Cleave
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Wielders of the axe and sword often find themselves beset by multiple foes. Expecting this, a trained armsman will employ the deadly Cleave. With a single practiced stroke, a Cleave sweeps sideways to inflict grievous harm to anyone standing nearby, lopping off heads and limbs with ease. As a player gains skill with Cleave, they strike harder, and hit more enemies with each swing of their blade.
Description on the official Path of Exile website [1]
Cleave is a melee attack that deals damage with all equipped weapons to enemies in a 180 degree arc in front of the player. When dual wielding, equipment requirement applies to both weapons, and each weapon does reduced damage. Requires an axe, sword, two-handed axe, or two-handed sword.
Skill functions and interactions
- Attack Speed: When dual wielding attack speed is averaged between the two weapons.
- Area of Effect: Increases to AoE will increase the radius of the affected area, but the current animation for Cleave doesn't accurately reflect this increase.
- Dual Wielding: If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance values, it is possible for one weapon to get a critical strike when the other doesn't. It is also possible to miss with only one of the weapons swung. The decrease to damage while dual wielding is multiplicative and applies to all damage bonuses.
Gem level progression
Level | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Radius | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125% | 125% | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131% | 130.9% | N/A | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137% | 136.8% | N/A | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 143% | 142.7% | N/A | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 149% | 148.6% | N/A | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 154% | 154.5% | N/A | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 160% | 160.4% | N/A | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 166% | 166.3% | N/A | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 172% | 172.2% | N/A | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 178% | 178.1% | N/A | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 184% | 183.9% | N/A | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 190% | 189.8% | N/A | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 196% | 195.7% | N/A | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 202% | 201.6% | N/A | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 51 | 74 | 208% | 207.5% | N/A | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 213% | 213.4% | N/A | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 59 | 84 | 219% | 219.3% | N/A | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 225% | 225.2% | N/A | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 65 | 94 | 231% | 231.1% | N/A | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 237% | 237% | N/A | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 243% | 242.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 249% | 248.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 255% | 254.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 261% | 260.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 266% | 266.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 272% | 272.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 278% | 278.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 284% | 284.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 290% | 290.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 296% | 295.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 299% | 298.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 302% | 301.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 305% | 304.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 308% | 307.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 311% | 310.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 314% | 313.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 317% | 316.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 320% | 319.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 322% | 322.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 325% | 325.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Quest reward
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Vendor reward
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Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Cleave:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats | Drop Enabled |
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Overwhelming OddsOverwhelming Odds Crimson JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metreEven as the tide turned, and victory swiftly became impossible, The legionnaires of Lioneye's Watch stood their ground and fought on, Every last man dying a brutal but honourable death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | 1 | Medium | (10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metre | 0 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Cleave.
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.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Cleave Attack Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 10% increased Cleave Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Cleave Attack Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 15% increased Cleave Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Cleave Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Cleave Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Cleave Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Cleave Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Cleave Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Cleave Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Cleave Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Cleave Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Name | Cost | Description |
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Demon Hand Cleave EffectDemon Hand Cleave EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cleave becomes a swiping, demonic claw. | 95 | Replaces the standard effect on a Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Cleave". Please choose only one of the following ids: BreachBossCleavePhysical - N/A (page) ArakaaliCleave - N/A (page) gem with a swiping, demonic claw. Preview |
Version history
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2.6.0 |
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2.4.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.2.0 |
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1.1.2 |
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1.0.2b |
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1.0.0 |
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0.10.2 |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.12f |
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0.9.7b |
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0.9.7 |
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0.9.3 |
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0.9.2 |
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0.9.1 |
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0.7.2 |
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0.6.0 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Strength Skills". Official Path of Exile Website.
- ↑ Chris (April 10, 2015). "Path of Exile: The Awakening (News Coverage)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved July 10, 2015.