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Cast On Critical Strike SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
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 that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
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 directly
This 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.
Cast On Critical Strike Support inventory icon.png
Acquisition
Area level: 38
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Alchemy
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemCastOnCrit
For the awakened variant, see Awakened Cast on Critical Strike Support.

Cast on Critical Strike (commonly referred to as CoC) is a support gem that causes linked spells to trigger when the player scores a critical strike with the attack skill it is linked to.

Skill functions and interactions

There is an internal cooldown to how fast spells can be triggered, as of patch 3.5 the cooldown is 150ms, or roughly 6 casts per second given optimal conditions.

In case of multiple spells linked to one attack skill this support will alternate the spell being triggered.

Trigger order: Trigger gems and their linked skills are cast in a certain order that depends both on which item it is equipped on and which socket the skills are in. If there are trigger gems in each equipped item, the order of operation will be:

Main hand ⇒ Amulet ⇒ Helm ⇒ Off hand ⇒ Body armour ⇒ Gloves ⇒ Boots

The linked sockets also follow a specific order, as follows:

1 ⇒ 2
    ⇓
4 ⇐ 3
⇓
5 ⇒ 6

Cooldown Time: When a supported spell is successfully cast, it and all supported spells of the same name are put on cooldown for 150 milliseconds. This means that a given spell can only trigger once per critical strike, and reduces the effect of linking multiple copies of the same spell to this support (especially when it is at a higher gem level). It is important to note that this cooldown does not apply to the gem as whole; you can trigger multiple spells within the 150 millisecond cooldown time as long as they are different.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthRequired IntelligenceCost and
Reservation
Multiplier
Critical
Strike
Chance
Mana
Cost
Damage
Effectiveness
Stored
Uses
CooldownVaal
souls
Stored
Uses
Soul
Prevention
Time
Attack
Damage
Base durationAttack
Speed
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Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
138400270%0%00%00.00 sec000 sec0%0.00 sec0%20%00
240410290%0%00%00.00 sec000 sec0%0.00 sec0%21%388734388734
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648490340%0%00%00.00 sec000 sec0%0.00 sec0%25%13555113515827
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Item acquisition
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Strategy

Linking with other skills

At a bare minimum, a Cast On Critical Strike setup will require three gems: an attack, Cast On Critical Strike itself, and a spell to be triggered. This generally leaves at most three other supports that may be linked. If possible, the supports should both increase the number of times Cast On Critical Strike triggers, and increase the effectiveness of the triggered spells. Note that Cast On Critical Strike cannot trigger more than once per frame, so staggered hits (e.g. multiple projectiles) are preferred to simultaneous hits (e.g. most area of effect damage) which will only proc at most once per attack.

Projectile

By far the most popular family of Cast on Critical Strike setups, projectile Cast On Critical Strike focuses on the projectile keyword. Popular attacks for this purpose include:

  • Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-9) Mana
    Attack Speed: 110% of base
    Projectile Speed: 1000
    Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed
    Fires an additional Projectile
    Deals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Spectral Throw skill icon.png
    : Naturally staggers hits, automatic pierce, allows the use of melee weapons at range.
  • BarrageBarrageAttack, Projectile, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-11) Mana
    Attack Damage: (47-54)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (47-55)%
    Requires Level 12After a short preparation time, you attack repeatedly with a ranged weapon. These attacks have a small randomised spread. Only works with Bows and Wands.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Projectile Damage1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit0.5% increased Attack SpeedInflict non-Damaging Ailments as though dealing 5% more DamageDeals (47-55)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires 4 additional Projectiles
    Fires Projectiles sequentially
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Barrage skill icon.png
    : Causes a large number of sequential hits per attack.
  • Power SiphonPower SiphonAttack, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-11) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Attack Damage: (140-159)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140-159)%
    Requires Level 12Fires your wand to unleash projectiles that fire toward enemies in front of you or to your sides, dealing increased damage and granting you a power charge if an enemy is killed by, or soon after, the hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased DamageFires an additional Projectile+1% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Ailments from Critical StrikesDeals (140-159)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
    20% chance to gain a Power Charge when Projectile Hits a Rare or Unique Enemy
    +10% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
    20% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge
    Culling Strike
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Power Siphon skill icon.png
    : Naturally produces power charges.
  • Split ArrowSplit ArrowAttack, Projectile, Physical, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-10) Mana
    Attack Speed: 110% of base
    Projectile Speed: 3260
    Fires multiple arrows at different targets.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack SpeedFires an additional Arrow1% increased DamageDeals (100-119)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires (4-8) additional Arrows
    (1-56) to (2-85) Added Attack Physical Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Split Arrow skill icon.png
    : Naturally large number of projectiles.
  • Tornado ShotTornado ShotAttack, Projectile, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-10) Mana
    Requires Level 28Fires a piercing shot that travels until it reaches the targeted location. It will then fire projectiles out in all directions from that point, which will travel for a short time before disappearing.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile DamageConverts 3% of Physical Damage to a random Element0.5% increased Attack SpeedDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires 3 secondary Projectiles
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Tornado Shot skill icon.png
    : Piercing on initial arrow(s) and produces three times as many subprojectiles.
  • Frost BladesFrost BladesAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Projectile Speed: 2250
    Attack enemies with increased range, releasing icy blades from the first enemy hit which fly at other enemies. Requires a Melee Weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Damage
    1% increased Projectile Speed
    Fires 0.1 additional Projectiles1% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
    Deals (100-140)% of Base Attack Damage
    Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
    +(18-21) to Melee Strike Range
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    (2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage
    (0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Frost Blades skill icon.png
    : Five projectiles plus the initial hit.
  • Molten StrikeMolten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (110-148)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-148)%
    Projectile Speed: 750
    Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will explode, causing AoE attack damage to enemies where they land.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Fire Damage1% increased Projectile Speed+0.1 to Melee Strike Range2% increased Damage over TimeDeals (110-148)% of Base Attack Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    Fires 3 additional Projectiles
    Projectiles deal 50% less Damage
    Damage Over Time caused by Projectiles deals 50% less Damage
    +(2-6) to Melee Strike Range
    (2-75) to (3-113) Added Fire Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Molten Strike skill icon.png
    : Magma balls generally hit on different frames, causing a large number of hits.
  • Lightning StrikeLightning StrikeAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (135-225)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-225)%
    Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy is released from the weapon as projectiles as you strike, flying out to hit farther-away enemies. The projectiles cannot miss if the melee attack hits a target.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage
    1% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsFires 0.1 additional Projectiles1% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Deals (135-225)% of Base Attack Damage
    50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
    (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Lightning Strike skill icon.png
    : Three projectiles plus the initial hit.

Support skills that affect both the number of hits and crits projectile attacks generate and affect projectile spells include:

  • Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 165%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spread
    Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
    This 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.
  • Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
    Icon: c
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
    Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
    This 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.
  • Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: j
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Projectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile Damage
    Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    for Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-9) Mana
    Attack Speed: 110% of base
    Projectile Speed: 1000
    Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed
    Fires an additional Projectile
    Deals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Spectral Throw skill icon.png
    and certain spells
  • Fork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: Y
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills have 1% chance for an additional Projectile when ForkingProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce an additional TargetSupported Skills deal (-10-9)% more Projectile Damage
    Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork
    This 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.
  • Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: p
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
    Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile Damage
    This 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.
  • Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportSupport
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have 1% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Power ChargeSupported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
    Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power Charge
    This 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.
  • Increased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportSupport
    Icon: s
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%
    Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have +0.25% to Critical Strike MultiplierSupported Skills have a .5% chance to gain a Power Charge on Killing BlowSupported Skills have (50-88)% increased Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills have +(1-1.9)% to Critical Strike Chance
    This 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.

Useful projectile spells and their support limitations include:

