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

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