Heavy Strike
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When facing the hungry throngs on Wraeclast, offense truly is the best form of defense. Skilled melee combatants have mastered the technique of the Heavy Strike, a devastating blow they unleash with an Axe, Mace or any two-handed weapon. Heavy Strike lands with terrifying force, knocking foes back and often stunning them, if not killing them outright.
Description on the official Path of Exile website [1]
Heavy Strike is an melee attack that hits and knocks back an enemy, using a mace, axe, sword or any two-handed weapon.
Skill functions and interactions
- Dual Wielding: Dual wielders can use Heavy Strike as long as one of their weapons is an axe, sword or mace. If only one weapon is an axe, sword or mace, only that weapon will be used to attack. If both weapons are axes and/or swords and/or maces, the attack will alternate between weapons.
- Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This modifier increases the chance that enemies struck by Heavy Strike are stunned. This is additive with other reduced Enemy Stun Threshold modifiers, such as from Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Stun".
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 195% | 195% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 201% | 201.2% | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 16 | 207% | 207.4% | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 22 | 214% | 213.6% | 1554 | 1932 |
5 | 11 | 31 | 220% | 219.8% | 6667 | 8599 |
6 | 16 | 41 | 226% | 226.1% | 26047 | 34646 |
7 | 20 | 50 | 232% | 232.3% | 49725 | 84371 |
8 | 24 | 58 | 238% | 238.5% | 95714 | 180085 |
9 | 28 | 67 | 245% | 244.7% | 169595 | 349680 |
10 | 32 | 75 | 251% | 250.9% | 283759 | 633439 |
11 | 36 | 83 | 257% | 257.1% | 453996 | 1087435 |
12 | 40 | 92 | 263% | 263.3% | 703128 | 1790563 |
13 | 44 | 100 | 270% | 269.5% | 1061223 | 2851786 |
14 | 48 | 109 | 276% | 275.7% | 2065870 | 4917656 |
15 | 52 | 117 | 282% | 281.9% | 2507110 | 7424766 |
16 | 56 | 125 | 288% | 288.2% | 5798936 | 13223702 |
17 | 60 | 134 | 294% | 294.4% | 15083919 | 28307621 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 301% | 300.6% | 27792735 | 56100356 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 307% | 306.8% | 43869739 | 99970095 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 313% | 313% | 242081556 | 342051651 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 319% | 319.2% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 325% | 325.4% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 332% | 331.6% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 338% | 337.8% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 344% | 344.1% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 350% | 350.3% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 356% | 356.5% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 363% | 362.7% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 369% | 368.9% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 375% | 375.1% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 378% | 378.2% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 381% | 381.3% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 384% | 384.4% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 388% | 387.5% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 391% | 390.6% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 394% | 393.7% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 397% | 396.8% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 400% | 399.9% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 403% | 403.1% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 406% | 406.2% | N/A | N/A |
Quest reward
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Vendor reward
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Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Heavy Strike:
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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Weight of the Empire![]() Crimson JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(8-12)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Heavy Strike has a 20% chance to deal Double DamageOndar not only betrayed his emperor, He betrayed his friend. And in his dying moments, Chitus ensured, That Ondar felt the full weight of his guilt.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. ![]() | 2 | Medium | (8-12)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Heavy Strike has a 20% chance to deal Double Damage | 0 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Heavy Strike.
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 Heavy Strike Attack Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 10% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 15% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Heavy Strike Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Heavy Strike Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Heavy Strike has a 8% chance to deal Double Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Heavy Strike has a 12% chance to deal Double Damage | helmet 100 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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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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0.11.6 |
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0.10.2 |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.12e |
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0.9.3 |
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References
- ↑ "Strength skills". Official Path of Exile website.