PoE2 skill gem

Explosive Spear

Hurl a single payload Spear that pierces through enemies and lodges in terrain where it lands. The Spear will explode at the end of its Detonation Time or if Detonated. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if you have one to explode immediately, dealing more damage in a cross-shaped area and creating Ignited Ground.

Current data

Catalog version 0.5.4d

No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.

Effects

18 effects

Spear

Explosion

Frenzy-Charged

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Dex
Weapon or skill requirementSpears
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Dex

Requires: Spears

Gem level progression

40 levels
Explosive Spear levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelDexManaBase DamageLimit 1 lodged SpearsExplosion radius is 4 metres
104550%, 50%, 50%, 135%, 200%14
239555%, 55%, 55%, 149%, 220%14.1
3614660%, 60%, 60%, 163%, 242%14.2
41021766%, 66%, 66%, 179%, 264%14.3
51428871%, 71%, 71%, 193%, 286%14.4
61835977%, 77%, 77%, 209%, 309%14.5
722411082%, 82%, 82%, 224%, 332%14.6
826481287%, 87%, 87%, 239%, 354%24.7
931571391%, 91%, 91%, 252%, 374%24.8
1036651496%, 96%, 96%, 267%, 395%24.9
11417416101%, 101%, 101%, 282%, 418%25
12468217106%, 106%, 106%, 299%, 443%25.1
13529219111%, 111%, 111%, 317%, 470%25.2
145810321116%, 116%, 116%, 336%, 498%25.3
156411323122%, 122%, 122%, 357%, 529%25.4
166611625128%, 128%, 128%, 380%, 563%35.5
177212627135%, 135%, 135%, 404%, 599%35.6
187813729141%, 141%, 141%, 430%, 637%35.7
198414731149%, 149%, 149%, 458%, 679%35.8
209015734156%, 156%, 156%, 489%, 724%35.9
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Explosive Spear levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelDexManaBase DamageLimit 1 lodged SpearsExplosion radius is 4 metres
21Not applicableNot applicable37164%, 164%, 164%, 522%, 773%36
22Not applicableNot applicable40172%, 172%, 172%, 556%, 824%36.1
23Not applicableNot applicable43181%, 181%, 181%, 593%, 879%36.2
24Not applicableNot applicable46190%, 190%, 190%, 633%, 938%46.3
25Not applicableNot applicable49199%, 199%, 199%, 675%, 1000%46.4
26Not applicableNot applicable53209%, 209%, 209%, 720%, 1067%46.5
27Not applicableNot applicable57219%, 219%, 219%, 768%, 1138%46.6
28Not applicableNot applicable61230%, 230%, 230%, 819%, 1214%46.7
29Not applicableNot applicable65242%, 242%, 242%, 874%, 1294%46.8
30Not applicableNot applicable70254%, 254%, 254%, 932%, 1381%46.9
31Not applicableNot applicable75267%, 267%, 267%, 994%, 1473%47
32Not applicableNot applicable80280%, 280%, 280%, 1060%, 1571%57.1
33Not applicableNot applicable86294%, 294%, 294%, 1131%, 1675%57.2
34Not applicableNot applicable91309%, 309%, 309%, 1206%, 1787%57.3
35Not applicableNot applicable98324%, 324%, 324%, 1287%, 1906%57.4
36Not applicableNot applicable104340%, 340%, 340%, 1372%, 2033%57.5
37Not applicableNot applicable111357%, 357%, 357%, 1464%, 2168%57.6
38Not applicableNot applicable118375%, 375%, 375%, 1561%, 2313%57.7
39Not applicableNot applicable126394%, 394%, 394%, 1665%, 2467%57.8
40Not applicableNot applicable134414%, 414%, 414%, 1776%, 2631%57.9

Quality effects

3 effects

Explosion standard quality

  • +(0-0.4) metres to Explosion radius

Frenzy-Charged standard quality

  • +(0-0.4) metres to Explosion length

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

  • 20% chance to not remove Charges on useQuality scaling: (0-20)% chance to not remove Charges on use

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Attack, Area, UsableWhileMoving, Spear, Barrageable, RangedAttack, Fire, UsableWhileMounted, CreatesGroundEffect, Duration, Limit, CannotChain, ConsumesCharges, SkillConsumesFrenzyChargesOnUse, DetonatesAfterTime, ProjectilesNumberModifiersNotApplied, Detonator, MirageArcherCanUse

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 1

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Spear, tier 1

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 1 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Spear

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Explosive Spear. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
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Patch history

2 changes
0.4.0
Direct change

Explosive Spear: Now gains +1 limit of lodged Spears every 8 Gem levels. Frenzy-Charge-Empowered explosion now deals 200-724% of Attack Damage (previously 150-543%) at Gem levels 1-20. Now has 100% increased Ignite magnitude (previously 0%). Frenzy-Charge-Empowered explosion length now increases with level from 4-5.9 metres at Gem levels 1-20. Updated explosion visuals.

0.3.0
Direct change

Explosive Spear: The Ignited ground created by the Frenzy-Charged Explosion now lasts 8 seconds (previously 4 seconds).