When does Explosive Bolt unlock?

Explosive Bolt is recorded as the 0 unlock row. Skills on earlier rows come online first and are the natural first investment for new heroes.

Is Explosive Bolt a Starter, Mid or Ultimate skill?

Explosive Bolt's tier label is not yet recorded.

What other skills does this hero have?

The hero's other two skills are linked from this page's sibling panel; the hero detail page renders all three in unlock order.

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Explosive Bolt

Hunter / Fire

A crossbow bolt that detonates at impact for area fire damage.

Key attributes

Hero: Hunter
Skill ID: 50101
Type: Fire / Projectile / AoE
Unlock Row: 0
Max Level: 5

Notes

Explosive Bolt is a Hunter Fire / Projectile / AoE skill (skill ID 50101). A crossbow bolt that detonates at impact for area fire damage. It is a row-0 skill, available from the start of the hero's skill tree. The skill caps at level 5. Skills on the same hero draw from a shared skill-point pool, so leveling Explosive Bolt trades points against Hunter's other options — see the Hunter build page for a current-patch priority order (v1.00.26).

Explosive Bolt Skill Rotation & Synergy

As a Row 0 skill for Hunter, this ability automatically triggers in combat rotations. In idle mode, synergy between active skill cooldowns and hero attack speed ensures continuous damage output without user intervention.