Armour Breaker

Armour BreakerAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Physical
Tier: 3
Level: (1-40)
Cost: (5-486) Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (50-414)% of baseAttack with a forceful blow, knocking enemies back and weakening their Armour.Hits Break (4-5123) Armour
+2 to Melee Strike Range
Knock Enemies Back on Hit
40% more attack speed while Dual Wielding

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Break (0-20)% increased ArmourPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArmourBreaker

Armour Breaker is an mace strike skill that delivers a hit that can break armour.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Attack Damage	Armour Break
1	0	0	5	50%	3
2	3	9	6	55%	6
3	6	14	7	60%	11
4	10	21	8	66%	23
5	14	28	9	71%	38
6	18	35	10	77%	57
7	22	41	12	82%	82
8	26	48	13	87%	114
9	31	57	14	91%	168
10	36	65	16	96%	242
11	41	74	17	101%	342
12	46	82	19	106%	477
13	52	92	21	111%	700
14	58	103	23	116%	1014
15	64	113	25	122%	1454
16	66	116	27	128%	1951
17	72	126	30	135%	2322
18	78	137	32	141%	2758
19	84	147	35	149%	3462
20	90	157	38	156%	4098

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Break EnduranceBreak EnduranceSupport Category: Break EnduranceSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to gain an Endurance Charge when it Fully Breaks an enemy's Armour.40% chance to gain an Endurance Charge when Supported Skills Fully Break 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.
II	Armour ExplosionArmour ExplosionSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Fire, Payoff Category: Armour Explosion Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.Support Supported Skills trigger an Explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour Explosion Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Cannot Break Armour Explosion radius is 1.4 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.	Break PostureBreak PostureSupport, Attack Category: Break PostureSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Daze Enemies when they fully Break Armour.Supported Skills apply Daze when fully Breaking Armour Daze lasts for 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.
III			Volcanic EruptionVolcanic EruptionSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Trigger, Fire Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Strike Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills trigger Volcanic Eruption on Hit against Ignited Enemies.Supported Strikes trigger Volcanic Eruption on Hitting Ignited EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
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Item acquisition

Armour Breaker has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Armour Breaker has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Armour Breaker has had the Armour Break amount lowered by roughly 20% at all Gem levels.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.