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Is Cluster Bombs Worth It?

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This page describes the effects and points required to learn Cluster Bombs, a Alchemy Skill from the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on to learn more about this ability and find whether it is any good or not worth investing points into.

Cluster Bombs General Information

Cluster Bombs Basic Information

Cluster Bombs
Cluster Bombs
Base Effect Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 2
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Core Skill Bomb Creation
Skill Branch Alchemy
Required Branch Points 28

Leveling Up Cluster Bombs

Ability Effect
Cluster Bombs 1/5 Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 2
Potion Duration Time: +5%
Cluster Bombs 2/5 Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 3
Potion Duration Time: +10%
Cluster Bombs 3/5 Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 4
Potion Duration Time: +15%
Cluster Bombs 4/5 Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 5
Potion Duration Time: +20%
Cluster Bombs 5/5 Upon detonation bombs separate into explosive fragments. Number of fragments: 6
Potion Duration Time: +25%

Is Cluster Bombs Worth It?

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Cluster Bombs is sometimes worth investing points

When this skill is equipped the damage from the other bomb fragments can stack on each other. Depending on how you throw the bomb, you can also greatly increase the effective range of the bomb being thrown.

When this skill is used properly, you can easily wipe out a large group of enemies while only having to use a single bomb.

Conclusion

If your build is focused on using bombs as your main source of damage, the you should invest in this skill. The bonuses you get when the bomb separates into fragments are very good considering the amount of investment to unlock this skill.

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