  • Creeping FrostCreeping FrostSpell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-20) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
    Projectile Speed: 844
    Radius: 12
    Requires Level 12Fire an icy projectile that bursts on impact or when reaching the targeted area, dealing area damage and creating a chilling area that deals cold damage over time. This area will creep across the ground towards nearby enemies until its duration expires.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect DurationFires an additional ProjectileChilling Area has 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is 5 seconds
    Deals (11-383) to (16-572) Cold Damage
    Can have up to 10 Chilling Areas
    Deals (16.7-1391.2) Base Cold Damage per second
    Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Creeping Frost skill icon.png
    : Does not explode on pierce, fork, or chain.
  • Ball LightningBall LightningSpell, Projectile, AoE, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (12-23) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
    Projectile Speed: 400
    Radius: 22
    Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that periodically damages enemies in an area around it with bolts of lightning.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning Damage0.5% increased Cast SpeedProjectiles have 0.5% chance to be SuperchargedDeals (3-22) to (48-426) Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ball Lightning skill icon.png
    : Not affected by pierce, fork, or chain; hit rate limited per cast, not per projectile.
  • 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: 120%
    Projectile Speed: 1300
    Fires 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 (7-633) to (10-949) Physical Damage
    Fires 9 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 Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ethereal Knives skill icon.png
    : Little benefit from Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 165%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spread
    Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    but more from Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: j
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Projectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile Damage
    Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    .
  • FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-25) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.75 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240%
    Projectile Speed: 1040
    Radius: 9
    Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed
    3% increased Area of Effect
    3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
    -2% more Damage with Ignite
    0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on Hit
    Deals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage
    (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies
    (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
    Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) Radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Fireball skill icon.png
    : Does not explode on pierce, fork, or chain.
  • Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-21) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.65 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
    Projectile Speed: 1800
    An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles gain Damage over time, dealing up to 3% more Damage by the time they dissipate
    Deals 99% of Damage
    Cannot Pierce Enemies
    Deals (8-888) to (12-1332) Cold Damage
    Projectiles Pierce all Targets
    Projectiles lose Damage over time, dealing up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
    Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
    (0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Freezing Pulse skill icon.png
    : Benefits from Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: j
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Projectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile Damage
    Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    .
  • Ice SpearIce SpearSpell, Projectile, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-23) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
    Projectile Speed: 1000
    Requires Level 12Launches shards of ice in rapid succession. After travelling a short distance they change to a second form, which moves much faster and pierces through enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets1% increased Cold DamageTravels 1% reduced distance before changing formsDeals (22-383) to (33-575) Cold Damage
    Second form has 600% increased Critical Strike Chance
    Second form has 300% more Projectile Speed
    Second form has +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
    Fires an additional Projectile
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ice Spear skill icon.png
    : Already pierces in first form.
  • Rolling MagmaRolling MagmaSpell, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Chaining
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-23) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 230%
    Lob a fiery orb that explodes as it hits the ground. The skill chains, releasing another fiery orb that repeats this effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% chance to Detonate for Double Damage instead of ChainingDeals (9-1031) to (12-1546) Fire Damage
    Chains +(2-3) Times
    Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground
    Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Rolling Magma skill icon.png
  • SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-21) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.65 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 125%
    Projectile Speed: 560
    Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsFires 0.1 additional Projectiles2% of Lightning Damage Converted to Chaos DamageDeals (2-29) to (70-1326) Lightning Damage
    Base duration is 2 seconds
    Fires (4-6) additional Projectiles
    (0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Spark skill icon.png
    : Less benefit from Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 165%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spread
    Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    but more from Faster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: j
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Projectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile Damage
    Supported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
    This 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.
    .

A second spell may satisfactorily be used in place of a support.

Area of Effect

Some attacks have advantageous built-in area of effect:

  • Ground SlamGround SlamAttack, AoE, Slam, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Speed: 90% of base
    Attack Damage: (115-150)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-150)%
    Radius: 35
    Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Stun Duration on enemies
    0.5% increased Area of Effect
    0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Area of Effect
    2% reduced angle
    Deals (115-188)% of Base Attack Damage
    25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
    Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage to closer targets
    +(0-6) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ground Slam skill icon.png
    : The area of effect is progressive, not instant, allowing multiple casts per attack. However, it can only get one cast against a single target.

This works well with spells which have Area of Effect component, such as:

  • Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (11-28) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: 0.85 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
    Radius: 16
    Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of Chill2% increased Damage with Hits and AilmentsDeals (32-666) to (47-999) Cold Damage
    Base duration is 5 seconds
    Deals (26.3-1193.2) Base Cold Damage per second
    25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
    Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
    (0-19)% increased Effect of Chill
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Cold Snap skill icon.png
  • Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-23) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
    Radius: 30
    Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage
    Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles
    Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
    20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Ice Nova skill icon.png
  • Flame SurgeFlame SurgeSpell, AoE, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-16) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
    Radius: 30
    Requires Level 12Strikes enemies in front of you with a surge of flame. Burning enemies are dealt more damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% chance to Scorch Enemies+0.25 to Area of Effect lengthDeals (27-563) to (40-844) Fire Damage
    (50-88)% more Damage with Hits against Burning enemies
    Cannot Ignite
    +(0-9) to Area of Effect length
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Flame Surge skill icon.png
  • Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeSpell, AoE, Cold, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (10-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 45%
    Radius: 12
    Requires Level 28Icicles emerge from the ground in a series of small bursts, each damaging enemies caught in the area and knocking them back in the direction of the next burst.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% reduced Area of Effect
    Final Burst Deals 2% more Damage
    Deals (21-207) to (32-311) Physical Damage
    Causes 4 Bursts
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    Cannot Knockback Unique Enemies more than once per second
    Final Burst Deals 200% more Damage
    Final Burst has 100% more Area of Effect
    Final Burst cannot Knockback
    Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Glacial Cascade skill icon.png
  • Rolling MagmaRolling MagmaSpell, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Chaining
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-23) Mana
    Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 230%
    Lob a fiery orb that explodes as it hits the ground. The skill chains, releasing another fiery orb that repeats this effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% chance to Detonate for Double Damage instead of ChainingDeals (9-1031) to (12-1546) Fire Damage
    Chains +(2-3) Times
    Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground
    Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Rolling Magma skill icon.png

