Close Combat Support

Close Combat SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Duration
Icon: s
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Damage2% increased Effect of Combat Rush granted by Supported Skills1% increased Damage to Close Range EnemiesSupported Skills deal up to (40-59)% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity
Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit
Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill
Combat Rush grants (20-24)% more Attack and Cast Speed to Travel Skills that are not Supported by Close Combat
Supported Skills can only be used with Axes or SwordsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 18Vendor Prices

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Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemCloseCombat

Close Combat Support is a support gem which grants the supported attack more melee damage based on how close the user is to the enemy. It also grants a buff that causes the next unsupported movement skill more attack and cast speed on the next use on hit. This support gem restricts the skill to swords and axes.

Skill functions and interactions

The "up to x% more damage" stat on Close Combat support (and the matching stat on the Slayer's Impact notable) apply the full damage bonus to targets up to a distance of 15 units from you, then linearly scales down the bonus to 0 at a distance of 40 units.

The damage increase is not shown on the character screen ('Offence' tab).

Distance	Melee Damage
15	59%
20	47%
25	35%
30	24%
35	12%
40	0%

Gem level progression

Level				Melee Damage	Attack and Cast Speed	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	18	21	14	40%	20%	0	0
2	22	24	17	41%	20%	69833	69833
3	26	28	19	42%	20%	128549	198382
4	29	31	21	43%	20%	154553	352935
5	32	34	23	44%	21%	225374	578309
6	35	37	25	45%	21%	320672	898981
7	38	40	27	46%	21%	447718	1346699
8	41	42	29	47%	21%	615318	1962017
9	44	45	31	48%	22%	834639	2796656
10	47	48	33	49%	22%	1570760	4367416
11	50	51	35	50%	22%	1633987	6001403
12	53	54	37	51%	22%	2151030	8152433
13	56	57	39	52%	23%	2812189	10964622
14	58	58	41	53%	23%	3655184	14619806
15	60	60	42	54%	23%	3017327	17637133
16	62	62	43	55%	23%	7818905	25456038
17	64	64	44	56%	24%	15256013	40712051
18	66	66	46	57%	24%	26260555	66972606
19	68	68	47	58%	24%	62855887	129828493
20	70	70	48	59%	24%	212002638	341831131
21	72	72	50	60%	25%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	61%	25%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	62%	25%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	63%	25%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	64%	26%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	65%	26%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	66%	26%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	67%	26%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	68%	27%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	69%	27%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	70%	27%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	71%	27%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	72%	28%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	73%	28%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	74%	28%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	75%	28%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	76%	29%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	77%	29%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	78%	29%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	79%	29%	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
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	random level 20 Support gem	Automatic
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Superior Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	random corrupted superior Support gem with 23% quality	Automatic
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗

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
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 Yeena	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 140%). Supported Skills now deal up to 25-39% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity (previously 40-59%). Combat Rush now grants 20% more Attack Speed to Travel Skills that are not Supported by Close Combat (previously 20-24% more Attack and Cast Speed).
3.7.0	Close Combat Support has been added to the game.