PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Crushing Fist

AttackMeleeSlamAoERetaliation

Overview

Retaliate against a blocked hit by calling forth a huge armoured fist to slam into the ground in front of you as you do the same, dealing weapon damage in an area.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

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

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Breaking Some EggsMarauder11
Breaking Some EggsDuelist11

Vendor purchases

These are explicitly reviewed shop relationships, separate from free quest rewards. Class eligibility is preserved exactly; omitted stock is unknown, not unavailable.

VendorVendor / unlockClassesEvidence
NessaBreaking Some EggsTemplar, ScionOfficial change record

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.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Cannot be used by default
    Becomes Usable once for 2 seconds when you Block a Hit
  • 60% less Damage with Ailments
  • Can't be Evaded
  • Base radius is 2 metres
At 20% quality

20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · MarauderBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · DuelistNessaVendor after Breaking Some Eggs · Templar, Scion

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Melee, Slam, Area, Damage, Cooldown, Retaliation
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 112

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportSecond Wind SupportFist of War SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportExpert Retaliation SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
148 Mana4 sec1003.9%Base radius is 2 metres8410
268 Mana4 sec1046.1%Base radius is 2 metres3,099841
399 Mana4 sec1090%Base radius is 2.1 metres7,4333,940
4129 Mana4 sec1135.8%Base radius is 2.1 metres22,89511,373
5169 Mana4 sec1183.5%Base radius is 2.2 metres49,72534,268
62010 Mana4 sec1233.2%Base radius is 2.2 metres95,71483,993
72410 Mana4 sec1285%Base radius is 2.3 metres169,595179,707
82810 Mana4 sec1339%Base radius is 2.3 metres283,759349,302
93211 Mana4 sec1395.2%Base radius is 2.3 metres453,996633,061
103611 Mana4 sec1453.8%Base radius is 2.4 metres703,1281,087,057
114012 Mana4 sec1514.9%Base radius is 2.4 metres1,061,2231,790,185
124412 Mana4 sec1578.5%Base radius is 2.5 metres2,065,8702,851,408
134812 Mana4 sec1644.8%Base radius is 2.5 metres2,507,1104,917,278
145213 Mana4 sec1713.9%Base radius is 2.5 metres2,573,7317,424,388
155513 Mana4 sec1785.9%Base radius is 2.6 metres7,611,3519,998,119
165813 Mana4 sec1860.9%Base radius is 2.6 metres13,437,90817,609,470
176114 Mana4 sec1939.1%Base radius is 2.7 metres25,052,14731,047,378
186414 Mana4 sec2020.5%Base radius is 2.7 metres43,869,43656,099,525
196714 Mana4 sec2105.4%Base radius is 2.8 metres242,081,17899,968,961
207014 Mana4 sec2193.8%Base radius is 2.8 metres—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217215 Mana4 sec2285.9%Base radius is 2.8 metres——
227415 Mana4 sec2381.9%Base radius is 2.9 metres——
237615 Mana4 sec2482%Base radius is 2.9 metres——
247815 Mana4 sec2586.2%Base radius is 3 metres——
258015 Mana4 sec2694.8%Base radius is 3 metres——
268215 Mana4 sec2808%Base radius is 3.1 metres——
278416 Mana4 sec2925.9%Base radius is 3.1 metres——
288616 Mana4 sec3048.8%Base radius is 3.1 metres——
298816 Mana4 sec3176.9%Base radius is 3.2 metres——
309016 Mana4 sec3310.3%Base radius is 3.2 metres——
319116 Mana4 sec3521.8%Base radius is 3.2 metres——
329216 Mana4 sec3595.7%Base radius is 3.3 metres——
339316 Mana4 sec3671.3%Base radius is 3.3 metres——
349417 Mana4 sec3748.3%Base radius is 3.3 metres——
359517 Mana4 sec3827.1%Base radius is 3.3 metres——
369617 Mana4 sec3907.4%Base radius is 3.3 metres——
379717 Mana4 sec3989.5%Base radius is 3.4 metres——
389817 Mana4 sec4073.3%Base radius is 3.4 metres——
399917 Mana4 sec4158.8%Base radius is 3.4 metres——
4010017 Mana4 sec4246.1%Base radius is 3.4 metres——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
10%10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
15%15% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
20%20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
23%23% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
30%30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
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