Fragmentation Rounds: Quality now grants +0-2 Fragments per Shot (previously 0-20% more Physical Damage).
PoE2 skill gem
Fragmentation Rounds
Load 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.
Changed in 0.5
Effects
14 effects- +1 Bolt loaded per clip
- Fires 10 fragments per shot
- Overwhelm % Physical Damage Reduction
- Consume Freeze on Hit
Ammunition
- +1 Bolt loaded per clip
Projectile
- Fire Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of ice shards. These fragments can Merge.
- Cost: 0 Mana
- Attack Damage: (20-72)% of base
- Projectile Speed: 40 metres per Second
- Consume Freeze on Hit
- Overwhelm % Physical Damage Reduction
- Fires 10 fragments per shot
- Bolts Pierce (2-4) Targets
Vs Frozen
- Attack Damage: (350-1429)%
- Converts 100% of Physical damage to Cold damage
- Overwhelm % Physical Damage Reduction
- Explosion radius is 2 metres
- 50% more damage with Hits for explosions originatingfrom a Unique enemy
- Consumes Freeze on enemies Hit totrigger a secondary explosion at their locationSecondary explosions cannot Consume Freeze
Requirements and restrictions
2 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Requires: Crossbows
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Str | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | Bolts Pierce 2 Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 20%, 350% | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 22%, 386% | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 24%, 426% | 2 |
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 26%, 467% | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 29%, 508% | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 31%, 550% | 2 |
| 7 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 33%, 594% | 2 |
| 8 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 35%, 636% | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 37%, 676% | 3 |
| 10 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 40%, 719% | 3 |
| 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 42%, 765% | 3 |
| 12 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 44%, 816% | 3 |
| 13 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 47%, 872% | 3 |
| 14 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 50%, 932% | 3 |
| 15 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 36 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 53%, 997% | 3 |
| 16 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 39 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 56%, 1069% | 4 |
| 17 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 42 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 60%, 1147% | 4 |
| 18 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 46 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 64%, 1233% | 4 |
| 19 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 68%, 1326% | 4 |
| 20 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 53 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 72%, 1429% | 4 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Str | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | Bolts Pierce 2 Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 58 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 77%, 1539% | 4 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 62 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 82%, 1658% | 4 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 67 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 88%, 1787% | 4 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 72 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 94%, 1925% | 5 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 78 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 2073% | 5 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 83 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 107%, 2234% | 5 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 89 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 114%, 2406% | 5 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 96 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 121%, 2592% | 5 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 103 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 129%, 2793% | 5 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 110 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 138%, 3009% | 5 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 118 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 147%, 3241% | 5 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 126 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 157%, 3492% | 5 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 134 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 168%, 3762% | 5 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 143 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 179%, 4052% | 5 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 153 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 191%, 4366% | 5 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 163 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 203%, 4703% | 5 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 174 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 217%, 5066% | 5 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 185 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 231%, 5458% | 5 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 197 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 247%, 5880% | 5 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 210 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 263%, 6334% | 5 |
Quality effects
3 effectsAmmunition standard quality
- (0-100)% more reload speed
Projectile standard quality
- Fires (0-2) fragments per shot
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.
- 100% more reload speedQuality scaling: (0-100)% more reload speed
Recommended support gems
14 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Compatible support gems
214 source recordsShow 191 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: CrossbowAmmoSkill, ReservesManually, Attack, UsableWhileMoving
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 1
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryThis 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.
Vaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Fragmentation Rounds. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
5 changesFragmentation Rounds: Quality now grants +0-2 Fragments per Shot (previously 0-20% more Physical Damage).
Fragmentation Rounds: Now has Bolts Pierce 2 targets at Gem level 1 scaling to Bolts Pierce 5 targets at Gem level 24 (previously 2 at all Gem levels). Base projectile speed has been increased by 50%.
Ice Crystals will now instantly shatter from hits that could Consume Freeze. As this is now default behaviour, Glacial Cascade and Fragmentation Rounds no longer specifically call out this behaviour.
Fragmentation Rounds: Explosion from Frozen Enemies now converts all Physical Damage to Cold Damage, and will cause further explosions on any Frozen Enemies it hits (though this cannot propagate any further). Explosion radius is now 2 metres (previously 1.8). Hits against Frozen Enemies now have 50% more damage against Unique Enemies.
Fragmentation Rounds base Explosion radius is now 1.8 metres at all Gem levels (previously 1.4-1.6 at Gem levels 1-20).
