Close Combat Support
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Mana 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.

Level: 18Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
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.
Contents
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.[1]
Distance | Melee Damage |
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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% | 69,833 | 69,833 |
3 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 42% | 20% | 128,549 | 198,382 |
4 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 43% | 20% | 154,553 | 352,935 |
5 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 44% | 21% | 225,374 | 578,309 |
6 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 45% | 21% | 320,672 | 898,981 |
7 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 46% | 21% | 447,718 | 1,346,699 |
8 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 47% | 21% | 615,318 | 1,962,017 |
9 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 48% | 22% | 834,639 | 2,796,656 |
10 | 47 | 48 | 33 | 49% | 22% | 1,570,760 | 4,367,416 |
11 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 50% | 22% | 1,633,987 | 6,001,403 |
12 | 53 | 54 | 37 | 51% | 22% | 2,151,030 | 8,152,433 |
13 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 52% | 23% | 2,812,189 | 10,964,622 |
14 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 53% | 23% | 3,655,184 | 14,619,806 |
15 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 54% | 23% | 3,017,327 | 17,637,133 |
16 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 55% | 23% | 7,818,905 | 25,456,038 |
17 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 56% | 24% | 15,256,013 | 40,712,051 |
18 | 66 | 66 | 46 | 57% | 24% | 26,260,555 | 66,972,606 |
19 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 58% | 24% | 62,855,887 | 129,828,493 |
20 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 59% | 24% | 212,002,638 | 341,831,131 |
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems. ![]() | random level 20 Support gem | Automatic |
7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 (Q23) | Automatic |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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3.7.0 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (Jun 11, 2019). "General Support Discussion". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Jun 12, 2019.