Shattering Steel

Shattering SteelAttack, Projectile, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-12) Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (170-265)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-265)%Requires Level 12Swing an Axe or Sword, firing projectiles which shatter on impact or soon after being launched, dealing area damage in front of where they shatter.Fires 3 Projectiles
40% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Impale EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShatteringSteel

Shattering Steel is an attack which uses your sword or axe to launch a projectile which shatters and hits enemies in an area of effect cone on impact or after a short time. The projectiles have a chance to impale on hit.

Skill functions and interactions

• Projectile Speed: Shattering Steel projectiles shatter after a fixed duration, so Projectile Speed will increase the distance the projectiles can travel.

• Melee: Shattering Steel is not considered a melee attack despite using melee weapons, similarly to Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-9) Mana
  Attack Speed: 110% of base
  Attack Damage: (100-150)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-150)%Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

• Area of Effect: Modifiers to area of effect size or damage only affect the secondary shatter cone AoE of the projectile.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	7	170%	170%	0	0
2	15	25	17	8	175%	175%	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	8	180%	180%	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	8	185%	185%	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	9	190%	190%	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	9	195%	195%	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	9	200%	200%	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	9	205%	205%	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	10	210%	210%	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	10	215%	215%	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	10	220%	220%	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	10	225%	225%	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	11	230%	230%	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	11	235%	235%	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	11	240%	240%	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	11	245%	245%	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	11	250%	250%	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	12	255%	255%	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	12	260%	260%	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	12	265%	265%	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	12	270%	270%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	12	275%	275%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	12	280%	280%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	12	285%	285%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	13	290%	290%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	13	295%	295%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	13	300%	300%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	13	305%	305%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	13	310%	310%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	13	315%	315%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	13	317.5%	317.5%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	14	320%	320%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	14	322.5%	322.5%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	14	325%	325%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	14	327.5%	327.5%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	14	330%	330%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	14	332.5%	332.5%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	14	335%	335%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	14	337.5%	337.5%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	14	340%	340%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Shattering Steel can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Shattering Steel 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗

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 Siren's Cadence 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 Shattering Steel.

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 Shattering Steel Additional Projectile 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Shattering Steel fires an additional Projectile	N/A
Enchantment Shattering Steel Chance to Not Consume Shards 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Shattering Steel has 20% chance to not consume Steel Shards	helmet 100
Enchantment Shattering Steel Chance to Not Consume Shards 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Shattering Steel has 30% chance to not consume Steel Shards	helmet 100
Enchantment Shattering Steel Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Shattering Steel deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shattering Steel Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Shattering Steel deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Shattering Steel Fortify On Hit Close Range 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Hits at Close Range with Shattering Steel Fortify	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Shattering Steel has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Temple Shattering Steel EffectTemple Shattering Steel EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Shattering Steel becomes a Temple Effect.	Your Shattering Steel becomes a Temple Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	No longer has Added Attack Physical Damage at all gem levels. It now has 170% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 100%), scaling up to 265% at gem level 20 (previously 159%). Now has a Mana cost of 7 at gem level 1 (unchanged), scaling up to 12 at gem level 20 (previously 9).
3.23.0	No longer consumes Steel Shards, or grants Steel Ward, or has any of its Steel Ward stats. No longer has "Base duration is 5.00 seconds", "If you have no Steel Shards, only Fires 1 Projectile", or "Projectiles deal up to 50% more Damage with Hits per Steel Shard consumed at the start of their movement, lowering this bonus as they travel farther". Quality now provides 0-40% increased Impale Effect (previously 0-20%).
3.21.0	Shattering Steel now has 5 to 7 Added Attack Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 8 to 12), scaling up to 123 to 185 at gem level 20 (previously 113 to 169). It also now has "Projectiles deal up to 50% more Damage with Hits per Steel Shard consumed at the start of their movement, lowering the bonus as they travel farther" at gem level 1, scaling up to 110% at gem level 20 (previously 100% at all gem levels).
3.16.0	Now has “Projectiles deal up to 100% more Damage with Hits per Steel Shard consumed at the start of their movement, lowering this bonus as they travel farther” (previously Hits and Ailments). Because of base Ignite damage changes, Ignite with the skill is now 16.7% lower when consuming 2 shards.
3.15.0	Now deals 159% of Base Damage, and has 159% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 127%).
3.12.0	Shattering Steel now fires a number of projectiles simultaneously, which shatter after colliding with an enemy or after travelling a short distance. The shattered projectiles deal damage in a cone in front of their impact location. Shattering Steel will consume up to two Steel Shards to deal more damage at close range. Each time you consume Steel Shards, you gain a Steel Charge (up to a maximum of 6), which grants 4% chance to block attack projectiles per Steel Charge. Now has a base attack speed multiplier of 85%. Now deals 100% of base damage at gem level 1, up to 127% at gem level 20. Now has 8 to 12 added attack physical damage at gem level 1, up to 113 to 169 added attack physical damage at gem level 20. Now has a 40% chance to impale enemies on hit. Now fires 2 additional projectiles. Projectiles now deal up to 100% more damage at close range, based on the distance they travel, per Steel Shard consumed. Now grants 1 Steel Charge when you consume Steel Shards, granting +4% chance to block attack projectiles per steel charge. These have a base duration of 5 seconds. Now consumes up to 2 Steel Shards. Now fires only one projectile if no Steel Shards are consumed.
3.9.0	Now deals 48% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 45%), up to 55% at gem level 20 (from 50%). Now has a base attack time multiplier of 85% (from 80%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 45% at gem level 1 (from 40%), up to 50% at gem level 20 (from 49%). Now adds 8 to 12 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 113 to 169 at gem level 20. Now has an attack speed multiplier of 80%.
3.5.0	Shattering Steel has been added to the game.