Multishot

Multishot is a Tier 4 Demon Hunter skill, which requires a character level of 10. The Demon Hunter shoots fan of arrows or bolts.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Multishot Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Demon Hunter
Skill Description:
Shoot a lot of arrows.
Skill Details:
Type:	Damage
Quantity:	None
Effect:	Target
School:	Physical
Mana cost:	High
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Demon Hunter fires a fan of arrows.

Skill Design

Multishot hitting cultists.

Multishot is a carry-over skill from the Amazon in Diablo II, and it functions in the same way albeit in a slightly more exaggerated form. The shot fans out into an erratic blast of bolts from the Demon Hunter's crossbows, filling a larger and larger area of the screen as it travels outward.

Skill Rank Table

Rank: 1/5 Fire a massive volley of arrows dealing X% weapon damage

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

This skill was first shown at BlizzCon 2010 as one of the originals when the Demon Hunter was unveiled. Flux relates his experience with the skill from a hands-on report^[1]:

Looks awesome, and hits everything in the direction you shoot it, but high mana cost and not very big damage made it fairly impractical to use in the narrow levels of the demo. Would be awesome against like, the Secret Cow Level. Except that you'd shot 5x and be dry on mana, with all of the cows only 50% killed. [W]ould probably be much changed by runestones, as is true of almost all skills.

Graphics

An entire quiver.

Multishot is a pretty straight-forward skill, both logistically and graphically. A volley of bolts erupt from the caster's crossbows and fans out, the fan spreading larger and larger as it spans across the screen. The bolts themselves leave a trailing red glow and appear extremely sharp.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

Multishot in action.
Not much left to say about it.
Pop quiz: what skill is this?

References

↑ Demon Hunter skills & gameplay - Flux 23/10/10

[1] Demon Hunter skills & gameplay - Flux 23/10/10

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