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Projectile Explained

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Projectile is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Projectile tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Projectile is!

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What is Projectile?
Uniques
Affixes
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What is Projectile?

Projectile In-Game Description

A Projectile is a moving attack or spell that usually impacts with targets when it hits them.
When a group of multiple projectiles is fired from the same source at the same time, only one projectile in the group can hit each target unless otherwise specified.

Projectile Uniques

Unique Gear with Projectile

Name	Type	Implicit and Modifiers
Splinterheart Recurve Bow	Bow	Fixed Modifiers: ・X% increased Physical Damage ・X to Accuracy Rating ・21% increased Projectile Speed ・Projectiles Split towards 2 targets
Blackgleam Fire Quiver	Quiver	Implicit: Adds 3 to 5 Fire damage to Attacks Fixed Modifiers: ・X to maximum Mana ・X% increased chance to Ignite ・Projectile Pierce all Ignited enemies ・Attacks Gain X% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Legionstride Rough Greaves	Boots	Fixed Modifiers: ・X% Increased Armour ・X to Stun Threshold ・-10 Physical Damage Taken from Projectile Attacks ・10% to Block Chance
Snakepit Pearl Ring	Ring	Implicit: X% increased Cast Speed Fixed Modifiers: ・X% increased Cast Speed ・X increased Spell Damage ・X increased Cast Speed ・Left ring slot: Projectiles from Spells cannot Chain ・Left ring slot: Projectiles from Spells Fork ・Right ring slot: Projectiles from Spells Chain +1 times

List of Unique Equipment

Projectile Affixes

All Affixes with Projectile

• X to Level of all Projectile Skills
• X% increased Projectile Speed
• X% increased Projectile Damage

Projectile Skills

Projectile in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Projectile in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Projectile Gems

