Heavy Strike
Level: 1–20
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: 195–313% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 195–313%
Requires Level 1
Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.
Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
+2 to Melee Strike Range
(20–39)% chance to deal Double Damage

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–20)% increased Stun Duration on enemies
(0–20)% increased Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Unusual Gems /3
TypeStatsWeight
Superior (0–20)% increased Stun Duration on enemies
(0–20)% increased Damage
50
Anomalous (0–20)% increased Knockback Distance50
Divergent (0–100)% reduced Knockback Distance10
Heavy Strike /6
A simple melee single target attack that can knock enemies back.
NameShow Full Descriptions
Ancestral Call SupportAllows Heavy Strike to target two additional nearby enemies. Pairing this support with the Melee Splash support will result in large areas of overlapping damage.
Brutality SupportGreatly increases the physical damage of Heavy Strike but means you cannot deal chaos or elemental damage. Use this support with a strong physical damage weapon.
Chance to Bleed SupportIncreases the chance of inflicting the bleed ailment on enemies with Heavy Strike. Bleeding deals physical damage over time, with more damage dealt to moving targets. This support also adds a small amount of flat physical damage to Heavy Strike.
Melee Physical Damage SupportGrants more melee physical damage for Heavy Strike. This support also increases the amount of damage inflicted bleeds and poisons do.
Melee Splash SupportAllows your Heavy Strike hits to deal splash damage to nearby targets. Pairing this support with the Ancestral Call support will result in large areas of overlapping damage.
Multistrike SupportCauses Heavy Strike to repeat an additional two times, as well as providing a large bonus to attack speed.
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Cost: 5
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
+2 to Melee Strike Range
Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
(The Stun Threshold determines how much Damage can Stun something)
(Affects Melee Strikes, including the Default Attack. Does not apply to Areas of Effect)
(Knockback pushes Enemies away when Hit)
LevelRequires LevelStrengthBase Damage20% chance to deal Double DamageExperience
1110195%2070
2212201.2%21308
3416207.4%221,554
4722213.6%236,667
51131219.8%2426,047
61641226.1%2549,725
72050232.3%2695,714
82458238.5%27169,595
92867244.7%28283,759
103275250.9%29453,996
113683257.1%30703,128
124092263.3%311,061,223
1344100269.5%322,065,870
1448109275.7%332,507,110
1552117281.9%345,798,936
1656125288.2%3515,083,919
1760134294.4%3627,792,735
1864142300.6%3743,869,739
1967148306.8%38242,081,556
2070155313%39
2172319.2%40
2274325.4%41
2376331.6%42
2478337.8%43
2580344.1%44
2682350.3%45
2784356.5%46
2886362.7%47
2988368.9%48
3090375.1%49
3191378.2%49
3292381.3%50
3393384.4%50
3494387.5%51
3595390.6%51
3696393.7%52
3797396.8%52
3898399.9%53
3999403.1%53
40100406.2%54

