Galvanic Arrow

Lightning, Attack, Projectile, AoE, Bow

Level: 1–20

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80–99%

Projectile Speed: 3260

AoE Radius: 28

Requires Level 1

Releases arrows along with a burst of lightning which damages all enemies in a cone. The arrows degrade in-flight as the lightning dissipates, soon vanishing.

50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(1–9) to (5–179) Added Lightning Damage
Fires 2 additional Arrows
+(0–5) to radius
Increases and Reductions to Projectile Speed also apply to
this Skill's Area of Effect

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Unusual Gems /3

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed	50
Anomalous	(0–20)% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold	100
Divergent	Cone Area occurs (0–80)% farther forward	20

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Enemy at the Gate	Quest Reward	Duelist · Ranger
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Duelist · Ranger · Scion

Weapon /1

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	Galvanic Arrow and Storm Rain Repeat an additional time when used by a Mine

Galvanic Arrow /6

Release a ferocious burst of lightning from your bow. The burst damages close enemies and shoots three arrows in a cone infront of you. The arrows do not last long, and fizzle after a short duration. Galvanic arrow is a skill best used against nearby enemies.

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Physical to Lightning Support	This gem makes all of Galvanic Arrows physical damage turn to lightning damage. This causes Galvanic Arrow deal full lightning damage, instead of 50% lightning and 50% physical damage. This gem makes it much easier to increase your damage. If you get any skills that increase your lighting or elemental damage, it will increase the full lightning damage dealt by Galvanic Arrow.
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Increase Galvanic Arrow's elemental damage, hitting enemies harder for more damage. This gem will not increase the physical damage dealt by Galvanic Arrow, but it will increase the lightning damage it deals. This gem is very good when paired with the Physical to Lightning support gem, as it will increase the full lightning damage dealt by Galvanic Arrow.
Lightning Penetration Support	Allow Galvanic Arrow's lightning damage to penetrate lightning resistance on enemies. This allows for more consistent damage against lightning-resistant enemies, such as Bosses, Rares, and Magic enemies. This will not allow Galvanic Arrow's physical damage to penetrate resistance, as physical damage is unaffected by lightning resistance. Monsters show if they are resistant to damage in their mods. Hover over monsters to see their mods.
Mirage Archer Support	Summon a Mirage Archer above your head when Galvanic Arrow hits an enemy. This Mirage Archer will fire Galvanic Arrows at nearby enemies until it disappears. This gem has many uses. Use it to attack enemies while you're moving, to attack enemies you're not facing, or to deal more damage.
Barrage Support	Let loose a flurry of arrows with the Barrage support gem. With each Galvanic Arrow fired, lightning will burst from your bow.This will stop your arrows from firing in a cone, and instead make them fire in sequence. This gem is invaluable for unleashing a flurry of attacks on strong enemies, like bosses. Be careful using it in dangerous dangerous situations. You cannot move while firing, so you cannot escape dangerous enemies.
Faster Projectiles Support	Increase the size of Galvanic Arrow's lightning burst, and the speed of its arrows before they dissipate. This gem is invaluable for making your lightning burst bigger and your arrows fire further, hitting more enemies with each shot.

Level Effect /40

Implicit
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Fires 2 additional Arrows Increases and Reductions to Projectile Speed also apply to\nthis Skill's Area of Effect

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Cost	Base Damage	1 to 5 Added Lightning Damage	# to radius	Experience
1	1	10	6	80%	1, 5	0	841
2	2	12	6	81%	1, 6	0	3,099
3	4	16	6	82%	1, 7	1	7,433
4	7	22	7	83%	1, 9	1	22,895
5	11	31	7	84%	1, 12	1	49,725
6	16	41	7	85%	1, 17	1	95,714
7	20	50	7	86%	1, 21	2	169,595
8	24	58	8	87%	1, 26	2	283,759
9	28	67	8	88%	2, 32	2	453,996
10	32	75	8	89%	2, 39	3	12,186,050
11	36	83	8	90%	2, 47	3	3,017,327
12	40	92	8	91%	3, 56	3	3,576,232
13	44	100	9	92%	3, 66	3	4,231,667
14	48	109	9	93%	4, 78	4	2,395,078
15	52	117	9	94%	5, 92	4	8,421,063
16	56	125	9	95%	6, 107	4	16,159,983
17	60	134	9	96%	7, 125	5	41,170,367
18	64	142	10	97%	8, 144	5	86,794,448
19	67	148	10	98%	8, 161	5	157,405,063
20	70	155	10	99%	9, 179	5
21	72		10	100%	10, 192	6
22	74		10	101%	11, 206	6
23	76		11	102%	12, 221	6
24	78		11	103%	12, 237	7
25	80		11	104%	13, 254	7
26	82		11	105%	14, 272	7
27	84		11	106%	15, 291	7
28	86		12	107%	16, 311	8
29	88		12	108%	18, 333	8
30	90		12	109%	19, 355	8
31	91		12	109.5%	19, 367	8
32	92		13	110%	20, 380	9
33	93		13	110.5%	21, 392	9
34	94		13	111%	21, 405	9
35	95		13	111.5%	22, 419	9
36	96		13	112%	23, 433	9
37	97		14	112.5%	24, 447	9
38	98		14	113%	24, 462	9
39	99		14	113.5%	25, 477	10
40	100		14	114%	26, 492	10

