Smashing Strikes

Smashing Strikes

Notable Passive Skill

Staff Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments
10% chance to gain an Endurance Charge on Melee Critical Strike
30% increased Critical Strike Chance with Staves [1]

Smashing Strikes is a notable passive skill that grants increased damage, increased critical strike chance with staves. It also grants a chance to gain a endurance charge on melee critical strike.

Anointment

Blight anointment to unlock the passive:

Oil #1	Oil #2	Oil #3	Outcome
Azure Oil	Azure Oil	Violet Oil	Smashing Strikes	Staff Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments 10% chance to gain an Endurance Charge on Melee Critical Strike 30% increased Critical Strike Chance with Staves

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] No longer grants +2 to Melee Strike Range with Staves.
3.10.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] No longer grants 30% increased Damage with Staves. No longer grants 30% increased Damage with Ailments from Attack Skills while wielding a Staff. Instead, it now grants Staff Attacks deal 30% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments.
3.8.0	Now grants +2 to Melee Strike Range with Staves (up from +1).
3.7.0	[Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] No longer grants 30% increased Physical Damage with Staves. Instead, it now grants 30% increased Damage with Staves. Now grants 30% increased Critical Strike Chance with Staves. Now grants +1 to Melee Strike Range with Staves.
3.2.0	Passive skills which increase Physical Damage dealt by Staves or Wands, or Damage dealt by Wands, now also increase the damage of Ailments caused by those weapons as well. This brings them in line with all the other weapon passives: Now grants 30% increased Damage with Ailments from Attack Skills while wielding a Staff.
2.6.0	The staff wheel to the left of Templar has been improved. A third notable has been added which focuses on improving Critical Strikes. This should be accessible to all Critical Strike-orientated staff builds. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.] Now grants 30% increased Physical Damage with Staves (up from 20%). No longer grants 30% increased Global Critical Strike chance while wielding a Staff.
1.3.0d	Changed Smashing Strikes so endurance charges are only gained from melee critical strikes.
1.3.0	Reduced Global Critical Strike Chance from 40% to 30%. Added chance to gain Endurance Charge on Critical Strike.
1.2.0	Smashing Strikes also grants global critical strike chance, but no longer grants stun duration.