Heavy Strike

CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xCurrencyIdentificationScroll of Wisdom
AcronymResistance
BaseType Heavy Strike
Class Active Skill Gems
WeaponOne Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Warstaves
TargetTypesGround, Enemy
TypeAttack, MeleeSingleTarget, Multistrikeable, Melee
MetadataMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHeavyStrike
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Heavy Strike Monster /19 ⍟
NameModifiersSpectre
Calaf, Headstaver20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Bear AcolyteY
Ralakesh's ClawY
Fallen AzmeriY
Borboss the Bruiser20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Colossal Bonestalkerundead description [1]
monster beyond portal chance +% final [-35]
monster hellscape charge +% [-35]
Y
The Blacksmithmonster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
monster slain experience +% [100]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Hillockmonster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
monster slain experience +% [100]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Massiermonster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
monster slain experience +% [100]
50% increased Movement Speed
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Jonah Unchainedmonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
Your hits can't be Evaded
Never deal Critical Strikes
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Jonah Unchainedmonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
Your hits can't be Evaded
Never deal Critical Strikes
monster no map drops [1]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Balus Stoneskullmonster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
monster no map drops [1]
monster is invasion boss [1]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Massier25% increased maximum Life
20% increased Character Size
50% increased Movement Speed
monster dropped item quantity +% [1500]
monster dropped item rarity +% [2000]
monster slain experience +% [1000]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Redblade Skullbreaker50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
monster no map drops [1]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot have affliction mods [1]
Y
Karui SpiritY
Karui Sentrymonster ignores delve darkness mechanic [1]
monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66]
monster hellscape charge +% [-66]
Cannot gain Charges
Y
Karui Sentrymonster ignores delve darkness mechanic [1]
monster beyond portal chance +% final [-66]
monster hellscape charge +% [-66]
Y
Bear Acolyteundead description [1]Y
Undead Vaal CommanderY
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟
LevelNameModWeight
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Damage 125% increased Heavy Strike Damage100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Damage 240% increased Heavy Strike Damage100
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 110% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 215% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed100
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 1Heavy Strike has a 8% chance to deal Double Damage100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 2Heavy Strike has a 12% chance to deal Double Damage100
Supported By /98 ⍟
IconName
AddedFireDamageAdded Fire Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
FasterAttacksFaster Attacks Support
Supports attack skills.
AddedColdDamageAdded Cold Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
IncreasedAccuracyAdditional Accuracy Support
Supports attack skills.
AddedLightningDamageAdded Lightning Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
IncreasedCriticalStrikesIncreased Critical Strikes Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
IncreasedCriticalDamageIncreased Critical Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
KnockbackKnockback Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
LifeLeechLife Leech Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
ManaLeechMana Leech Support
Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
AddedChaosDamageAdded Chaos Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
StunStun Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
IncreasedPhysicalDamageMelee Physical Damage Support
Supports melee attack skills.
IncreasedQualityItem Rarity Support
Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
ColdtoFireCold to Fire Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
ChancetoIgniteCombustion Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
WeaponElementalDamageElemental Damage with Attacks Support
Supports attack skills.
BloodlustBloodlust 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.
LifeonHitLife Gain on Hit Support
Supports attack skills.
ElementalProliferationElemental Proliferation Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
CullingStrikeCulling 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.
MeleeDamageonFullLifeDamage on Full Life Support
Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
ChancetoFleeChance to Flee Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
BlindBlind Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
FirePenetrationFire Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
ColdPenetrationCold Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
LightningPenetrationLightning Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
ElementalPenetrationElemental Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
multipleattacksMultistrike 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.
SplashMelee Splash Support
Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
PowerChargesPower Charge On Critical Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
IncreasedBurnDurationBurning Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
CurseOnHitHextouch 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.
CastOnCritCast 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.
CastOnMeleeKillCast 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.
EnduranceChargeStunEndurance Charge on Melee Stun Support
Supports melee attack skills.
BreakBlockBlock Chance Reduction Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
PhysicalToLightningPhysical to Lightning Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
FortifyGemFortify Support
Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
FrenzyChargeOnShatterIce Bite Support
Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
DamageAgainstChilledHypothermia Support
Supports any skill that deals damage.
OnslaughtOnSlayingShockedInnervate Support
Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
PoisonCritical Strike Affliction Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
VoidManipulationVoid Manipulation Support
Supports any skill that deals damage.
ControlledDestructionGemControlled Destruction Support
Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
SupportRapidDecayGemSwift Affliction Support
Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
ElementalFocusElemental Focus Support
Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
IgniteProliferationIgnite Proliferation Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
ChanceToBleedChance to Bleed Support
Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
LesserPoisonChance to Poison Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
DeadlyAilmentsDeadly Ailments Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
DecayDecay Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
EfficacyEfficacy Support
Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
VileToxinsVile Toxins Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
MaimMaim Support
Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
ImmolateImmolate Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
UnboundAilmentsUnbound Ailments Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
BrutalityBrutality Support
Supports any skill that deals damage.
RuthlessRuthless Support
Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.
OnslaughtOnslaught Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
MirageStrikeAncestral Call Support
Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support triggered skills.
SummonPhantasmSummon 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.
WitherGemSupportWithering Touch Support
Supports attack skills.
BoneChillSupportBonechill Support
Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
EnergyShieldLeechsupportEnergy Leech Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
CloseCombatClose Combat Support
Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
ShockwaveShockwave Support
Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
impaleImpale Support
Supports attack skills.
PulverizePulverise Support
Supports melee attack skills.
RageSupportRage Support
Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
NightbladeNightblade Support
Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
AddedFireDamagePlusAwakened Added Fire Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
MirageStrikePlusAwakened Ancestral Call Support
Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support triggered skills.
BrutalityPlusAwakened Brutality Support
Supports any skill that deals damage.
IncreasedBurnDurationPlusAwakened Burning Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
WeaponElementalDamagePlusAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
Supports attack skills.
FirePenetrationPlusAwakened Fire Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
IncreasedPhyscialDamagePlusAwakened Melee Physical Damage Support
Supports melee attack skills.
SplashPlusAwakened Melee Splash Support
Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
MultipleAttacksPlusAwakened 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.
AddedColdDamagePlusAwakened Added Cold Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
CastOnCritPlusAwakened 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.
ColdPenetrationPlusAwakened Cold Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
DeadlyAilmentsPlusAwakened Deadly Ailments Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
SupportRapidDecayPlusAwakened Swift Affliction Support
Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
VoidManipulationPlusAwakened Void Manipulation Support
Supports any skill that deals damage.
AddedChaosDamagePlusAwakened Added Chaos Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
AddedLightningDamagePlusAwakened Added Lightning Damage Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
ControlledDestructionPlusAwakened Controlled Destruction Support
Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
CurseOnHitPlusAwakened 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.
ElementalFocusPlusAwakened Elemental Focus Support
Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
LightningPenetrationPlusAwakened Lightning Penetration Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
UnboundAilmentPlusAwakened Unbound Ailments Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
TrinitySupportGemTrinity 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.
BloodPriceSupportGemBloodthirst Support
Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
FragilityCruelty Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
ExecutionerSupportGemBehead Support
Supports strike skills.
PureShockSupportGemOvercharge Support
Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Heavy Strike Unique /1 ⍟
IconName
DoubleDamageModifierWeight of the Empire Crimson Jewel
(8–12)% increased Global Physical Damage
With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Heavy Strike has a
20% chance to deal Double Damage

