Dual wielding

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Dual wielding refers to using a one-handed weapon in both hands. It is intended to be an option halfway between the damage output of two-handed weapons and the defensiveness of a shield and weapon combo.

Mechanics

Whenever the player equips two one-handed weapons of any type, dual wielding grants the following stats: No results The attack speed bonus is applied multiplicatively with other attack speed modifiers. These bonuses to dual wielding can be increased via passive skills. Weapons do not have to be of the same type to receive dual wielding bonuses.

There are no penalties of any kind to attacks with the player's off-hand weapon. The majority of attack skills in Path of Exile will alternate between equipped weapons for attacks, swinging first with the main hand and then with the off-hand weapon. The resulting attack speed is the average of the two weapons' attack speed, so the total time for a pair of attacks is as if each weapon attacked once.

It is possible to dual-wield wands. However, players cannot wield a wand in one hand and a melee weapon in the other.

Interaction with skills

While dual wielding, when you use an attack skill you will use the skill with your main hand then use it on the off hand, alternating with each use. Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 ManaRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. is a special exception, which deals damage with a random weapon on hit.

When using a weapon-specific skill while dual wielding, both weapons must be compatible with the skill in order for the skill to be usable. For example, you cannot use ReaveReaveAttack, AoE, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (150-180)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-180)%
Radius: 20Requires Level 12Attacks a small area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack SpeedConverts 5% of Physical Damage to a random Element1% chance to cause Bleeding+0.1 to maximum StagesDeals (150-180)% of Base Attack Damage
50% more Area of Effect for each stage
+(0-2) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. while you have both a dagger and a sceptre equipped.

Simultaneous attacks

Skill gem

Items

Unique items

These items contain bonuses which can only be obtained through dual wielding:

Item		Stats

Mods

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