Splitting Steel

Splitting SteelAttack, Projectile, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Damage: (100-210)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-210)%Consume a Steel Shard to fire a single projectile that splits on impact or at the targeted location, dealing area damage when it splits and again when the split projectiles explode at the end of their flight. Requires a Sword or Axe. Steel Shards are gained with the Call of Steel Skill.Projectiles Split towards (2-4) targets
Consumes up to 1 Steel Shard
60% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Projectiles which have Split deal 35% less Damage
50% less Area of Effect after Splitting
Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to
the number of targets Projectile Splits towards
If you have no Steel Shards, Projectile counts as already having Split
Projectiles can Split without hitting a target
+(0-4) to radius

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Impale Effect0.5% chance to inflict an additional Impale when this Skill inflicts Impale0.5% increased Area of Effect
1% increased Projectile Speed-2% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
2% increased DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSplittingSteel

Splitting Steel is an attack which uses your sword or axe to launch a projectile that impales enemies on hit. This skill consumes Steel Shards from Call of Steel to cause the projectile to split and hit multiple enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

• Steel Shards: Equipping this skill grants the Call of Steel ability, which is used to generate Steel Shards. This skill consumes 1 Steel Shard to have the projectile split to hit additional nearby enemies.

• Additional Projectiles: If you use the skill without any Steel Shards, it will always launch only one projectile, even if you have additional projectiles from other sources.

• Gem Type: Splitting Steel is a Green gem, indicates it is a dex gem, despite in higher gem level, the str requirements is higher than dex. Splitting Steel does not affected by mod such as +# to Level of Socketed Strength Gems, but affected by mod such as +# to Level of Socketed Dexterity/AOE/Projectile Gems or +# to Level of all Physical Skill Gems. Splitting Steel is an attack skill thus physical spell mod does not affect this gem.
  • Melee: Shattering Steel is not considered a melee attack despite using melee weapons, similarly to Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-8) Mana
    Attack Speed: 110% of base
    Attack Damage: (80-125)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-125)%
    Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Shattering Steel does not have melee gem tag.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Projectile split	Physical Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	5	70%	70%	2	1 to 2	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	0	5	74%	74.1%	2	1 to 2	N/A	70	70
3	4	0	0	5	78%	78.1%	2	2 to 3	N/A	308	378
4	7	14	0	5	84%	84.2%	2	2 to 4	N/A	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	5	92%	92.2%	2	3 to 5	N/A	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	6	96%	96.3%	2	5 to 7	N/A	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	6	100%	100%	3	7 to 10	N/A	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	6	104%	104.4%	3	9 to 13	N/A	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	6	106%	106.4%	3	11 to 17	N/A	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	6	115%	115.4%	3	14 to 21	N/A	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	7	124%	124.4%	3	18 to 27	N/A	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	7	130%	129.8%	3	22 to 33	N/A	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	7	140%	140.1%	3	27 to 41	N/A	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	7	156%	155.8%	3	34 to 51	N/A	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	7	163%	163%	4	42 to 63	N/A	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	8	168%	168.1%	4	51 to 77	N/A	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	8	173%	173.3%	4	62 to 93	N/A	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	8	184%	183.8%	4	76 to 113	N/A	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	8	199%	199.4%	4	87 to 131	N/A	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	8	210%	210%	5	101 to 151	N/A	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	9	216%	215.8%	5	111 to 166	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	9	222%	221.6%	5	122 to 182	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	9	227%	227.4%	5	133 to 200	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	9	233%	233.2%	5	146 to 220	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	9	239%	238.9%	5	161 to 241	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	10	245%	244.7%	5	176 to 264	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	10	251%	250.5%	5	193 to 289	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	10	256%	256.3%	6	211 to 317	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	10	262%	262.1%	6	231 to 346	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	10	268%	267.9%	6	253 to 379	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	11	271%	270.8%	6	264 to 396	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	11	274%	273.7%	6	276 to 414	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	11	277%	276.6%	6	289 to 433	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	11	280%	279.5%	7	302 to 453	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	11	282%	282.4%	7	316 to 474	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	11	285%	285.3%	7	330 to 495	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	12	288%	288.2%	7	345 to 517	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	12	291%	291.1%	7	360 to 541	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	12	294%	293.9%	7	377 to 565	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	12	297%	296.8%	8	394 to 590	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Splitting Steel can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Splitting Steel can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓

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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Splitting Steel.

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
Enchantment Splitting Steel Area 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Splitting Steel has 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Splitting Steel Area 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Splitting Steel has 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Splitting Steel Chance to Not Consume Shard 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Splitting Steel has 20% chance to not consume Steel Shards	helmet 100
Enchantment Splitting Steel Chance to Not Consume Shard 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Splitting Steel has 30% chance to not consume Steel Shards	helmet 100
Enchantment Splitting Steel 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Splitting Steel deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Splitting Steel 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Splitting Steel deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Splitting Steel:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled

Unique items

Item	Base Item		Stats

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now requires 14 Dexterity to use at gem level 4 (previously 14 Strength), up to 68 Strength and 98 Dexterity to use at gem level 20 (previously 98 Strength and 68 Dexterity). Now deals 210% of Base Damage, and has 210% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 168%).
3.12.5	Fixed an issue where Phantasmal Splitting Steel was missing its "chance to Impale Enemies on Hit" quality effect modifier.
3.12.0	Splitting Steel has been added to the game.