Close Combat Support

Close Combat SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Duration
Icon: s
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.Supported Skills deal up to (40-59)% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity
Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit
Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill
Combat Rush grants (20-24)% more Attack and Cast Speed to Travel Skills that are not Supported by Close Combat
Supported Skills can only be used with Axes and SwordsThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 18Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemCloseCombat

Gem level progression

Level				Melee Damage	Attack and Cast Speed	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	18	21	14	25%	N/A	0	0
2	22	24	17	25%	N/A	69833	69833
3	26	28	19	26%	N/A	128549	198382
4	29	31	21	27%	N/A	154553	352935
5	32	34	23	28%	N/A	225374	578309
6	35	37	25	28%	N/A	320672	898981
7	38	40	27	29%	N/A	447718	1346699
8	41	42	29	30%	N/A	615318	1962017
9	44	45	31	31%	N/A	834639	2796656
10	47	48	33	31%	N/A	1570760	4367416
11	50	51	35	32%	N/A	1633987	6001403
12	53	54	37	33%	N/A	2151030	8152433
13	56	57	39	34%	N/A	2812189	10964622
14	58	58	41	34%	N/A	3655184	14619806
15	60	60	42	35%	N/A	3017327	17637133
16	62	62	43	36%	N/A	7818905	25456038
17	64	64	44	37%	N/A	15256013	40712051
18	66	66	46	37%	N/A	26260555	66972606
19	68	68	47	38%	N/A	62855887	129828493
20	70	70	48	39%	N/A	212002638	341831131
21	72	72	50	40%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	40%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	41%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	42%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	43%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	43%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	44%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	45%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	46%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	46%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	47%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	47%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	47%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	49%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	49%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	49%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Close Combat Support can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Close Combat Support can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	Random level 20 support gem	A
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality	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:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 Yeena	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Close Combat Support has been added to the game.