Smite

SmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0-6) to radius
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Lightning strikes 1 target
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% increased Lightning DamageAura grants 0.25% increased Attack and Cast SpeedPlace 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: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSmite

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Smite.

Smite is a melee attack skill where the user strikes an enemy or location. Every hit creates a circle as secondary effect that damages all enemies inside its area with damage (not only lightning damage but all sorts of damage) and grants a temporary aura that grants added lightning damage and shock chance.

Skill functions and interactions

• The lightning damage area of effect caused by this skill does not count as a melee hit for purposes of effects like Fortify.
• The area damage from lightning bolts can only hit an enemy once per use, so overlapping damage will not cause additional damage.
• However, this skill has a known bug/interaction where an enemy can be hit by both the melee damage from an additional strike target (such as from Ancestral Call), and the damage of the lightning bolt which is associated with your primary strike. This behaviour is unintended and caused by a subtle timing issue relating to Smite's animations. Although this contradicts the gem description, there are currently no plans to change this interaction as of version 3.20.0.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Lightning Damage from Aura	Area Damage	Shock Chance from Aura	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	196%	196%	1 to 4	-30%	10%	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	0	200%	200.1%	1 to 5	-29%	10%	N/A	70	70
3	4	0	0	204%	204.1%	1 to 6	-29%	11%	+1	308	378
4	7	14	0	208%	208.2%	1 to 8	-28%	11%	+1	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	212%	212.2%	1 to 11	-28%	12%	+1	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	216%	216.3%	1 to 16	-27%	12%	+2	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	220%	220.3%	1 to 21	-27%	13%	+2	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	224%	224.4%	1 to 26	-26%	13%	+2	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	228%	228.4%	2 to 33	-26%	14%	+3	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	232%	232.5%	2 to 40	-25%	14%	+3	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	237%	236.5%	3 to 49	-25%	15%	+3	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	241%	240.6%	3 to 60	-24%	15%	+4	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	245%	244.6%	4 to 72	-24%	16%	+4	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	249%	248.7%	5 to 87	-23%	16%	+4	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	253%	252.7%	5 to 104	-23%	17%	+5	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	257%	256.8%	6 to 123	-22%	17%	+5	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	261%	260.8%	8 to 146	-22%	18%	+5	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	265%	264.9%	9 to 173	-21%	18%	+6	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	269%	268.9%	10 to 195	-21%	19%	+6	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	273%	273%	12 to 220	-20%	19%	+6	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	277%	277.1%	13 to 239	-20%	20%	+7	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	281%	281.1%	14 to 258	-19%	20%	+7	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	285%	285.2%	15 to 280	-19%	21%	+7	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	289%	289.2%	16 to 302	-18%	21%	+8	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	293%	293.3%	17 to 327	-18%	22%	+8	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	297%	297.3%	19 to 353	-17%	22%	+8	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	301%	301.4%	20 to 381	-17%	23%	+8	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	305%	305.4%	22 to 411	-16%	23%	+9	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	309%	309.5%	23 to 444	-16%	24%	+9	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	314%	313.5%	25 to 479	-15%	24%	+9	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	316%	315.6%	26 to 497	-15%	24%	+10	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	318%	317.6%	27 to 516	-15%	25%	+10	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	320%	319.6%	28 to 536	-15%	25%	+10	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	322%	321.6%	29 to 556	-14%	25%	+10	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	324%	323.7%	30 to 577	-14%	25%	+10	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	326%	325.7%	32 to 599	-14%	26%	+10	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	328%	327.7%	33 to 621	-14%	26%	+11	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	330%	329.7%	34 to 645	-13%	26%	+11	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	332%	331.8%	35 to 669	-13%	26%	+11	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	334%	333.8%	37 to 694	-13%	27%	+11	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Stats (per 1% quality)	Weight
Superior	0.5% increased Area of Effect	50
Anomalous	1% increased Skill Effect Duration	100
Divergent	1% increased Lightning Damage	100
Phantasmal	Aura grants 0.25% increased Attack and Cast Speed	20

Item acquisition

Smite can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Smite can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
7	The Wilted RoseThe Wilted Rose7Level 21 Aura Gem CorruptedThough the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within.	Random corrupted level 21 Aura 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
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