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Projectile
BaseType	Galvanic Arrow
Class	Active Skill Gems
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Area, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Lightning, RangedAttack, MirageArcherCanUse, Triggerable
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShrapnelShot
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Galvanic Arrow Monster /3 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Terese Napora	30% increased Movement Speed drop additional rare items [3]	Y
Terese Napora	30% increased Movement Speed	Y
Undead Vaal Archer		Y

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /8 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Damage 1	25% increased Galvanic Arrow Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Damage 2	40% increased Galvanic Arrow Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Physical Damage Percent To Add As Lightning Damage 1	10% of Galvanic Arrow Physical Damage gained as extra Lightning Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Physical Damage Percent To Add As Lightning Damage 2	15% of Galvanic Arrow Physical Damage gained as extra Lightning Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Radius 1	16% increased Galvanic Arrow Area of Effect
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Radius 2	24% increased Galvanic Arrow Area of Effect
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Galvanic Arrow Projectile Speed 1	Galvanic Arrow has 20% increased Projectile Speed	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Galvanic Arrow Projectile Speed 2	Galvanic Arrow has 30% increased Projectile Speed	100

Supported By /109 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Greater Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	Faster Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Pierce Support Supports projectile skills.
	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.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	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.
	Point Blank Support Supports projectile skills.
	Iron Grip Support Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	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.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ballista Totem Support Supports any bow or wand attack skill, causing it to summon a ballista totem that uses the skill for you.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	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.
	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.
	Slower Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
	Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	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.
	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.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	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.
	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.
	Barrage Support Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	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.
	Awakened Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	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.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	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.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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
	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.

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Galvanic Arrow

Galvanic Arrow is a ranged bow attack skill that fires arrows which deals lightning damage in an area of effect cone. The arrows have a short range, but it can be extended with increased projectile speed, which also increases the AoE.

Skill functions and interactions

Both the arrow and lightning cone are modified by projectile damage modifiers, including Point Blank. Area damage modifiers (likeConcentrated Effect Support ) will affect the cone but not the arrow damage. The cone and arrow deal damage independent of each other, effectively doubling damage dealt to monsters directly in the line of fire.

Galvanic Arrow shoots a lightning cone each time you shoot your bow. Barrage Support makes your projectiles fire sequentially instead of simultaneously, meaning a lightning cone is triggered for each projectile shot during your attack.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Galvanic Arrow now has "Increases and Reductions to Projectile Speed also apply to this Skill's Area of Effect" (previously Increased and Reductions to Arrow Speed).
3.13.0	Now gains radius as the gem levels up, up to +5 at gem level 20 (from +2).
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality
3.9.0	Now fires 2 additional Arrows at all levels. The arrows now degrade in flight, eventually vanishing. This limits the skill's base range. Modifiers to Projectile Speed will allow the arrows to travel farther before they vanish. Still deals a burst of damage in a cone. Increases and reductions to Arrow Speed also apply to this skill's area of effect, so increases to Projectile Speed will cause your cone to also reach farther. Now gains added Lightning damage\|Lightning Damage as the gem levels, up to 9 to 179 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased Projectile Speed per 1% gem quality (from 1% increased Area of Effect per 2% gem quality). Arrows no longer pierce by default. The Labyrinth Enchantments which grant increased Area of Effect for '''Shrapnel Shot''' (now '''Galvanic Arrow''') can no longer be obtained. Existing items with these Enchantments are unaffected. Galvanic Arrow's threshold jewel, Collateral Damage, can no longer drop or be obtained from quests.
3.2.0	Shrapnel Shot now converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage (up from 40%).
3.0.0	Shrapnel Shot pierces 4 targets at level 1, up to 7 at level 20.
2.6.0	Shrapnel Shot gains 1 additional unit of radius every 4 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.1.0	Added to the game.

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Unusual Gems /3

Quest /2

Weapon /1

Galvanic Arrow /6

Level Effect /40

Galvanic Arrow

Galvanic Arrow Monster /3 ⍟

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /8 ⍟

Supported By /109 ⍟

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Galvanic Arrow

Skill functions and interactions

Version history

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