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Gem
Skill

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Whirling Blades

AttackMeleeMovementTravel

Overview

Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. If dual wielding attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one hit. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
10
Cast time
2.6 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
The Caged BruteDuelist11
The Caged BruteRanger11
The Caged BruteShadow11

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

  • When Dual Wielding, Deals 75% Damage from each Weapon combined
  • +0.6 seconds to Attack Time
At 20% quality

10% increased Attack Speed

Acquisition

The Caged BruteAct 1 quest reward · DuelistThe Caged BruteAct 1 quest reward · RangerThe Caged BruteAct 1 quest reward · Shadow

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Melee, Movement, Travel
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 105

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 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 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 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 SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
1106 Mana136.4%9,5690
2136 Mana142.5%28,1899,569
3177 Mana149.2%59,14637,758
4217 Mana156.2%111,19296,904
5257 Mana163.4%193,800208,096
6297 Mana171%320,280401,896
7338 Mana179%359,090722,176
8368 Mana187.1%498,5081,081,266
9398 Mana195.4%682,0571,579,774
10428 Mana204.1%921,7772,261,831
11458 Mana213.3%1,727,8793,183,608
12489 Mana222.7%1,791,7694,911,487
13519 Mana232.7%2,353,6796,703,256
14549 Mana243.1%3,070,9129,056,935
15579 Mana253.8%9,095,46612,127,847
16609 Mana265.2%16,039,89021,223,313
176310 Mana277%29,817,11737,263,203
186610 Mana289.2%62,895,05667,080,320
196810 Mana301.7%212,051,599129,975,376
207010 Mana314.5%—342,026,975
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
217210 Mana328%——
227410 Mana341.9%——
237610 Mana356.5%——
247811 Mana371.8%——
258011 Mana387.5%——
268211 Mana404.1%——
278411 Mana421.3%——
288611 Mana439.3%——
298811 Mana458%——
309011 Mana477.5%——
319111 Mana506.7%——
329211 Mana517.5%——
339312 Mana528.5%——
349412 Mana539.7%——
359512 Mana551.3%——
369612 Mana562.9%——
379712 Mana574.9%——
389812 Mana587.1%——
399912 Mana599.5%——
4010012 Mana612.3%——

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%2.5% increased Attack Speed
10%5% increased Attack Speed
15%7.5% increased Attack Speed
20%10% increased Attack Speed
23%11.5% increased Attack Speed
30%15% increased Attack Speed

Alternate effects 7

Purple Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become a purple effect.

Ice Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become an Icy effect.

Phantasmal Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become a Phantasmal Effect.

Faith Guard Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become a Faith Guard Effect.

Ringmaster Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become a Ringmaster Effect.

Hasina Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades become a Hasina Effect.

Illusionist Whirling Blades Effect

Your Whirling Blades becomes an Illusionist Effect.

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