Explosive Bolt

An active ability found on the first slot of Crossbows.

It is unlocked at mastery level 3.

Explosive Bolt	Energy Cost	11	Shoot a bolt that explodes in a 3m radius, dealing 396 damage.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	13m
	Cooldown	2s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power.

Equipment

Ranged Weapon
Elder's Light Crossbow

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 1.17.406.177096	21 October 2020	Rise of Avalon Patch 7 / Brimstone & Mist Midseason Update and Hotfix 7.1	Crossbows Explosive Bolt (all Crossbows): Range: 15m → 13m Explosive Mine (Weeping Repeater): Damage: 270 → 230
Version 1.14.381.140241	10 April 2019	Oberon Patch 2 / Free-to-Play Launch	Crossbows Removed the Passive "Aggressive Caster" Added the New Passive "Well-Prepared" Every 4 activated spells, your Q-slot spell cooldown is instantly reset Auto Fire (all Crossbows) Shot interval: 0.5s → 0.3s Damage per Tick: 28.01 → 37.00 Explosion Damage: 67.22 → 89.00 Range: 11m → 13m Explosive Bolt (all Crossbows): Energy cost: 4 → 3.5 Hitdelay: 0.5s → 0.4 Standtime: 0.5s → 0.4 Knockback Shot (all Crossbows): Now also increases Attack and Cast Speed by 50% for 4s Cooldown: 10s → 8s Knockback Distance: 5.27 → 10.00 Damage: 41.13 → 62.00 Hit Delay: 0.2s → 0.1s Standtime: 0.4s → 0.2s Snipeshot (regular Crossbow): Damage: 380.25 → 418.00 Range: 15m → 16m Standtime: 0.6s → 0.4s Sweeping Bolt (Heavy Crossbow): Hit Delay: 0.4s → 0.3s Standtime: 1s → 0.7s Cooldown: 20s → 18s