PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Fireball

Overview

Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
5
Cast time
0.75 sec

Starting equipment for 1

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

  • 25% chance to Ignite enemies
  • Base radius is 1 metre
  • Deals 9 to 14 Fire Damage
At 20% quality

Base radius is 0.3 metres

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Projectile, Projectiles From User, Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Can Rapid Fire, Area Spell
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 110

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportSlower Projectiles SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation 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 Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportPinpoint SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
115 Mana5%300%Base radius is 1 metre Deals 9 to 14 Fire Damage700
225 Mana5%300%Base radius is 1 metre Deals 10 to 16 Fire Damage30870
346 Mana5%300%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 13 to 20 Fire Damage1,554378
476 Mana5%310%Base radius is 1.1 metres Deals 19 to 28 Fire Damage6,6671,932
5117 Mana5%320%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 28 to 43 Fire Damage26,0478,599
6168 Mana5%330%Base radius is 1.2 metres Deals 45 to 67 Fire Damage49,72534,646
7209 Mana5%340%Base radius is 1.3 metres Deals 63 to 94 Fire Damage95,71484,371
82410 Mana5%350%Base radius is 1.3 metres Deals 86 to 130 Fire Damage169,595180,085
92810 Mana5%360%Base radius is 1.3 metres Deals 117 to 176 Fire Damage283,759349,680
103211 Mana5%370%Base radius is 1.4 metres Deals 157 to 236 Fire Damage453,996633,439
113612 Mana5%380%Base radius is 1.4 metres Deals 209 to 314 Fire Damage703,1281,087,435
124013 Mana5%390%Base radius is 1.5 metres Deals 276 to 414 Fire Damage1,061,2231,790,563
134414 Mana5%400%Base radius is 1.5 metres Deals 362 to 542 Fire Damage2,065,8702,851,786
144815 Mana5%410%Base radius is 1.5 metres Deals 471 to 707 Fire Damage2,507,1104,917,656
155216 Mana5%430%Base radius is 1.6 metres Deals 611 to 917 Fire Damage5,798,9367,424,766
165617 Mana5%440%Base radius is 1.6 metres Deals 790 to 1184 Fire Damage15,083,91913,223,702
176018 Mana5%450%Base radius is 1.7 metres Deals 1016 to 1524 Fire Damage27,792,73528,307,621
186418 Mana5%470%Base radius is 1.7 metres Deals 1303 to 1955 Fire Damage43,869,73956,100,356
196719 Mana5%480%Base radius is 1.8 metres Deals 1568 to 2352 Fire Damage242,081,55699,970,095
207020 Mana5%480%Base radius is 1.8 metres Deals 1883 to 2825 Fire Damage—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217220 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2 metres Deals 2126 to 3190 Fire Damage——
227421 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.1 metres Deals 2399 to 3599 Fire Damage——
237621 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.1 metres Deals 2706 to 4059 Fire Damage——
247822 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.1 metres Deals 3050 to 4575 Fire Damage——
258022 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.1 metres Deals 3436 to 5154 Fire Damage——
268222 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.1 metres Deals 3869 to 5803 Fire Damage——
278422 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.2 metres Deals 4354 to 6531 Fire Damage——
288623 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.2 metres Deals 4898 to 7347 Fire Damage——
298824 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.2 metres Deals 5508 to 8261 Fire Damage——
309024 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.2 metres Deals 6190 to 9286 Fire Damage——
319124 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.2 metres Deals 6562 to 9843 Fire Damage——
329225 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.3 metres Deals 6955 to 10433 Fire Damage——
339325 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.3 metres Deals 7371 to 11057 Fire Damage——
349425 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.3 metres Deals 7811 to 11717 Fire Damage——
359525 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.3 metres Deals 8277 to 12415 Fire Damage——
369626 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.3 metres Deals 8770 to 13154 Fire Damage——
379726 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.4 metres Deals 9291 to 13936 Fire Damage——
389826 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.4 metres Deals 9842 to 14763 Fire Damage——
399926 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.4 metres Deals 10425 to 15637 Fire Damage——
4010026 Mana5%480%Base radius is 2.4 metres Deals 11041 to 16562 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%Base radius is 0.07 metres
10%Base radius is 0.15 metres
15%Base radius is 0.23 metres
20%Base radius is 0.3 metres
23%Base radius is 0.35 metres
30%Base radius is 0.45 metres

Alternate effects 6

Dragon Fireball Effect

Your Fireball becomes a flaming dragon whelp skeleton that explodes on impact

Stygian Fireball Effect

Your Fireball becomes a Stygian Effect.

Oblivion Fireball Effect

Your Fireball becomes an Oblivion Effect.

Onyx Oblivion Fireball Effect

Your Oblivion Fireball becomes an Onyx Effect.

Direblade Fireball Effect

Your Fireball becomes a Direblade Effect.

Demonic Fireball Effect

Your Fireball becomes a Demonic Effect.

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