Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt mod gives arrows from the Paris, Dread or Paris Prime a 7.5% chance per rank (for a maximum of 30% at rank 3) of exploding on impact, dealing 250 base damage to the target, as well as to nearby enemies within 10 meters of the blast. It can be obtained as a wave reward on Infested defense maps, and or as a drop by Grineer.

Tips

 * Pair with a high-rank Multishot mod for maximum effect.
 * With a maxed Split Chamber mod (multishot), you'll have a 57% (1,9*0,3) chance of having at least 1 explosion (with an 8,1% (0,9*0,3²) chance of having two), and thus a 43% chance of no explosion at all.
 * Calculating per shot, however, you'll have a chance of 48,9% to have at least 1 explosion and therefore a 51.1% chance of having none (and still 8,1% to have 2).
 * When facing groups of enemies at medium to long range, maximize splash damage by aiming for a nearby wall or floor surface rather than directly at an enemy.
 * Since explosive damage is unaffected by the amount of time you've charged the shot, rapid snap shots can be very effective at quickly taking out large groups of enemies.
 * Rapid snap shots at close range can also be very effective at quickly killing yourself. Be careful!
 * Currently, the mod has no effect on bows' stealth properties; killing an unaware enemy with an explosive arrow will not trigger an alarm. However, missing a shot will still be noticed by enemies, be it explosive or not.