Bladefall

BladefallCritical, 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%
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.Base duration is 6 seconds
Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage
6% less Damage per Volley
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
20% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Volley
5 Volleys
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself

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.Acquisition
Drop level: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladefall

Bladefall is a physical spell that causes ethereal blades to 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.

Skill functions and interactions

• Waves: Casting the spell summons five cascading waves of blades, with each wave dealing damage once (6% less damage per wave after the first), and each falling one wave's width further than the last (there is no space in between waves where damage is not dealt). Enemies can be knocked back by this skill or others, allowing for the possibility of multiple hits. The first wave of the spell will always fall where the player points the cursor on cast.
• Lingering Blades: Each wave of Bladefall leaves behind a Lingering Blade on the ground. These blades can be detonated with 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. 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect+0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit0.5% increased Cast SpeedDeals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage
  80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonatedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or animated with Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (4-12) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 secAnimates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets unless specifically targeted. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalMinions have 1% increased Movement SpeedMinions have 0.5% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit1% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copyMinions deal 0 to 5 additional Lightning DamageBase duration is 40 seconds
  Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100)
  Minions deal (10-48)% more Damage
  Minions have (10-48)% more Attack Speed
  Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage
  Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons
  Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Lingering Blades have a duration of 6 seconds. Bladefall will leave 50% less blades if the skill is not directly cast (e.g. Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: &
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
  Supported Skills deal (19-10)% less Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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.).

• Physical spell: Despite the fact that it does physical damage, Bladefall is a spell and not an attack. It does not utilize weapon damage in any way. Because Bladefall deals physical damage, it can be boosted by support gems and passive skills that are more commonly used to modify attacks, such as the Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Fire Damage SupportFire, Physical, Support
  Icon: F
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Fire DamageSupported Skills deal 1% reduced Fire Damage
  Supported Skills have +1% to Fire Damage over Time MultiplierSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire DamageSupported Skills gain (25-39)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire 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. gem or the HatredHatredAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 50% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: Instant
  Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants extra cold damage based on physical damage to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Chill and Freeze DurationYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Movement Speed while on Chilled GroundYou and nearby allies gain (16-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  You and nearby allies deal (14-18)% more Cold Damage
  +(0-19) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. aura. Bladefall is one of several skills that work in this manner, some others beingEthereal 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedFires 0.1 additional Projectiles0.5% chance to Impale on Spell HitBase duration is 6 seconds
  Deals (7-949) to (10-1423) Physical Damage
  Fires (9-12) additional Projectiles
  Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
  Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
  Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
  (0-19)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemTotem, Spell, AoE, Physical, Nova
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (21-39) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 110%
  Radius: 24Requires Level 28Summons a totem that shakes the earth around it, knocking back and damaging nearby enemiesPer 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased totem life1% increased Totem Placement speed
  0.5% increased Cast Speed2% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hitDeals (33-412) to (65-765) Physical Damage
  Totem lasts 8 seconds
  25% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit
  Summons a Totem which uses this SkillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and 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%
  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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.02% of Damage Leeched as Life1% chance to create an additional Blade3% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer BladesDeals (3-128) to (5-191) Physical Damage
  Base duration is 4 seconds
  Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
  10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
  35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
  35% more Damage for each blade
  +(0-2) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

• Area of effect: Increases and reductions to area of effect apply to the area of each volley and their spacing. Increasing area of effect will increase total coverage but potentially lower overlap on one enemy. Reducing area of effect can increase DPS due to the constant size of enemy hitboxes.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	12	43 to 65	0	0
2	31	73	13	54 to 80	199345	199345
3	34	79	14	66 to 99	285815	485160
4	37	85	15	80 to 121	401344	886504
5	40	92	15	98 to 147	554379	1440883
6	42	96	16	111 to 167	477437	1918320
7	44	100	16	126 to 189	583786	2502106
8	46	104	17	143 to 215	710359	3212465
9	48	109	17	162 to 243	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	18	183 to 275	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	18	207 to 310	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	19	233 to 350	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	19	263 to 395	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	20	296 to 445	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	20	334 to 500	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	21	375 to 563	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	21	421 to 632	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	22	473 to 710	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	22	531 to 796	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	23	595 to 893	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	24	667 to 1000	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	24	747 to 1120	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	25	836 to 1254	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	25	935 to 1402	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	26	1045 to 1568	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	26	1168 to 1752	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	27	1304 to 1956	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	27	1456 to 2184	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	28	1625 to 2437	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	28	1812 to 2719	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	28	1914 to 2871	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	29	2021 to 3031	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	29	2133 to 3200	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	29	2252 to 3378	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	29	2377 to 3566	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	30	2509 to 3764	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	30	2648 to 3972	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	30	2795 to 4192	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	30	2949 to 4423	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	31	3111 to 4667	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	0.5% increased Area of Effect	50
Anomalous	1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit	100
Divergent	2% increased distance between Volleys	100

