The Iron Mass

The Iron Mass is a unique .

Mechanics

Buff/Debuff

• Unholy Might
• Withered

Recently refers to the last 4 seconds.

Interactions

All skeletons wield an exact copy of the The Iron Mass. Sources that cause The Iron Mass to trigger damage, will trigger on the skeletons' as well. For example in a character's offhand slot will trigger on the character and their skeletons.

Math

Base Damage

Summon SkeletonsSummon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-12) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalMinions deal 1% increased DamageMinions can't be Damaged for 0.1 seconds after being SummonedMinions' Attacks have 0.5% chance to Maim Enemies on Hit5% chance to Summon a Skeleton Archer instead of a Skeleton WarriorSummons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors
Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons
Base duration is 20 seconds
Minions gain 50% more Added DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. normally have their own weapon with .8 attacks per second that gains base damage as they level up. A level 20 skeleton has 1,012 average damage per hit.

The Iron Mass removes the skeletons' attack speed and base weapon damage from leveling up the gem and replaces it with its own damage and attack speed. An Iron Mass with maximum attack speed and damage rolls has 1.53 attacks per second and 195 average damage per hit.

A level 20 skeletons does (1,012 X .8) = 810 DPS

A perfect rolled hidden blade does (195 X 3) = 585 (585 X 1.53) = 895 (Note: Can go higher with corrupted modifiers.)

Scaling Damage

Skeleton damage normally scales with X 1.5 damage and X .8 attack speed. (1.5 X .8) = 120% of raw damage scaling.

Skeletons with The Iron Mass have X 3 = damage and X 1.53 attack speed. (3 X 1.53) = 459% of raw damage scaling.

459 / 120 = 3.825

The Iron Mass gives nearly 4 times the damage per second from flat added damage and the base weapon damage is lower than skeleton damage from the gem at level 22. These 2 factors make added flat damage give higher damage per second than a skeleton build that doesn't use The Iron Mass.

A few examples of flat minion damage may include:

• Added Chaos Damage SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support
  Icon: H
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills Penetrate 0.25% Chaos ResistanceSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageSupported Skills have (17-170) to (26-255) added Chaos DamageThis 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.
• Abyss jewels with Minions deal # to # additional [damage type] Damage
• Auras with flat damage such as .
• Rallying CryRallying CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (15-19) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Use Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 24Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent attacks. Gives nearby Allies a buff based on the damage of your weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Area of Effect2% increased Warcry SpeedBuff has 2% more Effect on your MinionsExerted Attacks deal 0.5% increased DamageBase duration is (5-5.9) seconds
  Exerted Attacks deal 5% more Damage per affected Ally, to a maximum of 25%
  Exerts the next 5 Melee Attacks you perform
  Buff grants Added Attack Damage equal to 3% of the Damage of your Main
  Hand Weapon per 5 Power, up to a maximum of 20%
  Buff has 100% more Effect on your Minions
  Counts total Power of Enemies and Allies in Range
  (0-38)% increased Warcry SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
• Carrion GolemsSummon Carrion GolemPhysical, Minion, Spell, Golem
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (30-54) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 6.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 34Summons a Carrion Golem that grants added physical damage for your non-golem minions. The Carrion Golem attacks with a series of slashes that increase in speed and damage, as well as a cascade of bone spikes, and deals more damage for each of your non-golem minions near it.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Minion Maximum Life
  Minions deal 1% increased Damage1% increased Buff EffectSummoned Golems have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery RateMaximum 1 Summoned Golem
  Golems grant (7-27) to (11-41) additional Physical Damage for Non-Golem Minions
  Golems deal 5% more Damage per Non-Golem Minion near them, up to 50%
  (30-68)% increased Minion Maximum Life
  (0-10)% increased Character SizePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. have a buff that increases other minions' flat damage. This can be boosted by things like:
  • 150% increased Effect of the Buff granted by carrion golems from the Eternal Labyrinth helmet enchantment.
  • (#)% increased Effect of Buffs granted by your Golems from multiple sources. See golems.

Item acquisition

This item is drop disabled.

Gallery

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  3D Art

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  The Iron Mass Appearing as a Curio Display Replacement in an Gem Grand Heist

Version history

Version	Changes
3.12.0	Introduced to the game.