Flicker Strike

Flicker 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: (142-210)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (142-210)%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.Base duration is 3 seconds
10% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
15% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
Buff grants 20% increased Movement Speed

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit3% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased teleport rangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 10Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFlickerStrike

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Flicker Strike.

Flicker Strike is a melee attack skill that teleports the character to a nearby enemy and strikes it with their weapon and grants increased movement speed for a short time. If no specific monster is chosen, one is picked at random. The skill has a cooldown that can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge and has a chance to generate a Frenzy Charge when used.

Skill Functions and Interactions

The character is considered to be stationary while flickering for the purpose of receiving buffs such as the Inexorable notable passive skill, and that they have moved each time they flickered. For this reason the character never benefits from "while moving" buffs and the timers for scaling stationary buffs are continuously reset.

Minimum Frenzy Charges do not count as consumable for flicker strike

Dual Wielding: Dual Wielding while using Flicker Strike will cause the player to alternate weapons each attack.

Melee Strike Range: Increases or reductions to Melee Strike Range have no special interaction with flicker, you will neither "land" farther from the target when you flicker, nor will you be able to initiate a flicker from father away.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	29	142%	142%	0	0
2	13	35	146%	145.6%	9569	9569
3	17	43	149%	149.2%	28189	37758
4	21	52	153%	152.7%	59146	96904
5	25	60	156%	156.3%	111192	208096
6	29	69	160%	159.9%	193800	401896
7	33	77	163%	163.5%	320280	722176
8	36	83	167%	167.1%	359090	1081266
9	39	90	171%	170.6%	498508	1579774
10	42	96	174%	174.2%	682057	2261831
11	45	102	178%	177.8%	921777	3183608
12	48	109	181%	181.4%	1727879	4911487
13	51	115	185%	184.9%	1791769	6703256
14	54	121	189%	188.5%	2353679	9056935
15	57	127	192%	192.1%	3070912	12127847
16	60	134	196%	195.7%	9095466	21223313
17	63	140	199%	199.3%	16039890	37263203
18	66	146	203%	202.8%	29817117	67080320
19	68	151	206%	206.4%	62895056	129975376
20	70	155	210%	210%	212051599	342026975
21	72	159	214%	213.6%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	217%	217.2%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	221%	220.7%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	224%	224.3%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	228%	227.9%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	231%	231.5%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	235%	235.1%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	239%	238.6%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	242%	242.2%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	246%	245.8%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	248%	247.6%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	249%	249.4%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	251%	251.2%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	253%	252.9%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	255%	254.7%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	257%	256.5%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	258%	258.3%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	260%	260.1%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	262%	261.9%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	264%	263.7%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	0.25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit	50
Anomalous	3% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	100
Divergent	1% increased teleport range	100

Item acquisition

Flicker Strike can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Flicker 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
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Gem Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality	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. Shift click to unstack.	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 ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Flicker Strike.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Flicker Strike Cooldown Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Flicker Strike has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Flicker Strike Cooldown Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Flicker Strike has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 100
Enchantment Flicker Strike Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Flicker Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flicker Strike Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Flicker Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flicker Strike Damage Per Frenzy Charge 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	6% increased Flicker Strike Damage per Frenzy Charge	helmet 100
Enchantment Flicker Strike Damage Per Frenzy Charge 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	9% increased Flicker Strike Damage per Frenzy Charge	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Flicker Strike has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Demonic Flicker Strike EffectDemonic Flicker Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flicker Strike becomes a bloody mist.	Your Flicker Strike becomes a bloody mist.
Ghost Flicker Strike EffectGhost Flicker Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flicker Strike becomes a ghostly smoke.	Your Flicker Strike becomes a ghostly smoke.
Vapour Flicker Strike EffectVapour Flicker Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flicker Strike becomes a cloud of vapour.	Your Flicker Strike becomes a cloud of vapour.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 210% of Base Damage, and has 210% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 168%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 142%-168% (from 130%-160%) Now grants 15% chance to gain a Frenzy charge on hit at all levels. Now grants a buff that provides +20% increased movement speed for 3 seconds. Now has a 120% attack speed multiplier, instead of 20% more attack speed. This is functionally equivalent. Now grants 0.25% chance to gain a Frenzy charge on hit per 1% gem quality (previously 1% increased damage per 1% quality).
2.4.0	Flicker Strike no longer causes you to drop Haku's spirit.
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	Base damage increased to 130% from 125%. The Increased Attack Speed has been removed and instead Flicker Strike grants 20% More Attack Speed. It now increases damage by 1% per 1% quality instead of increasing critical strike chance.
0.9.12qq	Reduced damage bonus from +40% to +25%. This is now also represented as Damage Effectiveness.
0.9.12m	Fixed a bug where Flicker Strike would not work properly if you click on a monster outside of range. Now it'll run into range and perform the skill.
0.9.12	Flicker Strike can't be used through walls anymore.
0.9.11	Now has a cooldown which can be bypassed by spending a Frenzy Charge. Corrected some mistakes in its damage progression.
0.9.3	Flicker Strike now only attacks one target (ignoring Frenzy Charges).
0.9.2f	Reclassified Flicker Strike as Melee.
0.9.1	Fixed a problem so that it'll now teleport each time. Reduced damage at lower levels.
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.5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge 5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Attack SpeedPlace 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.Base duration is (7-10.8) seconds Grants (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 Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Grants 0.25% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Flicker Strike, SweepSweepAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 8 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (170-281)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-281)% AoE Radius: 26Requires Level 12Swings a two handed melee weapon in a circle, knocking back monsters around the character.Knocks Enemies Back on Hit (5-75) to (8-113) Added Attack Physical Damage +(0-4) to radius Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Dual StrikeDual StrikeCritical, Attack, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (125-244)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-244)%Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.(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 Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Critical Strike Chance +0.5% to Critical Strike MultiplierPlace 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: 5 Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (91-140)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-140)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.25% chance to cause Bleeding Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.