

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
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
- 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.
Compatibility inputs
- Skill types
- Attack, Melee Single Target, Multistrikeable, Melee
- 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 116
Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.
Gem progression 20 standard levels
| Gem level | Required level | Cost | Damage effectiveness | Effects | Exp. to next | Total exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 Mana | 224.3% | 20% chance to deal Double Damage | 70 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 Mana | 234.1% | 21% chance to deal Double Damage | 308 | 70 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 Mana | 244.9% | 22% chance to deal Double Damage | 1,554 | 378 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 Mana | 256.5% | 23% chance to deal Double Damage | 6,667 | 1,932 |
| 5 | 11 | 7 Mana | 269.3% | 24% chance to deal Double Damage | 26,047 | 8,599 |
| 6 | 16 | 8 Mana | 283.1% | 25% chance to deal Double Damage | 49,725 | 34,646 |
| 7 | 20 | 8 Mana | 297.1% | 26% chance to deal Double Damage | 95,714 | 84,371 |
| 8 | 24 | 8 Mana | 311.8% | 27% chance to deal Double Damage | 169,595 | 180,085 |
| 9 | 28 | 9 Mana | 327.3% | 28% chance to deal Double Damage | 283,759 | 349,680 |
| 10 | 32 | 9 Mana | 343.3% | 29% chance to deal Double Damage | 453,996 | 633,439 |
| 11 | 36 | 9 Mana | 360.3% | 30% chance to deal Double Damage | 703,128 | 1,087,435 |
| 12 | 40 | 10 Mana | 378% | 31% chance to deal Double Damage | 1,061,223 | 1,790,563 |
| 13 | 44 | 10 Mana | 396.6% | 32% chance to deal Double Damage | 2,065,870 | 2,851,786 |
| 14 | 48 | 10 Mana | 416.1% | 33% chance to deal Double Damage | 2,507,110 | 4,917,656 |
| 15 | 52 | 10 Mana | 436.5% | 34% chance to deal Double Damage | 5,798,936 | 7,424,766 |
| 16 | 56 | 11 Mana | 458% | 35% chance to deal Double Damage | 15,083,919 | 13,223,702 |
| 17 | 60 | 11 Mana | 480.4% | 36% chance to deal Double Damage | 27,792,735 | 28,307,621 |
| 18 | 64 | 11 Mana | 503.9% | 37% chance to deal Double Damage | 43,869,739 | 56,100,356 |
| 19 | 67 | 12 Mana | 527.7% | 38% chance to deal Double Damage | 242,081,556 | 99,970,095 |
| 20 | 70 | 12 Mana | 552.5% | 39% chance to deal Double Damage | — | 342,051,651 |
Show extended levels 21–40
| Gem level | Required level | Cost | Damage effectiveness | Effects | Exp. to next | Total exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 72 | 12 Mana | 577.7% | 40% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 22 | 74 | 12 Mana | 604% | 41% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 23 | 76 | 12 Mana | 631.3% | 42% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 24 | 78 | 12 Mana | 660% | 43% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 25 | 80 | 13 Mana | 689.9% | 44% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 26 | 82 | 13 Mana | 721.2% | 45% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 27 | 84 | 13 Mana | 754% | 46% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 28 | 86 | 13 Mana | 788.1% | 47% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 29 | 88 | 13 Mana | 823.8% | 48% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 30 | 90 | 13 Mana | 861.1% | 49% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 31 | 91 | 13 Mana | 917.7% | 49% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 32 | 92 | 14 Mana | 938.4% | 50% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 33 | 93 | 14 Mana | 959.7% | 50% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 34 | 94 | 14 Mana | 981.4% | 51% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 35 | 95 | 14 Mana | 1003.6% | 51% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 36 | 96 | 14 Mana | 1026.2% | 52% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 37 | 97 | 14 Mana | 1049.4% | 52% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 38 | 98 | 14 Mana | 1073.2% | 53% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 39 | 99 | 14 Mana | 1097.4% | 53% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
| 40 | 100 | 14 Mana | 1122.2% | 54% chance to deal Double Damage | — | — |
Quality progression
Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.
| Quality | Effects |
|---|---|
| 0% | No quality bonus |
| 5% | 5% chance to deal Double Damage |
| 10% | 10% chance to deal Double Damage |
| 15% | 15% chance to deal Double Damage |
| 20% | 20% chance to deal Double Damage |
| 23% | 23% chance to deal Double Damage |
| 30% | 30% chance to deal Double Damage |