Critical hit
Not to be confused with Critical Strike.
Critical Hits
Tooltip
Critical Hits deal +100% extra damage (i.e. twice as much damage) by default. Critical Damage BonusesMultiplies the damage dealt by Critical Hits. Default value is +100% (i.e. twice as much damage). can further modify this value.
AttacksAttacks are skills that directly use your equipped weapon to damage enemies. Spells are not Attacks.
The base damage, attack speed and critical hit chance of an attack are determined using your weapon's stats unless a skill says otherwise.
Attacks do not necessarily deal Physical damage — they can deal any damage type. usually use your weapon's base Critical Hit Chance, while SpellsSpells are skills that use raw magic to destroy your enemies. Attacks are not Spells.
Spells have their own base damage, cast speed and Critical Hit chance determined by the skill. They do not benefit from a weapon's inherent damage, attack speed or Critical Hit chance. and some other skills have their base Critical Hit Chance listed on the skill.
Most modifiers to Critical Hit Chance are percentage based. For example, gaining 100% increased Critical Hit Chance on a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% would result in a final Critical Hit Chance of 14%.
AttacksAttacks are skills that directly use your equipped weapon to damage enemies. Spells are not Attacks.
The base damage, attack speed and critical hit chance of an attack are determined using your weapon's stats unless a skill says otherwise.
Attacks do not necessarily deal Physical damage — they can deal any damage type. usually use your weapon's base Critical Hit Chance, while SpellsSpells are skills that use raw magic to destroy your enemies. Attacks are not Spells.
Spells have their own base damage, cast speed and Critical Hit chance determined by the skill. They do not benefit from a weapon's inherent damage, attack speed or Critical Hit chance. and some other skills have their base Critical Hit Chance listed on the skill.
Most modifiers to Critical Hit Chance are percentage based. For example, gaining 100% increased Critical Hit Chance on a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% would result in a final Critical Hit Chance of 14%.
A critical hit, or simply crit, is a property of hits that gains a damage multiplier based on its critical damage bonus. Additionally, critical hits can often enable or trigger other effects from items or passive skills.
Mechanics
Critical hit check
When a skill is used or triggered, it performs a critical hit check by rolling a number. This roll ranges from 0 to 99.99, determining a threshold the skill's critical hit chance must exceed to deal a critical hit successfully.[1]
- For example: A player casts a spell and rolls a 12. When enemies are hit, those hits require a critical strike chance of 12.01% or greater to deal a critical hit.
While hits from the same skill will usually have the same critical hit chance, resulting in all-or-nothing behaviour, conditional modifiers and buffs/debuffs can cause critical hit chance to differ between enemies.
- Critical hits are rolled for all hits from that skill. If a critical hit chance roll succeeds, all hits from that skill will be a critical hit.
- This does not apply to Sustained and Channelling skills which hit continuously while channelling. Sustained skill will roll critical hit chance for each hit individually, and channelling skills will roll critical hit chance for each cast interval of the channelled skill.
- Multi-projectile skills from players and allies roll crit independently, but projectiles from a monster's skill will either all crit or not crit.[2]
- If critical hit chance is lucky, skills perform two crit checks and keep the lower requirement. If it is unlucky, the higher requirement is kept.
- If the user has Inevitable Critical Hits from Forced Outcome, failed critical hit chance rolls will be rerolled until it succeeds. Each time crit chance is rerolled, 30% less critical damage bonus will be applied to the final hit.
- If critical hit chance bifurcates (
TangletongueTangletongue
Forked SpearSpear
Physical Damage: (27-31) to (68-74)
Critical Strike Chance: (10.00-13.00)%
Attacks per Second: 1.55
Weapon Range: 1.5 metresRequires Level 26, 17 Str, 38 DexGrants Skill:
Spear ThrowAdds (14-18) to (30-36) Physical Damage
+(5-8)% to Critical Hit Chance
+(15-25) to Intelligence
Bifurcates Critical Hits
10% of Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs"In the hands of Orbala, it made a god bleed."
- Wranga, tale-woman of the Wahida akhara
or 
Garukhan's ResolveGarukhan's ResolveSupport, Lineage, Attack, Conditional
Category: Hit and RunRequires Level 65
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills can only be used after you have moved a certain distance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance. Cannot support Skills which have a Cooldown or that are Triggered, and does not modify skills used by Minions.Attack Critical Hit Chance with Supported Skills Bifurcates
Supported Skills become usable after you have moved 20 metres
Supported Skills become unusable again after useAt the last, her hope gone - but not her resolve - she threw her
beloved Tangletongue. That was the day a god bled. For this, the
Great Roc graced a Maraketh warrior with a feather for the first time.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
), skills perform two crit checks that apply independently. If both are successful, critical hit damage bonus is applied twice. Luck applies to each bifurcated critical hit independently. - If a critical hit can be evaded, such as from an attacks or by a monster, but the evasion check fails and lands a hit, evasion is checked again; if the the evasion check succeeds, the hit is downgraded to a non-critical hit. This does not affect the evasion entropy value.
