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Double StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (91-112)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-112)%
Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed2% increased Elemental Damage1% chance to Maim on HitDeals (91.3-112)% of Base Attack Damage
Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
25% chance to cause Bleeding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Double Strike skill iconDouble Strike inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDoubleStrike

Double Strike skill screenshot
For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Double Strike.

Double Strike is a melee attack that performs two fast attacks on a target enemy with the player's melee weapon(s). It deals bonus physical damage against bleeding enemies.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Multiple Hits: This attack hits twice, activating gain on hit twice, and giving two opportunities to activate chance-based effects such as blind, knockback, stun, and elemental status ailments. It does not, however, have two chances to crit. If one hit is a crit, the other will also be a crit.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Phys dmg
against Bleeding
RangeExp.Total Exp.
11091%91.3%3 to 5N/A00
22092%92.4%3 to 5N/A7070
341693%93.5%4 to 6N/A308378
472295%94.5%6 to 8N/A15541932
5113196%95.6%8 to 11N/A66678599
6164197%96.7%10 to 16N/A2604734646
7205098%97.8%13 to 2014972584371
8245899%98.9%17 to 25195714180085
92867100%100%20 to 301169595349680
103275101%101.1%25 to 371283759633439
113683102%102.2%30 to 4414539961087435
124092103%103.3%35 to 5317031281790563
1344100104%104.4%42 to 63110612232851786
1448109105%105.5%49 to 74220658704917656
1552117107%106.5%58 to 86225071107424766
1656125108%107.6%67 to 1012579893613223702
1760134109%108.7%78 to 11721508391928307621
1864142110%109.8%91 to 13622779273556100356
1967148111%110.9%101 to 15224386973999970095
2070155112%112%113 to 1692242081556342051651
2172159113%113.1%121 to 1813N/AN/A
2274N/A114%114.2%130 to 1953N/AN/A
2376N/A115%115.3%139 to 2093N/AN/A
2478N/A116%116.4%149 to 2243N/AN/A
2580N/A117%117.5%160 to 2393N/AN/A
2682N/A119%118.5%171 to 2563N/AN/A
2784N/A120%119.6%183 to 2743N/AN/A
2886N/A121%120.7%196 to 2934N/AN/A
2988N/A122%121.8%209 to 3144N/AN/A
3090N/A123%122.9%223 to 3354N/AN/A
3191N/A123%123.5%231 to 3464N/AN/A
3292N/A124%124%239 to 3584N/AN/A
3393N/A125%124.5%247 to 3704N/AN/A
3494N/A125%125.1%255 to 3824N/AN/A
3595N/A126%125.6%263 to 3955N/AN/A
3696N/A126%126.2%272 to 4085N/AN/A
3797N/A127%126.7%281 to 4215N/AN/A
3898N/A127%127.3%290 to 4355N/AN/A
3999N/A128%127.8%300 to 4495N/AN/A
40100N/A128%128.4%309 to 4645N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying 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.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter'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
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

