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This page is about the strength attribute. For the passive skill, see Strength (passive skill).

The strength attribute is a measure of a character's physical power. Strength is required to use strength-based equipment and skills.

Strength also provides certain inherent bonuses:

  • Every 10 strength grants an additional 5 maximum life.
  • Every 10 strength grants 2% increased melee physical damage.

Additional Strength Scaling

Certain unique items can impart additional scaling to strength:

Strength Threshold Unique Jewels provide additional benefits to specific skills when 50 Strength is allocated within the jewel's medium radius on the passive tree.

  • Rapid ExpansionRapid Expansion
    Crimson Jewel    Limited to: 2
    Radius: Medium    (8-12)% increased Global Physical Damage
    With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Ground Slam has a 35% chance
    to grant an Endurance Charge when you Stun an Enemy
    With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Ground Slam
    has a 50% increased angle    Chitus began to aggressively expand his empire
    into neighbouring nations at great human cost.
    But for absolute power, there is no price
    that a Perandus won't pay.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     grants 20% increased Angle to Ground SlamGround SlamAttack, AoE, Slam, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Speed: 90% of base
    Attack Damage: (115-188)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-188)%
    AoE Radius: 35    Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    +(0-1) metre to radius
    Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage with Hits to closer targets

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Deals up to +(1-20)% more Damage with Hits to closer targets    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
  • Shattered ChainsShattered Chains
    Crimson Jewel    Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage
    With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 20% increased
    Rarity of Items dropped by Enemies Shattered by Glacial Hammer    The prisoners of the empire raised their shackled hands.
    Begging to be delivered from Corruption.
    The rebellion smote their chains,
    And gave them the freedom to choose corruption for themselves.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     grants 20% increased Rarity of Items dropped by Enemies Shattered by Glacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Damage: (165-269)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-269)%    Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If a non-unique enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.25% chance to Freeze enemies
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
    +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
    35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
    (10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
    Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (5-100)% more Damage    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
  • The VigilThe Vigil
    Crimson Jewel    Limited to: 1
    Radius: Medium    (10-15)% increased Armour
    With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Vigilant Strike Fortify you and Nearby Allies for 8 seconds    When Voll took the throne,
    He swore to care for the empire with eyes open.
    And so he looked to the salvation of his people,
    Blind to the damnation in his hands.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     grants Fortify to Nearby Allies for 3 seconds if Vigilant StrikeVigilant StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Attack Speed: 85% of base
    Attack Damage: (230-350)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (230-350)%    Requires Level 4Attacks enemies with a powerful melee strike which grants Fortification, reducing damage you take from hits. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge. Requires a Melee Weapon.+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
    Melee Hits Fortify for 8 seconds

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (0.2-4)% more Attack Damage per Endurance Charge    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.     Hits an Enemy
  • Weight of the EmpireWeight of the Empire
    Crimson Jewel    Limited 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 Damage    Ondar 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.     grants a 10% chance for Heavy StrikeHeavy StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 85% of base
    Attack Damage: (195-313)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (195-313)%    Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
    25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
    (20-39)% chance to deal Double Damage

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.     to deal Double Damage

One unique jewel provides additional scaling based off of nearby allocated Strength on the passive tree:

  • Spire of StoneSpire of Stone
    Crimson Jewel    Limited to: 1
    Radius: Large    3% increased Totem Life per 10 Strength Allocated in Radius
    Totems cannot be Stunned    The strongest Karui tribes left the longest impressions on the land.
    Their symbols served as guidance many generations
    after their creators had been buried deep beneath the earth.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     grants 3% increased Totem Life per 10 Strength in a Large Radius

Some skill gems, keystones, or items provide other scaling for the innate increased Melee Physical Damage bonus from strength.

Base Strength

The Marauder starts with 32 base Strength, the highest of any class.

The Duelist and Templar start with 23 Strength, the Scion with 20, and the Ranger, Witch, and Shadow with 14.

