Kinetic Bolt

Kinetic BoltAttack, Projectile
Mana Cost: (6-10)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140%-175%)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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedIncreases and Reductions to Cast Speed apply to Attack Speed at 2.5% of their value+0.1 Mana gained for each Enemy hitDeals (140-175)% of Base Attack Damage
Projectile changes direction (5-8) times
Increases and Reductions to Spell Damage also apply to Attack Damage from this Skill at 200% of their value
Modifiers which would cause projectiles to Fork instead cause them to change direction additional timesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemKineticBolt

Kinetic Bolt is a wand attack skill that fires a bolt that forks in a zig-zag pattern at it travels, releasing secondary projectiles as it forks. The user (of this skill)'s additive (not multiplicative) spell damage modifiers affect this skill's damage.

Skill functions and interactions

• Only increases and reductions to spell damage are applied to attack damage. More and less modifiers do not apply to attack damage.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Direction changes	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	6	140%	140%	5	0	0
2	2	0	6	142%	141.8%	5	70	70
3	4	16	6	144%	143.7%	6	308	378
4	7	22	7	146%	145.5%	6	1,554	1,932
5	11	31	7	147%	147.4%	6	6,667	8,599
6	16	41	7	149%	149.2%	6	26,047	34,646
7	20	50	7	151%	151.1%	6	49,725	84,371
8	24	58	8	153%	152.9%	6	95,714	180,085
9	28	67	8	155%	154.7%	7	169,595	349,680
10	32	75	8	157%	156.6%	7	283,759	633,439
11	36	83	8	158%	158.4%	7	453,996	1,087,435
12	40	92	8	160%	160.3%	7	703,128	1,790,563
13	44	100	9	162%	162.1%	7	1,061,223	2,851,786
14	48	109	9	164%	163.9%	7	2,065,870	4,917,656
15	52	117	9	166%	165.8%	8	2,507,110	7,424,766
16	56	125	9	168%	167.6%	8	5,798,936	13,223,702
17	60	134	9	169%	169.5%	8	15,083,919	28,307,621
18	64	142	10	171%	171.3%	8	27,792,735	56,100,356
19	67	148	10	173%	173.2%	8	43,869,739	99,970,095
20	70	155	10	175%	175%	8	242,081,556	342,051,651
21	72	159	10	177%	176.8%	9	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	10	179%	178.7%	9	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	181%	180.5%	9	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	182%	182.4%	9	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	184%	184.2%	9	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	11	186%	186.1%	9	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	11	188%	187.9%	10	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	190%	189.7%	10	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	192%	191.6%	10	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	193%	193.4%	10	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	12	194%	194.3%	10	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	12	195%	195.3%	10	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	196%	196.2%	10	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	197%	197.1%	10	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	198%	198%	10	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	13	199%	198.9%	11	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	13	200%	199.9%	11	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	14	201%	200.8%	11	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	14	202%	201.7%	11	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	14	203%	202.6%	11	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
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 (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Kinetic Bolt:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Kinetic Bolt.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Attack Speed 1	66	Kinetic Bolt has 10% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Attack Speed 2	75	Kinetic Bolt has 15% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Extra Bounces 1	66	Kinetic Bolt changes direction 1 additional time	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Extra Bounces 2	75	Kinetic Bolt changes direction 2 additional times	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Projectile Speed 1	66	Kinetic Bolt has 20% increased Projectile Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Kinetic Bolt Projectile Speed 2	75	Kinetic Bolt has 30% increased Projectile Speed	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Kinetic Bolt has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Ghostflame Kinetic Bolt EffectGhostflame Kinetic Bolt EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Kinetic Bolt becomes a ghostflame version.	Your Kinetic Bolt becomes a ghostflame version.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Increases and reductions to spell damage now also apply to attack damage from this skill at 200% of their value (from 150%). Anomalous Kinetic Bolt now causes increases and reductions to Cast Speed to apply to Attack Speed at 2.5% of their value per 1% gem quality (from 5% per 1% quality).
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality: Anomalous or Divergent.
3.10.0	Kinetic Bolt has been added to the game.