Galvanic Arrow

Galvanic ArrowLightning, Attack, Projectile, AoE, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Attack Damage: (80-99)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-99)%
Projectile Speed: 3260Releases arrows along with a burst of lightning which damages all enemies in a cone. The arrows degrade in-flight as the lightning dissipates, soon vanishing.Deals (80-99)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Fires 2 additional Arrows
(1-9) to (5-179) Added Lightning Damage
Increases and Reductions to Arrow Speed also apply to
this Skill's Area of Effect
+(0-5) to radius

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Projectile Speed1% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdCone Area occurs 4% farther forwardPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShrapnelShot

Galvanic Arrow is a ranged bow attack skill that fires arrows which deals lightning damage in an area of effect cone. The arrows have a short range, but it can be extended with increased projectile speed, which also increases the AoE.

Skill functions and interactions

Both the arrow and lightning cone are modified by projectile damage modifiers, including Point Blank. Area damage modifiers (like Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
Supported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.) will affect the cone but not the arrow damage. The cone and arrow deal damage independent of each other, effectively doubling damage dealt to monsters directly in the line of fire.

Galvanic Arrow shoots a lightning cone each time you shoot your bow. Barrage Support makes your projectiles fire sequentially instead of simultaneously, meaning a lightning cone is triggered for each projectile shot during your attack.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Lightning Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	6	80%	80%	1 to 5	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	6	81%	81%	1 to 6	N/A	70	70
3	4	16	6	82%	82%	1 to 7	N/A	308	378
4	7	22	7	83%	83%	1 to 9	N/A	1554	1932
5	11	31	7	84%	84%	1 to 12	N/A	6667	8599
6	16	41	7	85%	85%	1 to 17	N/A	26047	34646
7	20	50	7	86%	86%	1 to 21	N/A	49725	84371
8	24	58	8	87%	87%	1 to 26	N/A	95714	180085
9	28	67	8	88%	88%	2 to 32	N/A	169595	349680
10	32	75	8	89%	89%	2 to 39	N/A	283759	633439
11	36	83	8	90%	90%	2 to 47	N/A	453996	1087435
12	40	92	8	91%	91%	3 to 56	N/A	703128	1790563
13	44	100	9	92%	92%	3 to 66	N/A	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	9	93%	93%	4 to 78	N/A	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	9	94%	94%	5 to 92	N/A	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	9	95%	95%	6 to 107	N/A	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	9	96%	96%	7 to 125	N/A	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	10	97%	97%	8 to 144	N/A	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	10	98%	98%	8 to 161	N/A	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	10	99%	99%	9 to 179	N/A	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	10	100%	100%	10 to 192	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	10	101%	101%	11 to 206	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	102%	102%	12 to 221	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	103%	103%	12 to 237	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	104%	104%	13 to 254	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	11	105%	105%	14 to 272	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	11	106%	106%	15 to 291	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	107%	107%	16 to 311	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	108%	108%	18 to 333	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	109%	109%	19 to 355	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	12	110%	109.5%	19 to 367	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	110%	110%	20 to 380	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	111%	110.5%	21 to 392	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	111%	111%	21 to 405	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	112%	111.5%	22 to 419	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	13	112%	112%	23 to 433	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	14	113%	112.5%	24 to 447	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	14	113%	113%	24 to 462	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	14	114%	113.5%	25 to 477	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	14	114%	114%	26 to 492	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Galvanic Arrow can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Galvanic Arrow can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Galvanic Arrow.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Galvanic Arrow Projectile Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Galvanic Arrow has 20% increased Projectile Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Galvanic Arrow Projectile Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Galvanic Arrow has 30% increased Projectile Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Galvanic Arrow Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Galvanic Arrow Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Physical Damage Percent To Add As Lightning Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% of Galvanic Arrow Physical Damage gained as extra Lightning Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Physical Damage Percent To Add As Lightning Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% of Galvanic Arrow Physical Damage gained as extra Lightning Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Radius 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Galvanic Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 0
Enchantment Shrapnel Shot Radius 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Galvanic Arrow Area of Effect	helmet 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Galvanic Arrow:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Collateral DamageCollateral Damage Viridian JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow deals 50% increased Area Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow has 25% increased Area of EffectMalachai ran roughshod over every ethical boundary in pursuit of creating the ideal gemling. For him, there was no doubt that the end would justify the means.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Viridian Jewel	1	(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow deals 50% increased Area Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow has 25% increased Area of Effect

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Now gains radius as the gem levels up, up to +5 at gem level 20 (from +2).
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality
3.9.0	Now fires 2 additional Arrows at all levels. The arrows now degrade in flight, eventually vanishing. This limits the skill's base range. Modifiers to Projectile Speed will allow the arrows to travel farther before they vanish. Still deals a burst of damage in a cone. Increases and reductions to Arrow Speed also apply to this skill's area of effect, so increases to Projectile Speed will cause your cone to also reach farther. Now gains added Lightning Damage as the gem levels, up to 9 to 179 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased Projectile Speed per 1% gem quality (from 1% increased Area of Effect per 2% gem quality). Arrows no longer pierce by default. Galvanic Arrow's threshold jewel, Collateral DamageCollateral Damage Viridian JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow deals 50% increased Area Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Galvanic Arrow has 25% increased Area of EffectMalachai ran roughshod over every ethical boundary in pursuit of creating the ideal gemling. For him, there was no doubt that the end would justify the means.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket., can no longer drop or be obtained from quests.
3.2.0	Shrapnel Shot now converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage (up from 40%).
3.0.0	Shrapnel Shot pierces 4 targets at level 1, up to 7 at level 20.
2.6.0	Shrapnel Shot gains 1 additional unit of radius every 4 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.1.0	Added to the game.