Modifying Strength

Strength can be increased by stacking base Strength and/or All Attributes and X% increased Strength and/or Attributes modifiers.

Implicit Strength on Items

Many implicit modifiers provide base strength on items:

Strength on Equipment

Strength affixes can appear on the following base item categories. Weapons and armour must have strength as an attribute requirement in order for strength to appear as an affix.

The strength affixes range from +8 to 55 and are bracketed by item level. Strength as an affix is always a suffix. The highest strength suffix is of the Gods. The item level required for this affix is 82.

Jewels have their own suffixes which grant strength. Keep in mind that jewels can only have 4 affixes: 2 prefixes and 2 suffixes.

  • of Strength +12 to 16
  • of Spirit +8 to 10 (Strength and Intelligence)
  • of Athletics +8 to 10 (Strength and Dexterity)
  • of Adaption +6 to 8 (all Attributes)

In addition, Essences of Rage guarantee strength of +13 to 58 on any non-weapon equipment, potentially higher than without essences. This also has the added possibilities of strength on non-strength armours.

Attributes on Equipment

All Attributes affixes can appear on the following base item categories. These modifiers are always suffixes.

Haku has a special All Attributes crafting suffix mod that can be crafted onto the following items:

Unique Items with Additional Strength

Certain unique items provide bonuses to base strength or all attributes.

Strength

All Attributes

  • Tear of PurityTear of Purity
    Lapis Amulet    Requires Level 5+(20-30) to IntelligenceGrants Level 10 Purity of Elements Skill
    +(10-20) to all Attributes
    +(20-40) to maximum Life
    +(5-10)% to all Elemental Resistances    A shimmering symbol of Purity, clear as water,
    but I know better than most how quickly
    Purity can succumb to Corruption.
    How quickly water turns to blood.
    - Victario, the People's Poet     from +5 to 10
  • The Broken CrownThe Broken Crown
    Prophet Crown    Armour: (358-516)
    Energy Shield: (131-214)    Requires Level 63, 85 Str, 62 IntSocketed Gems are supported by Level 20 Cast on Death
    +(10-15) to all Attributes
    20% increased Damage when on Low Life
    (60-100)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
    +(50-70) to maximum Energy Shield
    20% reduced Mana Regeneration Rate
    +(43-61)% to Chaos Resistance    Every rule has an exception.     from +10 to 15
  • KikazaruKikazaru
    Topaz Ring    Requires Level 20+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(10-15) to all Attributes
    (20-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
    60% reduced Effect of Curses on you
    Regenerate 3 Life per second per Level    Hear no evil.     from +10 to 15
  • Eye of ChayulaEye of Chayula
    Onyx Amulet    Requires Level 20+(10-16) to all Attributes20% reduced maximum Life
    30% increased Rarity of Items found
    Cannot be Stunned    Never blinking, always watching.