Critical hit chance
- Martial weapons have a base critical hit chance which is used for almost all attack skills. Unarmed skills have a base critical hit chance of 5%.
- Skills that use two weapons simultaneously calculate each hand's crit chance and damage separately, which are later combined into a single instance of damage. If either hand crits, the combined hit is considered a single crit. This does not retroactively scale a hand that non-crits, however.
- Skills that use two weapons independently calculate crit chance independently for each hit.
- Spells instead specify a base critical hit chance on the skill itself which can then be further modified.
- Other allies including minions have an independent critical hit chance separate from the player.
- Modifiers that grant additional base critical hit chance (e.g. Critical Weakness, Critical Strike) are applied before modifiers that grant increased/decreased/more/less critical hit chance.
Effects which prevent critical strikes (e.g. Resolute Technique) take priority over effects that causes you to always deal critical strikes.
Critical damage bonus
Critical Damage Bonus
Tooltip
Multiplies the damage dealt by Critical Hits.Critical Hits deal +100% extra damage (i.e. twice as much damage) by default. Critical Damage Bonuses can further modify this value.
Attacks usually use your weapon's base Critical Hit Chance, while Spells and some other skills have their base Critical Hit Chance listed on the skill.
Most modifiers to Critical Hit Chance are percentage based. For example, gaining 100% increased Critical Hit Chance on a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% would result in a final Critical Hit Chance of 14%. Default value is +100% (i.e. twice as much damage).
Attacks usually use your weapon's base Critical Hit Chance, while Spells and some other skills have their base Critical Hit Chance listed on the skill.
Most modifiers to Critical Hit Chance are percentage based. For example, gaining 100% increased Critical Hit Chance on a base Critical Hit Chance of 7% would result in a final Critical Hit Chance of 14%. Default value is +100% (i.e. twice as much damage).
Critical hits deal extra damage compared to a non-critical hit, the magnitude of which is determined by a stat called critical damage bonus, equivalent to "critical strike multiplier" or "crit multi" from Path of Exile 1. Critical damage bonus is a unique multiplier independent of all other damage multipliers. The default critical damage bonus for players and minions is +100%, or 200% of base damage. Monsters have 40% less bonus critical damage.
Critical damage bonus is calculated by first adding any sources of +#% to Critical Damage Bonus (e.g. on weapons or from 
Sniper's MarkSniper's MarkMark, Duration
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-79) Mana
Cooldown Time: 6.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Mark a target. The next Critical Hit the target receives Consumes the Mark to deal extra damage and grant you a Frenzy Charge.Maximum Mark duration is 8 seconds
Next Critical Hit against Marked Enemy has (20-77)% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Limit 1 Marked target
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Next Critical Hit against Marked Enemy has (0.75-15)% increased Critical Damage BonusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
) to the base critical damage bonus of +100%, then applying any other modifiers such as increases or reductions or more/less multipliers.[3] Note that the modifier found on weapons and from 
Soul Core of TicabaSoul Core of TicabaStack Size: 10Martial Weapon: +5% to Critical Damage Bonus
Body Armours: Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
Shields: Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage BonusPlace into an empty Rune Socket in a Weapon or Armour to apply its effect to that item. Once socketed it cannot be retrieved but can be replaced by other socketable items.
are local modifiers and only apply to that hits with that weapon.
