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Explosive Arrow
AmmunitionASE

Explosive Arrow

Arrow that goes boom!

Weight0.4
Stack100
CraftableYes

Details

Category
Ammunition
Games
ASE
Expansion
Genesis: Part 2

Maps

Found on 12 maps

The IslandScorched EarthAberrationExtinctionGenesis Part 1Genesis Part 2The CenterRagnarokValgueroCrystal IslesLost IslandFjordur

How to craft Explosive Arrow

Explosive Arrow is crafted from 5 ingredients. The engram takes 0.5 seconds, gives 0.02 XP.

Ingredients

For one craft

Raw materials

If you craft every ingredient yourself

Crafted along the way: Gunpowder ×40, Sparkpowder ×40, Metal Ingot ×4, Cementing Paste ×3, Polymer ×1.

Explosive Arrow — Detailed Guide

The Explosive Arrow is an ASE ammunition item from Genesis: Part 2, an arrow that blows up when it lands. It weighs 0.4 and stacks to 100.

How to get it

The item lists a recipe of 40 Gunpowder, 15 Fiber, 4 Metal Ingot, 1 Cementing Paste and 1 Polymer. In normal play, though, explosive arrows are one of the ammo types of the Tek Bow, which prints them from Element Shards instead of taking arrows from your inventory.

What it is used for

  • Cost per shot: 80 Element Shards and a little bow durability.
  • Damage: explosive arrows deal full damage to Rock Elementals.
  • Structures: the Tek Bow's projectile mode can damage structures; its instant-hit mode cannot.

Tips

Cycle the Tek Bow's ammo type to pick explosive arrows, and carry plenty of Element Shards, since each shot burns 80.

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