Splitting Steel

Attack, Projectile, AoE, Physical

Level: 1–20

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 100–210%

Requires Level 1

Consume a Steel Shard to fire a single projectile that splits on impact or at the targeted location, dealing area damage when it splits and again when the split projectiles explode at the end of their flight. Requires a Sword or Axe. Steel Shards are gained with the Call of Steel Skill.

(2–75) to (3–113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to
the number of targets Projectile Splits towards
Projectiles Split towards (2–4) targets
+(0–4) to radius
If you have no Steel Shards, Projectile counts as already having Split
60% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
Projectiles which have Split deal 35% less Damage
Projectiles can Split without hitting a target
50% less Area of Effect after Splitting
Consumes up to 1 Steel Shard

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–20)% increased Impale Effect

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 Impale Effect	50
Anomalous	(0–10)% chance to inflict an additional Impale when this Skill inflicts Impale	20
Divergent	(0–10)% increased Area of Effect (0–20)% increased Projectile Speed	100
Phantasmal	(0–40)% increased Damage (-40–0)% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit	50

Quest /2

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Enemy at the Gate	Quest Reward	Duelist · Scion
1	Enemy at the Gate	Nessa	Duelist · Ranger · Scion

Splitting Steel /6

Throw a splitting bolt of steel from your weapon that explodes on impact, dealing damage in an area. Use the Call of Steel ability from this gem to create Steel Shards that launch with Splitting Steel, exploding into multiple shards to damage nearby enemies.

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Impale Support	Deal more physical damage and Impale enemies, dealing additional damage to enemies with additional hits. You can impale enemies up to five times to deal even more additional damage to enemies.
Brutality Support	Cause Splitting Steel to deal much more physical damage, but no elemental damage. Try not to get additional lightning, fire, cold or chaos damage with this support gem, as they will be reduced to zero.
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support	Increase the number of shards that explode from Splitting Steel when you launch a Steel Shard, hitting more enemies. Obtain the Greater Multiple Projectiles Support gem at later levels to throw more projectiles and hit larger groups of enemies.
Vicious Projectiles Support	Greatly increases the physical damage dealt by Splitting Steel, at the cost of slightly reducing your attack speed. An invaluable way to increase your damage.
Maim Support	Support Splitting Steel with this gem to Maim enemies, dealing more physical damage and slowing their movement. Slow monsters to make them easier to avoid.
Slower Projectiles Support	Slow down your bolts of Splitting Steel to make them hit harder for more damage. The projectiles that explode from Call of Steel's shards are also slower, and deal more damage.

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Consumes up to 1 Steel Shard 60% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit Projectiles which have Split deal 35% less Damage 50% less Area of Effect after Splitting Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to\nthe number of targets Projectile Splits towards If you have no Steel Shards, Projectile counts as already having Split Projectiles can Split without hitting a target (When an Impaled enemy is hit, the Impale reflects 10% of the physical damage of the Impaling hit to that enemy. Impale lasts for 5 hits or 8 seconds)

Level	Requires Level	Strength	Dexterity	Cost	Base Damage	2 to 3 Added Attack Physical Damage	Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	# to radius	Experience
1	1	4	6	5	100%	2, 3	2	0	70
2	2	5	7	5	105.8%	2, 3	2	0	308
3	4	7	10	5	111.6%	3, 4	2	0	1,554
4	7	10	14	5	117.4%	4, 6	2	0	6,667
5	11	13	19	5	123.2%	5, 8	2	1	26,047
6	16	18	26	6	128.9%	7, 11	2	1	49,725
7	20	22	31	6	134.7%	9, 13	2	1	95,714
8	24	25	37	6	140.5%	11, 17	3	1	169,595
9	28	29	42	6	146.3%	14, 20	3	2	283,759
10	32	33	47	6	152.1%	16, 25	3	2	453,996
11	36	36	53	7	157.9%	20, 30	3	2	703,128
12	40	40	58	7	163.7%	24, 35	3	2	1,061,223
13	44	44	63	7	169.5%	28, 42	3	3	2,065,870
14	48	48	68	7	175.3%	33, 49	3	3	2,507,110
15	52	51	74	7	181.1%	39, 58	3	3	5,798,936
16	56	55	79	8	186.8%	45, 68	3	3	15,083,919
17	60	59	84	8	192.6%	52, 79	3	4	27,792,735
18	64	62	90	8	198.4%	61, 91	4	4	43,869,739
19	67	65	94	8	204.2%	68, 102	4	4	242,081,556
20	70	68	98	8	210%	75, 113	4	4
21	72			9	215.8%	81, 122	4	5
22	74			9	221.6%	87, 130	4	5
23	76			9	227.4%	93, 140	4	5
24	78			9	233.2%	100, 150	4	5
25	80			9	238.9%	107, 160	4	6
26	82			10	244.7%	114, 172	4	6
27	84			10	250.5%	123, 184	4	6
28	86			10	256.3%	131, 197	5	6
29	88			10	262.1%	140, 210	5	7
30	90			10	267.9%	150, 224	5	7
31	91			11	270.8%	155, 232	5	7
32	92			11	273.7%	160, 240	5	7
33	93			11	276.6%	165, 248	5	7
34	94			11	279.5%	171, 256	5	7
35	95			11	282.4%	176, 265	5	7
36	96			11	285.3%	182, 273	5	8
37	97			12	288.2%	188, 282	5	8
38	98			12	291.1%	194, 292	6	8
39	99			12	293.9%	201, 301	6	8
40	100			12	296.8%	207, 311	6	8

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Hit, Rage
BaseType	Splitting Steel
Class	Active Skill Gems
Weapon	One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Steel, Area, Physical
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSplittingSteel
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel 1	Splitting Steel deals 25% increased Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel 2	Splitting Steel deals 40% increased Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel Area 1	Splitting Steel has 16% increased Area of Effect	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel Area 2	Splitting Steel has 24% increased Area of Effect	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel Chance to Not Consume Shard 1	Splitting Steel has 20% chance to not consume Steel Shards	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Splitting Steel Chance to Not Consume Shard 2	Splitting Steel has 30% chance to not consume Steel Shards	100

Supported By /102 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Greater Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	Faster Projectiles Support Supports projectile 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.
	Pierce Support Supports projectile 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.
	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.
	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.
	Point Blank Support Supports projectile skills.
	Iron Grip Support Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
	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.
	Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	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.
	Slower Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects.
	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.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	Barrage Support Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that 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 Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
	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 Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
	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 Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
	Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
	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 Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
	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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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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Unusual Gems /4

Quest /2

Splitting Steel /6

Level Effect /40

Splitting Steel

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /6 ⍟

Supported By /102 ⍟

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Splitting Steel

Skill functions and interactions

Version history

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