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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Living Bomb Gem Effects and How to Get

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Living Bomb is a Skill Gem in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Continue reading to learn about its effects, modifiers, how to obtain it, its requirements, and other gems you can pair with it.

Living Bomb Gem Overview

Living Bomb Stats and Requirements

Living Bomb ImageLiving Bomb
Type Skill
Tier 6
Tags
This skill has no tags
Cast Time 0.60s
Requirements
Level 18 Dex None
Str None Int 35
Description
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.

All Living Bomb Gem Effects

Effects
・Deals 18 to 28 Fire Damage
・Explosion radius is 2.5 metres
・Seed duration is 15 seconds
・Limit 1 active Seed
・Explodes after enemy is dealt damage equal to 200% of its Ailment Threshold

Latest Patch Update

  • Living Bomb and Solar Orb have swapped places. Living Bomb is now a tier 5 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 5 seconds (previously 2.5).

0.3.0 Patch Notes

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How to Get Living Bomb

Unlock Living Bomb Using an Uncut Skill Gem

You can unlock the Living Bomb Skill Gem in the Gemcutting menu by engraving the skill using a Level 6 or higher Uncut Skill Gem.

Equip Staves That Can Use Living Bomb

Path of Exile 2 Pyrophyte Staff Pyrophyte Staff Path of Exile 2 The Searing Touch Pyrophyte Staff The Searing Touch Pyrophyte Staff

Living Bomb is a skill that comes by equipping a Staves that has Living Bomb as its implicit. Living Bomb is automatically equipped as a skill when using the equipment listed above.

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