Related skills
| Gem | Tier |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ReapReapSpell, AoE, Physical, DurationLevel: (1-20) Cast Time: 1.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 11.00%Conjure a bloody scythe that sweeps across the targeted area, dealing Physical damage to enemies and applying Critical Weakness. Cannot be Triggered.Deals (11-400) to (16-599) Physical Damage Gain (5-188) Life on Culling Strike Culling Strike Critical Weakness duration is 6 seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Critical Weakness duration is +(0.1-2) secondsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.   | 0 |  | |  |
 Elemental StormElemental StormSpell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Duration, OrbLevel: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Cast Time: InstantCreate a stationary Fire, Cold or Lightning storm at a target location for a duration, based on the highest Elemental Damage type for the Hit that Triggered the storm. Hits which do not deal Elemental Damage will not Trigger the storm.Cannot deal Critical Hits Deals Damage every 0.25 seconds Storm radius is 1.8 metres Storm duration is 5 seconds Enemies inside the storm are Hindered Fire Deals (2–55) to (3–82) Fire Damage Lightning Deals (1–16) to (3–89) Lightning Damage Cold Deals (1–42) to (2–63) Cold DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.   | 0 | | | |
| Sniper's MarkSniper's MarkMark, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-79) Mana Cooldown Time: 6.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Mark a target. The next Critical Hit the target receives Consumes the Mark to deal extra damage and grant you a Frenzy Charge.Maximum Mark duration is 8 seconds Next Critical Hit against Marked Enemy has (20-77)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Limit 1 Marked target Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Next Critical Hit against Marked Enemy has (0.75-15)% increased Critical Damage BonusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. | 7 | | | |
Persistent skills
| Gem | Tier | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaliceMaliceBuff, Persistent, Aura, Duration Level: (1-20)While active, emits an Aura that continuously inflicts Critical Weakness on enemies in your Presence.Critical Weakness duration is 4 seconds Applies Critical Weakness to enemies every (0.7-0.51) seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Critical Weakness duration is (0.05-1) secondsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.  | 0 | | | |
 Mana RemnantsMana RemnantsBuff, Persistent, RemnantTier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritConjure surging arcane energy to restore your Mana. While active, enemies you kill affected by Elemental Ailments have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a target with Elemental Ailments spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.Remnants last for 8 seconds 25% chance to spawn a Remnant on killing an enemy affected by an Elemental Ailment Spawn a Remnant on Critically Hitting a target affected by an Elemental Ailment, no more than once every 2 seconds Each Remnant grants (28-281) Mana Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Each Remnant grants (2-40) ManaSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.   | 4 | | | |
 Cast on CriticalCast on CriticalBuff, Persistent, Trigger, MetaTier: 14 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 100 SpiritWhile active, gains Energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.Gains 1 Energy per Power of enemies you Critically Hit with Skills, modified by the percentage of the enemy's Ailment Threshold the Critical Hit will deal (0-57)% increased Energy gained Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Reservation EfficiencyPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect.   | 14 | | | |
 Charge RegulationCharge RegulationBuff, PersistentTier: 14 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, you gain powerful Buffs based on your active Charges. However, maintaining the Buff Consumes Charges every few seconds.(20-26)% more Critical Hit Chance while you have a Power Charge (15-20)% more Defences while you have an Endurance Charge (10-15)% more Skill Speed while you have a Frenzy Charge Consumes one of each Charge every 10 seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Consumes one of each Charge every (0.12-2.4) secondsSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.   | 14 | | | |
Related support gems
| Gem | Tier | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garukhan's ResolveGarukhan's ResolveSupport, Lineage, Attack, Conditional Category: Hit and RunRequires Level 65 Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills can only be used after you have moved a certain distance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance. Cannot support Skills which have a Cooldown or that are Triggered, and does not modify skills used by Minions.Attack Critical Hit Chance with Supported Skills Bifurcates Supported Skills become usable after you have moved 20 metres Supported Skills become unusable again after useAt the last, her hope gone - but not her resolve - she threw her beloved Tangletongue. That was the day a god bled. For this, the Great Roc graced a Maraketh warrior with a feather for the first time.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill. | 0 | | | |
 BlindsideBlindsideSupportCategory: Blindside Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Supported Skills cannot inflict Blind Supported Skills have 15% more Critical Damage Bonus with Hits against Blinded Enemies Supported Skills have 15% more chance to Critically Hit Blinded EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 1 | | | |