Support gems which can benefit this setup are:

  • Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 160%
    Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per Repeat
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
    Supported Skills deal (20-10)% less Attack Damage
    This 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.
  • Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
    Icon: E
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of EffectThis 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.
  • Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
    Icon: o
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
    Supported Skills deal (35-54)% more Area Damage
    This 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.
  • Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportSupport
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have 1% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Power ChargeSupported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
    Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power Charge
    This 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.
  • Increased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportSupport
    Icon: s
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%
    Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have +0.25% to Critical Strike MultiplierSupported Skills have a .5% chance to gain a Power Charge on Killing BlowSupported Skills have (50-88)% increased Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills have +(1-1.9)% to Critical Strike Chance
    This 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.

Minion

Another possibility is to use attacks to trigger minions, which benefit from attack supports. In addition to the projectile skills listed before, we have some other good choices:

  • Double StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 80% of base
    Attack Damage: (91-112)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-112)%
    Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed2% increased Elemental Damage1% chance to Maim on HitDeals (91.3-112)% of Base Attack Damage
    Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
    25% chance to cause Bleeding
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Double Strike skill icon.png
    : Causes two hits per attack, only uses main hand when dual-wielding.
  • CycloneCycloneAttack, AoE, Movement, Channelling, Physical, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 2 Mana
    Attack Speed: 300% of base
    Attack Damage: (44-54)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (44-54)%
    Requires Level 28Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning, building up stages while constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channelling this skill, you cannot be knocked back.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit0.25% more Movement Speed1% Chance to Avoid Interruption from Stuns While Using this SkillDeals (44-54)% of Base Attack Damage
    30% less Movement Speed
    First Hit deals 50% less Damage
    Gains 1 Stage every (0.33-0.17) seconds while Channelling
    +1 to radius per Stage
    Lose 1 Stage every 0.33 seconds while not Channelling
    (5-28) to (8-42) Added Attack Physical Damage
    Maximum (3-6) Stages
    8% increased Area of Effect per 1 additional Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Cyclone skill icon.png
    : Causes staggered hits rapidly.

Minions generally have poor critical strike capabilities, so critical strike supports are not as effective as they are with projectile spells. Good attack supports include:

  • Faster Attacks SupportFaster Attacks SupportAttack, Support
    Icon: A
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 18Supports attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (25-44)% increased Attack SpeedThis 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.
  • Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
    Icon: S
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Radius: 14
    Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
    Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
    This 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.
    : While it does not increase procs much due to the splash happening on a single frame, it greatly improves minion effectiveness.
  • Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 160%
    Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per Repeat
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
    Supported Skills deal (20-10)% less Attack Damage
    This 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.
    : For Melee attacks.
  • Additional Accuracy SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAttack, Support
    Icon: a
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Accuracy RatingSupported Skills have +1% to Critical Strike MultiplierSupported Skills deal 0.2% increased Attack damage per 1000 Accuracy RatingSupported Skills have +(74-1034) to Accuracy RatingThis 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.
    : Improves minion accuracy greatly, removes the need for accuracy on gear.
  • Since patch 2.0.0, increasing gem quality on Additional Accuracy SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAttack, Support
    Icon: a
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Accuracy RatingSupported Skills have +1% to Critical Strike MultiplierSupported Skills deal 0.2% increased Attack damage per 1000 Accuracy RatingSupported Skills have +(74-1034) to Accuracy RatingThis 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.
    no longer grants 1% increased chance of critical strike per 1% gem quality, and instead gives a simple 1% increased accuracy per 1% gem quality. Accuracy is a desirable stat, as one cannot crit what they cannot actually hit. However, the loss of the critical strike stat granted from gem quality means this is no longer a top-tier supporting gem choice. Losing the critical strike chance affects not only the minion gem in the link; as mentioned minions have poor critical strike capabilities, and were only the minion affected there would be no noticable difference after patch 2.0.0. Of course, this is not the case, as the critical strike chance also affects the attack you are using to proc CoC (the 'trigger' spell), and any other spells to be cast on critical strike (the 'triggered' spells) in the link. This essentially results in less CoC procs overall, less damage from your trigger spell, and less critical hits from your triggered spells as well. This triple-whammy means that Additional Accuracy Support is no longer the top-tier option that it once was, with or without an attached minion and minion-buffing support gems. When considering only the minion, and ignoring any of the triggering/triggered spells & CoC proc rate, the golem/minion is likely perform better with a Faster Attacks Support instead of Additional Accuracy Support; minions will miss more, but making far more attacks per measurement of time. No longer recommended in a CoC link since patch 2.0.0 except to fill in accuracy you desperately need due to poor passive tree and/or gear options.

