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'''Bola Shot''' (not Bolo Shot) is a Primary [[Demon Hunter skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 311. It fires a pair of bombs on a rope that wrap around the target, sticking and dealing explosive damage to the main target and any targets close to it after a couple of seconds of delay. This skill is not limited to monsters, as the bola can also attach to doors, barrels, and other targetable destructibles.
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==Skillrune Skill Rune Effects==
The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Bola Shot rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
<skill class="DemonHunter">Bola Shot</skill>
===Bola Shot VideoNotes===A video of Bola Shot can be seen below* The [[Demon Hunter]] must have a [[bows|bow]], [[crossbows|crossbow]], courtesy of or [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the Diablo.IncGamers.com You Tube channel[Hand Crossbows|hand xbow]]equipped to use Bola Shot. <youtube>0JdPruw67_g</youtube>
It's difficult to miss with them, since if they’re aimed anywhere near a target, and any part of the bola touches, the whole thing will stick. Bola Shot also works against larger targets, such as sarcophagi and other destructibles that are too large for the ropes to actually wrap around.
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===Video===
A video of Bola Shot can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the Diablo.IncGamers.com You Tube channel].
<youtube>0JdPruw67_g</youtube>
==Synergies==
<blockquote>''In practice it’s like Explosive Arrow with a time delay fuse; you hit monsters and deal tiny damage with the impact, but then about 1.5 seconds later the bomb goes off and deals substantial fire damage. This skill was fun and effective, but not great to stack on a single target, since you could shoot them 5 or 6 times before the bomb started going off, and usually 2 or 3 would kill anything short of a boss. Thus wasting almost all the damage of your last 3 or 4 shots. I found it most effective to hit monsters with one or two Bolas, and then move on to shoot something else, trusting them to die when the time delay ran out.</blockquote>
===Beta===Skill tiers were removed for shortly before the [[July 2011 Press Eventbeta]]started in September 2011, and Bola Shot became a level 5 skill, but was soon changed to level 4. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]], and Bola Shot was classified as a Primary skill and moved to level 3. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was bumped up to level 11.
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==Media==
Bola Shot can be seen in action on video here:
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/demon-hunter-screenshots-and-hands-on-report/ BlizzCon 2010 Demon Hunter First Impressions]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-demon-hunter/P1/ BlizzCon 2010 Demon Hunter PvM Hands-on Report]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8009356#post8009356 HardRock's Demon Hunter Skills and Their Rune Effects] -- — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/demon-hunter/active/ Demon Hunter Active Skills] -- — Blizzard's Official Diablo III 12th Sep 2011Site