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate 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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate 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 Smite.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite has a 10% chance for lightning to strike another target	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite has a 15% chance for lightning to strike another target	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite has 20% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite has 30% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Smite:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Sign of the Sin EaterSign of the Sin Eater Tyrant's SekhemSceptre Physical Damage: 43-80 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int26% increased Elemental Damage+(10-30) to Strength and Intelligence Grants Level 30 Smite Skill Enemies inflict Elemental Ailments on you instead of nearby AlliesA secret few among the Templars grant absolution by bearing the guilt of others.	Tyrant's Sekhem	58	26% increased Elemental Damage+(10-30) to Strength and Intelligence Grants Level 30 Smite Skill Enemies inflict Elemental Ailments on you instead of nearby Allies

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	(Not in patch notes) Updated Each target can only be hit once by this skill to If the melee strike hits a target, that enemy cannot also be hit by the area damage. Note: this is just a visual change. The bugged interaction with additional strikes has not changed.
3.16.0	The following Skills no longer have “+0-2 to Melee Strike Range”: Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 8 Mana Attack Damage: (165-238)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-238)%Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Base duration is 1 seconds Base secondary duration is 20 seconds Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance 25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance on Hitting a Unique Monster Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Minions deal 1% increased DamagePlace 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., Vaal Double StrikeVaal Double StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Vaal, Physical Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Attack Damage: (28-41)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (28-41)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon, each of which summons a double of you for a duration to continuously attack monsters in this fashion.Base duration is 6 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Doubles have (0-57)% increased Movement Speed Can't be Evaded 25% chance to cause Bleeding Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies Maximum 8 Summoned Doubles Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Attack SpeedCorruptedPlace 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., Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will also deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.(18-391) to (33-726) Added Cold Damage (22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage (3-75) to (67-1467) Added Lightning Damage Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element Deals no Damage of other Damage Types (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite 80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element 10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Elemental DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., 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., Infernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Damage: (104-166)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104-166)% AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed, and it deals damage to that and other nearby enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other nearby enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Base duration is 0.8 seconds (5-75) to (8-113) Added Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge 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., Pestilent StrikePestilent StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Damage: (125-160)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-160)%Requires Level 28Attacks with your weapon, inflicting a debuff on enemies hit by the strike. If a debuffed enemy dies while poisoned, Pestilent Strike inflicts a secondary chaos damage over time debuff on enemies around them, based on the poisons on the slain enemy. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Requires a Claw or Dagger.Base duration is 1 seconds Base secondary duration is 1 seconds (20-113) to (30-169) Added Chaos Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit 30% more Poison Duration Secondary Debuff deals 50% of the total remaining Expected Poison Damage of all Poisons on the dying Enemy per second as Chaos Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: +0.5% to Damage over Time Multiplier for PoisonPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8 seconds (3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage Causes Bleeding (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0.5% fasterPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., RiposteRiposteTrigger, Attack, Melee, Strike, Physical Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.80 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Attack Damage: (160-230)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-230)%Requires Level 4Perform a deadly counter-attack when you block. Uses both weapons while you're dual wielding.(2-56) to (3-85) Added Attack Physical Damage Trigger this Skill when you Block You cannot use this Attack directly Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Static StrikeStatic StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Chaining Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Damage: (110-188)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-188)% AoE Radius: 19Requires Level 12Attack with a melee weapon, gaining static energy for a duration if you hit an enemy. While you have static energy, you'll frequently hit a number of nearby enemies with beams, dealing attack damage.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 3 seconds Beams Hit Enemies every (0.4-0.32) seconds Chains +1 Times Beams deal 40% less Damage (4-6) maximum Beam Targets Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Smite, Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Damage: (90-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-154)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage Base duration is 4 seconds (5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Attack Speed 0.5% increased Poison DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and Wild StrikeWild StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Projectile, AoE, Chaining, Prismatic Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Damage: (160-231)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-231)% Projectile Speed: 1800Requires Level 28Your melee weapon strikes enemies, converting physical damage to a random element. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Projectiles Pierce all Targets Beams Chain (4-7) Times (0-19)% increased Area of Effect Fires 2 additional Projectiles 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Elemental DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
3.15.0	Now deals 273% of Base Damage, and has 273% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 218%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 196% at gem level 1 (from 135%), up to 218% at gem level 20 (from 165%). The base skill radius is now 2 units larger. Now gains up to +4 to radius at gem level 20 (from +6). Now has an attack speed multiplier of 85%.
3.4.0	Smite has been added to the game.