Explosive Bolts is a skillrune effect of the Wizard's Shock Pulse skill. Shock Pulse is a Signature skill unlocked at Level 3, and the Explosive Bolts effect becomes available at Clvl 9, greatly improving the base skill.
The basic bolt damage or behavior does not improve, but with the rune active, monsters killed by the bolts explode in a dome-shaped electrical effect, dealing splash damage over a 10y radius. As a bonus joy, the explosion rises up like a land mine, hurling corpses high into the air and out in all directions.
While this effect does nothing to boost overall damage against single targets, it greatly improves the effectiveness against large groups, as the domes add considerable AoE damage.
Prior to the February 2012 skills revision, this effect was created by an Alabaster Rune.
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Explosive Bolts |
[e] Slain enemies have a 100% chance to explode dealing 450% weapon damage as Lightning to every enemy within 10 yards. |