This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 3 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Living Bomb
Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy. Dealing enough damage to the enemy, or killing it outright, causes the seed to explode, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind a Fire Infusion Remnant.
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
5 effectsRequirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 10 to 15 Fire Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 10, 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 14, 22 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 21, 31 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 28, 42 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 37, 55 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 46, 70 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 20 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 57, 86 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 23 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 70, 105 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 26 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 85, 127 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 29 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 101, 152 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 32 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 120, 180 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 36 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 142, 212 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 41 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 166, 249 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 46 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 195, 292 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 51 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 227, 341 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 265, 397 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 63 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 308, 462 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 70 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 358, 536 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 77 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 415, 622 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 85 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 481, 721 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 10 to 15 Fire Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 94 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 557, 836 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 103 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 645, 968 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 114 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 748, 1122 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 125 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 866, 1300 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 138 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1004, 1506 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 151 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1165, 1747 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 166 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1351, 2027 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 181 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1569, 2353 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 199 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 1823, 2735 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 217 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2121, 3181 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 238 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2469, 3703 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 260 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2877, 4316 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 283 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3357, 5036 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 309 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3922, 5883 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 337 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4587, 6881 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 367 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 5373, 8059 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 400 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 6301, 9452 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 436 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 7401, 11101 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 474 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 8705, 13057 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 516 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 10254, 15380 |
Quality effects
3 effectsLiving Bomb standard quality
- Inflicts (0-20)% more Flammability Magnitude
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.
Recommended support gems
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
195 source recordsShow 171 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, AreaSpell, Limit, Fire, UsableWhileMoving, Duration, GeneratesInfusion, GeneratesRemnants, Triggerable
Elemental Infusions
This gem has a direct interaction with the Elemental Infusion mechanic.
Creates: Plant a seed of Fire inside an enemy. Dealing enough damage to the enemy, or killing it outright, causes the seed to explode, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind a Fire Infusion Remnant.
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 3
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Living Bomb. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
5 changesFixed a bug where the Unique Jewel Prism of Belief could not roll modifiers for Living Bomb.
Living Bomb: Now deals 21 to 31 Fire Damage at Gem level 3 (previously 18 to 28), scaling to 481 to 721 Fire Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 340 to 510).
Living Bomb and Solar Orb have swapped places. Living Bomb is now a tier 3 Elemental Skill Gem, while Solar Orb is an inherent skill to Pyrophyte Staves. Existing items are not affected by this change.
Living Bomb: No longer explodes at the end of its duration. Instead, it explodes upon dealing sufficient damage to the enemy, or just killing it. It now drops a Fire Infusion Remnant on exploding. It now has a base duration of 15 seconds (previously 2.5). Now has a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% (previously 9%). Explosion now deals 30 to 46 Fire Damage at Gem level 5 (previously 31 to 46), scaling up to 340 to 510 Fire Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 278 to 418). Now has a minimum level of 3.
Living Bomb: No longer explodes at the end of its duration. Instead, it explodes upon dealing sufficient damage to the enemy, or just killing it. It now drops a Fire Infusion Remnant on exploding. It now has a base duration of 5 seconds (previously 2.5). Now has a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% (previously 9%). Explosion now deals 30 to 46 Fire Damage at Gem level 5 (previously 31 to 46), scaling up to 340 to 510 Fire Damage at Gem level 20 (previously 278 to 418).
Monster skill variants
1 monstersThese monsters use source skill records whose exact name, external key, or reviewed implementation ID resolves to Living Bomb. Monster-specific values remain on each monster page.
