Blade Blast of Unloading

Blade Blast of UnloadingSpell, AoE, Physical, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 250%Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in an area around you. If you have Blade Vortex blades orbiting you, it will detonate each of them in turn, dealing damage again in an area around you for each one.Deals (40-1107) to (60-1661) Physical Damage
Base radius is 1.4 metres
100% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.005-0.1) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 16
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Blade Blast of Unloading is a spell that creates an area of effect explosion that deals physical damage around the user. This explosion also detonates blades from Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, 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%Requires 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 (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
+(0-0.2) metres to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace 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.

It is a transfigured version of Blade BlastBlade 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. Each time this spell deals damage, it will detonate any of your Lingering Blades it touches, 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
Base radius is 1.4 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.005-0.1) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version does not interact with Lingering Blades. Instead, it has higher damage effectiveness, longer cast time, is centred around the user as a nova, and detonates each blade stack from Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, 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%Requires 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 (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
+(0-0.2) metres to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., dealing damage for each blade in an expanding area around the player until no blades remain, or 10 blades have been detonated by that detonation chain.

Skill functions and interactions

Blade Vortex: A maximum of 10 Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, 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%Requires 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 (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
+(0-0.2) metres to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. blades can be detonated per use of Blade Blast. Re-casting Blade Blast while Blade Vortexes are detonating will cause simultaneous detonations, increasing the rate of detonation at the cost of maximum area of effect. Blade Blast cannot detonate Vaal Blade VortexVaal Blade VortexCritical, Spell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 12Creates an independently-moving vortex of ethereal blades which lasts for a duration. The vortex moves toward nearby enemies, repeatedly damaging enemies that it passes through.Deals (11-276) to (17-413) Physical Damage
Base duration is 5.00 seconds
Hits Enemies every 0.20 Seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
+(0.8-1.2) metres to radius
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
Has 10 blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladeCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or other players' Blade Vortex blades.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	41	8	40 to 60	0	0
2	20	50	9	55 to 82	49725	49725
3	24	58	9	73 to 109	95714	145439
4	28	67	10	96 to 144	169595	315034
5	31	73	11	117 to 175	199345	514379
6	34	79	11	142 to 212	285815	800194
7	37	85	12	171 to 256	401344	1201538
8	40	92	13	205 to 308	554379	1755917
9	43	98	13	246 to 368	755049	2510966
10	46	104	14	293 to 440	1016533	3527499
11	49	111	15	349 to 523	1898602	5426101
12	52	117	16	414 to 621	1964019	7390120
13	55	123	16	490 to 735	2573731	9963851
14	58	130	17	579 to 868	4676439	14640290
15	60	134	18	646 to 969	3017327	17657617
16	62	138	18	721 to 1081	7823001	25480618
17	64	142	19	803 to 1205	15264208	40744826
18	66	146	20	894 to 1342	26272845	67017671
19	68	151	20	995 to 1493	62872274	129889945
20	70	155	21	1107 to 1661	212023122	341913067
21	72	159	22	1230 to 1846	—	—
22	74	—	22	1367 to 2050	—	—
23	76	—	23	1517 to 2276	—	—
24	78	—	24	1684 to 2526	—	—
25	80	—	24	1867 to 2801	—	—
26	82	—	25	2070 to 3105	—	—
27	84	—	26	2293 to 3440	—	—
28	86	—	26	2540 to 3809	—	—
29	88	—	27	2811 to 4217	—	—
30	90	—	28	3110 to 4666	—	—
31	91	—	28	3271 to 4907	—	—
32	92	—	29	3440 to 5160	—	—
33	93	—	29	3618 to 5426	—	—
34	94	—	29	3804 to 5705	—	—
35	95	—	30	3999 to 5998	—	—
36	96	—	30	4204 to 6306	—	—
37	97	—	30	4419 to 6628	—	—
38	98	—	31	4644 to 6967	—	—
39	99	—	31	4881 to 7322	—	—
40	100	—	31	5129 to 7694	—	—

Item acquisition

Blade Blast of Unloading has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Blade Blast of Unloading can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality	A
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem 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.	level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Blade Blast.

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 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 of Unloading has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Illusionist Blade Blast EffectIllusionist Blade Blast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Blast becomes an Illusionist Effect.	Your Blade Blast becomes an Illusionist Effect.
Sawblade Blast EffectSawblade Blast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Blast becomes a Sawblade Effect.	Your Blade Blast becomes a Sawblade Effect.
Void Emperor Blade Blast EffectVoid Emperor Blade Blast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Blast becomes a Void Emperor Effect.	Your Blade Blast becomes a Void Emperor Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Added to the game.