Item acquisition

Bladefall can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Bladefall can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem 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	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
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem 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	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Gem Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality	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} monstersQuality GemRight 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	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 ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓

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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Bladefall.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Bladefall Additional Volley	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Bladefall has an additional Volley	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Critical Strike Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	60% increased Bladefall Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Critical Strike Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	90% increased Bladefall Critical Strike Chance	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Bladefall Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Bladefall Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Bladefall Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladefall Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Bladefall Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Bladefall has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Demonic Bladefall EffectDemonic Bladefall EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladefall gains a demonic effect.	Your Bladefall gains a demonic effect.
Falling Sawblades EffectFalling Sawblades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladefall becomes a Sawblade Effect.	Your Bladefall becomes a Sawblade Effect.
Golden Bladefall EffectGolden Bladefall EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladefall becomes a rain of golden blades.	Your Bladefall becomes a rain of golden blades.
Illusionist Bladefall EffectIllusionist Bladefall EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladefall becomes an Illusionist Effect.	Your Bladefall becomes an Illusionist Effect.
Void Emperor Bladefall EffectVoid Emperor Bladefall EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladefall becomes a Void Emperor Effect.	Your Bladefall becomes a Void Emperor Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Bladefall now deals 43 to 65 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 44 to 66), up to 595 to 893 at gem level 20 (previously 411 to 617). Now has 140% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 90%).
3.12.0	Fixed a bug where Bladefall could sometimes hit enemies on the other side of walls.
3.10.1c	Updated audio of the Golden Bladefall Effect and Demonic Bladefall Effect microtransactions.
3.10.0	Can now create Lingering Blades. These can be animated with Animate WeaponAnimate WeaponDuration, Minion, Spell, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-12) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secAnimates a Melee Weapon Item or Lingering Blade to fight by your side. You cannot animate unidentified Weapons. Will not animate weapons with 6 sockets unless specifically targeted. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalMinions have 1% increased Movement SpeedMinions have 0.5% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit1% chance to create an additional Animate Weapon copyMinions deal 0 to 5 additional Lightning DamageBase duration is 40 seconds Can use Items requiring up to Level (9-100) Minions deal (10-48)% more Damage Minions have (10-48)% more Attack Speed Minions' Attacks deal (5-126) to (8-184) additional Physical Damage Maximum (5-14) Animated Weapons Animated Lingering Blades deal (1-17) to (2-80) Added Attack Physical DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or destroyed with 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. 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect+0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit0.5% increased Cast SpeedDeals (11-309) to (17-464) Physical Damage 80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonatedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. These blades have a base duration of 6 seconds at all gem levels.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 12 (was 13). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 23 (was 26). Now deals 44 to 66 Physical damage at gem level 1 (from 44 to 65) and 411 to 617 Physical damage at gem level 20 (from 380 to 570).
3.3.0	Now has 100% increased critical strike chance. Now has 20% reduced critical strike chance per volley, as well as 6% less damage per volley. Previously there was no penalty per volley to critical strike chance. Now has a cast time of 0.7 seconds (down from 0.8)
3.1.0	Bladefall's area of effect was wider than intended close to the caster. The area of effect now better matches the area the blades visually land. The total width of Bladefall's area of effect has been increased slightly to compensate for the now-narrower early stages.
2.4.0	The trap/mine behaviour of Bladefall has been made more consistent with other traps/mines. The blades fall from the mine itself, not targeting the location where the monster is. (They will fall in the direction of the monster though).
2.3.0	If you use Rain of ArrowsRain of ArrowsAttack, AoE, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (48-60)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (48-60)% Radius: 24Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in sequence after a delay, starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.25% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrowsFires 0.2 additional Arrows0.5% chance to Maim on HitFires (17-21) additional ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Blast RainBlast RainFire, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-10) Mana Attack Damage: (30-35)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (30-36)%Requires Level 28Fires arrows up in the air, to rain down in an area. Each arrow deals area damage around where it lands, and they will all overlap on the targeted location.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.25% chance to Cover Enemies in Ash on Hit2% increased Damage to distant EnemiesArrows fall within a 3% increased Area of Effect100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Fires 5 additional Arrows Penetrates (20-30)% Fire ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Bladefall to target a blocked location then they will be now used on the nearest valid location.
2.2.0	Bladefall had a bug that caused its damage per volley reduction to apply too early, reducing the damage of the first four stages. This has been fixed, which has raised its damage. To compensate, Bladefall's damage has been reduced by 25% at all levels. Bladefall now does 6% less damage per stage (up from 5%). Its damage effectiveness has been reduced from 120% to 90%.
2.1.1b	Fixed a bug where Bladefall was unable to hit targets around corners.
2.1.0	Added to the game.