 AmbushAmbushSupportCategory: Ambush Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Critically Hit enemies on full life.Supported Skill has 100% more Critical Hit Chance against Enemies that are on Full LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 1 | | | |
 Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, SpellCategory: Controlled Destruction Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage Supported Skills cannot deal Critical HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 1 | | | |
 BattershoutBattershoutSupport, Warcry, AoE, Trigger, Physical, PayoffCategory: Battershout Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Warcry Skills. Supported Skills Consume Fully Broken Armour to trigger Physical Damage explosions on Enemies within their range but cannot themselves Break Armour.Support Supported Skills cannot Break Armour Supported Skills Consume Fully Broken Armour on Enemies within range to Trigger Battershout Battershout Deals Physical Area Damage based off of the Broken Armour of the target which this explosion was Triggered from. +5% to Critical Hit Chance 50% more damage against Unique enemies Cannot Break Armour Explosion radius is 2 metres Deals Physical Damage equal to 20% Broken Armour of the target Triggered from Does not take into account Overbroken ArmourPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 1 | | | |
 Bursting PlagueBursting PlagueSupport, AoE, Trigger, Physical, ChaosCategory: Bursting Plague Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can Poison enemies, causing Poisoned enemies to gain Plague over time and explode in a Plague Burst on death. Cannot support the skills of Minions.Support Poison from Supported Skills also adds 100% of Damage per Second to Enemy as Plague, up to a maximum of 20% of Enemy's maximum Life Plague Burst Cooldown Time: 0.10s Triggered when an enemy Poisoned by a supported skill dies, dealing Physical damage around them based on the built-up Plague. +5% to Critical Hit Chance Deals Physical Damage equal to 100% of Plague on Triggering Enemy Has up to 100% more Area of Effect at maximum Plague Burst radius is 1.8 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 OverextendOverextendSupport, AttackCategory: Overextend Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills deal more Damage with Critical Hits, but Critically Hitting an Enemy with them will Daze you for a short time.You are Dazed for 5 seconds on Critically Striking with Supported Skill Supported Skills have 30% more Critical Damage BonusPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 Pin IIPin IISupport, PhysicalCategory: Pin Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun, as well as granting Critial Hit Chance against Immobilised enemies.Supported Skills have 50% increased Critical Hit Chance against Immobilised Enemies Modifiers to Stun Buildup for Supported Skills instead apply to Pin Buildup Supported Skills cannot cause Stun Buildup Physical Damage from Supported Skill is PinningPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 Shocking LeapShocking LeapSupport, AoE, DurationCategory: Shocking Leap Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills that leap into the air and deal damage, causing them to create Shocked Ground the first time they Critically Hit an enemy.Supported Skills create Shocked Ground for 4 seconds when they Critically Hit, no more than once per Skill use Shocked Ground created this way has a radius of 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 ExciseExciseSupportCategory: Grants Cooldown Tier: 2 Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any damaging Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher chance to Critically Hit, but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Supported Skills have 40% more chance to Critically Hit Supported Skills have a Cooldown of 8 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 Pinpoint CriticalPinpoint CriticalSupportCategory: Pinpoint Critical Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Supported Skills have 60% more Critical Hit Chance Supported Skills have 30% less Critical Damage BonusPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 2 | | | |
 Inexorable Critical IInexorable Critical ISupportCategory: Inexorable Critical Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Supported Skills gain 25% increased Critical Hit Chance each second, up to 200%. This Critical Hit Chance is lost whenever a skill supported by Inevitable Critical Critically HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 3 | | | |
| Inexorable Critical IIInexorable Critical IISupport Category: Inexorable Critical Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Supported Skills gain 25% increased Critical Hit Chance each second, up to 200%. This Critical Hit Chance is lost whenever a skill supported by Inevitable Critical Critically HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill. | 3 | | | |
 SupercriticalSupercriticalSupportCategory: Supercritical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage with Critical Hits but have less Critical Hit chance.Supported Skills have 100% increased Critical Damage Bonus Supported Skills have 20% less Critical Hit chancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 3 | | | |
 VolatilityVolatilitySupport, Physical, ChaosCategory: Volatility Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills grant Volatility on Critical Hit.Supported Skills grant Volatility on Critical HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 3 | | | |
