Dominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Attack Damage: (165-190)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-190)%Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Deals (165-190)% of Base Damage Base duration is 1 seconds Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance Base secondary duration is 20 seconds 10% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance when you Hit a Unique Monster +(0-2) to Melee rangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Dominating Blow is a meleeattack that applies a debuff which causes the monster to summon a Sentinel under your control when killed. Sentinels copy the mods of the monster it was raised from.
Sentinels: Sentinels use regular melee attacks, as well as Shield Charge on a cooldown. They can also perform a Crusade Slam if you have the Unwavering Crusade passive.
Sentinel types: Magic (blue named) and rare (yellow named) enemies can be made into a Sentinel using this skill, but unique monsters cannot. Magic and Rare Sentinels will keep all special attributes of the enemy it was raised from, including auras which will be applied to the player and all allies.
Sentinel mods: the Skill only copies the Prefix and Suffix modifiers from the monster. These are the regular mods that it gets for being magic/rare, just as with Prefixes and Suffixes on items. Nemesis and Bloodline mods are extra mods that are not prefixes or suffixes, andthus are not copied.
Support gems: Any support gem that can apply to both an attack as well as a minion skill will apply to both the attack made by Dominating Blow and the Sentinels. For example, Melee Splash Support will grant both the attack made with Dominating Blow and the Sentinel's basic attacks splash damage.
Sentinels won't hit additional targets if the skill gems is supported by Ancestral Call Support, but will still receive the "Supported skills deal x% less Damage" penalty.
Dual wielding: Dual wielding attacks with Dominating Blow will alternate the weapon being swung.
Gem level progression
Level
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
Range
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
28
42
29
165%
165%
N/A
0
0
2
31
46
32
169%
168.8%
N/A
199345
199345
3
34
50
35
173%
172.7%
N/A
285815
485160
4
37
54
37
177%
176.5%
N/A
401344
886504
5
40
58
40
180%
180.4%
N/A
554379
1440883
6
42
60
42
184%
184.2%
N/A
477437
1918320
7
44
63
44
188%
188.1%
N/A
583786
2502106
8
46
66
46
192%
191.9%
N/A
710359
3212465
9
48
68
48
196%
195.7%
N/A
1355511
4567976
10
50
71
49
200%
199.6%
N/A
1138877
5706853
11
52
74
51
203%
203.4%
N/A
1368233
7075086
12
54
76
53
207%
207.3%
N/A
1638338
8713424
13
56
79
55
211%
211.1%
N/A
1956648
10670072
14
58
82
57
215%
214.9%
N/A
3655184
14325256
15
60
84
59
219%
218.8%
N/A
3017327
17342583
16
62
87
60
223%
222.6%
N/A
7759995
25102578
17
64
90
62
226%
226.5%
N/A
15138193
40240771
18
66
92
64
230%
230.3%
N/A
26083825
66324596
19
68
95
66
234%
234.2%
N/A
62620247
128944843
20
70
98
68
238%
238%
N/A
211708088
340652931
21
72
100
70
242%
241.8%
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
246%
245.7%
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
250%
249.5%
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
253%
253.4%
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
257%
257.2%
N/A
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
261%
261.1%
N/A
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
265%
264.9%
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
269%
268.7%
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
273%
272.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
276%
276.4%
N/A
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
278%
278.3%
N/A
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
280%
280.3%
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
282%
282.2%
N/A
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
284%
284.1%
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
286%
286%
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
288%
287.9%
N/A
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
290%
289.9%
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
292%
291.8%
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
294%
293.7%
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
296%
295.6%
N/A
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Dominating Blow can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Dominating Blow can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
6
The SummonerThe Summoner6Minion Gem Quality:+20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.
Random Minion gem with 20% 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:
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.
Dominating Blow's mana cost has been reduced substantially. The attack now deals 125% of base damage at level 1, increasing to 155.4% at level 20. Minions created by it now deal 35% less damage at all levels.
Dominating Blow: Minions deal 20% less damage at level 1, with the penalty reduced at each gem level. Base duration set to 20 seconds at all levels. Mana cost reduced at all levels. It now grants 0.5% increased damage per 1% quality instead of affecting duration.
The Summoner
The Summoner
6Minion Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.