBurnDurationPlus
    Awakened Burning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
    WeaponElementalDamagePlus
    Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
    Supports attack skills.
    FirePenetrationPlus
    Awakened Fire Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
    EmpowerPlus
    Awakened Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    BloodPriceSupportGem
    Bloodthirst Support
    Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
    Fragility
    Cruelty Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
    LifeTap
    Lifetap Support
    Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
    Volatility
    Volatility Support
    Supports attack skills.
    ObliterationSupport
    Annihilation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    FasterAttacks
    Faster Attacks Support
    Supports attack skills.
    GreaterMultipleProjectiles
    Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    LesserMultipleProjectiles
    Multiple Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    FasterProjectiles
    Faster Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    AddedColdDamage
    Added Cold Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedAccuracy
    Additional Accuracy Support
    Supports attack skills.
    ManaLeech
    Mana Leech Support
    Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
    Pierce
    Pierce Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    Trap
    Trap Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
    CullingStrike
    Culling Strike Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
    PointBlank
    Point Blank Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    ChancetoFlee
    Chance to Flee Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Blind
    Blind Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ColdPenetration
    Cold Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
    chain
    Chain Support
    Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
    Fork
    Fork Support
    Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
    ReturnProjectiles
    Returning Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    CastOnCrit
    Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    SlowerProjectiles
    Slower Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    enhance
    Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    RangedPhysicalAttackDamage
    Vicious Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile attack skills.
    BreakBlock
    Block Chance Reduction Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    FrenzyChargeOnShatter
    Ice Bite Support
    Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    DamageAgainstChilled
    Hypothermia Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    Poison
    Critical Strike Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    VoidManipulation
    Void Manipulation Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    SupportRapidDecayGem
    Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    LesserPoison
    Chance to Poison Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    DeadlyAilments
    Deadly Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    VileToxins
    Vile Toxins Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    MomentumSupportGem
    Momentum Support
    Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
    ParallelProjectile
    Volley Support
    Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
    MirageArcher
    Mirage Archer Support
    Supports attack skills that can be used with bows. Supported skills can only be used with bows. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    WitherGemSupport
    Withering Touch Support
    Supports attack skills.
    impale
    Impale Support
    Supports attack skills.
    Nightblade
    Nightblade Support
    Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
    GreenRainSupportGem
    Arrow Nova Support
    Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
    GreenBarrageSupportGem
    Barrage Support
    Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
    GreaterVolleySupport
    Greater Volley Support
    Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
    AddedColdDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    GreenRainPlus
    Awakened Arrow Nova Support
    Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
    CastOnCritPlus
    Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    ChainPlus
    Awakened Chain Support
    Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
    ColdPenetrationPlus
    Awakened Cold Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
    DeadlyAilmentsPlus
    Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ForkPlus
    Awakened Fork Support
    Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
    GreaterMultipleProjectilesPlus
    Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile skills.
    SupportRapidDecayPlus
    Awakened Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    VoidManipulationPlus
    Awakened Void Manipulation Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    RangedPhysicalAttackDamagePlus
    Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support
    Supports projectile attack skills.
    enhanceplus
    Awakened Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    ArcaneArcherSupportGem
    Manaforged Arrows Support
    Supports bow attack skills, causing them to trigger when you've spent enough mana in total on other bow attacks. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Cannot support totems, traps, mines, Vaal skills, or channelling skills
    LocusMine
    Locus Mine Support
    Supports attack skills that use bows or wands and fire projectiles ahead. Instead of using that skill, you will throw mines that will use the skill for you when you detonate them, targeting your location. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    Sadism
    Sadism Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    RuptureSupport
    Rupture Support
    Supports attack skills.
    Machinations
    Machinations Support
    Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    CullingStrike
    Cull the Weak Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
    Fork
    Greater Fork Support
    Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
    chain
    Greater Chain Support
    Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
    LethalDoseSupport
    Lethal Dose Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    UnholyTrinitySupport
    Unholy Trinity Support
    Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have unholy resonance of lightning, physical and chaos, and to grant unholy resonance of damage types other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 unholy resonance for each damage type. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    TornadosSupportGem
    Windburst Support
    Supports Attack Skills, causing them to trigger Windburst on hit after you've travelled a certain distance. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    IncreasedAOE
    Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    AddedLightningDamage
    Added Lightning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedCriticalStrikes
    Increased Critical Strikes Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedCriticalDamage
    Increased Critical Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    AddedChaosDamage
    Added Chaos Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedQuality
    Item Rarity Support
    Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
    ConcentratedAOE
    Concentrated Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
    ChancetoIgnite
    Combustion Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ElementalProliferation
    Elemental Proliferation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
    RemoteMine
    Blastchain Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    LightningPenetration
    Lightning Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
    ElementalPenetration
    Elemental Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
    PowerCharges
    Power Charge On Critical Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    CurseOnHit
    Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    Enlighten
    Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    PhysicalToLightning
    Physical to Lightning Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    OnslaughtOnSlayingShocked
    Innervate Support
    Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    ControlledDestructionGem
    Controlled Destruction Support
    Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
    ElementalFocus
    Elemental Focus Support
    Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
    IgniteProliferation
    Ignite Proliferation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Decay
    Decay Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Efficacy
    Efficacy Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
    Immolate
    Immolate Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    UnboundAilments
    Unbound Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
    SummonPhantasm
    Summon Phantasm Support
    Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
    BoneChillSupport
    Bonechill Support
    Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
    EnergyShieldLeechsupport
    Energy Leech Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
    AltRemoteMineSupportGem
    High-Impact Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    AddedChaosDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    AddedLightningDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ControlledDestructionPlus
    Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
    Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
    CurseOnHitPlus
    Awakened Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    ElementalFocusPlus
    Awakened Elemental Focus Support
    Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
    IncreasedAOEPlus
    Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    LightningPenetrationPlus
    Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
    UnboundAilmentPlus
    Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
    Enlightenplus
    Awakened Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    TrinitySupportGem
    Trinity Support
    Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    PureShockSupportGem
    Overcharge Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ElementalBurstSupportGem
    Prismatic Burst Support
    Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Devour
    Devour Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    WandWispSupport
    Sacred Wisps Support
    Supports attack skills that can be used with Wands. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    InverttheRules
    Invert the Rules Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    KineticInstabilitySupportGem
    Greater Kinetic Instability Support
    Supports Wand Attacks, granting them a chance to trigger Kinetic Flux on critical strike. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Devour
    Greater Devour Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    KineticInstabilitySupportGem
    Kinetic Instability Support
    Supports Wand Attacks, granting them a chance to trigger Kinetic Flux on kill. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    LivingLightningSupportGem
    Living Lightning Support
    Supports Skills which cause Damaging Hits, causing them to trigger Summon Living Lightning when dealing lightning damage. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of Minions.
    Eclipse
    Eclipse Support
    Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Microtransactions /3
    RevenantExplosiveArrow
    Revenant Explosive Arrow Effect
    Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Revenant Effect.
    TwilightExplosiveArrow
    Twilight Explosive Arrow Effect
    Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Twilight Effect.
    PandemoniumExplosiveArrowSkillEffect
    Pandemonium Explosive Arrow Effect
    Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Pandemonium Effect.
    Explosive Arrow Monster /16
    NameModifiersSpectre
    Kraityn's SentryY
    Oak's SniperY
    Kraityn's High GuardY
    Kraityn's High Guardmonster no drops or experience [1]Y
    Guard ArcherY
    Enterprising BanditY
    Disbanded Deadundead description [1]
    monster fires explosive arrows text [1]    		Y
    Lord of the Bow15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
    Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
    40% increased Attack Speed
    Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
    cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
    cannot be stunned while stunned [1]    		Y
    Shade of a Ranger20% increased Attack SpeedY
    Kall Foxfly300% increased Quantity of Items Dropped
    800% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
    monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
    monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
    monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
    monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
    monster no map drops [1]
    Traps cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being Thrown
    Mines cannot be Damaged for +4 seconds after being thrown
    monster is invasion boss [1]
    kill traps mines and totems on death [1]    		Y
    Brittle Minerundead description [1]
    monster fires explosive arrows text [1]    		Y
    Blighted Snipermonster fires explosive arrows text [1]Y
    Miserly PoacherY
    Artless AssassinY
    Undead Vaal ArcherY
    Sasan, the Bandit Lord15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
    Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
    Action Speed cannot be modified to below 50% of base value
    cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [4000]
    cannot be stunned while stunned [1]    		Y

