Splitting Steel

Overview

Fire a single projectile that splits on impact or at the targeted location, dealing area damage when it splits and again when the split projectiles explode at the end of their flight. Projectiles from this skill cannot return. Requires a Sword or Axe.

Properties

Gem type: Active
Colour: Green
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.

Quest	Classes	Amount	Reward item level
Enemy at the Gate	Duelist	1	1
Enemy at the Gate	Scion	1	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.

First levelCompare withSecond levelQuality for both

Mechanics at a glance

Base radius is 0.8 metres
40% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
Projectiles can Split without hitting a target
Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to
the number of targets Projectile Splits towards
Projectiles Split towards 2 targets

At 20% quality

40% increased Impale Effect

Acquisition

Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Duelist Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Scion

Related gem versions 1

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

Splitting Steel of Ammunition

Compatibility inputs

Skill types: Attack, Ranged Attack, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Area, Physical, Single Main Projectile, Projectile Cannot Return
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.

Gem level	Required level	Cost	Damage effectiveness	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
1	1	6 Mana	120%	Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	70	0
2	2	6 Mana	134.1%	Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	308	70
3	4	6 Mana	148.1%	Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	1,554	378
4	7	7 Mana	162.2%	Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	6,667	1,932
5	11	7 Mana	176.2%	Base radius is 0.1 metres Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	26,047	8,599
6	16	7 Mana	190.3%	Base radius is 0.1 metres Projectiles Split towards 2 targets	49,725	34,646
7	20	8 Mana	204.3%	Base radius is 0.1 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	95,714	84,371
8	24	8 Mana	218.4%	Base radius is 0.1 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	169,595	180,085
9	28	8 Mana	232.4%	Base radius is 0.2 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	283,759	349,680
10	32	8 Mana	246.5%	Base radius is 0.2 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	453,996	633,439
11	36	9 Mana	260.5%	Base radius is 0.2 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	703,128	1,087,435
12	40	9 Mana	274.6%	Base radius is 0.2 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	1,061,223	1,790,563
13	44	9 Mana	288.6%	Base radius is 0.3 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	2,065,870	2,851,786
14	48	10 Mana	302.7%	Base radius is 0.3 metres Projectiles Split towards 3 targets	2,507,110	4,917,656
15	52	10 Mana	316.7%	Base radius is 0.3 metres Projectiles Split towards 4 targets	5,798,936	7,424,766
16	56	10 Mana	330.8%	Base radius is 0.3 metres Projectiles Split towards 4 targets	15,083,919	13,223,702
17	60	10 Mana	344.8%	Base radius is 0.4 metres Projectiles Split towards 4 targets	27,792,735	28,307,621
18	64	11 Mana	358.9%	Base radius is 0.4 metres Projectiles Split towards 4 targets	43,869,739	56,100,356
19	67	11 Mana	372.9%	Base radius is 0.4 metres Projectiles Split towards 4 targets	242,081,556	99,970,095
20	70	11 Mana	387%	Base radius is 0.4 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	342,051,651

Gem level	Required level	Cost	Damage effectiveness	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
21	72	11 Mana	401.1%	Base radius is 0.5 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
22	74	11 Mana	415.1%	Base radius is 0.5 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
23	76	12 Mana	429.2%	Base radius is 0.5 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
24	78	12 Mana	443.2%	Base radius is 0.5 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
25	80	12 Mana	457.3%	Base radius is 0.6 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
26	82	12 Mana	471.3%	Base radius is 0.6 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
27	84	12 Mana	485.4%	Base radius is 0.6 metres Projectiles Split towards 5 targets	—	—
28	86	12 Mana	499.4%	Base radius is 0.6 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
29	88	12 Mana	513.5%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
30	90	13 Mana	527.5%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
31	91	13 Mana	534.6%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
32	92	13 Mana	541.6%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
33	93	13 Mana	548.6%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 6 targets	—	—
34	94	13 Mana	555.6%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
35	95	13 Mana	562.7%	Base radius is 0.7 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
36	96	13 Mana	569.7%	Base radius is 0.8 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
37	97	13 Mana	576.7%	Base radius is 0.8 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
38	98	13 Mana	583.7%	Base radius is 0.8 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
39	99	13 Mana	590.8%	Base radius is 0.8 metres Projectiles Split towards 7 targets	—	—
40	100	13 Mana	597.8%	Base radius is 0.8 metres Projectiles Split towards 8 targets	—	—

Quality	Effects
0%	No quality bonus
5%	10% increased Impale Effect
10%	20% increased Impale Effect
15%	30% increased Impale Effect
20%	40% increased Impale Effect
23%	46% increased Impale Effect
30%	60% increased Impale Effect