Splitting Steel

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	5	70%	70%	0	0
2	2	0	0	5	74%	74.1%	70	70
3	4	0	0	5	78%	78.1%	308	378
4	7	14	0	5	84%	84.2%	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	5	92%	92.2%	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	6	96%	96.3%	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	6	100%	100%	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	6	104%	104.4%	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	6	106%	106.4%	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	6	115%	115.4%	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	7	124%	124.4%	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	7	130%	129.8%	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	7	140%	140.1%	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	7	156%	155.8%	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	7	163%	163%	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	8	168%	168.1%	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	8	173%	173.3%	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	8	184%	183.8%	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	8	199%	199.4%	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	8	210%	210%	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	9	216%	215.8%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	9	222%	221.6%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	9	227%	227.4%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	9	233%	233.2%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	9	239%	238.9%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	10	245%	244.7%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	10	251%	250.5%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	10	256%	256.3%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	10	262%	262.1%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	10	268%	267.9%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	11	271%	270.8%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	11	274%	273.7%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	11	277%	276.6%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	11	280%	279.5%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	11	282%	282.4%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	11	285%	285.3%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	12	288%	288.2%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	12	291%	291.1%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	12	294%	293.9%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	12	297%	296.8%	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	✓

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

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

Version history

Version	Changes
3.12.0	Splitting Steel has been added to the game.