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    Explosive Arrow


    Explosive Arrow is a bow attack skill that fires an arrow which sticks to an enemy or wall and detonates after a duration, dealing fire area of effect damage. Any additional arrows stuck to the enemy after the first one will add its damage to the explosion. Additional arrows on an enemy increases the hit damage, ignite damage, and area of effect of the explosion.

    Skill functions and interactions

    Explosive Arrow has two separate damaging effects: an attack and an explosion.

    Attack: The Explosive Arrow attack is an arrow which deals weapon damage based on the bow equipped. This component of the skill is affected by any modifiers to bow attacks. At the final destination of the arrow, one of three effects will occur:

    • If the arrow gets stuck on the terrain or on an obstacle, it will leave a single fuse charge that will explode after a duration.

    • If the arrow gets stuck on a target that does not yet have the debuff Hit by Explosive Arrow, it will apply that debuff with a single fuse charge, which creates an explosion when it expires after a duration.

    • If the arrow gets stuck on a target that already has the debuff Hit by Explosive Arrow, the arrow's intended explosion damage will get added to the final explosion. However, the debuff duration will NOT be refreshed.

    If the arrow pierces or is evaded by a target, it will not leave a fuse charge on the target, but can still leave a fuse charge on the terrain behind it.

    Chaining this projectile will only leave a Fuse Charge on the last target struck, and due to the speed of the initial projectile, can sometimes miss the intended target and collide with an object or terrain, placing a Fuse Charge on the location it hit.

