Heavy Strike

Heavy StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (195-313)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (195-313)%Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Stun Duration on enemies
1% increased Damage1% increased Knockback Distance5% reduced Knockback DistanceKnocks Enemies Back on Hit
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
(20-39)% chance to deal Double Damage
+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
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeavyStrike
Heavy Strike is an melee strike attack skill that hits and knocks back an enemy, using a mace, axe, sword or any two-handed weapon. Each hit has a chance to deal double damage.

Skill functions and interactions

• Dual Wielding: Dual wielders can use Heavy Strike as long as both of their weapons are an axe, sword or mace, the attack will alternate between weapons.

• Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This modifier increases the chance that enemies struck by Heavy Strike are stunned. This is additive with other reduced Enemy Stun Threshold modifiers, such as from Stun SupportStun SupportSupport
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  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1.5% increased Stun Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to double Stun DurationRecover 0.05% of Life when you Stun an Enemy with Supported SkillsSupported Skills have (30-49)% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdThis 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..

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	195%	195%	0	0
2	2	0	201%	201.2%	70	70
3	4	16	207%	207.4%	308	378
4	7	22	214%	213.6%	1554	1932
5	11	31	220%	219.8%	6667	8599
6	16	41	226%	226.1%	26047	34646
7	20	50	232%	232.3%	49725	84371
8	24	58	238%	238.5%	95714	180085
9	28	67	245%	244.7%	169595	349680
10	32	75	251%	250.9%	283759	633439
11	36	83	257%	257.1%	453996	1087435
12	40	92	263%	263.3%	703128	1790563
13	44	100	270%	269.5%	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	276%	275.7%	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	282%	281.9%	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	288%	288.2%	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	294%	294.4%	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	301%	300.6%	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	307%	306.8%	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	313%	313%	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	319%	319.2%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	325%	325.4%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	332%	331.6%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	338%	337.8%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	344%	344.1%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	350%	350.3%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	356%	356.5%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	363%	362.7%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	369%	368.9%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	375%	375.1%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	378%	378.2%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	381%	381.3%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	384%	384.4%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	388%	387.5%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	391%	390.6%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	394%	393.7%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	397%	396.8%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	400%	399.9%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	403%	403.1%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	406%	406.2%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Heavy Strike can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Heavy Strike can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight 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 superior gem	A
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 superior gem with 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	✓

In addition, Heavy Strike is the starting skill gem for Marauder. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Heavy Strike:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Heavy Strike.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Heavy Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Heavy Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Heavy Strike has a 8% chance to deal Double Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Heavy Strike has a 12% chance to deal Double Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Heavy Strike now has 20% chance to deal Double Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 39% at gem level 20 (previously 20%).
3.16.0	Now has "+2 to Melee Strike Range" at all gem levels (previously +2 at gem level 1, up to +4 at gem level 20).
3.15.0	Now deals 313% of Base Damage, and has 313% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 250%).
3.13.0	Now deals base weapon damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 195% at gem level 1 (from 176%), up to 250% at gem level 20 (from 222%).
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 176% at gem level 1 (from 150%), up to 222% at gem level 20 (from 194%). Now has +2 to melee range at gem level 1 (from 0), up to +4 at gem level 20 (from +2). Now has 20% chance to deal double damage at all gem levels. Now has an attack speed multiplier of 85%. Now gains 1% increased Stun Duration on enemies and 1% increased damage per 1% gem quality (previously only gained increased stun duration on enemies).
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
2.4.0	5% more damage at gem level 20.
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 1% increased stun duration per 1% quality (quality no longer affects attack speed).
1.2.0	The mana cost of all skills has been revised.
0.11.6	Heavy Strike: reduced stun threshold reduction from 30% to 25%.
0.10.2	Heavy Strike's physical damage now increases by 5% per level rather than 4%.
0.9.12qq	Heavy Strike's 50% damage bonus now affects support gems and elemental damage. It is now represented as Damage Effectiveness.
0.9.12e	Fixed a client crash that could occur when using a Duelist and Heavy Strike with certain weapon combinations.
0.9.3	Heavy Strike has been added to the game.