Dual Strike

Dual 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 damageDeals (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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Dual Strike is an attack skill. It attacks an enemy with both weapons with increased critical strike chance, and can only be used while dual wielding. It has more damage and critical strike chance against enemies at full life.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Dual Wielding: Most other melee skills will alternate weapons or only use the main hand while making dual wielding attacks. Dual Strike, Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (90-135)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-135)%Hits enemies, adding some of your physical damage as chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed
0.5% increased Poison Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage1% increased Chaos Damage0.5% chance to also Poison a nearby Enemy when you inflict PoisonDeals (90-135)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
60% chance to Poison on Hit
Base duration is 4 seconds
(5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage
Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage
30% Less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding
+(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and CleaveCleaveAttack, 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: 20The 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. are the only current exceptions. If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance or accuracy values, it is possible to critical or miss with one weapon, but not the other. Hollow Palm Technique does not allow the skill to work while unarmed.

On-hit Effects: Effects that typically occur when you hit an enemy will only apply for this skill once per use.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Critical Strike Chance	Range	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	125%	125%	50%	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	0	128%	128%	53%	N/A	70	70
3	4	0	0	132%	132%	56%	N/A	308	378
4	7	14	0	136%	136%	59%	N/A	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	139%	139%	62%	N/A	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	143%	143%	65%	N/A	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	147%	147%	68%	1	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	150%	150%	71%	1	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	154%	154%	74%	1	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	158%	158%	77%	1	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	161%	161%	80%	1	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	165%	165%	83%	1	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	169%	169%	86%	1	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	172%	172%	89%	2	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	176%	176%	92%	2	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	180%	180%	95%	2	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	183%	183%	98%	2	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	187%	187%	101%	2	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	191%	191%	104%	2	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	195%	195%	107%	2	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	198%	198%	110%	3	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	202%	202%	113%	3	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	206%	206%	116%	3	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	209%	209%	119%	3	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	213%	213%	122%	3	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	217%	217%	125%	3	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	220%	220%	128%	3	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	224%	224%	131%	4	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	228%	228%	134%	4	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	231%	231%	137%	4	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	233%	233%	140%	4	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	235%	235%	143%	4	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	237%	237%	146%	4	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	239%	239%	149%	4	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	241%	241%	152%	5	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	242%	242%	155%	5	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	244%	244%	158%	5	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	246%	246%	161%	5	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	248%	248%	164%	5	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	250%	250%	167%	5	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
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

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 ↓
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 Dual Strike:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Might and InfluenceMight and Influence Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Attack Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while wielding an Axe With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while wielding a Claw With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while wielding a Dagger With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike deals Splash Damage to surrounding targets while wielding a Mace With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (20-30)% increased Accuracy Rating while wielding a SwordEmperor Chitus could offer you a gift with one hand, and drive a blade into your back with the other. His blend of brutality and charisma cultured a potent mixture of fear and admiration among the masses.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	Medium	(10-15)% increased Attack Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while wielding an Axe With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while wielding a Claw With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while wielding a Dagger With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike deals Splash Damage to surrounding targets while wielding a Mace With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (20-30)% increased Accuracy Rating while wielding a Sword

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Dual Strike.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Dual Strike Attack Speed 1	66	10% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Attack Speed 2	75	15% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 1	66	60% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 2	75	90% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 1	66	25% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 2	75	40% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now deals base Damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 125% at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 190% at gem level 20 (from 170%).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 125% at gem level 1 (from 58%), up to 170% at gem level 20 (from 104%). Now has 50% increased critical strike chance at gem level 1, up to 107% at gem level 20. Now has 100% more critical strike chance against enemies that are on full life. Now deals 30% more damage with hits and ailments against enemies that are on full life. Now has an attack speed multiplier of 70%. Now gains +0.5% to critical strike multiplier and 1% increased critical strike chance per 1% quality (previously 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% quality).
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
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.
2.0.0	Now grants 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% quality instead of increased critical strike chance.
1.3.0	Dual Strike's damage penalty has been increased from 10% to 15%.
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, Double Strike and Cleave.
1.0.0	Increased the mana cost.
0.9.12qq	Damage modifiers factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
0.9.12f	Fixed a newly introduced bug where Dual Strike could not hit.
0.9.6	Fixed Dual Strike alternating weapon base durations when it should have been using an average.
0.9.3g	Increased the damage by reducing its damage penalty from -20% to -10%.
0.8.0	Added new skills: FrenzyFrenzyAttack, 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-29) Life Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires 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) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Flicker 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 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., SweepSweepAttack, 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: 26Requires 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 radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Dual Strike, Double 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.