Standard clip
Load the Skill, fire its bolts through the Crossbow attack, then reload when the clip is empty or when the Skill allows an early reload.
Related: Armour Piercing Rounds, High Velocity Rounds, Fragmentation RoundsMechanic
Ammunition
Ammunition Skills load a Crossbow with a specific attack and a limited supply of bolts. Loading or reloading prepares the attack; firing spends the loaded bolts until the clip is empty or another Ammunition Skill replaces it.0.5.4d
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No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
What Ammunition does
Current rulesUse an Ammunition Skill to load its bolts, then use the Crossbow attack to fire them. The load action does not fire the bolts. Most ammunition pays its listed cost when loading or reloading, but Hailstorm Rounds generates bolts passively and applies its cost differently. Reload speed, clip size, bolt conservation, and automatic reload effects determine how long the attack can keep firing.
- Loading replaces the Crossbow attack
- Using an Ammunition Skill loads that ammunition and replaces the Crossbow's basic Attack with the loaded Skill. Loading prepares the attack but does not fire it.
- Bolts are spent by firing
- Most Ammunition Skills load a clip containing a stated number of bolts. Each firing action expends ammunition unless a conservation effect prevents it. Using the Ammunition Skill again reloads skills whose descriptions say so.
- Costs normally apply on reload
- Crossbow Shot has no Mana cost. Other Ammunition Skills normally pay their listed cost when loading or reloading rather than for each bolt fired. Since 0.5.0, Ammunition Skills have a base Mana cost of 0 instead of having costs disabled, so effects that add a cost can apply.
- Hailstorm Rounds is a cost exception
- Hailstorm Rounds generates bolts passively at a frequency based on reload time, then loads and fires the stored bolts together. Because its ammunition is generated passively, its listed cost is applied to Crossbow Shot rather than paid by a normal reload action.
- Additional Projectiles usually fire in sequence
- Multiple Projectiles from one Crossbow Skill can hit the same target. A single-Projectile Crossbow Skill normally fires added Projectiles in sequence rather than spreading them, unless the Skill states another pattern. Plasma Blast explicitly fires additional Projectiles in a spread.
- Most direct Hits have Knockback
- Most Crossbow Ammunition Skills that directly Hit enemies have Knockback. This is not a universal rule for every skill carrying the Ammunition tag.
- Some effects replace the reload loop
- Ratha's Assault prevents a supported Ammunition Skill from reloading normally and instead loads bolts when the character Dodges. Requiem states that its transformed attack does not use Ammunition.
- Some Crossbows cannot use Ammunition
- The Trarthan Cannon base explicitly cannot load or fire Ammunition. A unique built on that base, such as Redemption, keeps that base restriction.
Ammunition loop and exceptions
6 casesReload scaling
Reload Speed shortens the reload action. Clip-size and conservation effects change how often reloading is needed.
Related: Nimble Reload, Double Barrel I, Ammo Conservation I, Reusable Ammunition passiveAmmunition switching
Loading another Ammunition Skill replaces the currently loaded Crossbow attack. Full Salvo rewards firing different ammunition types within its ten-second window.
Related: High Velocity Rounds, Explosive Shot, Shockburst Rounds, Full Salvo passiveHailstorm Rounds
Generates bolts passively, stores them, and fires all loaded bolts together. Its cost does not follow the ordinary reload payment pattern.
Related: Hailstorm RoundsRatha's Assault
Prevents normal reloading for the supported Skill and loads bolts when the character Dodges.
Related: Ratha's AssaultTrarthan Cannon
Cannot load or fire Ammunition. Its Crossbow Skills must use mechanics that do not depend on an ammunition clip.
Related: Trarthan Cannon, RedemptionLimits and exceptions
5 rules- The loading action does not fire the loaded attack.
- Ammunition-tagged Skills can have explicit exceptions to clips, reloads, costs, or projectile patterns.
- Knockback is common on directly hitting Ammunition Skills but is not guaranteed by the tag alone.
- An effect that prevents normal reloading must provide or rely on another way to gain bolts.
- Trarthan Cannon and uniques on that base cannot load or fire Ammunition.
Related pages
13 connectionsmechanicCrossbow
skillHigh Velocity Rounds
skillFragmentation Rounds
skillArmour Piercing Rounds
skillExplosive Shot
skillHailstorm Rounds
skillPlasma Blast
supportAuto Reload
supportRatha's Assault
item baseTrarthan Cannon
unique itemRedemption
Crossbows are Two-Handed ranged weapons that require Strength and Dexterity to equip. Crossbow basic Attacks can be modified with Ammunition Skills.
mechanicProjectileA Projectile is a moving entity created by an Attack or Spell. Projectile describes delivery, not the source type or damage type, so the Projectile can still be an Attack or Spell and can deal any supported damage type.
