Pierce

This page is about the projectile behavior. For the support gem, see Pierce Support.

Pierce is a behaviour of projectiles that enables them to pass through targets they hit, continuing along their original trajectory.

Mechanics

Only one projectile behaviour can be applied each time a projectile hits a target. Pierce has first priority for projectile behaviours, followed by fork, chain, then return. This means that if you had pierce, fork, and chain supporting the same skill, it would first pierce to its maximum number of pierces, then fork, and only then would it be able to chain to its maximum number of chains.

The number of times a projectile can pierce is equal to the sum of all Projectiles Pierce x additional Targets modifiers. If a projectile is an arrow, Arrows Pierce x additional Targets modifiers are included in the sum. The Projectiles Pierce all Targets modifier built in to and allow projectiles to pierce an unlimited number of times. The Arrows Pierce all Targets modifier found on functions the same way for arrow projectiles.

Projectiles apply their on-hit effects to each target they pierce or otherwise hit. For example, will apply its debuff to each target a projectile hits. Skills such as and apply their on-hit area damage effects each time a projectile pierces or otherwise hits a target. The explosion behaviour of some projectiles, such as and , is not an on-hit effect and occurs only when a projectile ceases to exist.

Related effects

Some unique items or passive skills provide bonuses based off of pierce.

• Powerful Precision grants Projectiles Pierce all nearby Targets and Projectiles have 100% increased Critical Strike Chance against Targets they Pierce.
• grants the modifier .
• has 50% chance to inflict bleeding with Piercing arrows.

Active skill gems

Main page: List of pierce related skill gems

Support skill gems

Main page: List of pierce related skill gems

Base items

The following base items are related to pierce:

Unique items

The following unique items are related to pierce:

Passive skills

Basic passive skills

The following passive skills are related to pierce:

Cluster Jewel passive skills

The following Cluster Jewel passive skills are related to pierce:

Cluster Jewel keystone passive skills

The following Cluster Jewel keystone passive skills are related to pierce:

Ascendancy passive skills

The following Ascendancy passive skills are related to pierce:

Version history

Version	Changes
3.0.0	Pierce has been reworked. Items and skills that used to use or provide pierce chance now instead use or provide a number of pierces. Once a projectile has reached its pierce limit, it will not pierce further.