Dual Strike

Dual StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (125-195)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-195)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Critical Strike Chance
+0.5% to Critical Strike Multiplier+0.25 to Melee Strike Range5% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifeDeals 0.5% more added damageDeals (125-195)% of Base Attack Damage
(50-107)% increased Critical Strike Chance
100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life
+(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDualStrike

Dual Strike is an attack skill. It attacks an enemy with both weapons with increased critical strike chance, and can only be used while dual wielding. It has more damage and critical strike chance against enemies at full life.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Dual Wielding: Most other melee skills will alternate weapons or only use the main hand while making dual wielding attacks. Dual Strike, Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (90-135)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-135)%Hits enemies, adding some of your physical damage as 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed
0.5% increased Poison Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage1% increased Chaos Damage0.5% chance to also Poison a nearby Enemy when you inflict PoisonDeals (90-135)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Base duration is 4 seconds
(5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage
30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and CleaveCleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (125-170)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-170)%
Radius: 20The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed+1 Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks2% increased Area of Effect while not Dual Wielding5% chance to Destroy Corpses on KillDeals (125-170)% of Base Attack Damage
When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
+(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. are the only current exceptions. If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance or accuracy values, it is possible to critical or miss with one weapon, but not the other. Hollow Palm Technique does not allow the skill to work while unarmed.

On-hit Effects: Effects that typically occur when you hit an enemy will only apply for this skill once per use.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Critical Strike Chance	Range	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	125%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	125%	0.00 sec	0%	50%	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	128%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	128%	0.00 sec	0%	53%	N/A	70	70
3	4	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	132%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	132%	0.00 sec	0%	56%	N/A	308	378
4	7	14	0	0	0%	0%	0	136%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	136%	0.00 sec	0%	59%	N/A	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	0	0%	0%	0	139%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	139%	0.00 sec	0%	62%	N/A	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	0	0%	0%	0	143%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	143%	0.00 sec	0%	65%	N/A	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	0	0%	0%	0	147%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	147%	0.00 sec	0%	68%	1	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	0	0%	0%	0	150%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	150%	0.00 sec	0%	71%	1	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	0	0%	0%	0	154%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	154%	0.00 sec	0%	74%	1	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	0	0%	0%	0	158%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	158%	0.00 sec	0%	77%	1	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	0	0%	0%	0	161%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	161%	0.00 sec	0%	80%	1	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	0	0%	0%	0	165%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	165%	0.00 sec	0%	83%	1	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	0	0%	0%	0	169%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	169%	0.00 sec	0%	86%	1	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	0	0%	0%	0	172%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	172%	0.00 sec	0%	89%	2	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	0	0%	0%	0	176%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	176%	0.00 sec	0%	92%	2	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	0	0%	0%	0	180%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	180%	0.00 sec	0%	95%	2	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	0	0%	0%	0	183%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	183%	0.00 sec	0%	98%	2	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	0	0%	0%	0	187%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	187%	0.00 sec	0%	101%	2	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	0	0%	0%	0	191%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	191%	0.00 sec	0%	104%	2	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	0	0%	0%	0	195%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	195%	0.00 sec	0%	107%	2	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	0	0%	0%	0	198%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	198%	0.00 sec	0%	110%	3	-342051651	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	202%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	202%	0.00 sec	0%	113%	3	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	206%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	206%	0.00 sec	0%	116%	3	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	209%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	209%	0.00 sec	0%	119%	3	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	213%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	213%	0.00 sec	0%	122%	3	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	217%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	217%	0.00 sec	0%	125%	3	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	220%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	220%	0.00 sec	0%	128%	3	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	224%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	224%	0.00 sec	0%	131%	4	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	228%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	228%	0.00 sec	0%	134%	4	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	231%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	231%	0.00 sec	0%	137%	4	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	233%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	233%	0.00 sec	0%	140%	4	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	235%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	235%	0.00 sec	0%	143%	4	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	237%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	237%	0.00 sec	0%	146%	4	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	239%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	239%	0.00 sec	0%	149%	4	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	241%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	241%	0.00 sec	0%	152%	5	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	242%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	242%	0.00 sec	0%	155%	5	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	244%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	244%	0.00 sec	0%	158%	5	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	246%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	246%	0.00 sec	0%	161%	5	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	248%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	248%	0.00 sec	0%	164%	5	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	250%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	250%	0.00 sec	0%	167%	5	0	0

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Dual Strike:

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Related helmet enchantments

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Version history

Version	Changes
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	Added new skills: FrenzyFrenzyAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%Requires Level 16Performs an attack that gives the character a frenzy charge if it hits. Frenzy charges increase your attack speed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack SpeedFires an additional ProjectileMelee Strikes target 0.05 additional nearby Enemy0.25% increased Damage with Ailments per Frenzy ChargeDeals (115-135)% of Base Attack Damage 5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge 5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge +(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-29) Life Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.25% increased Attack SpeedBuff grants 0.1% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit a Unique EnemyBuff grants 0.02% of Elemental Attack Damage leeched as Life(5-15)% increased Attack Speed 1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill Base duration is (7-10.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Flicker StrikeFlicker StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Movement, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Speed: 120% of base Attack Damage: (142-168)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (142-168)%Requires Level 10Teleports the character to a nearby monster and attacks with a melee weapon. If no specific monster is targeted, one is picked at random. Grants a buff that increases movement speed for a duration. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit3% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased teleport rangeDeals (142.2-168)% of Base Attack Damage 10% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge 15% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit Buff grants 20% increased Movement Speed Base duration is 3 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., SweepSweepAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 8 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (170-225)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-225)% Radius: 26Requires Level 12Swings a two handed melee weapon in a circle, knocking back monsters around the character.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Attack Speed0.1% chance to deal Triple Damage1% increased Knockback DistanceDeals (170-225)% of Base Attack Damage (5-75) to (8-113) Added Attack Physical Damage Knocks Enemies Back on Hit +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Dual Strike, 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.