 Cold ExposureCold ExposureSupport, Cold, DurationCategory: Cold Exposure Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when it Critically Hits an enemy.Supported Skills inflict Exposure for 8 seconds on Critical Hit with Cold DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 4 | | | |
 Eternal Flame IIIEternal Flame IIISupport, FireCategory: Eternal Flame Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to refresh Ignites on Critical Hit.Supported Skills have 20% chance to refresh Ignite duration on Critical HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.  | 4 | | | |
Related unique items
Local critical hit chance
Items that have increases to their local critical hit chance.
| Item | Item class |  | Crit | +% crit chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 HoghuntHoghuntFelled GreatclubTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: (29-33) to (41-45) Critical Strike Chance: 20.00% Attacks per Second: 0.99 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresAdds (16-20) to (23-27) Physical Damage +15% to Critical Hit Chance 10% reduced Attack Speed +10 to Strength Maim on Critical HitThere was a very clear and delicious reason why the Ezomytes chose to stop their flight and settle in Phaaryl.  | Two Hand Mace | 1 | 20.00% | 1500 |
 FrostbreathFrostbreathSlim MaceOne Hand Mace Physical Damage: (19-23) to (33-37) Elemental Damage: (8-12) to (16-20) Critical Strike Chance: 10.00% Attacks per Second: 1.55 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 10, 21 StrAdds (8-12) to (16-20) Physical Damage Adds (8-12) to (16-20) Cold Damage +5% to Critical Hit Chance All Damage from Hits with this Weapon Contributes to Freeze Buildup Culling Strike against Frozen EnemiesA merciful murderer swept through the streets of Sarn Robbing breath from the weak and worthless.  | One Hand Mace | 10 | 10.00% | 500 |
 Double VisionDouble VisionDyad CrossbowCrossbow Physical Damage: (23-30) to (62-74) Critical Strike Chance: 10.00% Attacks per Second: 1.60 Reload Time: (1.26-1.38)Requires Level 20, 22 Str, 22 DexGrants Skill: Level (6-20)  Gemini SurgeLoads an additional boltAdds (14-21) to (25-37) Physical Damage +5% to Critical Hit Chance When you reload, triggers Gemini Surge to alternately gain (2-6) Cold Surges or (2-6) Fire Surges (15-25)% increased Reload SpeedFor those without a home in the Vastiri, the hot day is harsh, but the chill night is far worse.  | Crossbow | 20 | 10.00% | 500 |
 MatsyaMatsyaCrescent QuarterstaffQuartertaff Physical Damage: 19-39 Elemental Damage: (6-9) to (10-15), 1 to (19-29) Critical Strike Chance: (13.00-15.00)% Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80) Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 20, 30 Dex, 14 IntAdds (6-9) to (10-15) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (19-29) Lightning Damage +(3-5)% to Critical Hit Chance (15-20)% increased Attack Speed (25-40)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Skills reserve 50% less SpiritIn our tales, and in our hearts, the rivers still flow.  | Quarterstaff | 20 | (13.00-15.00)% | (300-500) |
| TangletongueTangletongue Forked SpearSpear Physical Damage: (27-31) to (68-74) Critical Strike Chance: (10.00-13.00)% Attacks per Second: 1.55 Weapon Range: 1.5 metresRequires Level 26, 17 Str, 38 DexGrants Skill: Spear ThrowAdds (14-18) to (30-36) Physical Damage+(5-8)% to Critical Hit Chance +(15-25) to Intelligence Bifurcates Critical Hits 10% of Skill Mana Costs Converted to Life Costs"In the hands of Orbala, it made a god bleed." - Wranga, tale-woman of the Wahida akhara | Spear | 26 | (10.00-13.00)% | (500-800) |
 SlivertongueSlivertongueZealot BowBow Physical Damage: (71-79) to (112-119) Critical Strike Chance: (9.00-11.00)% Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 39, 70 DexAdds (40-48) to (65-72) Physical Damage +(4-6)% to Critical Hit Chance Leeches (5-8)% of Physical Damage as Life Leeches (4-7)% of Physical Damage as Mana Arrows Fork Arrows Pierce all targets after ForkingA hundred blind heads, each seeking the taste of prey on the air.  | Bow | 39 | (9.00-11.00)% | (400-600) |
 Collapsing HorizonCollapsing HorizonWyrm QuarterstaffQuartertaff Physical Damage: 57-94 Critical Strike Chance: (15.00-20.00)% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 65, 89 Dex, 36 Int100% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks +(5-10)% to Critical Hit Chance +(2-4) to Level of all Elemental Skills Trigger skills refund half of Energy spentThe edges bend, the world flexes, the infinite spills into view.  | Quarterstaff | 65 | (15.00-20.00)% | (500-1000) |
Global critical hit chance
Items that have global critical hit chance or other interactions with global critical hit chance.
| Item | | Generic Crit. Chance | Attack Crit. Chance | Spell Crit. Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grip of KulemakGrip of KulemakAbyssal SignetInflict Abyssal Wasting on Hit(30-20)% reduced Presence Area of Effect (30-20)% reduced Light Radius <Can gain 0-4 custom Desecrated Modifiers> (Hidden)Drink deeply of the Well. Let the Abyss coil within.  | 1 | (25-40)% | 0% | 0% |
 Heart of the WellHeart of the WellDiamondLimited to: 1<Custom Desecrated prefix> <Custom Desecrated prefix> <Custom Desecrated suffix> <Custom Desecrated suffix> <List of mods>Countless souls scream in agonising harmony, forever sinking under the weight of the newly dead.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.  | 1 | (4-8)% | 0% | (4-8)% |
 Seed of CataclysmSeed of CataclysmLazuli Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana(30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells (30-50)% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance 10% increased Mana Cost of SkillsThe dawn of a new era is set into motion  | 1 | 0% | 0% | (30-50)% |
