Bolt

This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes. • Superior Sigil of Air • Unused Infusion Slot — In-game description

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Bolt

Type

Sword

Strength

950 – 1,050

Skin

Bolt

Prefix

Selectable

Rarity

HLegendary

Req. level

80

Binding

Account Bound on Use

Item link

Skin link

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External links

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Gallery
Click to enlarge. Stowed. Lightning footfalls.

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This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.

Superior Sigil of Air

Unused Infusion Slot

— In-game description

Bolt is a legendary sword crafted in the Mystic Forge.

Acquisition

Bolt

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

1

Ingredients

1

  Zap

1

  Gift of Bolt

1

  Gift of Fortune

1

  Gift of Mastery

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Contained in

•   Legendary Choice Box
•   Tournament of Legends: First Place (discontinued)

Graphics

Bolt is a golden sword with four dragons twisting up the blade. While drawn, the weapon is surrounded by lightning.

Aura

• The user is surrounded by purple, blue, and white lightning.
• Lightning periodically strikes the ground around the user.

Footfalls

• The user leaves behind lightning footprints.

Kill animations

• Bolt's Damage type is lightning. Enemies killed while wielding Bolt will display electrocuted death animations.

Skill effects

• Default class weapon trails are replaced with lightning trails.
• Lightning sounds are heard while attacking.
• Ranged skills will throw Bolt instead of the default projectile. This effect changes the following skills:
  • Guardian: Zealot's Defense.
    • Dragonhunter: Spear of Justice.
  • Holosmith: Blade Burst, Particle Accelerator, Refraction Cutter. Grenade Barrage.
  • Weaver: Natural Frenzy and Shearing Edge.
  • Mesmer: clones inherit all visual and audio effects of Bolt when wielding in the main hand.
  • Ranger: Throw Dirt (downed skill).
    • Soulbeast: any projectile from Soulbeast pet skills such as Narcotic Spores.
  • Revenant: Essence Sap (downed skill).
    • Renegade: Citadel Bombardment.
  • Thief: Trail of Knives (downed skill) and projectiles acquired through Steal.
  • Warrior: Impale and Throw Rock (downed skill).
  • Berserker: Flaming Flurry.

Gallery

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  Concept art by Kekai Kotaki.

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  Aura.

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  Electric effect on weapon swing.

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  Electric trail on Weaver.

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  Projectile.

Full material list

Required item	Primary ingredients	Component materials
Gift of Mastery	Bloodstone Shard	Spirit Shards x200
	Obsidian Shard x250	525,000  or 3,750   Fractal Relics or 250   Laurels1 or 12,500   Bandit Crests 5
	Gift of Exploration	World Completion
	Gift of Battle	Gift of Battle Item Reward Track
Gift of Fortune	Glob of Ectoplasm x250
	Mystic Clover x77	~231   Mystic Coins ~231   Globs of Ectoplasm ~231   Obsidian Shards      (485,100  or 3,465  Fractal Relics or 231   Laurels or 11,550   Bandit Crests) ~231   Crystals or ~1,386   Philosopher's Stones     (cost of either: 139  Spirit Shards)
	Gift of Magic	250   Vials of Powerful Blood 250   Powerful Venom Sacs 250   Elaborate Totems 250   Piles of Crystalline Dust
	Gift of Might	250   Vicious Fangs 250   Armored Scales 250   Vicious Claws 250   Ancient Bones
Gift of Bolt 2	Icy Runestones x100	100  total, bought from Rojan the Penitent
	Superior Sigil of Air
	Gift of Metal 3	Recipe cost: 10 , bought from Miyani Requires 400 Weaponsmith to make. 250   Orichalcum Ingots 250   Mithril Ingots 250   Darksteel Ingots 250   Platinum Ingots
	Gift of Lightning 3	Recipe cost: 10 , bought from Miyani Requires 400 Artificer to make.   Gift of Ascalon bought from any Dungeon Merchant (500   Ascalonian Tears) 100   Charged Lodestones 250   Orichalcum Ingots 250   Bolts of Gossamer
Zap 2	Can drop from any enemy, chest, or WvW loot bag Combining exotics or rares in the Mystic Forge.4 Can be obtained by completing the following Legendary Weapon Collection Achievements: Bolt I: The Experimental Sword Bolt II: The Perfected Sword Bolt III: Zap

¹ Obsidian Shards are bought in multiples of three, costing three Laurels each. You would end up purchasing a total of 252 shards.

² This item varies with each legendary.

³ These two Gifts change with each Legendary and require you to have characters that have mastered the respective crafting disciplines. The finished Gifts are Account Bound, which allows you to craft them on different characters.

⁴ Chance to get a precursor varies with rarity and level. [1]

⁵ There is an additional 96  charge for each Shard bought from the Priory Historian (Bandit Crest Collector)

Available prefixes

The following prefixes can be selected:

Prefix	Stats
Apothecary's	+125  Healing Power +90  Toughness +90  Condition Damage
Assassin's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Berserker's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Ferocity
Bringer's	+125  Expertise +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Carrion	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Vitality
Cavalier's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Ferocity
Celestial	+59  Power +59  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Vitality +59  Condition Damage +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power
Cleric's	+125  Healing Power +90  Power +90  Toughness
Commander's	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Crusader	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Ferocity +59  Healing Power
Dire	+125  Condition Damage +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Diviner's	+108  Power +108  Concentration +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Giver's	+125  Toughness +90  Concentration +90  Healing Power
Grieving	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Ferocity
Harrier's	+125  Power +90  Healing Power +90  Concentration
Knight's	+125  Toughness +90  Power +90  Precision
Magi's	+125  Healing Power +90  Precision +90  Vitality
Marauder	+108  Power +108  Precision +59  Vitality +59  Ferocity
Marshal's	+108  Power +108  Healing Power +59  Condition Damage +59  Precision
Minstrel's	+108  Toughness +108  Healing Power +59  Vitality +59  Concentration
Nomad's	+125  Toughness +90  Vitality +90  Healing Power
Plaguedoctor's	+108  Vitality +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Rabid	+125  Condition Damage +90  Precision +90  Toughness
Rampager's	+125  Precision +90  Power +90  Condition Damage
Sentinel's	+125  Vitality +90  Power +90  Toughness
Seraph	+108  Precision +108  Condition Damage +59  Healing Power +59  Concentration
Settler's	+125  Toughness +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Shaman's	+125  Vitality +90  Condition Damage +90  Healing Power
Sinister	+125  Condition Damage +90  Power +90  Precision
Soldier's	+125  Power +90  Toughness +90  Vitality
Trailblazer's	+108  Toughness +108  Condition Damage +59  Vitality +59  Expertise
Valkyrie	+125  Power +90  Vitality +90  Ferocity
Vigilant	+108  Power +108  Toughness +59  Concentration +59  Expertise
Viper's	+108  Power +108  Condition Damage +59  Precision +59  Expertise
Wanderer's	+108  Power +108  Vitality +59  Toughness +59  Concentration
Zealot's	+125  Power +90  Precision +90  Healing Power

Trivia

• Bolt, among many other weapons, was designed by Chelsea Mills.

See also

• Bolt I: The Experimental Sword
• Bolt II: The Perfected Sword
• Bolt III: Zap

References

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Legendary weapons

Legendary Weapons collections • Gifts
Precursor weapons: Zap Experiment • Perfected Sword • Zap