All Projectile Skill Gems

Gem	Effects
Armour Piercing Rounds	Armour Piercing Rounds: ・Attack Speed: 524% of Base ・Attack Damage: 22% ・Hits Break 2 Armour ・Knocks back Enemies Ammunition: ・12 Bolts loaded per clip
Artillery Ballista	Ballista: ・Totem duration is 16 seconds ・Limit 1 Totem ・Totem Base Attack Time is 2.5 seconds ・Totem uses its own weapon dealing 25 to 38 Base Physical Damage Artillery: ・Converts 60% of Physical damage to Fire damage ・Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metres.
Ball Lightning	・Deals 1 to 19 Lightning Damage ・Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds ・750% more chance to shock ・Fires beams at targets within 1.8 metres
Bonestorm	Projectile: ・Deals 14 to 21 Physical Damage ・Debuffed enemies take 14 to 21 additional Physical Damage from next attack ・Can fire up to 20 Projectiles ・Debuff duration is 10s Explosion: ・Deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage ・Debuffed enemies take 14 to 21 additional physical damage from next attack ・Debuff duration is 10s ・Explosion radius is 0.5M ・40% More AoE per Power Charge consumed ・0.7M to explosion radius if a power Charge was consumed
Chaos Bolt	・Deals 10-19 Chaos Damage
Cluster Grenade	Primary Grenade: ・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Explosion Radius is 2.5 metres ・Fuse duration is 2 seconds Mini Grenades Convert 40% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage;Explosion Radius is 1.2 metres;Fuse Duration is 3 seconds;and Fire exactly 14 grenades in a Nova:
Dark Effigy	Dark Effigy: ・Totem Duration is 8s ・Limit of 1 Totem Vile Effusion: ・Deals 8 to 15 Chaos Damage ・Impact Radius is 0.8 metres
Detonating Arrow	Arrow: ・Gain 120% of damage as extra Fire Damage per stage ・Max 4 stages Explosion: ・Explosion radius is 1.8m
Electrocuting Arrow	・Converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・+1.2 seconds to Total Attack time ・Cannot Chain ・Arrow duration 12 seconds
Ember Fusillade	・Deals 13-19 Fire Damage ・Embers deal 5% more damage for each previous Ember fired in sequence ・Hover duration is 1.3 seconds ・Can Accumulate up to 6 embers
Escape Shot	・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・+0.7 seconds to Total Attack Time ・300% more Freeze Buildup ・Impact radius is 2.4 metres
Essence Drain	Projectile: ・Deals 9 to 16 Chaos Damage. Damage Over Time: ・Deals 15 base Chaos damage per second ・Modifiers Spell damage apply to Debuff's Damage over time ・Debuff duration is 4 seconds
Explosive Grenade	・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Explosion radius is 1.8 meters ・Fuse duration is 2.5 seconds
Explosive Shot	Explosive Shot - Projectile: ・Converts 30% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Knocks Back enemies Explosive Shot - Explosion: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Knocks Back enemies ・Explosion Radius is 2.6 metres Ammunition: ・30% less reload speed ・1 bolt loaded per clip
Eye of Winter	・Deals 11 to 16 Cold Damage ・Fires 8 shard projectiles in a spiral when projectile ends ・Modifiers to number of projectiles only apply to the final spiral ・Inflicts Critical Weakness on hit ・Gains 52% of damage as the corresponding type when passing over a ground surface
Fireball	・Deals 46 to 68 Fire Damage
Flash Grenade	・400% more Stun Buildup ・Explosion radius is 2.5 meters ・Fuse duration is 0.85 seconds ・Blinds enemies and allies
Fragmentation Rounds	Fragmentation Rounds Projectile: ・Knocks Back Enemies ・Multiple Fragments can hit the same target ・Multiple fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single hit ・Bolts pierce 2 Targets ・Fires 10 fragments per shot. Fragmentation Rounds VS Frozen: ・Base explosion is 1.4 metres Ammunition: ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Freezing Salvo	・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・50% more Freeze buildup ・Impact radius is 1.2 metres ・Accumulates up to 12 missiles ・Accumulates a missile every 1 second
Frostbolt	・Deals 9-14 Cold Damage ・Projectiles pierce all targets ・100% increased magnitude of Chill inflicted ・Chilled Ground radius is 0.9 metres ・Chilled Ground duration is 4 seconds
Galvanic Shards	Galvanic Shards: ・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Knocks Back enemies ・Multiple fragments can Hit the same target ・Multiple fragments Hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single Hit ・Fires 6 Fragments per shot Ammunition: ・50% Less Reload Speed ・5 Bolts loaded per Clip Beam: ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Beam Chains to 1 enemy
Gas Arrow	Arrow: ・Impact Radius is 1.8 metres Poison Cloud: ・Attack Damage: 180% ・Does not Hit, but Poisons enemies as though Hitting them ・Gains 50% more AoE per second up to 200% ・Cloud duration 4 seconds ・Cloud radius 1.8 metres Explosion: ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
Gas Grenade	Impact: ・Impact radius is 1.5 meters ・Fuse duration is 2 seconds Poison Cloud: ・Attack Damage: 128% ・Does not Hit, but Poisons enemies as though Hitting them ・Gains 20% more area of effect per second, up to a maximum of 160% ・Cloud radius is 1.5 meters Explosion: ・Attack Damage: 342% ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
Glacial Bolt	Glacial Bolt Projectile: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Knocks Back Enemies Glacial Bolt Wall: ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Explosion Radius is 1.8 meters ・ Wall lasts 6.0s Ammunition: ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Hailstorm Rounds	Hailstorm Rounds: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Impact Radius is 1.2 metres ・Rain radius is 2.5 metres Ammunition: ・50% less reload speed ・Can store up to 20 bolts
High Velocity Rounds	High Velocity Rounds Projectile: ・Attack Damage: 182% ・Knocks back Enemies ・Bolts Pierce 6 Targets High Velocity Rounds VS Armour Broken: ・Attack Damage: 411% ・Knocks back Enemies ・Bolts Pierce 6 Targets Ammunition: ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Ice Shards	Ice Shards: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Knocks Back Enemies Ammunition: ・12 Bolts loaded per Clip Shard: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Chills enemies as though dealing 240% more damage ・Explosion radius is 1.2 metres ・Shards that have existed for at least one second deal 900% more damage ・Maximum 12 Shards
Ice Shot	Arrow: ・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・50% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted Shards: ・Attack Damage: 137% ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Fires 5 Projectiles
