PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Perforate

Overview

Smash the ground to bring forth multiple spears to damage enemies. When in Blood Stance, multiple spikes burst from the ground in sequence, able to hit enemies multiple times. In Sand Stance, the spikes are thrust outwards. Requires a Sword or Axe. You are in Blood Stance by default.

Properties

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

Mechanics at a glance

  • Creates 7 Spikes
  • 75% less Damage while in Blood Stance
At 20% quality

Creates +2 Spikes

Acquisition

Related gem versions 2

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

Compatible support gems 113

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 SupportMultistrike 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 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 Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportFist of War SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak 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.
11711850%700
22712980%4% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance30870
34714220%8% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance1,554378
47715570%12% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance6,6671,932
511817050%16% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance26,0478,599
616818660%20% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance49,72534,646
720920310%24% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance95,71484,371
824922060%28% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance169,595180,085
928923890%32% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance283,759349,680
1032925840%36% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance453,996633,439
11361027890%40% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance703,1281,087,435
12401030070%44% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance1,061,2231,790,563
13441032360%48% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance2,065,8702,851,786
14481134780%52% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance2,507,1104,917,656
15521137340%56% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance5,798,9367,424,766
16561140040%60% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance15,083,91913,223,702
17601242910%64% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance27,792,73528,307,621
18641245920%68% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance43,869,73956,100,356
19671249000%72% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance242,081,55699,970,095
20701352260%76% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21721355580%80% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
22741359090%84% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
23761362790%88% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
24781366670%92% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
25801370770%96% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
26821475080%100% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
27841479620%104% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
28861484410%108% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
29881489440%112% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
30901494750%116% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
319114102920%118% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
329214105920%120% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
339314109010%122% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
349415112170%124% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
359515115420%126% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
369615118760%128% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
379715122190%130% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
389815125710%132% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
399915129320%134% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
4010015133020%136% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance
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