Kinetic Blast

Kinetic Blast fires a projectile from a wand that causes a series of small explosions surrounding its point of impact, each damaging enemies caught in the area.

Skill functions and interactions

• Multiple Projectiles: Kinetic blast always produces 4 explosions per projectile fired by this skill (1 projectile = 4 explosions, 3 projectiles = 12 explosions, 5 projectiles = 20 explosions, etc.). This makes supports such as Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: l
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage
  Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile 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. and Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: P
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
  Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile 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. valuable additions for clearing groups. Note that only one projectile per attack can contact any enemy at a time. While it is possible to cause the explosions to overlap on a single target from multiple projectiles careful targeting is required. Positioning an enemy in front of a wall or obstacle is one of the most reliable ways to make sure the areas overlap since Kinetic Blast can no long interact with the player or ally's Frost Walls, as of Version 2.4.0.

• Piercing, Forking, and Chaining: Kinetic Blast will produce its 4 additional explosions for each enemy contacted by the projectile. This makes piercing, chaining, and forking useful mechanics to utilize for clearing large groups of enemies. However, due to the large damage penalty associated with supporting a skill with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis 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., chain is not recommended unless it comes from a passive source skill such as the Deadeye notable passive Ricochet.

• Area of Effect: It is possible for the area of Kinetics Blast's explosions to overlap on a single target provided that the area is large enough. Taking passives in the skill tree for area of effect and supporting Kinetic Blast with Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: E
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased 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. or 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 radius of the explosions.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	increased AoE	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	15	140%	140%	N/A	0	0
2	31	73	15	141%	140.8%	N/A	199345	199345
3	34	79	15	142%	141.6%	N/A	285815	485160
4	37	85	15	142%	142.4%	N/A	401344	886504
5	40	92	15	143%	143.2%	N/A	554379	1440883
6	42	96	15	144%	143.9%	N/A	477437	1918320
7	44	100	15	145%	144.7%	N/A	583786	2502106
8	46	104	15	146%	145.5%	N/A	710359	3212465
9	48	109	16	146%	146.3%	N/A	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	16	147%	147.1%	N/A	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	16	148%	147.9%	N/A	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	16	149%	148.7%	N/A	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	16	149%	149.5%	N/A	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	16	150%	150.3%	N/A	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	16	151%	151.1%	N/A	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	16	152%	151.8%	N/A	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	16	153%	152.6%	N/A	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	16	153%	153.4%	N/A	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	16	154%	154.2%	N/A	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	16	155%	155%	N/A	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	16	156%	155.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	16	157%	156.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	16	157%	157.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	16	158%	158.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	17	159%	158.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	17	160%	159.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	17	161%	160.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	17	161%	161.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	17	162%	162.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	17	163%	162.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	17	163%	163.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	17	164%	163.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	17	164%	164.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	17	164%	164.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	17	165%	164.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	17	165%	165.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	17	166%	165.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	18	166%	166.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	18	166%	166.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	18	167%	166.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Kinetic Blast.

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 Kinetic Blast Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Kinetic Blast Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Kinetic Blast Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Explosions 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Kinetic Blast has a 50% chance for an additional explosion	helmet 100
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Explosions 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Kinetic Blast has a 75% chance for an additional explosion	helmet 100
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Kinetic Blast Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Kinetic Blast Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Kinetic Blast Area of Effect	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Kinetic Blast's radius has increased from 10 to 14. Kinetic Blast's spread of explosions has also been increased to avoid overlapping with the primary target as a result of the changes to the explosion radius. Increased Area of Effect radius replaced with Increased Area of Effect
1.3.0d	The art for Kinetic Blast has been made blue to prevent it from appearing disabled when it is active.
1.3.0	Kinetic Blast has been added to the game.