PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Explosive Arrow

AttackProjectileAoEDurationFireBow

Overview

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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
28
Cast time
1 sec

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • +0.2 metres to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to a maximum of +1.2 metres
  • +20 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
  • 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
  • Base duration is 1 second
  • Maximum 0 Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
  • Explosion will have 47 to 71 added Fire Damage
At 20% quality

+2 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Ranged Attack, Mirage Archer Can Use, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Trappable, Mineable, Fire, Triggerable
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 127

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportBallista Totem SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportMomentum SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportMirage Archer SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportNightblade SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportArrow Nova SupportBarrage SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Arrow Nova SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportManaforged Arrows SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportLocus Mine SupportSadism SupportVolatility SupportSacred Wisps SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1287 ManaExplosion will have 47 to 71 added Fire Damage199,3450
2318 ManaExplosion will have 57 to 86 added Fire Damage285,815199,345
3348 ManaExplosion will have 69 to 104 added Fire Damage401,344485,160
4378 ManaExplosion will have 83 to 125 added Fire Damage554,379886,504
5408 ManaExplosion will have 100 to 149 added Fire Damage477,4371,440,883
6428 ManaExplosion will have 112 to 168 added Fire Damage583,7861,918,320
7448 ManaExplosion will have 126 to 189 added Fire Damage710,3592,502,106
8468 ManaExplosion will have 141 to 212 added Fire Damage1,355,5113,212,465
9489 ManaExplosion will have 158 to 238 added Fire Damage1,138,8774,567,976
10509 ManaExplosion will have 177 to 266 added Fire Damage1,368,2335,706,853
11529 ManaExplosion will have 198 to 298 added Fire Damage1,638,3387,075,086
12549 ManaExplosion will have 222 to 333 added Fire Damage1,956,6488,713,424
13569 ManaExplosion will have 247 to 371 added Fire Damage3,655,18410,670,072
14589 ManaExplosion will have 276 to 414 added Fire Damage3,017,32714,325,256
15609 ManaExplosion will have 307 to 461 added Fire Damage7,759,99517,342,583
166210 ManaExplosion will have 342 to 513 added Fire Damage15,138,19325,102,578
176410 ManaExplosion will have 381 to 571 added Fire Damage26,083,82540,240,771
186610 ManaExplosion will have 423 to 635 added Fire Damage62,620,24766,324,596
196810 ManaExplosion will have 470 to 705 added Fire Damage211,708,088128,944,843
207010 ManaExplosion will have 522 to 783 added Fire Damage—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217210 ManaExplosion will have 579 to 868 added Fire Damage——
227410 ManaExplosion will have 642 to 963 added Fire Damage——
237610 ManaExplosion will have 711 to 1067 added Fire Damage——
247811 ManaExplosion will have 788 to 1181 added Fire Damage——
258011 ManaExplosion will have 872 to 1308 added Fire Damage——
268211 ManaExplosion will have 964 to 1447 added Fire Damage——
278411 ManaExplosion will have 1067 to 1600 added Fire Damage——
288611 ManaExplosion will have 1179 to 1768 added Fire Damage——
298811 ManaExplosion will have 1302 to 1954 added Fire Damage——
309011 ManaExplosion will have 1438 to 2157 added Fire Damage——
319111 ManaExplosion will have 1511 to 2267 added Fire Damage——
329211 ManaExplosion will have 1588 to 2382 added Fire Damage——
339312 ManaExplosion will have 1668 to 2502 added Fire Damage——
349412 ManaExplosion will have 1752 to 2628 added Fire Damage——
359512 ManaExplosion will have 1840 to 2760 added Fire Damage——
369612 ManaExplosion will have 1933 to 2899 added Fire Damage——
379712 ManaExplosion will have 2030 to 3044 added Fire Damage——
389812 ManaExplosion will have 2131 to 3197 added Fire Damage——
399912 ManaExplosion will have 2238 to 3356 added Fire Damage——
4010012 ManaExplosion will have 2349 to 3524 added Fire Damage——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%+0.5 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
10%+1 Maximum Explosive Arrow stuck in an Enemy
15%+1.5 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
20%+2 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
23%+2.3 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
30%+3 Maximum Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy

Alternate effects 3

Revenant Explosive Arrow Effect

Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Revenant Effect.

Twilight Explosive Arrow Effect

Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Twilight Effect.

Pandemonium Explosive Arrow Effect

Your Explosive Arrow becomes a Pandemonium Effect.

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