 Mask of the SanguimancerMask of the SanguimancerFace MaskEvasion: (46-51) Energy Shield: (25-30)Requires Level 10, 10 Dex, 10 Int+(20-25) to Evasion Rating +(10-15) to maximum Energy Shield (20-40)% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells +(10-20) to Strength +(10-20) to Intelligence Blood MagicA terror of ancient times, his identity remains lost... but his power does not.  | 10 | 0% | 0% | (20-40)% |
 Erian's CobbleErian's CobbleGuarded HelmArmour: (34-74) Evasion: (28-58) Energy Shield: (0-20)Requires Level 11, 11 Str, 11 Dex+(0-40) to Armour +(0-30) to Evasion Rating +(0-20) to maximum Energy Shield +(0-60) to Accuracy Rating +(0-30) to maximum Life +(0-20) to maximum Mana (0-20)% increased Rarity of Items found (0-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(0-10) to Strength +(0-10) to Dexterity +(0-10) to Intelligence +(0-10)% to Fire Resistance +(0-10)% to Cold Resistance +(0-10)% to Lightning Resistance (0-6) Life Regeneration per secondSometimes patching up your equipment gets out of hand.  | 11 | (0-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 Rondel of FragilityRondel of FragilityLunar AmuletRequires Level 14+(20-30) to maximum Energy Shield(15-30)% increased Skill Speed (20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance -30% to all Elemental Resistances (30-50)% increased DamageFanatics are the most dangerous enemy, for they care not for their own survival.  | 14 | (20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 Enezun's ChargeEnezun's ChargeVolatile WandWandRequires Level 16Grants Skill: Level (5-20)  Volatile Dead(80-100)% increased Spell Damage(30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells Gain (10-15) Mana per Enemy Killed 25% chance to not destroy Corpses when Consuming CorpsesHe alone was welcome in the sacred spaces of the Titans.  | 16 | 0% | 0% | (30-50)% |
 Visage of AyahVisage of AyahBeaded CircletEnergy Shield: (51-61)Requires Level 16, 25 Int(50-80)% increased Energy Shield (10-15)% increased Rarity of Items found (20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(10-20)% to Lightning Resistance Eldritch BatteryTale-women do not fight as dekharas. They command a power all thier own.  | 16 | (20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 Fixation of YixFixation of YixStellar AmuletRequires Level 24+(5-7) to all Attributes+100 to maximum Life Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Attack Speed Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Cast Speed 50% reduced Presence Area of EffectHe knew not why he was changing, only that he wanted to hold his family close...  | 24 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
 Ungil's HarmonyUngil's HarmonyAzure AmuletRequires Level 25(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate+(30-50) to maximum Life +(30-50) to maximum Mana (100-200)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(60-100) to Stun Threshold Your Critical Hits do not deal extra DamageGentle anger, raging calm.  | 25 | (100-200)% | 0% | 0% |
 The Smiling KnightThe Smiling KnightCowled HelmArmour: (155-186) Evasion: (135-162)Requires Level 26, 22 Str, 22 Dex(150-200)% increased Armour and Evasion +(50-100) to Accuracy Rating (15-25)% increased Critical Hit Chance Aggravate Bleeding on targets you Critically Hit with AttacksHe never spoke a word. His opponents imagined their own personal mockeries, most cruel.  | 26 | (15-25)% | 0% | 0% |
 Atsak's SightAtsak's SightVeiled MaskEvasion: (116-145) Energy Shield: (50-62)Requires Level 28, 23 Dex, 23 Int(100-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (30-40)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(10-20) to Dexterity +(10-20) to Intelligence Critical Hits Poison the enemyRemaining unseen, the Dishonoured Assassin struck only in the depths of the harshest sandstorms.  | 28 | (30-40)% | 0% | 0% |
 Atziri's AcuityAtziri's AcuityMoulded MittsArmour: (122-136)Requires Level 33, 42 Str(80-100)% increased Armour (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(20-30) to Intelligence Leech from Critical Hits is instant"The heart is the herald. It will tell me when it is best to strike." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal  | 33 | (30-50)% | 0% | 0% |
 The VertexThe VertexTribal MaskEvasion: (132-165) Energy Shield: (56-70)Requires Level 33(100-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance <Equipment/Skill Gems> have 100% reduced Attribute Requirements Has no Attribute Requirements (Hidden)"A queen should be seen, admired, but never touched." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal  | 33 | (20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 Gifts from AboveGifts from AbovePrismatic RingRequires Level 35+(7-10)% to all Elemental Resistances(20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance (20-30)% increased Light Radius (20-30)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies killed with a Critical Hit You have Consecrated Ground around you while stationaryGod blesses those who bless themselves.  | 35 | (20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 AssailumAssailumClosed HelmArmour: 97 Evasion: 87Requires Level 45, 36 Str, 36 Dex(200-300)% increased Armour and Evasion +(200-400) to Accuracy Rating (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance Skills have a (100-150)% longer Perfect Timing windowA moment of calm before the battle can end the war.  | 45 | (30-50)% | 0% | 0% |
