* {{c|mod|Base Critical Strike Chance of Spells is the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon}} overrides your spell's base critical strike chance. Additional chance to inflict a critical strike still applies to this new value. This does not affect the critical strike chance of secondary damage dealt by spell skills, such as [[Herald of Ice]]'s explosions.<ref>https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3327381/page/3#p24851129</ref>
* {{c|mod|Base Critical Strike Chance of Spells is the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon}} overrides your spell's base critical strike chance. Additional chance to inflict a critical strike still applies to this new value. This does not affect the critical strike chance of secondary damage dealt by spell skills, such as [[Herald of Ice]]'s explosions.<ref>https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3327381/page/3#p24851129</ref>
* Slayer's Overwhelm notable {{c|mod|Base critical strike chance for attacks with weapons is 8%}} does not interact with Sandstorm Visage: a spell will use the weapon's base critical strike chance even with this notable allocated.
* Slayer's Overwhelm notable {{c|mod|Base critical strike chance for attacks with weapons is 8%}} does not interact with Sandstorm Visage: a spell will use the weapon's base critical strike chance even with this notable allocated.
* Sources of additional base critical strike chance still apply to spells; however, {{il|Frost Shield}} does not appear to work.
Notable examples:
Notable examples:
Revision as of 21:50, 3 January 2023
Sandstorm Visage Necromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (165-224)Requires Level 54, 112 Int(8-10)% increased Cast Speed (200-250)% increased Energy Shield Avoid interruption from Stuns while Casting Base Critical Strike Chance of Spells is the Critical Strike Chance of Main Hand Weapon Cannot deal Critical Strikes with AttacksA fell wind brings death.
Base Critical Strike Chance of Spells is the Critical Strike Chance of your Main Hand Weapon overrides your spell's base critical strike chance. Additional chance to inflict a critical strike still applies to this new value. This does not affect the critical strike chance of secondary damage dealt by spell skills, such as Herald of Ice's explosions.[1]
Slayer's Overwhelm notable Base critical strike chance for attacks with weapons is 8% does not interact with Sandstorm Visage: a spell will use the weapon's base critical strike chance even with this notable allocated.
Sources of additional base critical strike chance still apply to spells; however, Frost ShieldFrost ShieldCritical, Spell, AoE, Duration, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (30-54) Mana Cooldown Time: 5.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 34Place a Frost Shield that drains your energy shield for one second or until you run out, gaining stages while this drain occurs. The Frost Shield takes some damage from hits in place of you and allies while in its area. Enemies in the area are Chilled. You can only have one Frost Shield active at once.Base duration is 10.00 seconds 20% of Damage dealt to you or Allies in Area with Hits by Enemies in Area is taken from Frost Shield's Life before your Life or Energy Shield 60% of Damage dealt to you or Allies in Area with Hits by Enemies outside Area is taken from Frost Shield's Life before your Life or Energy Shield You gain +(0.1-0.38)% to Spell Critical Strike Chance per Stage while in Area Frost Shield has (190-910) maximum Life per Stage Maximum 4 Stages Gains 1 Stage every 0.3 seconds while you are losing Energy Shield You lose (150-730) Energy Shield per second
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Effect of Cold AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. does not appear to work.
Void BatteryVoid Battery Prophecy WandWand Physical Damage: 35-64 Critical Strike Chance: 8.00% Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 68, 245 Int(36-40)% increased Spell Damage80% reduced Spell Damage (10-20)% increased Cast Speed (50-65)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(40-50) to maximum Mana +1 to Maximum Power Charges 25% increased Spell Damage per Power Charge"The trick is to give nothingness, and to receive everything in return." - Inquisitor Maligaro works well with this helmet, especially with a +1 to maximum Power Charges corruption
ObliterationObliteration Imbued WandWand Physical Damage: 29-53 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 59, 188 Int(33-37)% increased Spell DamageGain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage Enemies you Kill have a 20% chance to Explode, dealing a quarter of their maximum Life as Chaos DamageWe forge order from the world around us Wielding anarchy and destruction as our tools of genesis. can provide some additional crit chance utility for spells.
TrypanonTrypanon Great MalletTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: 43-88 Critical Strike Chance: 100.00% Attacks per Second: 0.62 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found, it seems surgery before thaumaturgy was not so delicate." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546 and Replica TrypanonReplica Trypanon Great MalletTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: 43-88 Critical Strike Chance: 100.00% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies-5000 to Accuracy Rating This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"The best place for this prototype would be in the hands of our enemies." both allow spells to have 100% chance to crit without further investment.
This combination can also be used with Marylene's FallacyMarylene's Fallacy Lapis AmuletRequires Level 40+(20-30) to Intelligence+(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(210-240)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius 40% less Critical Strike Chance Critical Strikes have Culling Strike"Marylene stroked the medallion at her breast before every duel and every cast of the die." - Victario, the People's Poet; a player will need total 67% increased critical chance on the spell for a Marylene's with no quality to hit 100% chance to crit, or 93% increased critical strike chance with 20% Critical Quality via Unstable CatalystUnstable CatalystStack Size: 10Adds quality that enhances Critical modifiers on a ring, amulet or belt Replaces other quality typesRight click this item then left click a ring, amulet or belt to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity jewellery. The maximum quality is 20%..
Local critical strike chance implicit modifiers (e.g. from corruption) or the Harvest enchantment that grants 1% increased Critical Strike Chance per 4% Quality may be useful.
Item acquisition
Sandstorm Visage has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.
Drops from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge when The Chains of CastigationThe Chains of Castigation Processional RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops Sandstorm Visage Rooms are unknown on the Sanctum Map Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 75 This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"The mysterious traveller saw the vilified brother chained to a cliff, where all could point and shout and deride him. In one fell swing, she cracked the mountainside, freeing him." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is applied to a Sanctum with a level 75+ Forbidden TomeForbidden TomeArea Level: (68-83)Mundus noster cecidit. Daemones ubique sunt. Librum hunc in sacrarium conicio, ut forte alius viam inveniat...Take this item to the Relic Altar in the Forbidden Sanctum to enter..
Monster restrictions
This item can be acquired from the following monsters: