Splitting Steel

Splitting Steel is an attack which uses your sword or axe to launch a projectile that impales enemies on hit. This skill consumes Steel Shards from Call of Steel to cause the projectile to split and hit multiple enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

• Steel Shards: Equipping this skill grants the Call of Steel ability, which is used to generate Steel Shards. This skill consumes 1 Steel Shard to have the projectile split to hit additional nearby enemies.

• Additional Projectiles: If you use the skill without any Steel Shards, it will always launch only one projectile, even if you have additional projectiles from other sources.

• Gem Type: Splitting Steel is a Green gem, indicates it is a dex gem, despite in higher gem level, the str requirements is higher than dex. Splitting Steel does not affected by mod such as +# to Level of Socketed Strength Gems, but affected by mod such as +# to Level of Socketed Dexterity/AOE/Projectile Gems or +# to Level of all Physical Skill Gems. Splitting Steel is an attack skill thus physical spell mod does not affect this gem.

• Melee: Shattering Steel is not considered a melee attack despite using melee weapons, similarly to Spectral Throw.

  • Shattering Steel does not have melee gem tag.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now requires 14 Dexterity to use at gem level 4 (previously 14 Strength), up to 68 Strength and 98 Dexterity to use at gem level 20 (previously 98 Strength and 68 Dexterity). Now deals 210% of Base Damage, and has 210% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 168%).
3.12.5	Fixed an issue where quality#Skill gems|Phantasmal '''Splitting Steel''' was missing its "chance to Impale Enemies on Hit" quality effect modifier.
3.12.0	Splitting Steel has been added to the game.

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