Dual Strike

Dual StrikeCritical, Attack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-14) Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (155-442)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (155-442)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
60% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(1.5-30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 5Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDualStrike

Dual Strike is a strike skill. It attacks an enemy using both weapons at the same time, gaining more damage and critical strike chance against enemies at full life, and can only be used while dual wielding melee weapons.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Dual Strike requires a weapon on both hands and can't be used while unarmed.
• Dual Wielding: Dual Strike attacks with both weapons simultaneously, averaging the attack speed of both weapons and combining the damage: both weapons will perform an independent damage calculation (including accuracy and critical strike checks), then the combined total is applied as a single hit. It is possible to miss or crit with one weapon, but not the other.
  • Damaging ailment DPS is calculated per weapon, then combined into one debuff, similar to hit damage.
  • Elemental Equilibrium and Trinity Support count off of the combined damage of the Hit.
  • On-hit effects will only check the result of the final hit.
  • Non-damaging ailments and effects like Cruelty SupportCruelty SupportSupport, Duration
    Icon: Y
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage with Hits
    Cruelty has a Base Duration of 4 seconds
    Hits from Supported Skills grant Cruelty
    (0-19)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported Skills
    
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    (0.25-5)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported SkillsThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. scale off damage taken from the final hit.
  • The final hit counts as a critical strike as long as one of the weapons dealt a crit. (For the purpose of on-crit effects; it does not alter damage calculation.)
  • Global Effects that cause you to deal Physical damage as extra damage of a random Element choose the same element for both hits of your weapons at the same time.
  • Local Effects that cause you to deal Physical damage as extra damage of a random Element, such as on the Anarchic Spiritblade or Moonbender's Wing roll their choice of element on each weapons hit portion separately.
• Dual Strike uses the longer weapon's range of the two.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	8	155.3%	155.3%	0	0
2	2	0	0	8	163.3%	163.3%	70	70
3	4	0	0	8	172.2%	172.2%	308	378
4	7	14	0	9	181.7%	181.7%	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	9	192.2%	192.2%	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	9	203.6%	203.6%	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	10	215.3%	215.3%	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	10	227.8%	227.8%	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	10	240.9%	240.9%	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	11	254.6%	254.6%	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	11	269.3%	269.3%	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	12	284.7%	284.7%	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	12	301%	301%	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	12	318.2%	318.2%	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	13	336.4%	336.4%	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	13	355.6%	355.6%	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	13	375.9%	375.9%	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	14	397.3%	397.3%	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	14	419.2%	419.2%	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	14	442.4%	442.4%	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	15	466%	466%	—	—
22	74	—	—	15	490.9%	490.9%	—	—
23	76	—	—	15	517.1%	517.1%	—	—
24	78	—	—	15	544.8%	544.8%	—	—
25	80	—	—	15	573.9%	573.9%	—	—
26	82	—	—	15	604.5%	604.5%	—	—
27	84	—	—	16	636.8%	636.8%	—	—
28	86	—	—	16	670.7%	670.7%	—	—
29	88	—	—	16	706.6%	706.6%	—	—
30	90	—	—	16	744.2%	744.2%	—	—
31	91	—	—	16	802.3%	802.3%	—	—
32	92	—	—	16	823.6%	823.6%	—	—
33	93	—	—	16	845.6%	845.6%	—	—
34	94	—	—	17	868%	868%	—	—
35	95	—	—	17	891.2%	891.2%	—	—
36	96	—	—	17	914.9%	914.9%	—	—
37	97	—	—	17	939.3%	939.3%	—	—
38	98	—	—	17	964.2%	964.2%	—	—
39	99	—	—	17	989.9%	989.9%	—	—
40	100	—	—	17	1016.2%	1016.2%	—	—

Item acquisition

Dual Strike can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Dual Strike can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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 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} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Transfigured versions

The following gems are transfigured versions of Dual StrikeDual StrikeCritical, Attack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-14) Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (155-442)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (155-442)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
60% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(1.5-30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.:

• Dual Strike of AmbidexterityDual Strike of AmbidexterityAttack, Melee, Strike
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-14) Mana
  Attack Speed: 70% of base
  Attack Damage: (126-360)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (126-360)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Requires dual-wielding two different melee weapon types to use.50% more Damage with Main Hand Weapon
  Uses Off Hand Weapon Attack Time
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% more Damage with Main Hand WeaponPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version does not get more critical strike chance or damage with hits and ailments against enemies that are on full life and requires the use of two different weapon types. It deals more damage with the main hand weapon, while using the attack time of the off-hand weapon.

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Dual Strike:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop enabled
Might and InfluenceMight and Influence Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Attack Damage <Two random modifiers>Emperor Chitus could offer you a gift with one hand, and drive a blade into your back with the other. His blend of brutality and charisma cultured a potent mixture of fear and admiration among the masses.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	Medium	(10-15)% increased Attack Damage <Two random modifiers> With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while wielding an Axe With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while wielding a Claw With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while wielding a Dagger With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike deals Splash Damage to surrounding targets while wielding a Mace With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (20-30)% increased Accuracy Rating while wielding a Sword

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Dual Strike.

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 Dual Strike Attack Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Dual Strike Attack Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	60% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	90% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Dual Strike has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has a Mana cost of 8 at gem level 1, scaling up to 14 at gem level 20 (previously 5 at all gem levels). Now has 155% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 125%), scaling up to 442% at gem level 20 (previously 244%).
3.23.0	No longer has 50-107% increased Critical Strike Chance. It now has 60% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life (previously 30%). Quality now provides +0-30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life, instead of 0-20% increased Critical Strike Chance and +0-10% to Critical Strike Multiplier.
3.16.0	The following Skills no longer have “+0-2 to Melee Strike Range”: Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-10) Mana Attack Damage: (249-458)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (249-458)%Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Base duration is 1.00 seconds Base secondary duration is 20.00 seconds Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance 25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance on Hitting a Unique Monster Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions have (2-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Double StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-13) Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (143-409)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (143-409)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.25% chance to cause Bleeding Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vaal Double StrikeVaal Double StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Vaal, Physical Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Attack Damage: (40-101)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (40-101)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon, each of which summons a double of you for a duration to continuously attack monsters in this fashion.Base duration is 6.00 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Doubles have (0-57)% increased Movement Speed Can't be Evaded 25% chance to cause Bleeding Maximum 8 Summoned Doubles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding EnemiesCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Dual Strike, Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 12Each attack with a melee weapon will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.(21-609) to (40-1133) Added Cold Damage (26-748) to (49-1389) Added Fire Damage (4-118) to (80-2287) Added Lightning Damage Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element Deals no Damage of other Damage Types (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite Base radius is 1 metre 80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element 10% more Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on the Enemy Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.25-5)% more Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on the EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., FrenzyFrenzyAttack, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-10) Mana Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%Requires Level 16Performs an attack with a ranged weapon that gives the character a frenzy charge if it hits. Frenzy charges increase your attack speed.5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge 5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2)% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge +(0.1-2)% more Attack Speed per Frenzy ChargePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Infernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (164-377)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (164-377)% AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed to damage that and other surrounding enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other surrounding enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Base duration is 0.80 seconds Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Base radius is 2.4 metres Base explosion radius is 1.8 metres Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Debuff deals +(0.5-10)% of Damage per ChargePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Pestilent StrikePestilent StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-10) Mana Attack Damage: (257-472)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (257-472)%Requires Level 28Attacks with your weapon, inflicting a debuff on enemies hit by the strike. If a debuffed enemy dies while poisoned, Pestilent Strike inflicts a secondary chaos damage over time debuff on enemies around them, based on the poisons on the slain enemy. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Requires a Claw or Dagger.Base duration is 1.00 seconds Base secondary duration is 1.00 seconds 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit 30% more Poison Duration Secondary Debuff deals 50% of the total remaining Expected Poison Damage of all Poisons on the dying Enemy per second as Chaos Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Poison DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Physical, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-14) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (168-205)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (168-205)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies with your Bow, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration.Base duration is 8.00 seconds (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding Causes Bleeding Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(1-20)% more Damage with BleedingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Glacial Shield SwipeGlacial Shield SwipeAttack, AoE, Cold, Physical, Retaliation, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 16Retaliate against a blocked hit with a sweep of your Shield, unleashing a wave of ice in a cone in front of you.(78-607) to (117-911) Base Off Hand Physical Damage (17-29) to (25-43) Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield Cannot be used by default Becomes Usable once for 2 seconds when you Block a Hit Always Freezes enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Can't be Evaded 50% less Damage with Ailments Base radius is 8 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Static StrikeStatic StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Chaining Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (150-346)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-346)% AoE Radius: 19Requires Level 12Attack with a melee weapon, gaining static energy for a duration if you hit an enemy. While you have static energy, you'll frequently hit a number of nearby enemies with beams, dealing attack damage.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 3.00 seconds Beams Hit Enemies every (0.40-0.32) seconds Chains +1 Times Beams deal 40% less Damage (4-6) maximum Beam Targets Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Beam frequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-12) Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (225-488)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (225-488)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 4.00 seconds (30-20)% less Area Damage Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: -(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (155-442)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (155-442)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.30% less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage Base duration is 4.00 seconds 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base duration is (0.05-1) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and Wild StrikeWild StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Projectile, AoE, Chaining, Prismatic Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-10) Mana Attack Damage: (219-403)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (219-403)% Projectile Speed: 1800Requires Level 28Your melee weapon strikes enemies, converting physical damage to a random element. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Projectiles Pierce all Targets Beams Chain (4-7) Times Fires 3 Projectiles (0-19)% increased Area of Effect 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to Freeze, Shock and IgnitePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
3.15.0	Now deals 244% of Base Damage, and has 244% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 195%).
3.11.0	Now deals base Damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 125% at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 190% at gem level 20 (from 170%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 125% at gem level 1 (from 58%), up to 170% at gem level 20 (from 104%). Now has 50% increased critical strike chance at gem level 1, up to 107% at gem level 20. Now has 100% more critical strike chance against enemies that are on full life. Now deals 30% more damage with hits and ailments against enemies that are on full life. Now has an attack speed multiplier of 70%. Now gains +0.5% to critical strike multiplier and 1% increased critical strike chance per 1% quality (previously 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% quality).
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
2.1.0	Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
2.0.0	Now grants 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% quality instead of increased critical strike chance.
1.3.0	Dual Strike's damage penalty has been increased from 10% to 15%.
1.0.2b	Fixed a bug introduced in 1.0.2 where the skill tooltip damage per second stats displayed incorrect values for Dual Strike, Double Strike and Cleave.
1.0.0	Increased the mana cost.
0.9.12qq	Damage modifiers factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
0.9.12f	Fixed a newly introduced bug where Dual Strike could not hit.
0.9.6	Fixed Dual Strike alternating weapon base durations when it should have been using an average.
0.9.3g	Increased the damage by reducing its damage penalty from -20% to -10%.
0.8.0	Introduced to the game.