Most minions are severely capped in number and thus do not benefit much from the high proc rate of Cast On Critical Strike. However, there is one that works well:

  • Summon Raging SpiritSummon Raging SpiritSpell, Minion, Duration, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (4-12) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Summons a short-lived flaming skull that rushes at nearby enemies and attacks them rapidly. Enemies will not directly engage these spirits, and can pass through them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions have 1% increased DurationMaximum 0.1 Summoned Raging SpiritsMinions can't be Damaged for 0.1 seconds after being SummonedBase duration is 5 seconds
    Maximum 20 Summoned Raging Spirits
    Minions gain 15% less Added Damage
    Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Summon Raging Spirit skill icon.png

Passives and gear

Since "double-dipping" on support gems is key to an effective Cast On Critical Strike setup, having a 5- or 6-link is more important than it is for most builds.

Unlike conventional attack builds, attack damage is not necessary on passives or gear, though it can be helpful in situations where the linked spells are less effective. Attack speed and critical strike chance are the two essential statistics.

Some base item types tend to have better critical hits per second than others:

  1. Wands
  2. Claws, Daggers
  3. Sceptres, Thrusting Swords
  4. Bows, Staves, 1H Swords

Possibly good uniques to use include:

Item Perfect crits/s
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Death's Harp". 9.08%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Doomfletch". 11.17%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Quill Rain". 15.50%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Windripper". 17.25%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Mortem Morsu". 13.16%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Bino's Kitchen Knife". 14.28%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Ungil's Gauche". 10.47%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Divinarius". 10.47%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Brightbeak". 12.19%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Doryani's Catalyst". 10.75%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Hegemony's Era". 12.09%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Dreamfeather". 10.00%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Piscator's Vigil". 16.67%
Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Trypanon". 63.00%

Related modifiers

The following modifiers are related to Cast On Critical Strike Support: No results found

Legacy mods

The list below displays Cast On Critical Strike Support related modifiers where all spawn weights have been set to zero. No results found

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Cast On Critical Strike Support:

ItemBase ItemLvl.Stats

Version history

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Supported Skills now deal 20-29% more Spell Damage (previously 20-39%).
3.5.0
  • Cast on Critical Strike now has a 150ms cooldown.
2.4.0
  • For Cast on Critical Strike, Cast on Melee Kill SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Spell, Trigger
    Icon: &
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Cooldown Time: 0.15 sec
    Requires Level 38Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack Damage
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell Damage
    Supported Skills deal 3% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Supported Melee Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell on Kill
    Supported Spells have (20-39)% more Spell Damage
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    This 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.
    , Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Mjölner". and Module Error: Item link: No results found for search parameter "Cospri's Malice"., only one skill can be triggered per trigger event.
  • The spell that is triggered is determined based on the order in which it is socketed, and will cast supported spells in sequence, even across multiple attacks. These items and skills also have cooldowns which limit how often a skill is cast.
  • These cooldowns apply per-triggered-skill, rather than applying to the trigger gem itself.
  • Cast on Critical Strike now has a 500ms cooldown, and will now only trigger one spell per frame when you critically strike. It now has 100% chance to trigger casts when you critically strike. It now has 20% more spell damage at level 1, tapered up to 39% at level 20 (1% per level).
1.3.0
  • Cast on Critical Strike's cooldown has been increased from 0.01 seconds to 0.05 seconds.
1.2.0
  • The chance to cast has been reduced by a flat 20% at all levels.
1.0.5
  • Cast on Critical Strike now has a 10 millisecond cooldown. The chance to cast supported skills has been increased by a flat 20%.
1.0.0e
  • The Cast on Crit support gem has been renamed to Cast on Critical Strike
1.0.0
  • Cast on Crit has been added to the game.


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