PoE 2 Ref

Explosive Shot

Active skill gem

Explosive Shot

Attack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Fire, Detonator

Type: Active skill gem

Cost: 9 Mana

Requires Level 23

Load your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.

Explosive Shot

Effect of quality

What quality adds to Explosive Shot, shown at 20% (maximum) quality. Each bonus scales evenly from 0% up to 20% and they all apply together.

  • +Loads 2 additional bolts

Related active gems

Works with these support gems

6 support gems can be linked to Explosive Shot to modify how it behaves.

Stats per gem level

How Explosive Shot scales as the gem levels up — the damage and effect it deals at each level, with the character level each step requires.

LevelReq.StatsCost
11
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
9 Mana
23
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
10 Mana
37
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
12 Mana
410
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
14 Mana
514
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
16 Mana
618
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
18 Mana
722
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
20 Mana
827
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
22 Mana
931
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
24 Mana
1036
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
27 Mana
1141
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
30 Mana
1247
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
33 Mana
1352
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
36 Mana
1458
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
39 Mana
1564
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
42 Mana
1670
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
46 Mana
1777
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
50 Mana
1884
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
54 Mana
1991
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
59 Mana
2098
  • Attack Damage: 100% of base
64 Mana

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