Heavy Strike - Path of Exile

Heavy Strike Heavy Strike is an active skill gem.

Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.

Attack, Melee, Strike. Level: 1–20. Cost: 5 Mana. Attack Speed: 85% of base. Attack Damage: 195–313% of base. Effectiveness of Added Damage: 195–313%. Requires Level 1.

  • Knocks Enemies Back on Hit
  • 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
  • +2 to Melee Strike Range
  • (20–39)% chance to deal Double Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

NameAdditional Effects From QualityWeight
Heavy Strike(0–20)% increased Stun Duration on enemies
(0–20)% increased Damage		50

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Related Gems

Level Effect

LevelRequires LevelStrengthBase Damage20% chance to deal Double DamageExperience
1110195%2070
2212201.2%21308
3416207.4%221,554
4722213.6%236,667
51131219.8%2426,047
61641226.1%2549,725
72050232.3%2695,714
82458238.5%27169,595
92867244.7%28283,759
103275250.9%29453,996
113683257.1%30703,128
124092263.3%311,061,223
1344100269.5%322,065,870
1448109275.7%332,507,110
1552117281.9%345,798,936
1656125288.2%3515,083,919
1760134294.4%3627,792,735
1864142300.6%3743,869,739
1967148306.8%38242,081,556
2070155313%39
2172319.2%40
2274325.4%41
2376331.6%42
2478337.8%43
2580344.1%44
2682350.3%45
2784356.5%46
2886362.7%47
2988368.9%48
3090375.1%49
3191378.2%49
3292381.3%50
3393384.4%50
3494387.5%51
3595390.6%51
3696393.7%52
3797396.8%52
3898399.9%53
3999403.1%53
40100406.2%54

Heavy Strike is an melee strike attack skill that hits and knocks back an enemy, using a mace, axe, sword or any two-handed weapon. Each hit has a chance to deal double damage.

Skill functions and interactions

  • Dual Wielding: Dual wielders can use Heavy Strike as long as both of their weapons are an axe, sword or mace, the attack will alternate between weapons.
  • Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This modifier increases the chance that enemies struck by Heavy Strike are stunned. This is additive with other reduced Enemy Stun Threshold modifiers, such as from Stun Support.

Item acquisition

Heavy Strike can drop anywhere. Drop level: 5.

Recipes

Heavy Strike can be created from the following recipes:

Amount Part Description
6 The Fox Random level 20 gem
8 Dying Anguish Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality
8 The Hook Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality
3 Gemcutter's Promise Random gem with 20% quality
1 Gemcutter's Incubator Random gem with 1–20% quality
1 The Void Random divination card set exchange

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class → Witch Shadow Ranger Duelist Marauder Templar Scion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate
Act 1
Nessa		 ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa		 ✓
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth		 ✓

In addition, Heavy Strike is the starting skill gem for Marauder. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Heavy Strike:

Item Limit Radius Stats

Drop disabled

The following threshold jewels augment Heavy Strike, but drop disabled:

(Drop-disabled item can still be acquired in the permanent leagues by trading with other players)

Item Base Item Level Stats
Weight of the Empire Crimson Jewel 1 (8-12)% increased Global Physical Damage
With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Heavy Strike has a
20% chance to deal Double Damage

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Heavy Strike.

Name Level Labyrinth Stats Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 1 66 Merciless Labyrinth 10% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Attack Speed 2 75 Eternal Labyrinth 15% increased Heavy Strike Attack Speed helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 1 66 Merciless Labyrinth 25% increased Heavy Strike Damage helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Damage 2 75 Eternal Labyrinth 40% increased Heavy Strike Damage helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 1 66 Merciless Labyrinth Heavy Strike has a 8% chance to deal Double Damage helmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Heavy Strike Double Damage 2 75 Eternal Labyrinth Heavy Strike has a 12% chance to deal Double Damage helmet 100
default 0