    This item can be transformed with a Blessing of Chayula     from +10 to 16
  • Hinekora's SightHinekora's Sight
    Onyx Amulet    Requires Level 44+(10-16) to all AttributesPrevent +3% of Suppressed Spell Damage
    +(600-1000) to Accuracy Rating
    +(600-1000) to Evasion Rating
    Cannot be Blinded    Remember the past, anticipate the future.     from +10 to 16
  • Le Heup of AllLe Heup of All
    Iron Ring    Requires Level 24Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks+(10-30) to all Attributes
    (10-30)% increased Damage
    (10-30)% increased Rarity of Items found
    +(10-30)% to all Elemental Resistances    Existence is infinite
    A weave of the living and dead
    Beyond the understanding
    Of the many mortal threads     from +10 to 20
  • Sire of ShardsSire of Shards
    Serpentine Staff    Warstaff
    Physical Damage: 56-117
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.30%
    Attacks per Second: 1.25
    Weapon Range: 1.3 metres    Requires Level 49, 85 Str, 85 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems fire 4 additional Projectiles
    Socketed Gems fire Projectiles in a circle
    +(15-20) to all Attributes
    +(5-7)% to all Elemental Resistances
    (60-100)% increased Projectile Damage
    20% increased Light Radius    That which was broken may yet break.     from +15 to 20
  • AbyssusAbyssus
    Ezomyte Burgonet    Armour: (692-838)Requires Level 60, 138 Str+(20-25) to all Attributes
    Adds 40 to 60 Physical Damage to Attacks
    +(100-125)% to Melee Critical Strike Multiplier
    (100-120)% increased Armour
    (40-50)% increased Physical Damage taken    When you have slain all of your enemies,
    what is left to fear?     from +20 to 25
  • Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon
    Cloth Belt    Requires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes
    (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found
    +20% to Fire Resistance
    20% increased Flask Effect Duration
    -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits    A large enough debt turns even a friend
    into an enemy, and the Perandus family
    had more debtors than anyone.     from +20 to 30
  • QuecholliQuecholli
    Jagged Maul    Two Hand Mace
    Physical Damage: (57.6-64) to (133.2-148)
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Attacks per Second: 1.30
    Weapon Range: 1.3 metres    Requires Level 22, 77 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies+(25-50) to all Attributes
    (80-100)% increased Physical Damage
    Adds 5 to 25 Physical Damage
    Gain 10 Life per Enemy Killed
    Enemies Killed with Attack or Spell Hits Explode, dealing 10% of their Life as Fire Damage    "The finest prosperity grows from the direst
    carnage. Such is the nature of progress."
    - Doryani of the Vaal     from +25 to 50
  • Demigod's DominanceDemigod's Dominance
    Golden Mantle    Armour: (75-86)
    Evasion: (75-86)
    Energy Shield: (17-19)    Requires Level 20+(15-25)% to all Elemental Resistances+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
    +(30-50) to all Attributes    The victorious know only leadership,
    the rest only servitude.     from +30 to 50
  • Death's OathDeath's Oath
    Astral Plate    Armour: (1990-2502)
    Movement Speed: -5%    Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
    +(40-50) to all Attributes
    (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
    (180-220)% increased Armour
    +(60-70) to maximum Life
    1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
    You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
    Gore Footprints    Tears of blood, aching heart,
    My dear Isildria must depart.     from +40 to 50
  • AstramentisAstramentis
    Onyx Amulet    Requires Level 20+(10-16) to all Attributes+(80-100) to all Attributes
    -4 Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits    Mindless rage will shake the world,
    Cunning lies will bend it.
    Reckless haste will break the world,
    And into darkness send it.     from +90 to 116

Increasing or Reducing Strength

A number of unique items provide percent (%) increases to strength. All strength from equipment and passives will be scaled by these modifiers.

Increases to Strength

A few items scale strength by a percent.

  • Emperor's MightEmperor's Might
    Crimson Jewel    Limited to: 110% increased Damage
    3% increased Character Size
    (4-6)% increased Strength    The greatest victories happen
    before the battle has begun.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     from 4 to 6%
  • BrawnBrawn
    Crimson Jewel    (4-6)% increased Dexterity
    (4-6)% increased Strength
    (15-10)% reduced Intelligence    "Take your time, make all your plans.
    Then tell me which plan pulls my axe from your ribs."
    - Barkhul, the Butcher    Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     from 4 to 6%
  • Black Sun CrestBlack Sun Crest
    Lacquered Helmet    Armour: (276-387)
    Evasion: (138-155)    Requires Level 51, 57 Str, 57 Dex+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
    (100-150)% increased Armour
    40% reduced Light Radius
    (5-15)% increased Dexterity
    (5-15)% increased Strength
    (5-15)% increased Intelligence    The beasts we fear the most
    are the ones who dwell in total darkness.     from 5 to 15%
  • Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath
    Soldier Boots    Armour: (268-319)
    Energy Shield: (18-20)    Requires Level 49, 47 Str, 47 Int(15-18)% increased Strength
    Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks
    +(180-220) to Armour
    +(13-19)% to Chaos Resistance
    25% increased Movement Speed
    Summoned Skeleton Warriors are Permanent and Follow you
    Summon Skeletons cannot Summon more than 1 Skeleton Warrior    Alberon walked among the accursed,
    and they welcomed him.     from 15 to 18%

In addition, one Ascendancy passive for the Marauder's Chieftain ascendancy scales strength.

