Static Strike

Static StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Chaining
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (110-150)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-150)%
Radius: 19Requires Level 12Attack with a melee weapon, gaining static energy for a duration if you hit an enemy. While you have static energy, you'll frequently hit a number of nearby enemies with beams, dealing attack damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% increased DamageChains +0.05 Times
2% reduced Damage1% increased Beam frequency
1% reduced Area of EffectDeals (110-150)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 3 seconds
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Beams Hit Enemies every (0.4-0.32) seconds
(4-6) maximum Beam Targets
Chains +1 Times
Beams deal 40% less Damage
+(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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Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemStaticStrike

Static Strike is a melee strike attack skill that builds up static energy on you whenever you strike an enemy, rapidly dealing damage to nearby enemies while you have energy stored.

Skill functions and interactions

• Static charge: The initial hit applies a static charge to the player, activating the beam effect for three seconds.

• Static discharge: The beams possess the Chaining tag, start with +1 chain, and can spread through packs if the user has additional chains from some source such as Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with HitsThis 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. or Touch of AnguishTouch of Anguish
  Imperial ClawClaw
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: (78-90) to (234-258)
  Critical Strike Chance: (7.80%-8.40%)
  Attacks per Second: 1.60
  Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 68, 131 Dex, 95 Int+46 Life gained for each Enemy hit by AttacksAdds (40-50) to (130-150) Physical Damage
  30% increased Cold Damage
  (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  20% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Killing a Frozen Enemy
  Skills Chain an additional time while at maximum Frenzy Charges
  10% chance to Freeze
  Critical Strikes do not inherently FreezeGrip the frozen steel, feel it numb you.
  Wield the cold touch of death like
  a splinter of your own shattered heart..
• Melee: The beams appear to qualify as a melee attack for most or all purposes, making Static Strike capable of maintaining effects like Fortify SupportFortify SupportAttack, Support, Melee
  Icon: O
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Fortify DurationHits from Supported Skills Overwhelm 0.25% of Physical Damage Reduction while you have FortifySupported Skills grant Fortify on Melee hit
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Melee Damage
  Supported Skills have (15-34)% increased Fortify duration
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Ailments caused by Melee HitsThis 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. for a long time with just one hit.
• Area of Effect: The Beams are affected by increases or reductions to Area of Effect, but aren't affected by increases or reductions to Area Damage.
• Beam damage is affected by modifiers to damage of the attack that caused the beam. These modifiers continue to work the entire duration. For example:
  • Intimidating CryIntimidating CryWarcry, AoE, Duration, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (13-19) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 8.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Use Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 10Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user and exerting subsequent attacks. Grants a buff which lowers the effect of enemy physical damage reduction against your hits.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate2% increased Warcry SpeedExerted Attacks Overwhelm 0.5% of Physical Damage ReductionExerted Attacks deal 0.5% increased DamageBase duration is (4-4.9) seconds
    Buff causes your Hits to Overwhelm 5% Physical Damage Reduction per 5 Power, up to 30%
    Exerts the next 2 Melee Attacks you perform
    Counts total Power of Enemies in Range
    Exerted Attacks deal Double Damage
    Enemies Taunted by this Warcry are Intimidated
    (0-38)% increased Warcry SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. gives double damage.
  • Ruthless SupportRuthless SupportSlam, Support, Melee, Attack, Strike
    Icon: u
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports melee attack skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful. Cannot support channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal 1% more Melee DamageEvery third Attack with Supported Melee Attacks deals a Ruthless Blow
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Melee Damage
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills have a base Stun Duration of 0.8 seconds
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Damage with Bleeding caused by Melee HitsThis 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. gives ruthless blow damage modifier

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Beam targets	Beams Hit Rate	Melee range	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	110%	110%	4	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	15	25	17	112%	112.1%	4	N/A	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	114%	114.2%	4	N/A	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	116%	116.3%	4	N/A	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	118%	118.4%	4	N/A	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	121%	120.5%	4	N/A	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	123%	122.6%	4	N/A	1	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	125%	124.7%	4	N/A	1	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	127%	126.8%	4	N/A	1	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	129%	128.9%	5	N/A	1	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	131%	131.1%	5	N/A	1	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	133%	133.2%	5	N/A	1	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	135%	135.3%	5	N/A	1	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	137%	137.4%	5	N/A	2	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	139%	139.5%	5	N/A	2	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	142%	141.6%	5	N/A	2	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	144%	143.7%	5	N/A	2	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	146%	145.8%	5	N/A	2	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	148%	147.9%	5	N/A	2	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	150%	150%	6	N/A	2	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	152%	152.1%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	154%	154.2%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	156%	156.3%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	158%	158.4%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	161%	160.5%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	163%	162.6%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	165%	164.7%	6	N/A	3	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	167%	166.8%	6	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	169%	168.9%	6	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	171%	171.1%	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	172%	172.1%	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	173%	173.2%	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	174%	174.2%	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	175%	175.3%	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	176%	176.3%	7	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	177%	177.4%	7	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	178%	178.4%	7	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	179%	179.5%	7	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	181%	180.5%	7	N/A	5	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	182%	181.6%	7	N/A	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

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓

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 ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Static Strike.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Static Strike Damage 1	66	25% increased Static Strike Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Damage 2	75	40% increased Static Strike Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Duration 1	66	30% increased Static Strike Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Duration 2	75	45% increased Static Strike Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Maximum Beam Targets 1	66	Static Strike has +1 maximum Beam Targets	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Maximum Beam Targets 2	75	Static Strike has +2 maximum Beam Targets	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Static Strike Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Static Strike Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Static Strike Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Now has a base duration of 3 seconds (from 2).
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.11.0	Now deals base Damage and has an added Damage effectiveness of 110% at gem level 1 (from 107%), up to 150% at gem level 20 (from 160%). Now has a base duration of 2 seconds (from 4). Now converts 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage (from 60%). No longer causes beams to deal 60% less Damage while Stationary and 40% less Damage while Moving. Beams now deal 40% less Damage at all gem levels. No longer creates a stacking buff, and no longer gains 10% increased Beam frequency per Buff Stack. Beams now hit enemies every 0.4 seconds at gem level 1, down to 0.32 seconds at gem level 20 (from 0.4 seconds at all gem levels).
3.7.0	Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 107% at gem level 1 (from 100%), up to 160% at gem level 20 (from 146%). Now chains an additional time at all gem levels.
3.4.0	Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
3.3.0	Now correctly states that the explosion cannot be evaded or dodged.
3.1.0	Radius has been increased from 19 to 20, bringing its total radius to 24 at gem level 20. Static Strike's explosion now correctly applies ailments with 40% less effect. It was previously applying ailments without taking the less-damage modifier into account.
2.6.0	Static Strike's radius has increased from 16 to 19 units. Static Strike gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius. Static Strike no longer has any variance in the size of the explosion between uses.
2.4.0	16% more damage at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased area of effect per level.
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 area of effect radius per 1% of quality (was 0.75% per 1% quality). The explosions now deal 40% Less Damage (from 30% Less Damage). The Radius of the explosions has been reduced from 18 to 16 and the explosions now have a 20% variance in area of effect.
1.3.0c	Fixed a bug where Static Strike's to-hit checks did not alternate hands correctly while dual wielding.
1.3.0	Static Strike has been added to the game.