Vaulting ImpactAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Physical, Duration, Travel, Payoff Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-83) Mana Attack Damage: (160-422)% of baseRequires: QuarterstaffLeap forward and Slam the ground, sending out a shockwave. The shockwave applies Broken Stance to Dazed enemies, causing any Hits against those enemies to deal extra damage.+1 second to TotalAttack Time Cannot inflict Daze Impact radius is 2.4 metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition Drop restricted It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemVaultingImpact
Vaulting Impact is a quarterstaffskill. The user leaps forward and slams the ground, creating a shockwave that deals damage in an area. If an enemy is Dazed, it applies a debuff that adds additional physical damage based on the damage dealt by Vaulting Impact to each hit against the target.
Broken Stance is a DebuffDebuffs are negative effects that deal damage or penalise an entity's stats, either for a set duration or when a condition is met.
Unless otherwise stated, Debuffs of the same type do not stack — only the copy with the strongest effect applies. inflicted by Hits,Any damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately. which stores 5% of the Pre-mitigationYour Pre-mitigation Damage is the damage of your hits after all your modifiers to damage have been applied, but before the target's mitigation, such as Armour, Resistances or Blocking, prevents any of that damage.
The target's modifiers to Damage taken apply after their mitigation, so Pre-mitigation Damage also does not include the effects of those modifiers. However, modifiers that cause the target to take damage as a different Type occur before mitigating the damage, so are included in Pre-mitigation Damage.PhysicalPhysical damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is the most common and the only one reduced by Armour, rather than by a Resistance.
Most physical damage comes from Weapon Attacks, but some Spells and other skills deal physical damage as well. Physical damage over time can be inflicted with Bleeding.Hit damageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately. of the Hit that inflicts it as its Magnitude.The Magnitudes of a Buff or Debuff are the values of the stats it applies to the target. A Buff or Debuff with higher magnitudes is more powerful.
Modifiers to the Magnitude of Buffs or Debuffs come from whoever applies it and are multiplicative with modifiers to the Effect the Buff or Debuff has on the target.
The inflicter's subsequent AttackAttacks 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.HitsAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately. against the target will gain additional unscaleable added PhysicalPhysical damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is the most common and the only one reduced by Armour, rather than by a Resistance.
Most physical damage comes from Weapon Attacks, but some Spells and other skills deal physical damage as well. Physical damage over time can be inflicted with Bleeding.DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage.
Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately. equal to that magnitude.
Enemies with Broken Stance cannot be DazedSome skills and effects have a chance to apply Daze to enemies on Hit.
Daze lasts for 8 seconds, and a Dazed enemy will take 50% more Stun Buildup. There are also a number of Skills, Effects, and other mechanics which interact with Daze for various benefits. again.
Broken Stance: Broken Stance is a debuff which causes subsequent hits to deal an additional 5% of the pre-mitigation physical damage dealt by the hit that applied it. This value cannot be scaled. The debuff prevents Daze from being applied and is removed when Daze expires.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Attack Damage
1
0
0
0
12
160%
2
3
0
0
14
176%
3
6
9
9
16
193%
4
10
13
13
18
210%
5
14
17
17
20
225%
6
18
20
20
23
241%
7
22
24
24
26
257%
8
26
28
28
29
270%
9
31
32
32
32
282%
10
36
37
37
35
293%
11
41
41
41
39
305%
12
46
46
46
42
318%
13
52
51
51
46
330%
14
58
57
57
51
343%
15
64
62
62
55
355%
16
66
64
64
60
368%
17
72
70
70
65
381%
18
78
75
75
71
395%
19
84
80
80
77
408%
20
90
86
86
83
422%
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
Combo Finisher ICombo Finisher ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional Category: Combo Finisher Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports MeleeAttacks you use yourself. Supported Skills cannot be used until enough Combo has been built up, but deal more damage. Cannot support skills which already Combo, or Triggered Skills.Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 25% more Damage Supported Skills require 3 Combo to usePlace 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.
Fist of War IFist of War ISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam Category: Fist of War Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Slams you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds.Attacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 6 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.
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.
II
Aftershock IAftershock ISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam Category: Aftershock Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Slams you use yourself, giving them a chance to create an Aftershock.Supported skills have 25% chance to cause an AftershockPlace 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.
CraterCraterSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Fire, Duration Category: Crater Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Melee Skills that leap into the air, causing them to create Fissures when you land. Cannot Support Totem Skills, and does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Skills create 3 Fissures on landing
Fissures Creates multiple Fissures when landing with Supported Skill. Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Attack Damage of this skill is 35% of Default Attack Damage Fissure length is 1.5 metres Fissure duration is 6 seconds Limit 9 Fissures allowedPlace 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.
Stun IStun ISupport Category: Stun Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Hits with Supported Skills cause 50% more Stun buildupPlace 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
Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 20% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.
Combo Finisher IICombo Finisher IISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional Category: Combo Finisher Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports MeleeAttacks you use yourself. Supported Skills cannot be used until enough Combo has been built up, but deal massively more damage. Cannot support skills which already Combo, or Triggered Skills.Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 40% more Damage Supported Skills require 5 Combo to usePlace 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.
Fist of War IIFist of War IISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam Category: Fist of War Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Slams you use yourself, providing a powerful Ancestral Boost every few seconds.Attacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 4 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.
IV
Aftershock IIAftershock IISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam Category: Aftershock Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Slams you use yourself, giving them a chance to create an Aftershock.Supported skills have 35% chance to cause an AftershockPlace 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.
Heavy SwingHeavy SwingSupport, Attack, Melee, Physical Category: Heavy Swing Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports MeleeAttacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Supported Skills deal 35% more MeleePhysical Damage Supported Skills have 10% less 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.
ImpaleImpaleSupport, Attack, Physical Category: Impale Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Impale on Hit but making them unable to Extract Impale themselves.Supported Skills cannot Extract Impale Supported Skills Impale Enemies 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.
V
Brutality IIIBrutality IIISupport, Physical Category: Brutality Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types, as well as giving Hits from that skill a chance to ignore Physical Damage reduction.Supported Skills deal 30% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage Hits with Supported Skills have 20% chance to ignore Enemy Physical Damage reductionPlace 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.
HeftHeftSupport, Physical Category: Heft Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Supported Skills deal 30% more Maximum PhysicalHit 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.
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.
Item acquisition
Vaulting Impact has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaulting Impact: Now allows you to jump over enemies and small amounts of terrain. To support this, a number of changes to camera movement have been made that result in smoother camera movement during skills. Now deals 193-422% Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20 (previously 157-405%). Now escalates Daze, causing a portion of the damage dealt by the Vaulting Impact to be taken by all sequential hits until the Daze Expires. Quality now provides Broken Stance has +0-2 second duration, or until Daze is removed (previously 0–20% chance to cause an Aftershock).
Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels.
Vaulting Impact now has 54-88% more Stun build up at Gem levels 3-20 (previously 30% at all Gem levels).
The jumps performed when using Escape ShotEscape ShotAttack, AoE, Projectile, Cold Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-80) Mana Attack Damage: (65-265)% of baseLeap backwards and fire an arrow which can Chill or Freeze enemies around the location you escaped from.Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage Projectile count cannot be modified +0.7 seconds to TotalAttack Time (300-585)% more Freeze Buildup Impact radius is 2.4 metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (6-120)% more Freeze BuildupSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and Toxic GrowthToxic GrowthAttack, AoE, Projectile, Chaos, Barrageable Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-98) Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (20-62)% of baseRequires: BowFire a rain of Toxic Pustules into the air. The Pustules deal damage on impact, then Detonate after a delay. They can also be Poisoned, causing them to Detonate faster and more violently.Detonation Time is 15 seconds Fires 8 Pustules Limit 8 pustules Stored Poison adds up to 1.5 metres to base explosion radius Stored Poison grants up to 300% more explosion Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) Pustules Limit +(0.1-2) pustulesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. now allow you to jump over enemies and small amounts of terrain. Vaulting Impact will also receive this change at a later date.
Combo Finisher ICombo Finisher ISupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional
Fist of War IFist of War ISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam
Magnified Area IMagnified Area ISupport, AoE
Aftershock IAftershock ISupport, Attack, Melee, Slam
CraterCraterSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Fire, Duration
Stun IStun ISupport
Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack
Heavy SwingHeavy SwingSupport, Attack, Melee, Physical
ImpaleImpaleSupport, Attack, Physical
Brutality IIIBrutality IIISupport, Physical
HeftHeftSupport, Physical
Holy DescentHoly DescentSupport, AoE, Duration