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Heavy Strike

Heavy Strike is an melee strike attack skill that hits and knocks back an enemy, using a mace, axe, sword or any two-handed weapon. Each hit has a chance to deal double damage.

Skill functions and interactions

  • Dual Wielding: Dual wielders can use Heavy Strike as long as both of their weapons are an axe, sword or mace, the attack will alternate between weapons.

Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This modifier increases the chance that enemies struck by Heavy Strike are stunned. This is additive with other reduced Enemy Stun Threshold modifiers, such as from Stun Support.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.17.0
  • Heavy Strike now has 20% chance to deal Double Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 39% at gem level 20 (previously 20%).
  • 3.16.0
  • Now has "+2 to Melee Strike Range" at all gem levels (previously +2 at gem level 1, up to +4 at gem level 20).
  • 3.15.0
  • Now deals 313% of Base Damage, and has 313% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 250%).
  • 3.13.0
  • Now deals base weapon damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 195% at gem level 1 (from 176%), up to 250% at gem level 20 (from 222%).
  • 3.12.0
  • Now has alternative gem quality.
  • 3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 176% at gem level 1 (from 150%), up to 222% at gem level 20 (from 194%).
  • Now has +2 to melee range at gem level 1 (from 0), up to +4 at gem level 20 (from +2).
  • Now has 20% chance to deal double damage at all gem levels.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 85%.
  • Now gains 1% increased Stun Duration on enemies and 1% increased damage per 1% gem quality (previously only gained increased stun duration on enemies).
  • 3.4.0
  • Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
  • 2.4.0
  • 5% more damage at gem level 20.
  • 2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
  • 2.0.0
  • Now grants 1% increased stun duration per 1% quality (quality no longer affects attack speed).
  • 1.2.0
  • The mana cost of all skills has been revised.
  • 0.11.6
  • Heavy Strike: reduced stun threshold reduction from 30% to 25%.
  • 0.10.2
  • Heavy Strike's physical damage now increases by 5% per level rather than 4%.
  • 0.9.12qq
  • Heavy Strike's 50% damage bonus now affects support gems and elemental damage.
    It is now represented as Damage Effectiveness.
  • 0.9.12e
  • Fixed a client crash that could occur when using a Duelist and Heavy Strike with certain weapon combinations.
  • 0.9.3
  • Heavy Strike has been added to the game.

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