PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Heavy Strike

Overview

Attacks enemies with a forceful blow. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Staff.

Properties

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

Starting equipment for 1

Mechanics at a glance

  • 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
  • 20% chance to deal Double Damage
At 20% quality

20% chance to deal Double Damage

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatible support gems 116

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity 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 SupportMultistrike SupportMelee Splash 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 SupportAncestral Call SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Ancestral Call SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash SupportAwakened Multistrike 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 Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportTrauma SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Ancestral Call SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
11712430%20% chance to deal Double Damage700
22713410%21% chance to deal Double Damage30870
34714490%22% chance to deal Double Damage1,554378
47715650%23% chance to deal Double Damage6,6671,932
511716930%24% chance to deal Double Damage26,0478,599
616818310%25% chance to deal Double Damage49,72534,646
720819710%26% chance to deal Double Damage95,71484,371
824821180%27% chance to deal Double Damage169,595180,085
928922730%28% chance to deal Double Damage283,759349,680
1032924330%29% chance to deal Double Damage453,996633,439
1136926030%30% chance to deal Double Damage703,1281,087,435
12401027800%31% chance to deal Double Damage1,061,2231,790,563
13441029660%32% chance to deal Double Damage2,065,8702,851,786
14481031610%33% chance to deal Double Damage2,507,1104,917,656
15521033650%34% chance to deal Double Damage5,798,9367,424,766
16561135800%35% chance to deal Double Damage15,083,91913,223,702
17601138040%36% chance to deal Double Damage27,792,73528,307,621
18641140390%37% chance to deal Double Damage43,869,73956,100,356
19671242770%38% chance to deal Double Damage242,081,55699,970,095
20701245250%39% chance to deal Double Damage342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721247770%40% chance to deal Double Damage
22741250400%41% chance to deal Double Damage
23761253130%42% chance to deal Double Damage
24781256000%43% chance to deal Double Damage
25801358990%44% chance to deal Double Damage
26821362120%45% chance to deal Double Damage
27841365400%46% chance to deal Double Damage
28861368810%47% chance to deal Double Damage
29881372380%48% chance to deal Double Damage
30901376110%49% chance to deal Double Damage
31911381770%49% chance to deal Double Damage
32921483840%50% chance to deal Double Damage
33931485970%50% chance to deal Double Damage
34941488140%51% chance to deal Double Damage
35951490360%51% chance to deal Double Damage
36961492620%52% chance to deal Double Damage
37971494940%52% chance to deal Double Damage
38981497320%53% chance to deal Double Damage
39991499740%53% chance to deal Double Damage
4010014102220%54% chance to deal Double Damage
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