Black Powder Blitz

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Black Powder BlitzBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Fire, Detonator, Travel
Level: (1-20)Replaces your dodge roll with an explosive-assisted leap, firing off a round from your prosthetic cannon leg that Blinds and Ignites enemies in the area you escape from. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent skill from ShankgonneShankgonne
Covered SabatonsArmour: 74
Evasion: 67Requires Level 46, 35 Str, 35 DexGrants Skill: Level (12-20) Black Powder Blitz(80-100)% increased Armour and Evasion
(10–20)% increased Rarity of Items found
+(15–25)% to Fire Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour
+(200–300) to Stun Threshold
You cannot Sprint
Cannon Ball Footsteps (Hidden)"Captain Hiff Greybeard accomplished what nary a Brinerot
could: he died of old age. Almost had him a dozen times
meself, if it weren't for that damn leg of his... crafty shite...".Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemBlackPowderBlitz

Cast on Block is a persistent buff skill granted by ShankgonneShankgonne
Covered SabatonsArmour: 74
Evasion: 67Requires Level 46, 35 Str, 35 DexGrants Skill: Level (12-20) Black Powder Blitz(80-100)% increased Armour and Evasion
(10–20)% increased Rarity of Items found
+(15–25)% to Fire Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour
+(200–300) to Stun Threshold
You cannot Sprint
Cannon Ball Footsteps (Hidden)"Captain Hiff Greybeard accomplished what nary a Brinerot
could: he died of old age. Almost had him a dozen times
meself, if it weren't for that damn leg of his... crafty shite...".

Gem level progression

Level
1	0	0	0
2	3	0	0
3	6	9	9
4	10	13	13
5	14	17	17
6	18	20	20
7	22	24	24
8	26	28	28
9	31	32	32
10	36	37	37
11	41	41	41
12	46	46	46
13	52	51	51
14	58	57	57
15	64	62	62
16	66	64	64
17	72	70	70
18	78	75	75
19	84	80	80
20	90	86	86

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	Eternal Flame IEternal Flame ISupport, Fire Category: Eternal Flame Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing its Ignites to be inflicted less often but last longer.Supported Skills have 100% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies Supported Skills have 25% less Flammability MagnitudePlace 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.	Magnified Area IMagnified Area ISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 35% increased Area of EffectPlace 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.	Vitality IVitality ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Vitality Tier: 1 Additional Reservation: 20 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Regenerate 1% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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	Herbalism IHerbalism ISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Herbalism Tier: 2 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.30% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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.	Second Wind ISecond Wind ISupport Category: Second Wind Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with cooldowns, giving them extra uses of that cooldown. Cannot support instant or triggered skills, or modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 50% less Cooldown Recovery Rate Supported Skills have twice as many Cooldown UsesPlace 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.	Shocking LeapShocking LeapSupport, AoE, Duration Category: 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.
III	Cooldown Recovery ICooldown Recovery ISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 25% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace 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.	Eternal Flame IIEternal Flame IISupport, Fire Category: Eternal Flame Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing its Ignites to last longer.Supported Skills have 100% increased Ignite Duration on 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.	Warm BloodedWarm BloodedSupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Warm Blooded Tier: 3 Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Freeze applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.50% less Freeze duration on you while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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	Cooldown Recovery IICooldown Recovery IISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 30% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace 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.	Second Wind IISecond Wind IISupport Category: Second Wind Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with cooldowns, giving them extra uses of that cooldown. Cannot support instant or triggered skills, or modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 40% less Cooldown Recovery Rate Supported Skills have twice as many Cooldown UsesPlace 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.	Vitality IIVitality IISupport, Buff, Persistent Category: Vitality Tier: 4 Additional Reservation: 40 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Regenerate 2% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is activePlace 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	Blind IIBlind IISupport Category: Blind Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit with increased effect.Supported Skills Blind Enemies on Hit Blind inflicted with Supported Skills has 20% increased EffectPlace 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.	Holy DescentHoly DescentSupport, AoE, Duration Category: Holy Descent Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills that leap into the air, causing them to create Consecrated Ground when you landSupported Skills create Consecrated Ground for 4 seconds on landing Supported Skills create Consecrated Ground in an area of 2.2 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.	Second Wind IIISecond Wind IIISupport Category: Second Wind Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with cooldowns, giving them extra uses of that cooldown and causing them to restore Life on use. Cannot support instant or triggered skills, or modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 40% less Cooldown Recovery Rate Restore 2% of maximum Life on use per one second cooldown of Supported Skills Supported Skills have twice as many Cooldown UsesPlace 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.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Introduced to the game.