Explosive Bolt

Type

Bolt

Fire damage

70

Physical damage

15

Stamina damage

5

About this item

Bolt tipped with a shard of Explosive Stone. Explodes on impact, dealing fire damage.

Nomadic Merchant on the cliff ladders

Mt. Gelmir

Starting Site of Grace: First Mt. Gelmir Campsite

Before you go

• Have 160 runes per item.

1. Reach Altus Plateau using both Dectus Medallion halves at the Grand Lift of Dectus, or climb the Ruin-Strewn Precipice and defeat Magma Wyrm Makar.
2. Travel around northern Altus and cross the rope bridge near Writheblood Ruins to Bridge of Iniquity. Follow the lower road with the cliff on your left.
3. Near the Abductor Virgins, find the long ladder between two torches on that left cliff. Climb it and activate First Mt. Gelmir Campsite on the upper ledge.
4. Continue northwest past the siege tower and cross the narrow natural rock bridge. A Grafted Scion drops into the next camp; defeat it or move past it to climb the ladder against the cliff.
5. At the next landing, take the ladder on the left. The merchant is on the ledge along this climb. Stop at his campfire before continuing higher toward Ninth Mt. Gelmir Campsite.
6. Open Purchase and buy Explosive Bolt for 160 runes each. The merchant has unlimited stock.

Notes

• Ordinary crossbow ammunition. The ammunition lists 15 Physical and 70 Fire attack power, with a separate small Fire explosion at impact. Those listed attack values are not the final damage of every contact.
• The blast reaches about 1.5 meters around the impact. Shooting the ground beside an enemy can catch it in the explosion, while shooting a distant wall may leave it outside the blast.
• Its smaller explosion can stagger eligible enemies, but does not have the same knockback as a ballista's Explosive Greatbolt. The two ammunition types fit different weapons.
• Fire damage clears active Frostbite. Use that deliberately if you want another Frostbite burst, since it also removes the existing damage-taken penalty.
• The Mt. Gelmir merchant sells unlimited stock for 160 runes each. This is ready-made ammunition, with no crafting recipe.
• Carry up to 99 of this type. A burst crossbow can spend several in one volley, and the explosion does not make an ordinary crossbow scale with Faith.