The Iron Mass

The Iron Mass
GladiusOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (148.5-162) to (214.5-234)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.48-1.53)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 113 Str, 113 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(175-200)% increased Physical Damage
(14-18)% increased Attack Speed
Unholy Might
Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers wield this Weapon while in your Main Hand
Summoned Skeleton Warriors and Soldiers deal Triple Damage with this
Weapon if you've Hit with this Weapon RecentlyLead by example.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
The Iron Mass can be obtained from Curio Displays in the final reward rooms of any Grand Heist.Vendor Offer
6x Alchemy Shard
8x Alteration ShardWeapon DPS
Physical: (269.0-303.7)
Phys+Chaos: (269.0-303.7)
Total: (269.0-303.7)Metadata
Item class: One-Handed Sword

The Iron Mass is a unique GladiusGladiusOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: 54-78
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 113 Str, 113 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating.

Mechanics

Buff/Debuff

• Unholy Might

Recently refers to the last 4 seconds.

Interactions

All skeletons wield an exact copy of The Iron Mass and will use it to attack.

The Hidden BladeThe Hidden Blade
AmbusherDagger
Physical Damage: (62.7-68.4) to (244.2-266.4)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.10%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 1.0 metresRequires Level 60, 113 Dex, 113 Int30% increased Global Critical Strike ChanceTrigger Level 20 Unseen Strike every 0.5 seconds while Phasing
+(20-40) to Dexterity
(230-260)% increased Physical Damage
30% reduced Attack Speed while PhasingThe shadow warrior moves like the wind;
his strikes land long after he is gone. can be used to automate the requirement of hitting with the weapon recently, as its skill is always using the main hand weapon.

Math

Base Damage

Summon SkeletonsSummon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons
Base duration is 20.00 seconds
Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. normally has 0.8 attacks time (1.25 APS), and gains base damage as they level up.

The Iron Mass overrides the skeletons' base damage, base attack speed, and base crit chance. An Iron Mass with maximum attack speed and damage rolls and 30 quality has 1.53 attacks per second and 201.5 average damage per hit. This results in 308.3 DPS. This value does not scale with Skeleton level.

A level 20 skeletons does 1021.6 DPS by default.

A perfect rolled The Iron Mass with 30 quality does (308.3 X 3) = 924.9 DPS counting the triple damage. (Note: Can go higher with corrupted modifiers and some Enchantments.) The other stats on this weapon can also contribute in skyrocketing the damage up.

Damage Effectiveness

For Skeletons with The Iron Mass, factoring in the 1.53 APS, they now have 459% Added Damage Effectiveness if you include triple damage.

Essentially, Skeletons level 20 or above will have slightly more base DPS, but The Iron Mass can easily outscale with some sources of added damage.

A few examples of flat minion damage may include:

• Added Chaos Damage SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support
  Icon: H
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (18-154) to (26-231) added Chaos Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Awakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support
  Icon: H
  Level: (1-5)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 72Supports any skill that hits enemies.+(0-1) to Level of Supported Skill Gems
  Supported Skills have (167-189) to (251-284) added Chaos Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.. Also consider The CovenantThe Covenant
  Spidersilk RobeEnergy Shield: (313-409)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 49, 134 IntSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 29 Added Chaos Damage
  +(20-30) to Intelligence
  (210-250)% increased Energy Shield
  10% increased maximum Life
  Skills gain a Base Life Cost equal to 100% of Base Mana CostMy Soul is your Strength
  My Price is your Blood for its level 29 version of this support.
• Abyss jewels with Minions deal # to # additional [damage type] Damage
• Auras with flat damage such as Envy. Going elemental is also a possibility with WrathWrathAura, Spell, AoE, Lightning
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 50% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: Instant
  AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that adds lightning damage to the attacks of you and your allies, and makes your spells deal more lightning damage.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
  You and nearby allies deal (2-16) to (37-248) additional Lightning Damage with Attacks
  You and nearby allies deal (15-21)% more Spell Lightning Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. combined to SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Speed: 85% of base
  Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 4.00 seconds
  (30-20)% less Area Damage
  Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
  Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
  Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
  Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
  Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  -(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (which can be used to proc the conditional bonus of Iron Mass)
• Rallying CryRallying CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (15-19) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Use Time: 0.80 sec
  AoE Radius: 60Requires Level 24Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent attacks. Gives nearby Allies a buff based on the damage of your weapon.Base duration is (5.00-5.90) seconds
  (0-38)% increased Warcry Speed
  Counts total Power of Enemies and Allies in Range
  Buff grants Added Attack Damage equal to 3% of the Damage of your Main
  Hand Weapon per 5 Power, up to a maximum of 20%
  Buff has 100% more Effect on your Minions
  Exerts the next 5 Melee Attacks you perform
  Exerted Attacks deal 5% more Damage per affected Ally, to a maximum of 25%
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
• Carrion GolemsSummon Carrion GolemPhysical, Minion, Spell, Golem
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (30-54) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 6.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 34Summons a Carrion Golem that grants added physical damage for your non-golem minions. The Carrion Golem attacks with a series of slashes that increase in speed and damage, as well as a cascade of bone spikes, and deals more damage for each of your non-golem minions near it.Maximum 1 Summoned Golem
  Golems deal 5% more Damage per Non-Golem Minion near them, up to 50%
  Golems grant (7-27) to (11-41) additional Physical Damage for Non-Golem Minions
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Buff EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have a buff that increases other minions' flat damage.

Item acquisition

The Iron Mass has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.

The Iron Mass can be obtained from Curio Displays in the final reward rooms of any Grand Heist.

Gallery

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  The Iron Mass Appearing as a Curio Display Replacement in an Gem Grand Heist

Version history

Version	Changes
3.24.0	The Iron Mass Unique Sword no longer has 20-25% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hits with this Weapon, as this is provided by the Unholy Might Buff. This change affects existing versions of this item. It now has 175-200% increased Physical Damage (previously 140-175%). Existing versions of this item can be updated to the new values using a Divine Orb.
3.20.1b	Updated various descriptions to clarify which stats only apply to Summon SkeletonsSummon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-16) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons Base duration is 20.00 seconds Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and which apply also to Vaal Summon SkeletonsVaal Summon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration, Vaal Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 10 sec Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 10Summons an army of skeletal soldiers, archers and mages, led by a powerful general.Maximum (18-36) Summoned Skeletons Base duration is 20.00 seconds Summons (14-21) Skeleton Soldiers Summons (2-9) Skeleton Archers Summons (1-5) Skeleton Mages Summons 1 Skeleton General Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (such as the modifier on Alberon's WarpathAlberon's Warpath Soldier BootsArmour: (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 WarriorAlberon walked among the accursed, and they welcomed him.). Melee Skeletons from the Vaal Summon Skeletons are now referred to as "Soldiers" rather than "Warriors" in descriptions.
3.12.0	Introduced to the game.