Bladestorm

Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee

Level: 1–20

Attack Speed: 70% of base

Attack Damage: 105–150% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 105–150%

Requires Level 28

Perform a spinning attack, damaging enemies around you and creating a bladestorm matching your stance. The bladestorm repeatedly damages enemies, based on your weapon damage and attack time, for a duration. Blood bladestorms are stationary and cause Bleeding, while Sand bladestorms move slowly forwards and Blind enemies. Requires a Sword or Axe. You are in Blood Stance by default.

Base duration is 3 seconds
(70–108)% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance
(10–12)% more Attack Speed while you're in a Blood Bladestorm
Maximum of 3 Bladestorms at a time
Sand Bladestorms grant (30–38)% increased Movement Speed to you
Bladestorm deals 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% increased Skill Effect Duration

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Unusual Gems /4

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% increased Skill Effect Duration	50
Anomalous	Sand Bladestorms move with (0–20)% increased speed	100
Divergent	Blood Bladestorm deals (0–40)% increased Damage with Ailments	100
Phantasmal	(0–40)% chance to create the wrong Bladestorm	20

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
3	Sever the Right Hand	Quest Reward	Duelist
3	Sever the Right Hand	Clarissa	Duelist · Marauder · Scion

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Cost: 8 Bladestorm deals 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments Maximum of 3 Bladestorms at a time Base duration is 3 seconds (You are in Blood Stance by default) (Ailments that deal Damage are Bleeding, Ignited, and Poisoned)

Level	Requires Level	Strength	Dexterity	Base Damage	10% more Attack Speed while you're in a Blood Bladestorm	Sand Bladestorms grant 30% increased Movement Speed to you	70% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance	Experience
1	28	42	29	105%	10	30	70	199,345
2	31	46	32	107.4%	10	30	72	285,815
3	34	50	35	109.7%	10	31	74	401,344
4	37	54	37	112.1%	10	31	76	554,379
5	40	58	40	114.5%	10	32	78	477,437
6	42	60	42	116.8%	10	32	80	583,786
7	44	63	44	119.2%	11	32	82	710,359
8	46	66	46	121.6%	11	33	84	1,355,511
9	48	68	48	123.9%	11	33	86	1,138,877
10	50	71	49	126.3%	11	34	88	1,368,233
11	52	74	51	128.7%	11	34	90	1,638,338
12	54	76	53	131.1%	11	34	92	1,956,648
13	56	79	55	133.4%	11	35	94	3,655,184
14	58	82	57	135.8%	12	35	96	3,017,327
15	60	84	59	138.2%	12	36	98	7,759,995
16	62	87	60	140.5%	12	36	100	15,138,193
17	64	90	62	142.9%	12	36	102	26,083,825
18	66	92	64	145.3%	12	37	104	62,620,247
19	68	95	66	147.6%	12	37	106	211,708,088
20	70	98	68	150%	12	38	108
21	72			152.4%	13	38	110
22	74			154.7%	13	38	112
23	76			157.1%	13	39	114
24	78			159.5%	13	39	116
25	80			161.8%	13	40	118
26	82			164.2%	13	40	120
27	84			166.6%	13	40	122
28	86			168.9%	14	41	124
29	88			171.3%	14	41	126
30	90			173.7%	14	42	128
31	91			174.9%	14	42	129
32	92			176.1%	14	42	130
33	93			177.2%	14	42	131
34	94			178.4%	14	42	132
35	95			179.6%	14	43	133
36	96			180.8%	14	43	134
37	97			182%	14	43	135
38	98			183.2%	14	43	136
39	99			184.3%	14	43	137
40	99			185.5%	15	44	138

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Chance
DropLevel	28
BaseType	Bladestorm
Class	Active Skill Gems
Weapon	One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes
TargetTypes	Enemy, Ground
Type	Attack, Melee, Area, Duration, Multistrikeable
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladestorm
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Microtransactions /1 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Celestial Bladestorm Effect Your Bladestorm becomes a Celestial Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /5 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Bladestorm Maximum Number Of Storms Allowed 1	+1 to maximum number of Bladestorms	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Bladestorm Sandstorm Speed 1	Sand Bladestorms move with 50% increased speed	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Bladestorm Sandstorm Speed 2	Sand Bladestorms move with 75% increased speed	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Bladestorm Damage 1	Bladestorm deals 25% increased Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Bladestorm Damage 2	Bladestorm deals 40% increased Damage	100

Supported By /97 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Increased Duration Support Supports any skill with a duration.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Bloodlust Support Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Cast on Melee Kill Support Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Less Duration Support Supports any skill that has a duration.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fortify Support Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Onslaught Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Close Combat Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Shockwave Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Pulverise Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Rage Support Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Awakened Multistrike Support Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

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Bladestorm

Bladestorm is a melee Attack skill that creates a bladestorm that continuously deals damage in an area for a short duration. This skill interacts with Blood and Sand Stance. In Blood Stance, the bladestorm will be stationary and grants the user more attack speed while standing in it. In Sand Stance, the bladestorm will travel forward and grant the user increased movement speed while standing in it.

Skill functions and interactions

The blood/sand storms created by Bladestorm can trigger Cast On Critical Strike Support.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 150% of Base Damage, and has 150% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 120%).
3.14.0	Now deals 70-108% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance.
3.7.4	Added Labyrinth Enchantments.
3.7.2	Bladestorm can now be supported by Multistrike Support. Fixed a bug where Bladestorm's initial hit did not actually hit.
3.7.1	Fixed a bug where Cyclone and Bladestorm could not gain more than one charge (such as via Power Charge on Crit Support) while channelling or per use respectively.
3.7.0	Bladestorm has been added to the game.

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Unusual Gems /4

Quest /2

Level Effect /40

Bladestorm

Microtransactions /1 ⍟

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /5 ⍟

Supported By /97 ⍟

Community Wiki

Bladestorm

Skill functions and interactions

Version history

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