 Maligaro's VirtuosityMaligaro's VirtuosityFine BracersEvasion: (126-142)Requires Level 45, 56 Dex(60-80)% increased Evasion Rating (20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance 5% increased Attack Speed +(10-20) to Dexterity Your Critical Damage Bonus is 250% Your Critical Hit Chance cannot be RerolledMaligaro operated effortlessly, with great speed and terrible consequences.  | 45 | (20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
 NightscaleNightscalePauascale GlovesEnergy Shield: (51-64)Requires Level 45, 56 Int(60-100)% increased Energy Shield (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(10-20) to Intelligence +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance 150% increased Mana Regeneration Rate if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently Cannot Regenerate Mana if you haven't dealt a Critical Hit RecentlyDiamora sings not for hunger, but for longing.  | 45 | (30-50)% | 0% | 0% |
 Starkonja's HeadStarkonja's HeadLeatherbound HoodEvasion: (348-522)Requires Level 50, 71 Dex(100-200)% increased Evasion Rating (15-25)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(30-40) to Dexterity 150% increased Global Evasion Rating when on Low Life 15% of Damage from Hits is taken from your Damageable Companion's Life before youThere was no hero made out of Starkonja's death, but merely a long sleep made eternal.  | 50 | (15-25)% | 0% | 0% |
 The Bringer of RainThe Bringer of RainDecorated HelmArmour: (770-990) Evasion: (693-891)Requires Level 52, 41 Str, 41 Dex(600-800)% increased Armour and Evasion +(200-300) to Accuracy Rating 100% increased Critical Hit Chance (30-60) Life Regeneration per second Can't use Body Armour You can wield Two-Handed Axes, Maces and Swords in one hand This Item Gains Bonuses from Socketed Items as though it was a Body Armour Has 4 Augment Sockets (Hidden)"What lies beneath your feet?!" "Sacred ground, watered with tears of blood!"  | 52 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
 Beyond ReachBeyond ReachVisceral QuiverRequires Level 65(20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks(15-10)% reduced Attack Speed Chaos Damage from Hits also Contributes to Freeze Buildup Chaos Damage from Hits also Contributes to Electrocute Buildup Attacks Gain (10-20)% of Physical Damage as extra Chaos DamageThe limit of our knowledge is a barrier that protects us from ourselves.Can only be equipped if you are wielding a Bow.  | 65 | 0% | (20-30)% | 0% |
 Rathpith GlobeRathpith GlobeSacred FocusFocus Energy Shield: (120-150)Requires Level 75, 107 Int(60-100)% increased Energy Shield +(60-100) to maximum Life Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 6% of your maximum Life Non-Channelling Spells have 5% increased Critical Hit Chance per 100 maximum Life Non-Channelling Spells deal 6% increased Damage per 100 maximum LifeThe Vaal emptied their slaves of beating hearts, and left a mountain of twitching dead.  | 75 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Critical damage bonus
Items that have global critical hit damage bonus or other interactions with global critical damage.
| Item | | + crit bonus | % crit bonus | % spell crit bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grip of KulemakGrip of Kulemak Abyssal SignetInflict Abyssal Wasting on Hit(30-20)% reduced Presence Area of Effect (30-20)% reduced Light Radius <Can gain 0-4 custom Desecrated Modifiers> (Hidden)Drink deeply of the Well. Let the Abyss coil within. | 1 | +0% | (15-25)% | 0% |
| Heart of the WellHeart of the Well DiamondLimited to: 1<Custom Desecrated prefix> <Custom Desecrated prefix> <Custom Desecrated suffix> <Custom Desecrated suffix> <List of mods>Countless souls scream in agonising harmony, forever sinking under the weight of the newly dead.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | 1 | +0% | (6-12)% | (6-12)% |
 NorthpawNorthpawSuede BracersEvasion: (25-35)+(15-25) to Evasion Rating Adds (3-5) to (8-10) Physical Damage to Attacks (10-15)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Base Critical Hit Chance for Attacks with Weapons is 7%Fight with the ferocity of the First Ones.  | 1 | +0% | (10-15)% | 0% |
| Seed of CataclysmSeed of Cataclysm Lazuli Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana(30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells (30-50)% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance 10% increased Mana Cost of SkillsThe dawn of a new era is set into motion | 1 | +0% | 0% | (30-50)% |
 KilljoyKilljoyLinen WrapsEvasion: (23-28) Energy Shield: (11-14)Requires Level 16, 13 Dex, 13 Int(30-60)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(30-50) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Life Flasks do not recover Life On-Kill Effects happen twice"Stitches? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose?" - Jeffry, Torturer's Apprentice  | 16 | +0% | (20-30)% | 0% |
| Fixation of YixFixation of Yix Stellar AmuletRequires Level 24+(5-7) to all Attributes+100 to maximum Life Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Hit Chance Allies in your Presence have (30-50)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Attack Speed Allies in your Presence have (10-20)% increased Cast Speed 50% reduced Presence Area of EffectHe knew not why he was changing, only that he wanted to hold his family close... | 24 | +0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ungil's HarmonyUngil's Harmony Azure AmuletRequires Level 25(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate+(30-50) to maximum Life +(30-50) to maximum Mana (100-200)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(60-100) to Stun Threshold Your Critical Hits do not deal extra DamageGentle anger, raging calm. | 25 | +0% | 0% | 0% |
