Skill Gem Request: Magic Missile

Magic Missile is a staple skill in several games.
It's usually available from the get go.
It's usually some type of non-elemental damage.

Can we get something like that?

I know we have Blazing Salvo...
But it's fire element, and causes so much screen clutter.

Can we get a low visual, physical version, available from level 1?

Screen clutter is such a problem with multiple projectile skills.
Please please please, let this be almost invisible.

I'm thinking Split Arrow levels of visual clutter.
Some little impact poofs.
And the ability to scale up the number of projectiles as the gem levels grow.

Thank you for your consideration.
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Edit, to add a post from further in the thread.
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I'm picturing something like Matra Magic from FF7 or FF9.

You cast it. Multiple projectiles come out your butt. And they all strike your target.




But with Split Arrow sized projectiles. Something almost invisible.

Minimal visuals, because of the amount of projectiles that it will produce.


I was going to let GGG work out the details.
But if I were getting to design it, here's what I'd appreciate:

Arcane Seeking Shot (or Ethereal Missile, or something)
Spell, Projectile, Physical

Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 Sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 15%

Requires Level (1—70), (0—98) Dex, (0—68) Int

Fires projectiles which fly in an arc, targeting nearby enemies.
If only one enemy is present, all projectiles will hit that enemy.

Deals (#—###) to (#—###) Physical Damage
Fires (1—20) Projectiles

Additional Effects From Quality:
Fires (0—4) Projectiles


Gem Level-Fires # Projectile
1-1
2-2
3-3
4-4
5-5
6-6
7-7
8-8
9-9
10-10
11-11
12-12
13-13
14-14
15-15
16-16
17-17
18-18
19-19
20-20
21-21
22-22
...and so forth. Each gem level gains another projectile.

There is probably an mtx to color blazing salvo to what you want.

There is not.
Blazing Salvo does not have any MTX options available.

I fully expect a transfigured version of Blazing Salvo to release soon...
But I don't want Blazing Salvo transfigured.

I want something that I can league start in Act 1, that is phys, and has minimal visual clutter.

Ethereal knives?

Ethereal Knives is a single hit on a target. So dps is lacking on single targets.
Blazing Salvo can hit a single target with multiple projectiles.

I would hope Magic Missile would likewise be able to hit a single target with multiple projectiles.

I'm not even asking for it to be AoE...I mean it's got to differ from Blazo Salvo in some way.

You're looking for the "kinetic" wand attack skills.

You mean like Kinetic Fusillade?

It's basically Homing Crystal Soulmass from Dark Souls.

The term “Magic Missile” is trademarked by Wizards of the Coast as it’s IP of D&D.

I would posit that’s why GGG went with the adjective “kinetic” for their wand skills to avoid copyright infringement.

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AxiomOfAnarchy#7408 wrote:

You're looking for the "kinetic" wand attack skills.

Thanks. I'll check it out.
I was really hoping for a spell, rather than an attack.

I almost exclusively play spells in PoE. I just enjoy them more.

take a single target projectile spell, add multiple projectiles support = homebrew magic missiles / magic missiles at home

;)