Skill Gemactive

Load Rapid Shot

Load your Crossbow with a large clip of heated bolts. Heat builds up on your Crossbow as you fire them, and reaching maximum Heat will prevent you from firing or reloading these bolts for a short time. However, other Skills can Consume Heat for extra benefits. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

Cost
mana
Cast Time
1.2s
Crit Chance
Max Level
20
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Full modifier text from the in-game tooltip

Ammunition

100 Bolts loaded per clip

Projectile

Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage

Knocks Back Enemies

Maximum (26–45) Heat

Cannot fire or reload for 10 seconds on reaching maximum Heat

Requirements

Weapon Type

Crossbow

Recommended Builds

Build archetypes where Load Rapid Shot can shine

Fire / Ignite Build

Scale Fire damage and Ignite magnitude. Pair with Fire Penetration or Immolate supports.

Physical / Bleed Build

Raw Physical hits with Bleed potential. Heavy Swing and Brutality supports maximise damage.

Bow Ranger

A Bow-based setup focusing on Projectile damage and speed. Multishot or Pierce supports add clear.

Crossbow Engineer

Ammunition-based gameplay with reloading mechanics. Ammo Conservation and Fresh Clip supports are useful.

Suggested Support Gems

Supports that pair well with Load Rapid Shot based on shared mechanics

Related Gems

Gems with similar mechanics or damage types