 DreadfistDreadfistBolstered MittsArmour: (92-116)Requires Level 27, 35 Str(60-100)% increased Armour (20-30)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits inflict Impale Critical Hits cannot Extract Impale (20-31) to (31-49) Physical Thorns damageWhat is worse, the sting of the past, the pain of the present, or the fear of the future?  | 27 | +0% | (20-30)% | 0% |
 Death's HarpDeath's HarpDualstring BowBow Physical Damage: 19-35 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.15Requires Level 28, 52 Dex+50% Surpassing chance to fire an additional Arrow+(20-25)% to Critical Damage Bonus Bow Attacks fire 3 additional Arrows Gain (20-30) Life per Enemy Killed Gain (12-18) Mana per Enemy KilledThe mournful music of the strings, The creaking arch, the arrow sings. A choking cry, a rattled breath, The Reaper's Song, the Harp of Death.  | 28 | +(20-25)% | 0% | 0% |
 PowertreadPowertreadHunting ShoesEvasion: (80-90) Energy Shield: (33-37)Requires Level 33, 26 Dex, 26 Int(10-15)% increased Movement Speed (60-80)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(10-20) to Intelligence +1 to Maximum Power Charges 12% increased Critical Damage Bonus per Power ChargeThe combat stance used by Vaal nobles was as elegant as it was deadly.  | 33 | +0% | 0% | 0% |
 QuecholliQuecholliCrumbling MaulTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: (124-155) to (150-187.5) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.10 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 38, 68 StrCauses Enemies to Explode on Critical kill, for 10% of their Life as Physical Damage(100-150)% increased Physical Damage +(10-15) to all Attributes Gain 30 Life per Enemy Killed This Weapon's Critical Hit Chance is 100% Critical Hits do not deal extra Damage"The finest prosperity grows from the direst carnage. Such is the nature of progress." - Doryani of the Vaal  | 38 | +0% | 0% | 0% |
| Maligaro's VirtuosityMaligaro's Virtuosity Fine BracersEvasion: (126-142)Requires Level 45, 56 Dex(60-80)% increased Evasion Rating (20-30)% increased Critical Hit Chance 5% increased Attack Speed +(10-20) to Dexterity Your Critical Damage Bonus is 250% Your Critical Hit Chance cannot be RerolledMaligaro operated effortlessly, with great speed and terrible consequences. | 45 | +0% | 0% | 0% |
 NebulochNebulochExecratus HammerOne Hand Mace Physical Damage: (79-88) to (129-139) Chaos Damage: (25-36) to (44-55) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.45 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 55, 97 StrAdds (39-48) to (69-79) Physical Damage +(20-30)% to Critical Damage Bonus Adds (25-36) to (44-55) Chaos damage Attacks consume an Endurance Charge to Critically Hit Take 100 Chaos damage per second per Endurance ChargeThey hoped that, trapped in its prison, the creature would age and perish. But time would not touch the fiend.  | 55 | +(20-30)% | 0% | 0% |
Other
Items with miscellaneous interactions with critical hits.
| Item | | Stats |
|---|---|---|
Bristleboar | 1 | 50% reduced Evasion Rating +(40-60) to maximum Life (3-5) Life Regeneration per second Gain 5 Rage when Hit by an Enemy Gain 10 Rage when Critically Hit by an Enemy |
Effigy of Cruelty | 10 | +(20-30) to maximum Energy Shield (40-50)% increased Spell Damage +10 to Intelligence +(7-13)% to Chaos Resistance Critical Hits with Spells apply (1-3) Stacks of Critical Weakness |
Trephina | 11 | Crushes Enemies on HitAdds (12-15) to (22-25) Physical Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed Causes (30-50)% increased Stun Buildup Always deals Critical Hits against Heavy Stunned Enemies |
Sculpted Suffering | 22 | +(10-15)% to Critical Damage BonusAdds (21-26) to (25-31) Physical Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed Breaks Armour equal to 40% of damage from Hits with this weapon Fully Armour Broken enemies you kill with Hits Shatter |
Dreadfist | 27 | (60-100)% increased Armour (20-30)% increased Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits inflict Impale Critical Hits cannot Extract Impale (20-31) to (31-49) Physical Thorns damage |
Beacon of Azis | 30 | +(10-15) to Spirit+(60-100) to maximum Mana +30 to Spirit 30% increased Light Radius Critical Hits ignore Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances |
The Black Insignia | 45 | (70-100)% increased Evasion Rating (10-20)% increased Rarity of Items found +(15-25)% to Lightning Resistance Gain Tailwind on Critical Hit, no more than once per second Lose all Tailwind when Hit |
Nebuloch | 55 | Adds (39-48) to (69-79) Physical Damage +(20-30)% to Critical Damage Bonus Adds (25-36) to (44-55) Chaos damage Attacks consume an Endurance Charge to Critically Hit Take 100 Chaos damage per second per Endurance Charge |
The Brass Dome | 58 | (700-800)% increased Armour -(5-1)% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances +(200-300) to Stun Threshold Take no Extra Damage from Critical Hits |
Voll's Protector | 59 | (150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield 25% reduced maximum Mana +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance 25% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Hit |
Choir of the Storm | 72 | +(10-15) to Dexterity(50-100)% to Lightning Resistance Critical Hits Ignore Enemy Monster Lightning Resistance Trigger Lightning Bolt Skill on Critical Hit |
Version history
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- ↑ Mark_GGG (December 10, 2012). "Mechanics thread". Path of Exile Forum. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ↑ https://x.com/empyriangaming/status/1863700977091744102
- ↑ https://x.com/NeverSinkDev/status/1868712499614515415