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Armour Piercing Rounds loads 12–21 extra bolts per clip, attacks at 425% of base speed, and deals 25–91% attack damage. Hits break 1–845 Armour and knock enemies back. Requires a level 14 character and a crossbow; costs 15 Mana.
Explosive Shot converts 30% of Physical Damage to Fire and knocks enemies back. It deals 130–405% of base attack damage. Requires level 22 and a crossbow; costs 17 Mana.
Fragmentation Rounds fires 10 fragments per shot, with listed projectile damage of 20–72% of base and speed of 40 metres per second. Against frozen targets, it lists 350–1429% attack damage, converts all Physical Damage to Cold, and consumes Freeze to trigger an explosion. Gem level 1; costs 8 Mana.
Galvanic Shards loads one bolt per clip and fires eight fragments. Its projectile deals 15–54% of base attack damage, converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning, and cannot chain; its beam deals 75–272% damage and chains to one enemy. Gem level 5; costs 6–44 Mana.
Glacial Bolt loads one extra bolt per clip. Its projectile deals 40–145% of base attack damage and converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold; the wall deals 60–245% damage and converts all Physical Damage to Cold. The wall lasts 8 seconds; costs 14 Mana. Gem level 7; requires level 22 and a crossbow.
High Velocity Rounds loads one extra bolt per clip and fires projectiles at 160–464% of base attack damage. Bolts pierce six targets; against Armour-broken targets, damage is 220–580% and hits apply Riven Armour. Gem level 3; costs 9 Mana.
Ice Shards loads 16 extra bolts per clip and attacks at 550% of base speed. It deals 8–29% of base attack damage, converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold, and can create up to 16 active shards. Shards arm after 1.5 seconds and deal up to 300% more damage three seconds after arming. Costs 20 Mana.
Incendiary Shot loads one extra bolt per clip and fires 10 fragments per shot. It converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire; ignites deal damage 200% faster, and the skill inflicts 300% more Flammability Magnitude. It costs 8 Mana; gem level 3 and requires level 6 with a crossbow.
Molten Blast converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire and inflicts 200% more Flammability Magnitude and 100% more Ignite duration. Shrapnel deals 65–265% of base attack damage and converts all Physical Damage to Fire. It fires eight projectiles; costs 6–40 Mana and uses maces.
Permafrost Bolts loads one extra bolt per clip, converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold, and has 200–504% more Freeze Buildup. Bolts shatter on impact into a 2.7-metre cone and fire 10 fragments per shot. Gem level 4; costs 6 Mana and requires level 10 with a crossbow.
Punch is an AoE melee strike with attack damage listed as 100–312% of base. Its gem level range is 1–20, and the source lists no Mana cost or character level requirement.
Rapid Shot loads 100 bolts per clip, attacks at 550% of base speed, and deals 26–94% of base attack damage. It converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire and has a maximum of 26–45 Heat; at maximum Heat it cannot fire or reload for 10 seconds. Costs 44 Mana.
Stormblast Bolts loads five bolts per clip and fires three bolts, with impact damage of 20–72% of base attack damage. Charged bolts last 10 seconds, up to 30 can be active, and their explosions deal 115–470% attack damage. Costs 24 Mana; gem level 9 and requires level 33 with a crossbow.
Quarterstaff Strike is an AoE melee strike with attack damage listed as 100–312% of base. Its gem level range is 1–20, the source lists no Mana cost, and it requires quarterstaves.
This notable grants the Unbound Avatar skill and gives one unbound ailment stack, as stated in the passive effect.
This notable bases Physical Damage Reduction from Armour on combined Armour and Evasion Rating, and applies 35% less Evasion Rating.
This notable grants Elemental Expression and triggers it on a Melee Critical Hit.
This notable provides 3% increased Movement Speed and 10% increased Skill Speed.
This small passive provides 10% increased Accuracy Rating.
This small passive provides 8% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks and 6% increased Accuracy Rating.
This small passive provides 8% increased Attack Damage and 8% increased Accuracy Rating.
This small passive provides 8% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks and 8% increased Accuracy Rating.
This keystone allows evasion of all hits and applies 75% less Evasion Rating.
This notable grants 0.4 metres of Melee Strike Range after a Projectile Attack Hit within the past eight seconds. Projectiles have a 25% chance to Fork after a Melee Hit within the past eight seconds.
