PoE2 skill gem

Plasma Blast

Load 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.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.1
Direct change

Fixed a bug where Explosive Grenade, Storm Lance and Plasma Blast were gaining 1 less Projectile from Quality than intended.

0.5.0
Direct change

Mirage Archer and Mirage Deadeye: Can now be used with Channelled Skills, including Snipe, Plasma Blast, and Detonating Arrow.

Full patch history

Effects

16 effects

Ammunition

  • 1 Bolt loaded per clip

Projectile

Explosion

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Weapon or skill requirementCrossbows
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex

Requires: Crossbows

Gem level progression

40 levels
Plasma Blast levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage
104418100%, 100%, 100%, 830%, 300%
237721100%, 100%, 100%, 915%, 331%
369924100%, 100%, 100%, 1011%, 365%
410131327100%, 100%, 100%, 1108%, 400%
514171730100%, 100%, 100%, 1204%, 435%
618202034100%, 100%, 100%, 1304%, 471%
722242438100%, 100%, 100%, 1408%, 509%
826282842100%, 100%, 100%, 1508%, 545%
931323247100%, 100%, 100%, 1602%, 579%
1036373752100%, 100%, 100%, 1704%, 616%
1141414157100%, 100%, 100%, 1815%, 656%
1246464663100%, 100%, 100%, 1936%, 700%
1352515169100%, 100%, 100%, 2067%, 747%
1458575775100%, 100%, 100%, 2210%, 799%
1564626282100%, 100%, 100%, 2365%, 855%
1666646489100%, 100%, 100%, 2535%, 916%
1772707096100%, 100%, 100%, 2721%, 983%
18787575104100%, 100%, 100%, 2924%, 1057%
19848080113100%, 100%, 100%, 3146%, 1137%
20908686122100%, 100%, 100%, 3389%, 1225%
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Plasma Blast levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable132100%, 100%, 100%, 3651%, 1320%
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable142100%, 100%, 100%, 3933%, 1422%
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable153100%, 100%, 100%, 4237%, 1531%
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable165100%, 100%, 100%, 4564%, 1650%
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable177100%, 100%, 100%, 4917%, 1777%
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable190100%, 100%, 100%, 5297%, 1915%
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable204100%, 100%, 100%, 5707%, 2063%
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable218100%, 100%, 100%, 6148%, 2222%
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable234100%, 100%, 100%, 6623%, 2394%
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable250100%, 100%, 100%, 7135%, 2579%
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable268100%, 100%, 100%, 7686%, 2778%
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable286100%, 100%, 100%, 8280%, 2993%
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable306100%, 100%, 100%, 8920%, 3224%
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable326100%, 100%, 100%, 9610%, 3473%
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable348100%, 100%, 100%, 10353%, 3742%
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable371100%, 100%, 100%, 11153%, 4031%
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable396100%, 100%, 100%, 12015%, 4343%
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable421100%, 100%, 100%, 12943%, 4678%
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable449100%, 100%, 100%, 13944%, 5040%
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable477100%, 100%, 100%, 15022%, 5429%

Quality effects

2 effects

Projectile standard quality

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.

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: CrossbowAmmoSkill, ReservesManually, Attack, UsableWhileMoving, MirageArcherCanUse

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 13

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Crossbow, tier 13

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 13 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Crossbow

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Plasma Blast. 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%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

4 changes
0.5.1
Direct change

Fixed a bug where Explosive Grenade, Storm Lance and Plasma Blast were gaining 1 less Projectile from Quality than intended.

0.1.0e
Direct change

Plasma Blast now has 47% more Damage with its Initial Hit and 25% less Damage with its Explosion, causing it to rely less on colliding with walls to deal enough damage.

0.5.0
Direct change

Mirage Archer and Mirage Deadeye: Can now be used with Channelled Skills, including Snipe, Plasma Blast, and Detonating Arrow.

0.4.0
Direct change

Plasma Blast: Now has 50% increased Magnitude of Shock inflicted instead of 50% more Magnitude of Shock inflicted.