Explosive Shell

Shoot an explosive round that explodes when it hits, striking nearby enemies and enemies in a cone behind the initial target. — In-game description

Explosive Shell

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Rifle

Game link

API

14472

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Explosive Shell

Shoot an explosive round that explodes when it hits, striking nearby enemies and enemies in a cone behind the initial target.

 Damage: 675 (1.6)^?

 Damage: 460 (1.09)^?

 Cripple (5s): -50% Movement Speed

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

₁₀ Vulnerability (10s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Maximum Count: 2

 Count Recharge: 8 seconds

 Blast Radius: 180

 Cone Distance: 450

 Explosion

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Tactics

• Leg Specialist — Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.

Bladesworn

• Fierce as Fire — Gain increased strike damage for each round of ammunition spent.
• Lush Forest — Using the first round of ammo on an ammunition skill reduces the recharge of all warrior skills. Does not affect the recharge of Unsheathe Gunsaber, Sheathe Gunsaber, and Dragon Trigger.
• Guns and Glory — Gain ferocity for a short duration when you hit with an explosion. The effect stacks duration.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 11, 2025	The explosion from this skill will now also strike enemies in a small circle around the initial target.
October 08, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.6 in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Reduced cooldown from 6 seconds to 1 second. Reduced ammunition recharge time from 15 seconds to 8 seconds. Increased power coefficient from 0.5 to 1.09 in PvP and WvW. Reduced cripple duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP and WvW. Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: Actual count recharge reduced from 12 to 8 seconds.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.25 to 1.5.
September 21, 2021	(Undocumented) This skill now triggers an explosion.
May 12, 2021	This skill no longer hits the primary target more than once.
May 11, 2021	Explosive Shell has been added to the game. This new skill takes slot 3 on rifle, previously occupied by Volley. This attack shoots a large shell at the target that explodes on contact with an enemy. The explosion creates a cone-shaped blast that fires through the target, striking foes behind them and inflicting the crippled condition and vulnerability.