Cleave
CleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Radius: 20
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 80% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125%-170%)The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed+1 Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks2% increased Area of Effect while not Dual Wielding5% chance to Destroy Corpses on KillDeals (125-170)% of Base Attack Damage
When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
+(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCleave
Radius: 20
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 80% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125%-170%)The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed+1 Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks2% increased Area of Effect while not Dual Wielding5% chance to Destroy Corpses on KillDeals (125-170)% of Base Attack Damage
When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
+(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 5Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Scroll of Wisdom |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCleave

Cleave is a melee attack that deals damage with all equipped weapons to enemies in a 180 degree arc in front of the player. When dual wielding, equipment requirement applies to both weapons, and each weapon does reduced damage. Requires an axe, sword, two-handed axe, or two-handed sword.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
- Attack Speed: When dual wielding attack speed is averaged between the two weapons.
- Dual Wielding: If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance values, it is possible for one weapon to get a critical strike when the other doesn't. It is also possible to miss with only one of the weapons swung. The decrease to damage while dual wielding is multiplicative and applies to all damage bonuses.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Damage Effectiveness | Damage Multiplier | Physical Damage | Radius | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125% | 125% | 2 to 3 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127% | 127.4% | 2 to 3 | N/A | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130% | 129.7% | 3 to 4 | 1 | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 132% | 132.1% | 4 to 6 | 1 | 1,554 | 1,932 |
5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 134% | 134.5% | 5 to 8 | 1 | 6,667 | 8,599 |
6 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 137% | 136.8% | 7 to 11 | 2 | 26,047 | 34,646 |
7 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 139% | 139.2% | 9 to 13 | 2 | 49,725 | 84,371 |
8 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 142% | 141.6% | 11 to 17 | 2 | 95,714 | 180,085 |
9 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 144% | 143.9% | 14 to 20 | 3 | 169,595 | 349,680 |
10 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 146% | 146.3% | 16 to 25 | 3 | 283,759 | 633,439 |
11 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 149% | 148.7% | 20 to 30 | 3 | 453,996 | 1,087,435 |
12 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 151% | 151.1% | 24 to 35 | 4 | 703,128 | 1,790,563 |
13 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 153% | 153.4% | 28 to 42 | 4 | 1,061,223 | 2,851,786 |
14 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 156% | 155.8% | 33 to 49 | 4 | 2,065,870 | 4,917,656 |
15 | 52 | 51 | 74 | 158% | 158.2% | 39 to 58 | 5 | 2,507,110 | 7,424,766 |
16 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 161% | 160.5% | 45 to 68 | 5 | 5,798,936 | 13,223,702 |
17 | 60 | 59 | 84 | 163% | 162.9% | 52 to 79 | 5 | 15,083,919 | 28,307,621 |
18 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 165% | 165.3% | 61 to 91 | 6 | 27,792,735 | 56,100,356 |
19 | 67 | 65 | 94 | 168% | 167.6% | 68 to 102 | 6 | 43,869,739 | 99,970,095 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 170% | 170% | 75 to 113 | 6 | 242,081,556 | 342,051,651 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 172% | 172.4% | 81 to 122 | 7 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 175% | 174.7% | 87 to 130 | 7 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 177% | 177.1% | 93 to 140 | 7 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 179% | 179.5% | 100 to 150 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 182% | 181.8% | 107 to 160 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 184% | 184.2% | 114 to 172 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 187% | 186.6% | 123 to 184 | 9 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 189% | 188.9% | 131 to 197 | 9 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 191% | 191.3% | 140 to 210 | 9 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 194% | 193.7% | 150 to 224 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 195% | 194.9% | 155 to 232 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 196% | 196.1% | 160 to 240 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 197% | 197.2% | 165 to 248 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 198% | 198.4% | 171 to 256 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 200% | 199.6% | 176 to 265 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 201% | 200.8% | 182 to 273 | 11 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 202% | 202% | 188 to 282 | 11 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 203% | 203.2% | 194 to 292 | 11 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 204% | 204.3% | 201 to 301 | 11 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 206% | 205.5% | 207 to 311 | 11 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter ![]() | random superior gem (Q20) | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Cleave:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Overwhelming Odds![]() Crimson JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium (1200)(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave grants Fortify on Hit With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +1 to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to +10Even as the tide turned, and victory swiftly became impossible, The legionnaires of Lioneye's Watch stood their ground and fought on, Every last man dying a brutal but honourable death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. ![]() | 1 | Medium (1200) | (10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave grants Fortify on Hit With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +1 to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to +10 |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Cleave.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Cleave Attack Speed 1 | 66 | 10% increased Cleave Attack Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cleave Attack Speed 2 | 75 | 15% increased Cleave Attack Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cleave Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Cleave Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cleave Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Cleave Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cleave Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | 16% increased Cleave Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Cleave Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | 24% increased Cleave Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Cleave has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Demon Hand Cleave Effect![]() ![]() | Your Cleave becomes a swiping, demonic claw. |
Version history
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