Armour Breaker

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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 base
Attack 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 Armour
Place 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.

Skill functions and interactions

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthMana
Cost
Attack
Damage
Armour
Break
100550%3
239655%6
3614760%11
41021866%23
51428971%38
618351077%57
722411282%82
826481387%114
931571491%168
1036651696%242
11417417101%342
12468219106%477
13529221111%700
145810323116%1014
156411325122%1454
166611627128%1951
177212630135%2322
187813732141%2758
198414735149%3462
209015738156%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 Armour Demolisher IArmour Demolisher ISupport, Spell
Category: Armour Demolisher
Tier: 1
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Supported Skills Break 50% more 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.
Armour ExplosionArmour ExplosionSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Fire, Payoff
Category: Armour Explosion
Tier: 1
Support 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 metres
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.
Rapid Attacks IRapid Attacks ISupport, Attack
Category: Rapid Attacks
Tier: 1
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supported Skills have 15% increased Attack SpeedPlace 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 CadenceCadenceSupport, Attack
Category: Cadence
Tier: 2
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills gain more Attack speed each time you use them, but will become unusable if used too frequently in a short time frame.Supported Skills have 8% more Attack speed for each time they've been used Recently
Supported Skills are unusable for 10 seconds after being used 6 or more times within four seconds
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.
MaimMaimSupport, Attack
Category: Maim
Tier: 2
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Supported Attacks always Maim on 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.
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.
III Armour Demolisher IIArmour Demolisher IISupport, Spell
Category: Armour Demolisher
Tier: 3
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Supported Skills Break 70% more 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.
Barbs IBarbs ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike
Category: Barbs
Tier: 3
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Strike Skills. Supported Skills deal your Thorns Damage on Hit after you've Retaliated with Thorns Damage.Supported Skills deal your Thorns Damage on their next 4 Hits after you Retaliate with ThornsPlace 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.
KnockbackKnockbackSupport
Category: Knockback
Tier: 3
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Supported Skills Knock Enemies Back on Hit
Supported Skills have 40% more Knockback Distance
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.
IV Ancestral Call IAncestral Call ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike
Category: Ancestral Call
Tier: 4
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills are Ancestrally Boosted
once every 5 seconds
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.
Rage IIRage IISupport, Attack, Melee
Category: Rage
Tier: 4
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Supported Skills grant 5 Rage on Melee 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.
Rapid Attacks IIRapid Attacks IISupport, Attack
Category: Rapid Attacks
Tier: 4
Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supported Skills have 25% increased Attack SpeedPlace 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.
V Ancestral Call IIAncestral Call IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike
Category: Ancestral Call
Tier: 5
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Strikes you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds. Cannot Support Channelled Skills and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Strike Skills are Ancestrally Boosted
once every 3 seconds
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.
Barbs IIBarbs IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike
Category: Barbs
Tier: 5
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Strike Skills. Supported Skills deal your Thorns Damage on Hit after you've Retaliated with Thorns Damage.Supported Skills deal your Thorns Damage on their next 6 Hits after you Retaliate with ThornsPlace 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.
Rage IIIRage IIISupport, Attack, Melee
Category: Rage
Tier: 5
Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit. Supported Skills have signficantly higher Attack speed while you are not at maximum Rage.Supported Skills grant 5 Rage on Melee Hit
Supported Skills have 15% more Attack speed while you are not at maximum Rage
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.

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:

ItemDescription

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.