In addition, Double Strike is the starting skill gem for Duelist. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Double Strike.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Double Strike Attack Speed 16610% increased Double Strike Attack Speedhelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Attack Speed 27515% increased Double Strike Attack Speedhelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Critical Strike Chance 16660% increased Double Strike Critical Strike Chancehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Critical Strike Chance 27590% increased Double Strike Critical Strike Chancehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Damage 16625% increased Double Strike Damagehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Damage 27540% increased Double Strike Damagehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Double Damage Vs Bleeding 166Double Strike has a 10% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding Enemieshelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Double Strike Double Damage Vs Bleeding 275Double Strike has a 15% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding Enemieshelmet 75
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Double Strike has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Prismatic Double Strike EffectPrismatic Double Strike Effect inventory iconPrismatic Double Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Double Strike becomes a Prismatic Effect.Prismatic Double Strike Effect inventory iconYour Double Strike becomes a Prismatic Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 91% at gem level 1 (from 70%), up to 112% at gem level 20 (from 94%).
  • Now has a 25% chance to cause bleeding.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 80%.
2.4.0
  • 13% more damage at gem level 20.
2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
1.0.2b
  • Fixed a bug introduced in 1.0.2 where the skill tooltip damage per second stats displayed incorrect values for Dual Strike inventory iconDual StrikeDual StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 70% of base
    Attack Damage: (125-195)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-195)%
    Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Critical Strike Chance
    +0.5% to Critical Strike Multiplier
    +0.25 to Melee Strike Range5% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifeDeals 0.5% more added damage
    Deals (125-195)% of Base Attack Damage
    (50-107)% increased Critical Strike Chance
    100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
    30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Dual Strike skill icon
    Dual Strike inventory icon
    , Double Strike inventory iconDouble StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 80% of base
    Attack Damage: (91-112)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-112)%
    Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed2% increased Elemental Damage1% chance to Maim on HitDeals (91.3-112)% of Base Attack Damage
    Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies
    25% chance to cause Bleeding
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Double Strike skill icon
    Double Strike inventory icon
    and Cleave inventory iconCleaveCleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Speed: 80% of base
    Attack Damage: (125-170)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-170)%
    Radius: 20
    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 radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Cleave skill icon
    Cleave inventory icon
    .
0.10.2
  • Double Strike's physical damage now increases by 4% per level rather than 3%.
0.9.12qq
  • From 1% attack speed per quality point to 0.35%.
0.9.9d
  • Double Strike has been rebalanced so that the starting level is now level 1
  • It is now pure Dexterity.
0.9.9c
  • Double Strike is now counted as a Melee gem.
0.9.3
  • Double Strike is now disabled on Bows (and Wands).
0.8.0
  • Added new skills: Frenzy inventory iconFrenzyFrenzyAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 10 Mana
    Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%
    Requires Level 16Performs an attack that gives the character a frenzy charge if it hits. Frenzy charges increase your attack speed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack SpeedFires an additional ProjectileMelee Strikes target 0.05 additional nearby Enemy0.25% increased Damage with Ailments per Frenzy ChargeDeals (115-135)% of Base Attack Damage
    5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge
    5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Frenzy skill icon
    Frenzy inventory icon
    , Blood Rage inventory iconBlood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (12-29) Life
    Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: Instant
    Requires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.25% increased Attack SpeedBuff grants 0.1% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit a Unique EnemyBuff grants 0.02% of Elemental Attack Damage leeched as Life(5-15)% increased Attack Speed
    1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life
    You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage
    You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage
    25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
    Base duration is (7-10.8) seconds
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Blood Rage skill icon
    Blood Rage inventory icon
    , Flicker Strike inventory iconFlicker StrikeFlicker StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Movement, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 10 Mana
    Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Attack Speed: 120% of base
    Attack Damage: (142-168)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (142-168)%
    Requires Level 10Teleports the character to a nearby monster and attacks with a melee weapon. If no specific monster is targeted, one is picked at random. Grants a buff that increases movement speed for a duration. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit3% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1% increased teleport rangeDeals (142.2-168)% of Base Attack Damage
    10% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
    15% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
    Buff grants 20% increased Movement Speed
    Base duration is 3 seconds
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Flicker Strike skill icon
    Flicker Strike inventory icon
    , Sweep inventory iconSweepSweepAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 8 Mana
    Attack Speed: 70% of base
    Attack Damage: (170-225)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-225)%
    Radius: 26
    Requires Level 12Swings a two handed melee weapon in a circle, knocking back monsters around the character.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Attack Speed0.1% chance to deal Triple Damage1% increased Knockback DistanceDeals (170-225)% of Base Attack Damage
    (5-75) to (8-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
    Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Sweep skill icon
    Sweep inventory icon
    , Dual Strike inventory iconDual StrikeDual StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Speed: 70% of base
    Attack Damage: (125-195)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-195)%
    Attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one strike. Dual wield only. Does not work with wands.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Critical Strike Chance
    +0.5% to Critical Strike Multiplier
    +0.25 to Melee Strike Range5% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full LifeDeals 0.5% more added damage
    Deals (125-195)% of Base Attack Damage
    (50-107)% increased Critical Strike Chance
    100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
    30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Full Life
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Dual Strike skill icon
    Dual Strike inventory icon
    , Double Strike
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