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Ground SlamAttack, AoE, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (115-150)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-150)%
Radius: 35
Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Stun Duration on enemies
0.5% increased Area of Effect
0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Area of Effect
2% reduced angle
Deals (115-188)% of Base Attack Damage
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage to closer targets
+(0-6) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ground Slam skill iconGround Slam 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/SkillGemGroundSlam

Ground Slam skill screenshot


For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Ground Slam.

Ground Slam is a melee attack creating a wave that travels forwards and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Accuracy: Accuracy is a factor despite the nature of the skill. Ground Slam can miss.
  • Dual Wielding: Ground slam will use both weapons when dual wielding.
  • Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This essentially means that enemies struck by Ground Slam have a greater chance to be stunned than with other attacks.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Close Target DamagePhysical DamageRadiusExp.Total Exp.
110115%115%40%N/AN/A00
220117%116.8%40%N/AN/A7070
3416119%118.7%41%N/A1308378
4722121%120.5%41%N/A115541932
51131122%122.4%42%N/A166678599
61641124%124.2%42%N/A22604734646
72050126%126.1%43%N/A24972584371
82458128%127.9%43%N/A295714180085
92867130%129.7%44%N/A3169595349680
103275132%131.6%44%N/A3283759633439
113683133%133.4%45%N/A34539961087435
124092135%135.3%45%N/A47031281790563
1344100137%137.1%46%N/A410612232851786
1448109139%138.9%46%N/A420658704917656
1552117141%140.8%47%N/A525071107424766
1656125143%142.6%47%N/A5579893613223702
1760134144%144.5%48%N/A51508391928307621
1864142146%146.3%48%N/A62779273556100356
1967148148%148.2%49%N/A64386973999970095
2070155150%150%49%N/A6242081556342051651
2172159152%151.8%50%N/A7N/AN/A
2274N/A154%153.7%50%N/A7N/AN/A
2376N/A156%155.5%51%N/A7N/AN/A
2478N/A157%157.4%51%N/A8N/AN/A
2580N/A159%159.2%52%N/A8N/AN/A
2682N/A161%161.1%52%N/A8N/AN/A
2784N/A163%162.9%53%N/A9N/AN/A
2886N/A165%164.7%53%N/A9N/AN/A
2988N/A167%166.6%54%N/A9N/AN/A
3090N/A168%168.4%54%N/A10N/AN/A
3191N/A169%169.3%54%N/A10N/AN/A
3292N/A170%170.3%55%N/A10N/AN/A
3393N/A171%171.2%55%N/A10N/AN/A
3494N/A172%172.1%55%N/A10N/AN/A
3595N/A173%173%55%N/A10N/AN/A
3696N/A174%173.9%55%N/A11N/AN/A
3797N/A175%174.9%55%N/A11N/AN/A
3898N/A176%175.8%56%N/A11N/AN/A
3999N/A177%176.7%56%N/A11N/AN/A
40100N/A178%176.8%56%N/A11N/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

Quest reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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 →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
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 Ground Slam:

ItemLimitRadiusStats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ground Slam.

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 Ground Slam Angle 166Ground Slam has a 16% increased anglehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Angle 275Ground Slam has a 24% increased anglehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Damage 16625% increased Ground Slam Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Damage 27540% increased Ground Slam Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Area Of Effect 16616% increased Ground Slam Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Area Of Effect 27524% increased Ground Slam Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Ground Slam has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now deals 188% of Base Damage, and has 188% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 150%).
3.11.0
  • The visual effects have been improved.
  • No longer has added Attack Physical Damage.
  • Now deals base damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 115% at gem level 1 (from 95%), up to 150% at gem level 20 (from 125%).
  • No longer tagged as a Physical gem.
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 95% at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 125% at gem level 20 (unchanged).
  • Now adds 2 to 3 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 90%.
  • Now gains 1% increased Stun Duration on enemies and 0.5% increased area of effect per 1% gem quality (from 1.5% increased Stun Duration on enemies per 1% gem quality).
3.6.0
  • Can now affect up to 40 targets per attack (from 20).
3.5.0
  • Ground Slam is no longer main-hand only.
3.3.0
  • Previously dealt damage in a cone in front of the attacker, based on weapon damage.
  • Now deals damage in a cone in front of the attacker, based on weapon damage, but also deals up to 40% more damage to closer targets at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20.
  • Now has a significantly wider area of effect.
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness and base damage of 100% at gem level 1 (up from 90%), up to 123% at gem level 20 (up from 120%).
  • Can be used with axes.
2.6.0
  • Ground Slam gains 1 additional unit of radius every 3 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.4.0
  • 15% 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.
  • Ground Slam now gains increased area of effect radius of 1% for each level after the first.
2.0.3
  • Increased the base damage of Ground Slam at all levels. (80% base damage to 85% base damage at level 1, progressing at the same rate to level 20).
0.11.6
  • The damage wave of Ground Slam is no longer connected to attack speed, so no matter how fast you attack, the damage wave will still move at the same speed.
    This does not prevent you from repeat attacking.
  • Ground Slam: increased from 70% to 80% weapon damage. Its reduced stun threshold has been reduced from 35% to 25%.
0.9.13
  • Ground Slam now attacks at the speed of your weapon.
0.9.12qq
  • Damage modifiers are now factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
0.9.12m
  • Reduced the damage of Ground Slam by 20%.
  • The damage penalty is now factored into the Damage Effectiveness of the skill, rather than as a negative stat.
0.9.12f
  • Fixed a newly introduced bug where Ground Slam would always get critical strikes.
0.9.4c
  • Fixed a crash that can occur with Ground Slam.
0.9.4
0.9.3c
  • Increased damage by raising its flat damage penalty from -15% to -12%.
0.9.1
  • Fixed the behaviour of Ground Slam so that you don't miss things really close to you.
0.7.1
  • Leap Slam and Ground Slam now check your Accuracy Rating
0.6.8
  • Improved Ground Slam effects
0.6.0
  • Added new skills: Ground Slam, Elemental Hit and Cleave
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