Fireball

FireballSpell, AoE, Projectile, Fire
Tier: 9
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-118) Mana
Cast Time: 1.20 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Launches a large ball of Fire which explodes on impact, creating a nova of smaller firebolts.Projectile
Deals (7–193) to (11–290) Fire Damage

Explosion
Explosion radius is 1.7 metres

Firebolts
Fires 8 Projectiles
Deals (5–145) to (8–218) Fire Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0–10)% chance to fire 2 additional ProjectilesPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFireball

Fireball is a fire AoE projectile spell skill that Launches a large ball of Fire which explodes on impact, creating a nova of smaller firebolts.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Firebolts Damage
1	1	1	11	5 to 8
2	3	9	12	7 to 11
3	6	16	14	10 to 15
4	10	25	16	13 to 20
5	14	34	18	16 to 25
6	18	43	21	20 to 30
7	22	52	23	24 to 37
8	26	61	26	29 to 44
9	31	72	30	34 to 51
10	36	83	34	40 to 60
11	41	95	39	46 to 69
12	46	106	44	53 to 80
13	52	119	50	61 to 91
14	58	133	56	70 to 104
15	64	146	64	79 to 119
16	66	151	72	90 to 134
17	72	164	82	101 to 152
18	78	178	92	114 to 172
19	84	191	105	129 to 193
20	90	205	118	145 to 218

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	IgnitionIgnitionFire Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Ignite.Supported Skills have 100% more chance to IgnitePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ScattershotScattershotProjectile Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Projectile Skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attacks and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Supported Skills deal 20% less damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills have 20% less Attack and Cast SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	UnleashUnleashSpell Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Supports Spells you cast yourself, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support Channelling Skills of Skills with a Cooldown.Supported Spells gain a Seal every 200% of cast time, to a maximum of 2 Seals Supported Spells are Unsealed when cast, and their effects Reoccur for each Seal lost Supported Skills deal 50% less Damage when ReoccurringPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Coming Soon	Fiery DeathFiery DeathSpell, Fire Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing enemies it Ignites to have a chance to explode on death.Enemies Ignited by Supported Skills have 60% chance to explode on death Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 10% of the Corpse's Maximum LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Fire PenetrationFire PenetrationFire Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Fire ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Coming Soon	Elemental FocusElemental FocusTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ForkForkProjectile Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Supports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 50% less Damage after ForkingPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Fireball has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Fireball has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.