mechanicAttackAn Attack is a skill with the Attack tag. It normally takes its base damage, attack speed, and base Critical Hit Chance from an equipped Martial Weapon, unless the skill states a different rule.
skillHigh Velocity RoundsLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that apply Riven Armour to enemies with Fully Broken Armour, causing any Hits against those enemies to deal extra damage.
skillFragmentation RoundsLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode. These fragments can Merge.
skillArmour Piercing RoundsLoad your Crossbow with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and Break enemy Armour. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
skillExplosive ShotLoad your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.
skillHailstorm RoundsPassively generate bolts of ice at a frequency equal to reload time, up to a cap. Activate to Load the accumulated bolts into your Crossbow. All loaded bolts are fired at once, causing them to rain down over the target area.
skillPlasma BlastLoad your Crossbow with unstable bolts that require a lengthy charging period to fire but deal devastating damage, Pierce through enemies, and explode upon hitting terrain. Additional Projectiles are fired in a spread, unlike other Crossbow Skills.
supportAuto ReloadSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to automatically reload when they Heavy Stun an enemy.
supportRatha's AssaultSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load multiple extra bolts and attack faster. Supported Skills cannot reload normally, instead loading bolts when you Dodge.
item baseTrarthan CannonCannot load or fire Ammunition
unique itemRedemption(300-400)% increased Physical Damage
Related mechanics
2MechanicExplosive RhythmExplosive Rhythm is the stacking half of Redemption's Grenade cycle. The crossbow grants one stack after every two or three Grenade Skill uses, depending on its roll. Each stack grants 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate to Grenade Skills, and reaching 10 consumes every stack to grant Explosive Fervour for 10 seconds.
MechanicExplosive FervourExplosive Fervour is Redemption's 10-second Grenade burst state. It begins when 10 Explosive Rhythm stacks are consumed. While active, Grenade Skills ignore cooldowns, fire one additional projectile, and make Grenades explode on any impact. It also grants 15% increased Attack Speed for each different Grenade Skill used Recently.
Items and gems using this mechanic
24 connections
Direct relationAmmo Conservation ISupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.
Direct relationAmmo Conservation IISupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.
Direct relationArmour Piercing RoundsLoad your Crossbow with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and Break enemy Armour. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Direct relationAuto ReloadSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to automatically reload when they Heavy Stun an enemy.
Direct relationCrossbow ShotFire a bolt from your crossbow.
Direct relationDouble Barrel ISupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.
Direct relationDouble Barrel IISupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.
Direct relationDouble Barrel IIISupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed. Supported Skills will also automatically reload when they Heavy Stun an enemy.
Direct relationExplosive ShotLoad your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.
Direct relationFragmentation RoundsLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode. These fragments can Merge.
Direct relationGalvanic ShardsLoad your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.
Direct relationGlacial BoltLoad your Crossbow with icy bolts that create two walls of Ice Crystals at the end of their flight.
Direct relationHailstorm RoundsPassively generate bolts of ice at a frequency equal to reload time, up to a cap. Activate to Load the accumulated bolts into your Crossbow. All loaded bolts are fired at once, causing them to rain down over the target area.
Direct relationHigh Velocity RoundsLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that apply Riven Armour to enemies with Fully Broken Armour, causing any Hits against those enemies to deal extra damage.
Direct relationIce ShardsLoad your Crossbow with a clip of icy bolts that rapidly fire at the ground, leaving a shard of ice at the impact location that arms after a duration. After arming, the ice shards explode when enemies step on them, dealing more damage the longer they have been armed, up to a maximum. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Direct relationIncendiary ShotLoad your Crossbow with flaming bolts that fragment in flight, damaging and Igniting enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. These fragments can Merge.
Direct relationPermafrost BoltsLoad your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.
Direct relationPlasma BlastLoad your Crossbow with unstable bolts that require a lengthy charging period to fire but deal devastating damage, Pierce through enemies, and explode upon hitting terrain. Additional Projectiles are fired in a spread, unlike other Crossbow Skills.
Direct relationRapid ShotLoad your Crossbow with a large clip of heated bolts. Heat builds up on your Crossbow as you fire them, and reaching maximum Heat will prevent you from firing or reloading these bolts for a short time. However, other Skills can Consume Heat for extra benefits. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Direct relationRatha's AssaultSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load multiple extra bolts and attack faster. Supported Skills cannot reload normally, instead loading bolts when you Dodge.
Direct relationRequiemYour weapon passively accumulates anguish from the tormented souls within. When fully charged, use this skill to compose the Requiem, transforming your Crossbow shot into a torrent of anguish for a short, fixed amount of time. Does not use Ammunition.
Direct relationShockburst RoundsLoad your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Direct relationSiege CascadeLoad your Crossbow with enemy-seeking payloads which are fired into the air, dropping a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge in the ground and explode after a short delay.
Direct relationStormblast BoltsLoad your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.