Blade Blast
Blade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. When this spell deals damage, if your Lingering Blades or Blade Vortex blades are nearby, it will detonate them, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Deals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage
80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 16Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladeBlast
Blade Blast is a spell that creates an area of effect explosion that deals physical damage. The explosion chains to any Lingering Blades left on the ground by BladefallBladefallCritical, Spell, AoE, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys, each wider but less damaging than the last. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
5 Volleys
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
6% less Damage per Volley
20% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Volley
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and
Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Fires (9-12) additional Projectiles
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and blades created by
Blade VortexBlade VortexCritical, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Deals (3-128) to (5-191) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0-2) to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. If used with Blade Vortex, all stacks of it will be consumed immediately, creating an expanding ring around the player.
Skill functions and interactions
The damage and level of the skill that leaves lingering blades on the ground is not calculated in the blade blast damage. Lower level skills can create more blades in certain situations. For example:
- Keeping skills low enough to support a level one
Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., will give the best chance to create maximum blades from damage taken.
Lingering blades from Ethereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%
Projectile Speed: 1300Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Fires (9-12) additional Projectiles
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and
BladefallBladefallCritical, Spell, AoE, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys, each wider but less damaging than the last. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
5 Volleys
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
6% less Damage per Volley
20% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Volley
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will persist after unequipping them. Therefore using said skills on a weapon swap and then swapping back to blade blast will save gem slots.
Partying: although Blade Blast says "your lingering blades or blade vortex blades", you may detonate lingering blades created by other players in your party. However, Blade VortexBlade VortexCritical, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Deals (3-128) to (5-191) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0-2) to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. on other party members may not be detonated.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Physical Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 11 to 17 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 50 | 6 | 15 to 23 | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 58 | 7 | 20 to 31 | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 67 | 8 | 27 to 40 | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 73 | 9 | 33 to 49 | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 79 | 9 | 40 to 59 | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 85 | 10 | 48 to 71 | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 92 | 11 | 57 to 86 | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 98 | 11 | 69 to 103 | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 104 | 12 | 82 to 123 | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 111 | 12 | 97 to 146 | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 117 | 13 | 116 to 173 | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 123 | 13 | 137 to 205 | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 130 | 14 | 162 to 242 | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 134 | 14 | 180 to 271 | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 15 | 201 to 302 | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 15 | 224 to 336 | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 16 | 250 to 375 | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 16 | 278 to 417 | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 16 | 309 to 464 | 212023122 | 341913067 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 17 | 343 to 515 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 17 | 382 to 572 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 18 | 424 to 635 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 18 | 470 to 705 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 18 | 521 to 782 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 19 | 578 to 867 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 19 | 640 to 960 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 19 | 709 to 1063 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 20 | 785 to 1177 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 20 | 868 to 1302 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 20 | 913 to 1370 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 20 | 960 to 1441 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 21 | 1010 to 1515 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 21 | 1062 to 1593 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 21 | 1116 to 1674 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 21 | 1174 to 1760 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 21 | 1234 to 1850 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 22 | 1296 to 1945 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 22 | 1363 to 2044 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 22 | 1432 to 2148 | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | 0.5% increased Area of Effect | 50 |
Anomalous | +0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier | 20 |
Divergent | 0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit | 10 |
Phantasmal | 0.5% increased Cast Speed | 100 |
Item acquisition
Blade Blast can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Blade Blast can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Blade Blast.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Blade Blast Area of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Blade Blast has 16% increased Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Blade Blast Area of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Blade Blast has 24% increased Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Blade Blast Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Blade Blast deals 25% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Blade Blast Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Blade Blast deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Blade Blast Detonation Area 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Blade Blast detonates other Lingering Blades within an 50% increased Area | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Blade Blast Detonation Area 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Blade Blast detonates other Lingering Blades within an 75% increased Area | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Blade Blast has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Illusionist Blade Blast Effect![]() ![]() | Your Blade Blast becomes an Illusionist Effect. |
Sawblade Blast Effect![]() ![]() | Your Blade Blast becomes a Sawblade Effect. |
Void Emperor Blade Blast Effect![]() ![]() | Your Blade Blast becomes a Void Emperor Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.15.0 |
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3.14.0 |
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3.13.0 |
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3.11.0 |
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3.10.1d |
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3.10.1c |
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3.10.0 |
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References