Incendiary Shot	Incendiary Shot: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Knock back enemies ・100% more chance to Ignite enemies ・Bolts shatter on impact dealing damage in a 1.9M cone ・Multiple fragments can hit the same target ・Multiple fragments that hit the same target will combine into a single hit ・Fires 10 Fragments per shot Ammunition: ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Lightning Arrow	Projectile: ・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Cannot Chain ・Beam targeting radius is 2.4 metres ・Fires beams at up to 2 additional enemies near the target Beam: ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Chains 2 Times ・Beam targeting radius is 2.4 metres
Lightning Rod	・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Burst radius is 2 metres ・Maximum Arrow duration is 12 seconds ・Arrow disappears after being Chained to 8 times
Magnetic Salvo	Impact: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Impact radius is 1m ・Fires up to 14 missiles Explosion: ・Attack Damage: 288% ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Explosion radius is 2.4m
Molten Blast	Projectile: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・While Dual Wielding, fire twice as many projectiles with 30% less attack speed ・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres Shrapnel: ・Attack Damage: 114% ・Converts 100% Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Fires 8 Projectiles
Oil Grenade	・Covering enemies in Oil Slows their movement speed by 20% ・Covering enemies in Oil applies Fire Exposure, lowering total Fire Resistance by 20% ・Oil Ground slows enemy movement speed by 30% ・Oil Ground applies Fire Exposure to enemies, lower total Fire Resistance by 20% ・Oil spray radius is 2.2 metres ・Oil and Oil Ground duration is 5 seconds ・Fuse Duration is 1.6 seconds
Permafrost Bolts	Permafrost Bolts: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Knocks Back Enemies ・80% more Freeze Buildup ・Bolts shatter on impact, dealing damage in a 2.7 metre cone ・Multiple fragments can Hit the same target ・Multiple fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single Hit ・Fires 10 fragments per shot Ammunition: ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Plasma Blast	Plasma Blast - Projectile: ・Projectiles Pierce ・all targets ・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・2 seconds to Total Attack time ・Knocks back enemies ・30% more chance to shock Plasma Blast - Explosion: ・Converts 100% Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・30% more chance to Shock ・Explosion radius is 3.2 metres Ammunition: ・1 bolt loaded per clip
Rain of Arrows	・Fires 34 Arrows ・Rain radius 3.6m ・Arrow impact radius .7m ・Max 1 Arrow rain ・One arrow lands every .08s ・Fires 100% more Arrows if Frenzy Charge consumed ・Fires 50% more Arrows per Frenzy Charge consumed
Rapid Shot	Rapid Shot: ・Converts 60% of Physical to Fire Damage ・Knocks Back enemies ・Maximum 17 Heat ・Rapid Shots Gain 7% of Damage as extra Fire damage per Heat ・Charges for 800% of Attack Time before firing when you have no Heat ・Gain Heat 4x per second while firing ・Grenades Gain 6% extra Fire damage per Heat Ammunition: ・50% less reload speed ・50 bolts per clip
Ripwire Ballista	Ballista: ・Totem duration is 16 seconds ・Limit 1 Totem ・Totem base Attack Time is 1.6 seconds ・Totem uses its own weapon dealing 24 to 36 Base Physical Damage Bolts: ・Hits are Pinning ・Pins enemies as though dealing 250% more damage,Fires 5 Projectiles,Maim on hit
Shockburst Rounds	Shockburst Rounds - Projectile: ・Converts Physical damage to Lightning damage Shockburst Rounds - Pulse: ・Converts 100% of Physical damage to Lightning Damage ・Pulse radius is 1.8 metres Ammunition: ・20% less reload speed ・15 bolts loaded per clip
Shockchain Arrow	Projectile: ・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Cannot Chain ・Arrows always Pierce while flying towards a Shocked enemy Beam: ・Attack Damage: 80% ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Chains up to 10 times Shockwave: ・Attack Damage: 121% ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Shockwave radius is 2.5m
Siege Cascade	Siege Cascade - Impact: ・Convert 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・fire bolts at every enemy within a 2.5-metre radius ・Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 meters ・200% more damage against immobilized enemies Siege Cascade - Explosion: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Fires Bolts at every enemy within a 2.5 metre radius ・Bolt explosion radius is 1 metre ・200% more damage against immobilised enemies Ammunition: ・50% less reload speed ・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Snipe	Arrow: ・200% increased Critical Damage Bonus Explosion: ・200% increased Critical Damage Bonus ・Explosion Radius is 1.5 metres
Spiral Volley	・+.4 seconds to Total Attack time ・Fires 2 Arrow ・Chains once per Frenzy Charge consumed ・20% more Damage per Frenzy Charge consumed ・100% more Damage if a Frenzy Charge was consumed
Staggering Palm	Staggering Palm: ・10 to 16 added Attack Physical Damage ・Can't be Evaded ・+7% to Critical Hit chance ・Buff Duration is 6s Projectile (Quarterstaff): ・Projectiles Pierce all targets Projectile (Unarmed): ・Projectiles pierce all targets ・10 to 16 added Physical damage ・+7% to Critical Hit chance
Stormblast Bolts	Stormblast Bolts - Impact: ・Converts 60% of Physical damage to Lightning Damage ・Maximum of 9 Active bolts ・Impact radius is 0.8 metres ・Charged Bolt duration is 8s ・Fires 3 bolts Stormblast Bolts - Explosion: ・Converts 100% Physical damage to Lightning damage ・Maximum of 9 Active Bolts ・Explosion radius is 1.6 meters Ammunition: ・50% less reload speed ・three bolts loaded per clip
Stormcaller Arrow	Arrow: ・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds Bolt: ・Attack Damage: 169% ・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・800% more chance to Shock ・Impact radius is 1 metre ・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds
Tornado Shot	Impact: ・Impact radius 1m Tornado: ・Deals 28.6 base Physical DPS ・Modifiers to Projectile DMG apply to skill's DoT effect ・Tornado spits out 3 copies of Projectiles ・Limit 1 Tornado ・Max duration is 7s ・Disappears after 7 Hits ・Projectiles deal 50% less damage ・Copied projectiles max travel distance 6m
Toxic Growth	Attack: ・0.7 Seconds to Total Attack Time ・Fires 8 Arrows ・Stored Poison adds up to 1 metre to base explosion radius ・Stored Poison grants up to 100% more explosion damage ・Explosion Radius is 0.8 metres ・Maximum Pustule Duration is 6 seconds
Voltaic Grenade	・Converts 80% of Physical damage to Lightning damage ・50% more Electrocution Buildup ・Lightning damage from this skill contributes to electrocution buildup ・Explosion radius is 2M ・Fuse duration is 1.2s

