Blade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical Level: (1-20) Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. When this spell deals damage, if your Lingering Blades or Blade Vortex blades are nearby, it will detonate them, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Deals (11-210) to (17-315) Physical Damage 80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of Effect+0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit0.5% increased Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blade Blast is a spell that creates an area of effect explosion that deals physical damage. The explosion chains to any Lingering Blades left on the ground by BladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140% AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage Base duration is 6.00 seconds Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley 5 Volleys Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) VolleysPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220% Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives outwards in front of the caster which deal physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage Fires (10-13) Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and blades created by Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Deals (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage Base duration is 4.00 seconds +(0-0.2) metres to radius 35% increased Hit Rate for each blade 35% more Damage for each blade Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. If used with Blade Vortex, all stacks of it will be consumed immediately, creating an expanding ring around the player.
The damage and level of the skill that leaves lingering blades on the ground is not calculated in the blade blast damage. Lower level skills can create more blades in certain situations. For example:
Keeping skills low enough to support a level one Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger Icon: ! Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250% Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage Trigger Supported Spells when you take (528-3272) total Damage from Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills require (0.5-10)% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., will give the best chance to create maximum blades from damage taken.
Lingering blades from Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-20) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220% Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives outwards in front of the caster which deal physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage Fires (10-13) Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and BladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140% AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage Base duration is 6.00 seconds Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley 5 Volleys Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) VolleysPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will persist after unequipping them. Therefore using said skills on a weapon swap and then swapping back to blade blast will save gem slots.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Physical Damage
Radius
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
16
41
6
11 to 17
N/A
0
0
2
20
50
6
15 to 23
N/A
49725
49725
3
24
58
7
20 to 31
N/A
95714
145439
4
28
67
8
27 to 40
N/A
169595
315034
5
31
73
9
33 to 49
N/A
199345
514379
6
34
79
9
40 to 59
N/A
285815
800194
7
37
85
10
48 to 71
N/A
401344
1201538
8
40
92
11
57 to 86
N/A
554379
1755917
9
43
98
11
69 to 103
N/A
755049
2510966
10
46
104
12
82 to 123
N/A
1016533
3527499
11
49
111
12
97 to 146
N/A
1898602
5426101
12
52
117
13
116 to 173
N/A
1964019
7390120
13
55
123
13
137 to 205
N/A
2573731
9963851
14
58
130
14
162 to 242
N/A
4676439
14640290
15
60
134
14
180 to 271
N/A
3017327
17657617
16
62
138
15
201 to 302
N/A
7823001
25480618
17
64
142
15
224 to 336
N/A
15264208
40744826
18
66
146
16
250 to 375
N/A
26272845
67017671
19
68
151
16
278 to 417
N/A
62872274
129889945
20
70
155
16
309 to 464
N/A
212023122
341913067
21
72
159
17
343 to 515
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
17
382 to 572
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
18
424 to 635
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
18
470 to 705
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
18
521 to 782
N/A
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
19
578 to 867
N/A
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
19
640 to 960
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
19
709 to 1063
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
20
785 to 1177
N/A
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
20
868 to 1302
N/A
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
20
913 to 1370
N/A
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
20
960 to 1441
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
21
1010 to 1515
N/A
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
21
1062 to 1593
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
21
1116 to 1674
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
21
1174 to 1760
N/A
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
21
1234 to 1850
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
22
1296 to 1945
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
22
1363 to 2044
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
22
1432 to 2148
N/A
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Blade Blast can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Blade Blast can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
13
The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.