Support

Close Combat Support

Overview

Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.

Properties

Gem type: Support
Colour: Green
Attribute: Strength
Drop level: 18

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

Quest	Classes	Amount	Reward item level
Sharp and Cruel	Marauder	1	1
Sharp and Cruel	Duelist	1	1
Sharp and Cruel	Ranger	1	1

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

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Mechanics at a glance

Combat Rush grants 20% more Attack Speed to Travel Skills that are not Supported by Close Combat
Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit
Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill
This Skill can only be used with Axes or Swords
Deals up to 25% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity

At 20% quality

10% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies

Acquisition

Sharp and CruelAct 2 quest reward · Marauder Sharp and CruelAct 2 quest reward · Duelist Sharp and CruelAct 2 quest reward · Ranger

Compatibility rules

Allowed skill types: Melee
Excluded skill types: Creates Minion

A skill must satisfy the allowed expression and must not satisfy the excluded expression. The check uses both the skill’s own and its granted minion skill types.

Gem level	Required level	Cost & Reservation Multiplier	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
1	18	140%	Deals up to 25% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	69,833	0
2	22	140%	Deals up to 25% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	128,549	69,833
3	26	140%	Deals up to 26% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	154,553	198,382
4	29	140%	Deals up to 27% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	225,374	352,935
5	32	140%	Deals up to 28% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	320,672	578,309
6	35	140%	Deals up to 28% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	447,718	898,981
7	38	140%	Deals up to 29% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	615,318	1,346,699
8	41	140%	Deals up to 30% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	834,639	1,962,017
9	44	140%	Deals up to 31% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	1,570,760	2,796,656
10	47	140%	Deals up to 31% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	1,633,987	4,367,416
11	50	140%	Deals up to 32% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	2,151,030	6,001,403
12	53	140%	Deals up to 33% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	2,812,189	8,152,433
13	56	140%	Deals up to 34% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	3,655,184	10,964,622
14	58	140%	Deals up to 34% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	3,017,327	14,619,806
15	60	140%	Deals up to 35% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	7,818,905	17,637,133
16	62	140%	Deals up to 36% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	15,256,013	25,456,038
17	64	140%	Deals up to 37% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	26,260,555	40,712,051
18	66	140%	Deals up to 37% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	62,855,887	66,972,606
19	68	140%	Deals up to 38% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	212,002,638	129,828,493
20	70	140%	Deals up to 39% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	341,831,131

Gem level	Required level	Cost & Reservation Multiplier	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
21	72	140%	Deals up to 40% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
22	74	140%	Deals up to 40% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
23	76	140%	Deals up to 41% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
24	78	140%	Deals up to 42% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
25	80	140%	Deals up to 43% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
26	82	140%	Deals up to 43% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
27	84	140%	Deals up to 44% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
28	86	140%	Deals up to 45% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
29	88	140%	Deals up to 46% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
30	90	140%	Deals up to 46% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
31	91	140%	Deals up to 47% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
32	92	140%	Deals up to 47% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
33	93	140%	Deals up to 47% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
34	94	140%	Deals up to 48% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
35	95	140%	Deals up to 48% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
36	96	140%	Deals up to 49% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
37	97	140%	Deals up to 49% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
38	98	140%	Deals up to 49% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
39	99	140%	Deals up to 50% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—
40	100	140%	Deals up to 50% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity	—	—

Quality	Effects
0%	No quality bonus
5%	2.5% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies
10%	5% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies
15%	7.5% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies
20%	10% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies
23%	11.5% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies
30%	15% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range Enemies