List of Skill Gems

All Projectile Support Gems

Gem	Effects
Acceleration	・Supported Skills have 40% more Projectile Speed
Chain	・Supported skills Chain +1 times ・Supported skills chain 100% more times ・Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits
Deceleration	・Supported skills have 30% less projectile speed
Falling Thunder	Melee: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Cone Length is 4 Metres
Fork	・Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork ・Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 50% less damage after Forking
Pierce	・Projectiles from supported skills Pierce an enemy ・Projectiles deal 30% less damage if they've pierced an enemy
Poisonburst Arrow	None
Ricochet	・Projectiles from supported skills have 20% chance to Chain an additional time from terrain.
Scattershot	・Supported skills deal 20% less damage ・Supported skills fire 2 additional projectiles ・Supported skills have 20% less attack and cast speed.
Vine Arrow	・Impact Radius is 0.8 Metres
Wildshards	・Supported skills have a 20% chance to fire 8 additional Projectiles in a circle

List of Support Gems

All Projectile Spirit Gems

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List of Spirit Gems

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Ailment	Ammunition	Ancestral Boost
AoE	Buff	Chaining
Channelling	Chaos	Chill
Cold	Curse	Detonator
Dexterity	Duration	Energy Shield
Evasion	Fire	Grenade
Herald	Intelligence	Life Leech
Lightning	Mark	Melee
Meta	Nova	Payoff
Persistent	Physical	Projectile
Slam	Spirit	Strength
Strike	Sustained	Tailwind
Totem	Travel	Trigger

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