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LacerateAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 8 Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Attack Speed: 60% of base
Radius: 38
Requires Level 12Slashes twice, releasing waves of force that damage enemies they hit. Enemies in the middle of the slashes can be hit by both. The slashes will have a chance to inflict bleeding in Blood Stance, or have a wider angle in Sand Stance, Can be used with Axes and Swords. You are in Blood Stance by default.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Physical Damage1% increased Bleeding DurationDeals (100-122.83)% of Base Attack Damage
(50-88)% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance
25% chance to cause Bleeding while in Blood Stance
(5-75) to (8-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
50% increased angle while in Sand Stance
+(0-9) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Lacerate skill iconLacerate inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemLacerate

Lacerate skill screenshot

Lacerate is a melee attack skill that performs two slashes: one aimed just to the left, then one just to the right. The slashes damage all enemies in a cone in front of the attacker. Each slash does less damage than a single hit from Cleave inventory iconCleaveCleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (125-170)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-170)%
Radius: 20
The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack Speed+1 Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks2% increased Area of Effect while not Dual Wielding5% chance to Destroy Corpses on KillDeals (125-170)% of Base Attack Damage
When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
+(0-6) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Cleave skill icon
Cleave inventory icon
, but the two slashes overlap in the middle, hitting enemies in front twice.[1]

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Dual wielding: Lacerate when dual wielding always does a main-hand hit followed by an off-hand hit.[2] In the case of having an off-hand weapon other than a sword or axe, the skill cannot be used.
  • Base radius of Lacerate is 38 units.[3]
  • Lacerate interacts with Blood and Sand Stance, gaining bleed chance and more bleed damage in Blood Stance, and gaining a wider wave in Sand Stance.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Damage with BleedingPhysical DamageRadiusExp.Total Exp.
1122114100%100%50%5 to 8N/A00
2152517102%101.17%52%7 to 10N/A1524915249
3193021102%102.33%54%8 to 1314151756766
4233524103%103.67%56%11 to 16181983138749
5274128105%104.83%58%13 to 192147968286717
6314632107%106%60%16 to 242250557537274
7355136107%107.17%62%19 to 283405086942360
8385538108%108.33%64%22 to 3234477181390078
9415941110%109.67%66%25 to 3746153182005396
10446344110%110.83%68%28 to 4248346392840035
11476747112%112%70%32 to 47515707604410795
12507149113%113.17%72%36 to 54516339876044782
13537552115%114.33%74%40 to 60621510308195812
14567955115%115.67%76%45 to 686281218911008001
15598358117%116.83%78%51 to 767509936016107361
16628760118%118%80%56 to 857940073125508092
17649062118%119.17%82%61 to 9181527336640781458
18669264120%120.33%84%65 to 9882628658267068040
19689566122%121.67%86%70 to 105962890590129958630
20709868123%122.83%88%75 to 1139212046017342004647
217210070123%124%90%81 to 12210N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A125%125.17%92%87 to 13010N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A127%126.33%94%93 to 14011N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A128%127.67%96%100 to 15011N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A128%128.83%98%107 to 16012N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A130%130%100%114 to 17212N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A132%131.17%102%123 to 18413N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A132%132.33%104%131 to 19713N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A133%133.67%106%140 to 21014N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A135%134.83%108%150 to 22414N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A135%135.42%109%155 to 23214N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A137%136%110%160 to 24015N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A137%136.58%111%165 to 24815N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A137%137.17%112%171 to 25615N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A138%137.75%113%176 to 26515N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A138%138.33%114%182 to 27316N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A138%138.92%115%188 to 28216N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A140%139.5%116%194 to 29216N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A140%140.08%117%201 to 30116N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A140%140.67%118%207 to 31117N/AN/A

Item acquisition
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Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Lacerate.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Double Slash Added Phys To Bleeding 166Lacerate deals (4-8) to (10-15) added Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemieshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Double Slash Added Phys To Bleeding 275Lacerate deals (14-18) to (20-25) added Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemieshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Double Slash Critical Strikes 16640% increased Lacerate Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Double Slash Critical Strikes 27560% increased Lacerate Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lacerate Damage 16625% increased Lacerate Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Lacerate Damage 27540% increased Lacerate Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Double Slash Area Of Effect 16616% increased Lacerate Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Double Slash Area Of Effect 27524% increased Lacerate Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Lacerate has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Celestial Lacerate EffectCelestial Lacerate Effect inventory iconCelestial Lacerate EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lacerate becomes a Celestial Effect.Celestial Lacerate Effect inventory iconYour Lacerate becomes a Celestial Effect.
Gore Lacerate EffectGore Lacerate Effect inventory iconGore Lacerate EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lacerate becomes a Gore Effect.Gore Lacerate Effect inventory iconYour Lacerate becomes a Gore Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.7.0
  • As previously, slashes the air twice, dealing damage in two overlapping areas of effect, with the possibility that enemies in the overlapping area will be hit by both.
  • Now has different behaviour depending on whether you are in Sand Stance of Blood Stance. You are in Blood Stance by default.
  • While in Blood Stance, now has a 25% chance to cause bleeding, and causes you to deal 50% more damage with bleeding at gem level 1, up to 88% more at gem level 20.
  • While in Sand Stance, now increases the width of the slash areas of effect by 50%.
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 100% at gem level 1 (from 60%), up to 123% at gem level 20 (from 74%).
  • Now adds 5 to 8 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 60%.
3.3.0
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness and base damage of 60% at gem level 1 (down from 95%), up to 73.7% at gem level 20 (down from 117.8%).
  • Now gains up to +9 to area of effect radius at gem level 20 (up from +5).
  • Now has 25% chance to cause bleeding on hit.
  • Now deals 25% more damage with hits and ailments against bleeding enemies.
  • No longer has 25% less attack speed.
2.6.0
  • Lacerate gains 1 additional unit of radius every 4 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.4.0
  • 30% Less Attack Speed drawback has been reduced to 25% Less Attack Speed. This is a buff.
2.3.0
  • Less attack speed drawback has been reduced from 30% to 25%.
2.3.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Rory (May 19, 2016). "Skill Reveal - Lacerate". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. Mark_GGG (June 10, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. Mark_GGG (May 17, 2017). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
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