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Gem
Skill

Active

Kinetic Bolt

AttackProjectile

Overview

Fire a projectile from your wand that changes direction in a zig-zag pattern at regular intervals or when hitting enemies. Each time it changes direction, a secondary projectile breaks off, flying in the direction it changed away from.

Properties

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

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Enemy at the GateWitch11

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

  • +200% Arcane Might
  • 0% Arcane Might
  • Modifiers which would cause projectiles to Fork instead cause them to change direction additional times
  • Projectile changes direction 5 times
At 20% quality

+50% Arcane Might

Acquisition

Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Witch

Related gem versions 1

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

Kinetic Bolt of Fragmentation

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Trappable, Mineable, Totemable, Ranged Attack, Triggerable, Wand Attack
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 121

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 SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity 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 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 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 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 levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
115 Mana160%Projectile changes direction 5 times700
225 Mana163.2%Projectile changes direction 5 times30870
345 Mana166.3%Projectile changes direction 6 times1,554378
475 Mana169.5%Projectile changes direction 6 times6,6671,932
5115 Mana172.6%Projectile changes direction 6 times26,0478,599
6166 Mana175.8%Projectile changes direction 6 times49,72534,646
7206 Mana178.9%Projectile changes direction 6 times95,71484,371
8246 Mana182.1%Projectile changes direction 6 times169,595180,085
9286 Mana185.3%Projectile changes direction 7 times283,759349,680
10327 Mana188.4%Projectile changes direction 7 times453,996633,439
11367 Mana191.6%Projectile changes direction 7 times703,1281,087,435
12407 Mana194.7%Projectile changes direction 7 times1,061,2231,790,563
13447 Mana197.9%Projectile changes direction 7 times2,065,8702,851,786
14487 Mana201.1%Projectile changes direction 7 times2,507,1104,917,656
15528 Mana204.2%Projectile changes direction 8 times5,798,9367,424,766
16568 Mana207.4%Projectile changes direction 8 times15,083,91913,223,702
17608 Mana210.5%Projectile changes direction 8 times27,792,73528,307,621
18648 Mana213.7%Projectile changes direction 8 times43,869,73956,100,356
19679 Mana216.8%Projectile changes direction 8 times242,081,55699,970,095
20709 Mana220%Projectile changes direction 8 times—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21729 Mana223.2%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
22749 Mana226.3%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
23769 Mana229.5%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
24789 Mana232.6%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
25809 Mana235.8%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
26829 Mana238.9%Projectile changes direction 9 times——
278410 Mana242.1%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
288610 Mana245.3%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
298810 Mana248.4%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
309010 Mana251.6%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
319110 Mana253.2%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
329210 Mana254.7%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
339310 Mana256.3%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
349410 Mana257.9%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
359510 Mana259.5%Projectile changes direction 10 times——
369610 Mana261.1%Projectile changes direction 11 times——
379710 Mana262.6%Projectile changes direction 11 times——
389810 Mana264.2%Projectile changes direction 11 times——
399910 Mana265.8%Projectile changes direction 11 times——
4010010 Mana267.4%Projectile changes direction 11 times——

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%+12.5% Arcane Might
10%+25% Arcane Might
15%+37.5% Arcane Might
20%+50% Arcane Might
23%+57.5% Arcane Might
30%+75% Arcane Might

Alternate effects 2

Ghostflame Kinetic Bolt Effect

Your Kinetic Bolt becomes a Ghostflame Effect.

Breach Swarm Kinetic Bolt Effect

Your Kinetic Bolt becomes a Breach Swarm Effect.

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