Bladestorm

BladestormAttack, AoE, Duration, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (105-150)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (105-150)%Requires Level 28Perform a spinning attack, damaging enemies around you and creating a bladestorm matching your stance. The bladestorm repeatedly damages enemies, based on your weapon damage and attack time, for a duration. Blood bladestorms are stationary and cause Bleeding, while Sand bladestorms move slowly forwards and Blind enemies. Requires a Sword or Axe. You are in Blood Stance by default.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Skill Effect DurationSand Bladestorms move with 1% increased speedBlood Bladestorm deals 2% increased Damage with Ailments2% chance to create the wrong BladestormBase duration is 3 seconds
Bladestorm deals 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
(10-12)% more Attack Speed while you're in a Blood Bladestorm
Sand Bladestorms grant (30-38)% increased Movement Speed to you
Maximum of 3 Bladestorms at a time
(70-108)% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood StancePlace 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: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladestorm

Bladestorm is a melee attack skill that creates a bladestorm that continuously deals damage in an area for a short duration. This skill interacts with Blood and Sand Stance. In Blood Stance, the bladestorm will be stationary and grants the user more attack speed while standing in it. In Sand Stance, the bladestorm will travel forward and grant the user increased movement speed while standing in it.

Skill functions and interactions

The blood/sand storms created by Bladestorm can trigger Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger
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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 (20-29)% more 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..

Sand Bladestorm skill icon

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Attack Speed	Movement Speed	Damage with Bleeding	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	29	42	105%	105%	10%	30%	70%	0	0
2	31	32	46	107%	107.4%	10%	30%	72%	199345	199345
3	34	35	50	110%	109.7%	10%	31%	74%	285815	485160
4	37	37	54	112%	112.1%	10%	31%	76%	401344	886504
5	40	40	58	114%	114.5%	10%	32%	78%	554379	1440883
6	42	42	60	117%	116.8%	10%	32%	80%	477437	1918320
7	44	44	63	119%	119.2%	11%	32%	82%	583786	2502106
8	46	46	66	122%	121.6%	11%	33%	84%	710359	3212465
9	48	48	68	124%	123.9%	11%	33%	86%	1355511	4567976
10	50	49	71	126%	126.3%	11%	34%	88%	1138877	5706853
11	52	51	74	129%	128.7%	11%	34%	90%	1368233	7075086
12	54	53	76	131%	131.1%	11%	34%	92%	1638338	8713424
13	56	55	79	133%	133.4%	11%	35%	94%	1956648	10670072
14	58	57	82	136%	135.8%	12%	35%	96%	3655184	14325256
15	60	59	84	138%	138.2%	12%	36%	98%	3017327	17342583
16	62	60	87	141%	140.5%	12%	36%	100%	7759995	25102578
17	64	62	90	143%	142.9%	12%	36%	102%	15138193	40240771
18	66	64	92	145%	145.3%	12%	37%	104%	26083825	66324596
19	68	66	95	148%	147.6%	12%	37%	106%	62620247	128944843
20	70	68	98	150%	150%	12%	38%	108%	211708088	340652931
21	72	70	100	152%	152.4%	13%	38%	110%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	155%	154.7%	13%	38%	112%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	157%	157.1%	13%	39%	114%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	159%	159.5%	13%	39%	116%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	162%	161.8%	13%	40%	118%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	164%	164.2%	13%	40%	120%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	167%	166.6%	13%	40%	122%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	169%	168.9%	14%	41%	124%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	171%	171.3%	14%	41%	126%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	174%	173.7%	14%	42%	128%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	175%	174.9%	14%	42%	129%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	176%	176.1%	14%	42%	130%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	177%	177.2%	14%	42%	131%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	178%	178.4%	14%	42%	132%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	180%	179.6%	14%	43%	133%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	181%	180.8%	14%	43%	134%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	182%	182%	14%	43%	135%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	183%	183.2%	14%	43%	136%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	184%	184.3%	14%	43%	137%	N/A	N/A
40	99	N/A	N/A	186%	185.5%	15%	44%	138%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Bladestorm can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Bladestorm can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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
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 superior 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
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 superior gem with 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	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Bladestorm:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Bladestorm.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Bladestorm Damage 1	66	Bladestorm deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladestorm Damage 2	75	Bladestorm deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladestorm Maximum Number Of Storms Allowed 1	75	+1 to maximum number of Bladestorms	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladestorm Sandstorm Speed 1	66	Sand Bladestorms move with 50% increased speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Bladestorm Sandstorm Speed 2	75	Sand Bladestorms move with 75% increased speed	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Bladestorm has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Bladestorm EffectCelestial Bladestorm EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Bladestorm becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Bladestorm becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 150% of Base Damage, and has 150% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 120%).
3.14.0	Now deals 70-108% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance.
3.7.4	Added Labyrinth Enchantments.
3.7.2	Bladestorm can now be supported by Multistrike Support. Fixed a bug where Bladestorm's initial hit did not actually hit.
3.7.1	Fixed a bug where Cyclone and Bladestorm could not gain more than one charge (such as via Power Charge on Crit Support) while channelling or per use respectively.
3.7.0	Bladestorm has been added to the game.