    Explosion: When the debuff Hit by Explosive Arrow, or a fuse stuck on terrain expires, it causes an explosion based on the number of fuse charges. This damage is area projectile fire damage, which is also considered bow damage and will scale with sources of weapon damage, bow damage, etc.

    If the arrow that applied the Hit by Explosive Arrow debuff is a crit, the explosion will also crit. While subsequent arrows which have crit will apply its total damage to the explosion after critical strike modifiers, the explosion itself will not crit.

    Duration: Modifiers to duration, such as from Less Duration Support, will affect the duration of the debuff when it is applied, as well as the duration of the fuse charge if it hits the terrain or an obstacle.

    Totem: Ballista Totems will execute this attack until the targeted enemy dies, instantly triggering the explosion, or until the totem is destroyed, causing the applied Fuse Charges to last their remaining duration before exploding.

    Version history

    VersionChanges
    3.19.0
  • Explosive Arrow no longer has "Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target. Instead, it now has "Explosion deals 6% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target" and "Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target".
    • 3.17.0
  • Explosive Arrow now has "Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target" (previously just Hits).
    • 3.16.0
  • Now has “Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits per Explosive Arrow on Target” (previously Hits and Ailments).
  • Because of base Ignite damage changes, Ignite with the skill is now 66.7% higher with 10 arrows on the target. Ignite with the skill is now 25.0% higher with 20 arrows on the target.
    • 3.15.0
  • Explosion now deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target (previously 3%).
    • 3.10.0
  • Now gains +2 to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on the target, up to +12 at all gem levels (previously scaled as the gem levelled up, from +10 at gem level 1, to +19 at 20).
  • You can now stick a maximum of 20 Explosive Arrows to an enemy (previously no limit).
  • Explosions now deal 3% more damage with Hits and Ailments per explosive arrow on the target (previously, this only applied to ignites).
    • 3.9.0
  • Now costs 8 mana at gem level 1 (from 18), up to 10 at gem level 20 (from 27).
  • Arrows stick into the enemy or wall and explode after a duration. The duration no longer refreshes whenever a new arrow is attached (previously they were handled like "charges", which refresh their duration whenever a new one is gained).
  • If an enemy has multiple arrows stuck in them, the first one to explode will consume all other attached arrows, adding their damage to the first arrow's explosion.
  • On-hit effects such as Chance to Ignite or Critical Strikes are determined by the exploding arrow, however each arrow's damage is calculated with their independent critical strike chance taken into account. For example, if the exploding arrow did not successfully roll a critical strike or ignite, the explosion will not ignite. If two other arrows were also attached at the point of the explosion and they successfully rolled to critically strike, they will add their critical strike damage to the explosion, but it will not cause an ignite (or trigger any other on-critical-strike effects).
  • Explosions now deal 50% of base damage (previously weapon damage was not taken into account).
  • Explosions now also deal added fire damage based on gem level, up to 522 to 783 at gem level 20 (from 586 to 879).
  • Now inherits its base critical strike chance from your weapon (previously had a 6% base critical strike chance).
  • Now gains +2 to explosion radius up to a cap determined by gem level, up to +19 at gem level 20. Previously it naturally capped at +10 due to the charge limit.
  • Explosions now deal 3% more damage with Ignite per explosive arrow on the target.
    • 1.1.1b
  • Fixed a bug that caused the first level of Explosive Arrow to have a greater mana cost than intended.
    • 0.9.12m
  • The explosion damage is now classified as Projectile|projectile damage and is hence scaled down
    by Lesser Multiple Projectiles|Lesser and Greater Multiple Projectiles support gems.
    • 0.9.12f
  • Fixed a client crash with Explosive Arrow.
    • 0.9.12
  • Explosive Arrows now have their own arrow effect. If they miss and stick into terrain,
    they'll explode as normal after a short time.
  • Now does not explode each time it pierces through monsters.
    • 0.9.8
  • Reduced the mana cost.
    • 0.9.5
  • Made Explosive Arrow more powerful. The damage has been increased and the fuse time is now one second.
    • 0.9.4
  • Increased the damage Explosive Arrow.
    • 0.9.3g
  • Changed Explosive Arrow to not have the damage scaled by mods that affect Spell Damage.
    • 0.9.3e
  • Increased damage by 15%.
    • 0.9.2g
  • Fixed a server crash that would occasionally occur when using Explosive Arrow.
    • 0.9.2f
  • Fixed a bug with Explosive Arrow not exploding serverside when the monster is killed by the arrow outright.
  • Fixed a bug with Explosive Arrow interacting badly with other buffs.
  • Fixed two server crashes that occurred rarely when using Explosive Arrow.
    • 0.9.2b
  • Updated the description to describe that the Area of effect of the explosion is proportional
    to the number of fuse charges.
    • 0.9.2
  • Explosive Arrow has been added to the game.
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