Increases to All Attributes

  • Emperor's MasteryEmperor's Mastery
    Prismatic Jewel    Limited to: 14% increased maximum Life
    3% increased Character Size
    5% increased Global Defences
    (5-7)% increased Attributes    Learn as much as you can,
    and surround yourself with people who know the rest.    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.     from 5 to 7%
  • Eyes of the GreatwolfEyes of the Greatwolf
    Greatwolf Talisman    Talisman Tier: 4
    Requires Level 52    <Two random talisman implicit modifiers>Implicit Modifier magnitudes are doubledCorruptedI am but a vessel for a greater force.
    It acts through me. Speaks through me.
    Decides what lives and dies through me.
    And will change the world through me.     from 24 to 32%
  • Greatwolf TalismanGreatwolf TalismanTalisman Tier: 4<Two random talisman implicit modifiers>CorruptedThe wolf greeted the king,
    In the light of the harvest moon.
    The wolf offered the strength of the wild,
    And the king paid for it in blood.     from 12 to 16%
  • Three Rat TalismanThree Rat TalismanTalisman Tier: 3(12-16)% increased AttributesCorruptedWhen we free ourselves from the shackles
    of civilised existence
    we learn to feed and run and breathe
    as the First Ones have always done.
    - The Wolven King     from 12 to 16%

Other Ways to Modify Strength

Converting one attribute to another is called transforming. This can be done on the passive skill tree by socketing certain unique jewels. In a large radius, they will transform one attribute - granted by allocated skills in the area - to another attribute.

Attribute-transforming jewels
From/To Strength Dexterity Intelligence
Strength N/A Fluid MotionFluid Motion
Viridian JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Dexterity
Strength from Passives in Radius is Transformed to DexterityCorruptedEven the strongest of steel can be made to bend.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.		 Brute Force SolutionBrute Force Solution
Cobalt JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Intelligence
Strength from Passives in Radius is Transformed to IntelligenceCorruptedPicking a lock takes an immense amount of skill and practice.
Breaking it with a hammer takes about three seconds.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Dexterity InertiaInertia
Crimson JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Strength
Dexterity from Passives in Radius is Transformed to StrengthCorruptedThere is no force without movement.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.		 N/A Fertile MindFertile Mind
Cobalt JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Intelligence
Dexterity from Passives in Radius is Transformed to IntelligenceCorrupted"The swallow flew fast and took many turns,
spilling a seed where no plant had grown before.
This seed grew and grew until the desert became fertile and abundant.
Your mind is like this seed."
- Maraketh ProverbPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Intelligence Efficient TrainingEfficient Training
Crimson JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Strength
Intelligence from Passives in Radius is Transformed to StrengthCorruptedWorking smart and working hard aren't mutually exclusive.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.		 Careful PlanningCareful Planning
Viridian JewelRadius: Large+(16-24) to Dexterity
Intelligence from Passives in Radius is Transformed to DexterityCorrupted"Greatly outnumbered, Deshret dressed her personal guard in identical garb. When the Empire rode north, Deshret and her guard took turns revealing themselves, creating the illusion of speed beyond the capabilities of even the Virtue Gems."
- History of the MarakethPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.		 N/A

Passives

There are passive skill nodes that grant additional strength or a combination of bonuses including strength.

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Ascendancy Passives

There are a few Ascendancy passive skills that grant strength or additional strength scaling.

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