Kinetic Blast

Kinetic BlastAttack, Projectile, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-16) Mana
Attack Damage: (140-155)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140-155)%
Radius: 14Requires Level 28Fires a projectile from a Wand that causes a series of small explosions surrounding its point of impact, each damaging enemies caught in the area.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of EffectProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles gain 1.5% increased Area of Effect after ForkingDeals (140-155)% of Base Attack Damage
Creates 4 explosions
35% less Area Damage
(0-19)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemKineticBlast

Kinetic Blast fires a projectile from a wand that causes a series of small explosions surrounding its point of impact, each damaging enemies caught in the area.

Skill functions and interactions

• Multiple Projectiles: Kinetic blast always produces 4 explosions per projectile impact. This makes supports such as Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: l
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
  Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: P
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
  Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. valuable additions for clearing groups. Note that only one projectile per attack can contact any enemy at a time. While it is possible to cause the explosions to overlap on a single target from multiple projectiles careful targeting is required. Positioning an enemy in front of a wall or obstacle is one of the most reliable ways to make sure the areas overlap since Kinetic Blast can no long interact with the player or ally's Frost Walls, as of Version 2.4.0.

• Piercing, Forking, and Chaining: Kinetic Blast will produce its 4 additional explosions for each enemy contacted by the projectile. This makes piercing, chaining, and forking useful mechanics to utilize for clearing large groups of enemies. However, due to the large damage penalty associated with supporting a skill with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., chain is not recommended unless it comes from a passive source skill such as the Deadeye notable passive Ricochet.

• Area of Effect: Increases to this skill's area of effect such as those in the skill tree or Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: E
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will affect both the radius of the explosions and their spacing apart from each other, meaning more area of effect will increase coverage but not increase the chance of multiple explosions hitting a single target.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	increased AoE	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	15	140%	140%	N/A	0	0
2	31	73	15	141%	140.8%	1%	199345	199345
3	34	79	15	142%	141.6%	2%	285815	485160
4	37	85	15	142%	142.4%	3%	401344	886504
5	40	92	15	143%	143.2%	4%	554379	1440883
6	42	96	15	144%	143.9%	5%	477437	1918320
7	44	100	15	145%	144.7%	6%	583786	2502106
8	46	104	15	146%	145.5%	7%	710359	3212465
9	48	109	16	146%	146.3%	8%	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	16	147%	147.1%	9%	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	16	148%	147.9%	10%	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	16	149%	148.7%	11%	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	16	149%	149.5%	12%	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	16	150%	150.3%	13%	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	16	151%	151.1%	14%	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	16	152%	151.8%	15%	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	16	153%	152.6%	16%	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	16	153%	153.4%	17%	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	16	154%	154.2%	18%	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	16	155%	155%	19%	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	16	156%	155.8%	20%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	16	157%	156.6%	21%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	16	157%	157.4%	22%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	16	158%	158.2%	23%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	17	159%	158.9%	24%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	17	160%	159.7%	25%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	17	161%	160.5%	26%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	17	161%	161.3%	27%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	17	162%	162.1%	28%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	17	163%	162.9%	29%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	17	163%	163.3%	29%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	17	164%	163.7%	30%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	17	164%	164.1%	30%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	17	164%	164.5%	31%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	17	165%	164.9%	31%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	17	165%	165.3%	32%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	17	166%	165.7%	32%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	18	166%	166.1%	33%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	18	166%	166.4%	33%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	18	167%	166.8%	34%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Kinetic Blast.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Damage 1	66	25% increased Kinetic Blast Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Damage 2	75	40% increased Kinetic Blast Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Explosions 1	66	Kinetic Blast has a 50% chance for an additional explosion	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Explosions 2	75	Kinetic Blast has a 75% chance for an additional explosion	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Kinetic Blast Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Kinetic Blast Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Kinetic Blast has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Kinetic Blast EffectCelestial Kinetic Blast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Kinetic Blast becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Kinetic Blast becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Kinetic Blast and Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers you've cast.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Area of Effect 2% reduced Cast Speed0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration0.25% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when CastDeals (21-510) to (38-947) Lightning Damage Base duration is 1.5 seconds (10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have brand new effects.
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.10.0	Now deals base damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 140% at gem level 1 (from 120%), up to 155% at gem level 20 (from 147%).
3.4.0	Now deals 35% less Area Damage (down from 25% less). Explosion placement has been reworked. They are now divided across 4 equal arcs (like pizza slices). In cases where there is no space in an arc that it could place an explosion, that explosion is not placed. Explosion spacing is also now more regular. The net result is that in open spaces, the area coverage will, on average, be more even, but single-target damage in tight spaces is now lower.
2.6.0	Kinetic Blast's radius has increased from 10 to 14. Kinetic Blast's spread of explosions has also been increased to avoid overlapping with the primary target as a result of the changes to the explosion radius. Increased Area of Effect radius replaced with Increased Area of Effect
1.3.0d	The art for Kinetic Blast has been made blue to prevent it from appearing disabled when it is active.
1.3.0	Kinetic Blast has been added to the game.