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PoE 2 Crossbow Skill Gems

Discover all Path of Exile 2 Crossbow Skill Gems - every skill that requires a crossbow, with its tags, requirements, effects and scaling. Find the most popular builds that use crossbow skills.

These skills require Crossbows.

Archon of Chayula

Archon of Chayula

Buff
Attack
AoE
Trigger
Physical
Chaos
Duration
Conditional
Storm
(1-20)Level
1.00Cast Time
Level (1-90)Requires

Build Glory by dealing Chaos damage to enemies. When you have maximum Glory, you can entreat the Dreamer to inhabit you, briefly becoming his Archon.

  • Requires 100 Glory to use
  • Generates 100% of Monster Power as Glory for this Skill on dealing Chaos Hit damage to an enemy or inflicting a Chaos damage over time Debuff on an enemy
  • Trigger Chayula's Will every 3 seconds
  • Grants 20% more Physical and Chaos damage
  • Grants 25% chance to Wither enemies for 4 seconds on Hit
  • Grants (0-5)% more Physical and Chaos damage
Armour Piercing Rounds

Armour Piercing Rounds

Attack
Ammunition
Projectile
Physical
(1-20)Level
(8-55) manaMana Range
Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) DexRequires

Load your Crossbow with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and Break enemy Armour. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

  • Loads (12-21) additional bolts
Artillery Ballista

Artillery Ballista

Attack
Totem
AoE
Projectile
Sustained
Duration
(7-20)Level
1.00Cast Time
(30-95) manaMana Range
Level (22-90), (24-86) Str, (24-86) DexRequires

Deploy a Ballista Totem that rains down a salvo of Pinning, Maiming bolts.

  • +12 seconds to Totem duration
  • Limit 1 Totem
  • Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Totem gains +(5-35)% to Chaos Resistance
Cluster Grenade

Cluster Grenade

Attack
AoE
Projectile
Grenade
Fire
(13-20)Level
(56-99) manaMana Range
Level (52-90), (51-86) Str, (51-86) DexRequires

Fire a bouncing Grenade that explodes when its fuse expires, throwing out a ring of mini Grenades that explode when they come to a stop.

  • Projectiles cannot Fork
  • Detonation Time is 2 seconds
  • Converts 20% of Physical damage to Fire damage
  • Explosion radius is 2.5 metres
  • Consumes 15 Heat if possible to Gain 50% of damage as Fire damage
  • (0-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Crossbow Shot

Crossbow Shot

Attack
Ammunition
Projectile
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

    Emergency Reload

    Emergency Reload

    Buff
    Duration
    (11-20)Level
    (38-82) manaMana Range
    Level (41-90), (41-86) Str, (41-86) DexRequires

    Instantly reload all your Crossbow Ammunition clips and Empower each clip's Ammunition to deal more damage for a duration.

    • Buff duration is 6 seconds or until your Empowered bolts are expended
    • Number of each clip's Empowered bolts is equal to the maximum Ammunition of the clip
    • Buff Empowers bolts with (22-31)% more damage
    • (0-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Explosive Grenade

    Explosive Grenade

    Attack
    AoE
    Projectile
    Grenade
    Fire
    Detonator
    (1-20)Level
    (10-68) manaMana Range
    Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) DexRequires

    Fire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.

    • Projectiles cannot Fork
    • Detonation Time is 3 seconds
    • Converts 80% of Physical damage to Fire damage
    • Consumes 15 Heat if possible to Gain 50% of damage as Fire damage
    • Fires +1 Projectiles
    • Explosion radius is (2-2.4) metres
    • (0-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Explosive Shot

    Explosive Shot

    Attack
    AoE
    Ammunition
    Projectile
    Fire
    Detonator
    (7-20)Level
    (20-64) manaMana Range
    Level (22-90), (24-86) Str, (24-86) DexRequires

    Load your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.

    • Loads an additional bolt
    • 30% less reload speed
    Flash Grenade

    Flash Grenade

    Attack
    AoE
    Projectile
    Grenade
    (3-20)Level
    (10-53) manaMana Range
    Level (6-90), (9-86) Str, (9-86) DexRequires

    Fire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a Blinding, Stunning explosion when its fuse expires.

    • Projectiles cannot Fork
    • Detonation Time is 0.85 seconds
    • Blinds Enemies
    • 500% more Stun buildup
    • Explosion radius is (2.7-3.3) metres
    • (0-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Fragmentation Rounds

    Fragmentation Rounds

    Attack
    AoE
    Ammunition
    Projectile
    Payoff
    Merging
    (1-20)Level
    (7-53) manaMana Range
    Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) DexRequires

    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.

    • Loads an additional bolt
    Fragments Of The Past

    Fragments Of The Past

    Attack
    AoE
    Projectile
    Trigger
    Sustained
    Cold
    Duration
    (1-20)Level
    (11-59) manaMana Range
    Level (1-90)Requires

    Spend Runic Ward to create a Verisium volcano that deals damage on initial eruption and Triggers Ice Fragments.

    • Limit 1 Volcano
    • Volcano duration is 8 seconds
    • Triggers Ice Fragments every 0.5 seconds
    • Eruption radius is 1.2 metres
    • Initial eruption Triggers Ice Fragments with 2 additional Projectiles
    • +(0-0.4) metres to eruption radius
    Galvanic Shards

    Galvanic Shards

    Attack
    Ammunition
    Projectile
    Lightning
    Chaining
    Merging
    (5-20)Level
    (11-44) manaMana Range
    Level (14-90), (17-86) Str, (17-86) DexRequires

    Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.

    • Loads an additional bolt
    • Loads an additional bolt

    Crossbow Builds in Path of Exile 2

    Discover the top builds using Crossbow skills in the current league - from league starters to expensive endgame variants. Browse the full list of builds, or find out which builds are the strongest in the current meta in our Path of Exile 2 Tier List.

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