This notable lets your highest Attribute satisfy the Attribute Requirements of Gems.
This small passive gives Spell Skills a 6% chance to fire two additional Projectiles.
This notable provides 25% increased Warcry Speed and 25% increased Warcry Cooldown Recovery Rate.
This notable provides 4% increased Movement Speed and 8% increased Attack Speed if you've Killed Recently.
This notable provides 25% increased chance to inflict Ailments with Projectiles.
Advanced Thaumaturgy is a Notable passive: Gem Quality grants socketed skills an additional effect.
Adverse Growth is a Notable passive that reduces Life Regeneration rate by 20% and recoups 20% of damage taken as Mana.
Afterimage is a Notable passive granting 60% increased Evasion Rating if you have hit an enemy recently and 5% reduced Movement Speed penalty from using skills while moving.
Aftershocks is a Notable passive: Slam skills you use yourself have 30% increased Aftershock Area of Effect.
Aggravation is a Notable passive granting a 10% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on targets you hit with Attacks.
Ailment Chance is a Small passive that grants 10% increased chance to inflict Ailments.
Ailment Chance and Effect is a Small passive granting 6% increased chance to inflict Ailments and 6% increased Magnitude of Damaging Ailments you inflict.
Limited to the supplied table samples and source headings for Path of Exile 2. The inputs do not identify a specific patch, league, DLC, or NG+ variant; edition and variant distinctions are therefore unspecified.
Counts describe the imported source tables. They do not establish complete coverage of every patch, DLC or upgrade variant. Multiple values remain labeled as listed values when the source does not identify their upgrade levels.
If clip, projectile, or fragment details matter to your reading, begin with these records, which list those effects directly.
Armour Piercing Rounds Fragmentation Rounds Ice Shards Rapid ShotIf you are looking for stated elemental conversion and impact effects, read these records and compare the listed Fire, Cold, or Lightning details.
Explosive Shot Galvanic Shards Incendiary Shot Permafrost BoltsIf triggers and caps are your focus, review these records for Freeze consumption, shard arming, Heat, and active Bolt limits.
Fragmentation Rounds Ice Shards Rapid Shot Stormblast BoltsChoose a topic to see how it works, where it helps and what to consider.
Crossbow skill gemA physical ammunition skill that loads bolts per clip, breaks enemy Armour on hits, and knocks enemies back.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemAn area projectile and detonator skill that converts part of physical damage to Fire Damage and knocks enemies back.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA projectile skill that fires fragments, pierces targets, and can consume Freeze to trigger a secondary explosion.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA lightning-converting ammunition skill with projectile and beam effects; its beam chains to one enemy while the projectile cannot chain.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA Cold hazard skill that loads bolts, creates shards that arm over time, and limits the number of active shards.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA Fire-converting projectile that shatters into fragments, accelerates inflicted Ignites, and can consume Heat for increased Ignite Magnitude.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA Cold projectile skill that converts physical damage, increases Freeze Buildup, and shatters into a cone with fragments.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA Fire-converting ammunition skill with a 100-bolt clip that builds Heat and cannot fire or reload for a stated period at maximum Heat.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA Lightning-converting ammunition skill with bolt impact and explosion effects, plus a stated limit on active Bolts.
Understand this choiceCrossbow skill gemA physical projectile skill whose bolts pierce six targets, with a separate listed attack-damage value against Armour Broken targets.
Understand this choiceThe table gives different level and attribute requirements across skills, and some entries show a level-requirement range. Do not assume one Crossbow skill's requirements apply to another.
Some effects have stated conditions: Fragmentation Rounds consumes Freeze on enemies hit, Incendiary Shot's Heat effect applies if 30 Heat can be consumed, and Rapid Shot's lockout follows reaching maximum Heat.
The general Gem source describes the original Path of Exile and includes mechanics and acquisition details for that game. Its facts are not used as evidence for Path of Exile 2 here.
A descriptive reference to ten named Crossbow skills from the supplied Path of Exile 2 Skills table, with limited active Skill Gem and Support Gem context from the supplied Path of Exile 2 Skill Gems passage. It covers listed effects and requirements. Passive tree choices, weapon-set mechanics, equipment progression, and edition or DLC comparisons are outside the supplied evidence.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.
