Culling strike

This page is about the game mechanic. For the support gem, see Culling Strike Support.

Culling strike is a property that causes hits to kill enemies left with 10% of maximum life or less.

Mechanics

A hit with culling strike will kill an enemy if it is still alive with 10% of maximum life or less after taking damage from the hit.

Culling strike does not trigger when an enemy is reduced to zero life outright by the damage inflicted by a hit. This is relevant for effects that care about overkill damage, such as Herald of Ash.

Culling strike is not applicable to damage over time.

Sources of culling strike

Gems

• Skills supported with
• Power Siphon and Vaal Power Siphon have built-in culling strike.

Corruption

There is a Culling Strike corrupted implicit modifier that can appear on axes, swords, bows, daggers, claws, and wands.

Unique items

• HeartbreakerHeartbreaker
  Royal SkeanRune Dagger
  Physical Damage: 16-64
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.30%
  Attacks per Second: 1.45
  Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 50, 71 Dex, 102 Int30% increased Global Critical Strike Chance(60-70)% increased Spell Damage
  (40-80)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge
  +(60-100) to maximum Mana
  Your Spells have Culling StrikeA heart can be stabbed by thoughts,
  If your mind is sharp enough. (on spells)
• Kaom's PrimacyKaom's Primacy
  Karui ChopperTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (242-290.4) to (378-453.6)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.05
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 58, 151 Str, 43 Dex(100-140)% increased Physical Damage
  Gain 20 Life per Enemy Killed
  +(150-250) to Accuracy Rating
  Culling Strike
  Gain 1 Rage on Critical Hit with attacks, no more than once every 0.5 seconds
  Gain 1% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage per 1 RageOne by one, Kaom slaughtered the weakest tribe
  leaders until the others leapt to join his cause.
• KingmakerKingmaker
  Despot AxeTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (360-414) to (488-561.2)
  Critical Strike Chance: (6.50-7.00)%
  Attacks per Second: (1.50-1.57)
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 66, 140 Str, 86 Dex(300-360)% increased Physical Damage
  (7-12)% increased Attack Speed
  (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Nearby Allies have 30% increased Item Rarity
  Nearby Allies have Culling Strike
  Insufficient Mana doesn't prevent your Melee Attacks
  Nearby Allies have +50% to Critical Strike Multiplier
  Nearby Allies have +10 FortificationA King and his people are linked together
  like a soul and a beating heart.
  Both can be severed by a same edge,
  then forged anew. (on spells for nearby allies only)
• LimbsplitLimbsplit
  WoodsplitterTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (43.2-48) to (88.2-98)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 13, 36 Str, 17 Dex+1 to Level of Socketed Strength Gems
  Trigger Level 1 Gore Shockwave on Melee Hit if you have at least 150 Strength
  +(15-30) to Strength
  (80-100)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds 5 to 10 Physical Damage
  Culling StrikeSwinging through the air, it sings
  of sundered, severed, missing things.
• 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 (on critical strike)
• Oro's SacrificeOro's Sacrifice
  Infernal SwordTwo Hand Sword
  Elemental Damage: (425-475) to (550-600)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: (1.49-1.55)
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 67, 113 Str, 113 Dex30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack SkillsNo Physical Damage
  Adds (425-475) to (550-600) Fire Damage
  (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
  20% chance to Ignite
  10% increased Physical Damage taken
  10% increased Fire Damage taken
  Culling Strike against Burning Enemies
  Gain a Frenzy Charge if an Attack Ignites an EnemyGive yourself to the flames and your name
  will burn in the minds of men forever. (against burning enemies)
• Reaper's PursuitReaper's Pursuit
  Shadow AxeTwo Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (98-110.25) to (146-164.25)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.25
  Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 33, 80 Str, 37 Dex(100-125)% increased Physical Damage
  (30-40)% increased Rarity of Items found
  Gain 10 Life per Enemy Killed
  15% increased Movement Speed when on Full Life
  Culling Strike
  Hits can't be EvadedAccept your fate, or lie, pretend.
  Death collects you in the end.
• Relentless FuryRelentless Fury
  Decorative AxeOne Handed Axe
  Physical Damage: (48-57.6) to (91.2-108)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.20
  Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 29, 80 Str, 23 Dex(60-80)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (3-5) to (7-10) Physical Damage
  2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
  Culling Strike
  You gain Onslaught for 3 seconds on Culling Strike
  100% chance to Avoid being Chilled during OnslaughtRelentless fury
  Sunder my every foe
  Fuel my boiling blood

Bane of Legends

The Slayer Ascendancy skill Bane of Legends has a similar effect to culling strike, but kills at 20% or less life instead.