Default attack

A default attack is an inherent attack skill that usable with a martial weapon or unarmed. Default attacks always have no cost.

Default attacks are always listed at the top of the Skills Panel and are granted based on your equipped weapons. Default attacks can be supported by support gems like other skills. Like skills granted by passive skills, default attacks gain sockets based on the player's character level, rather than with Jeweller's Orbs or item level.

Caster weapons do not have a default attack but instead grant a spell that scales with item level. See List of items granting inherent weapon skills. Additionally, Spear Throw is not considered a default attack, although all spears grant Spear Throw. Spear Throw scales with item level.

Default attacks

Header text	Header text
Bow	Bow ShotBow ShotBarrageable, Attack, Projectile Level: 1Skills can be Managed in the Skills Panel.
Crossbow	Crossbow ShotCrossbow ShotAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile Level: 1 Attack Damage: 132% of baseFires a bolt from your crossbow.Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Mace	Mace StrikeMace StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Level: 1Strike with your Mace.Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab. (1H, 2H, dual-wield variants)
Spear	Spear StabSpear StabAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Attack Damage: (100-312)% of baseStrike with your Spear.+4 to Melee Strike RangeSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.File:Spear Stab skill icon.png
Quarterstaff	Quarterstaff StrikeQuarterstaff StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Level: 1Strike with your Quarterstaff.Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.
Unarmed	PunchPunchAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Level: 1Perform an Unarmed Strike.Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.

Default skill scaling

Player Level	Skill Level	Sockets
1	1	2
3	2	2
6	3	2
10	4	2
14	5	2
18	6	2
22	7	2
26	8	2
31	9	2
36	10	2
40	10	3
41	11	3
46	12	3
52	13	3
58	14	3
64	15	3
65	15	4
66	16	4
72	17	4
78	18	4
84	19	4
90	20	5

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.