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Lancing Steel

Overview

Thrust an Axe or Sword forward, consuming your Steel Shards to form a cluster of shards in front of you. The cluster will fire a number of projectiles in sequence, aiming at enemies in front of or close to it. Steel Shards are gained with the Call of Steel Skill.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
28
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
Sever the Right HandDuelist11

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

  • 20% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
  • Hits after the first on each Enemy deal 60% less Damage
  • Consumes up to 4 Steel Shards
  • Fires 4 Projectiles
  • Fires 50% more Projectiles per Steel Shard consumed
At 20% quality

Fires +1 Projectile

Acquisition

Related gem versions 1

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Projectile, Damage, Projectile Speed, Ranged Attack, Physical, Projectiles Not From User, Steel
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 111

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportItem Rarity SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSlower Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning 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 SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportNightblade SupportBarrage SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles 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 SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportVolatility SupportSacred Wisps SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
1289 Mana110%199,3450
2319 Mana113.4%285,815199,345
33410 Mana116.8%401,344485,160
43710 Mana120.3%554,379886,504
54010 Mana123.7%477,4371,440,883
64210 Mana127.1%583,7861,918,320
74410 Mana130.5%710,3592,502,106
84611 Mana133.9%1,355,5113,212,465
94811 Mana137.4%1,138,8774,567,976
105011 Mana140.8%1,368,2335,706,853
115211 Mana144.2%1,638,3387,075,086
125411 Mana147.6%1,956,6488,713,424
135611 Mana151.1%3,655,18410,670,072
145812 Mana154.5%3,017,32714,325,256
156012 Mana157.9%7,759,99517,342,583
166212 Mana161.3%15,138,19325,102,578
176412 Mana164.7%26,083,82540,240,771
186612 Mana168.2%62,620,24766,324,596
196812 Mana171.6%211,708,088128,944,843
207013 Mana175%—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
217213 Mana178.4%——
227413 Mana181.8%——
237613 Mana185.3%——
247813 Mana188.7%——
258013 Mana192.1%——
268214 Mana195.5%——
278414 Mana198.9%——
288614 Mana202.4%——
298814 Mana205.8%——
309014 Mana209.2%——
319114 Mana210.9%——
329214 Mana212.6%——
339314 Mana214.3%——
349415 Mana216.1%——
359515 Mana217.8%——
369615 Mana219.5%——
379715 Mana221.2%——
389815 Mana222.9%——
399915 Mana224.6%——
4010015 Mana226.3%——

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%—
10%—
15%—
20%Fires +1 Projectile
23%—
30%—

Alternate effects 1

Temple Lancing Steel Effect

Your Lancing Steel becomes a Temple Effect.

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