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Spectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-9) Mana
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Projectile Speed: 1000
Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed0.5% reduced Projectile Speed
Fires an additional Projectile
Deals (80-100)% of Base Attack DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spectral Throw skill iconSpectral Throw inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemThrownWeapon

Spectral Throw skill screenshot
For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Spectral Throw.

Spectral Throw is an attack skill. It throws the current melee weapon at an enemy and returns to the player, dealing damage to enemies in its path.

Skill Functions and Interactions[ | ]

  • Projectiles created by Spectral Throw follow a "boomerang" path: they start at high speed, slow to a stop, and return to the thrower. If the thrower moves after the throw, the projectiles will home in on the thrower after they have slowed to a stop; in particular, moving towards from the direction of the throw will shorten the duration and moving away will lengthen it. Enemies can be hit more than once by the same projectile; an enemy can be hit once (per attack) every 0.3 seconds.
  • Automatic Piercing: Spectral Throw has a 100% chance to pierce enemies. This means that Pierce Support inventory iconPierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: p
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
    Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Pierce Support inventory icon
    , Chain Support inventory iconChain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
    Icon: c
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
    Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Chain Support inventory icon
    , and Fork Support inventory iconFork SupportFork SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: Y
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills have 1% chance for an additional Projectile when ForkingProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce an additional TargetSupported Skills deal (-10-9)% more Projectile Damage
    Projectiles from Supported Skills Fork
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Fork Support inventory icon
    have no effect (details). Projectiles cannot pass through terrain obstacles; they will turn back if they were traveling outbound and disappear if they were traveling inbound.
  • Multiple Projectiles: Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support inventory iconLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: l
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spread
    Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support inventory icon
    and Greater Multiple Projectiles Support inventory iconGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
    Icon: P
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spread
    Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Greater Multiple Projectiles Support inventory icon
    are effective on Spectral Throw, and enemies can be hit by more than one projectile in the same salvo. However, the 0.3s cooldown on hits is applied per attack, not per projectile, which means that it is not possible to "shotgun." However, if the thrower moves or some of the projectiles encounter a terrain obstacle before reaching their maximum range, this may stagger their returns enough to allow more hits.
  • Damage Modifiers: Spectral Throw is classified as an Attack and will benefit from x% increased Attack Speed but not from x% increased Casting Speed. Similarly, it is a projectile rather than a melee attack and benefits from x% increased Projectile Damage and x% increased Damage (with Weapontype), such as x% Increased Physical Damage with Two Handed (or One Handed) melee weapons, but it will not benefit from mods such as x% Increased Melee Damage or x% increased Melee Physical Damage [1]
  • Range and Projectile Speed: The skill has a base range of ~45 units,[2] or roughly 60% of the way to the right edge of the screen, which is increased by projectile speed.
    Projectile Speed modifiers affect the initial speed but not the acceleration (approx. 109.09 units/second[3]). Therefore, assuming the thrower stands still:
    • Duration is proportional to the projectile speed. The base duration for the projectile to return to its origin is ~1.833 seconds.[4]
    • Range is proportional to the square of the projectile speed; even a level 1 Faster Projectiles Support inventory iconFaster Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
      Icon: j
      Level: (1-20)
      Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
      Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased projectile SpeedProjectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
      Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
      This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
      Faster Projectiles Support inventory icon
      will increase range by 69% which is sufficient to reach the edge of the screen. Targeting range is adjusted accordingly.
    • Projectiles travel their slowest when they are at their limit of the range and will therefore cause the maximum number of hits near there. Projectile speed affects the distance but not the effectiveness at which this occurs. With optimal positioning the skill can hit 3-4 times, or 4-5 times with the 30% reduced Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration helm enchantment (depending on the size of the target).[5]
  • Dual Wielding: Dual Wielding while using Spectral Throw will cause the player to alternate weapons each attack.
  • The size of the projectile is half of the weapon's base range (rounded down). Passive skills that affect the melee range have no effect.[6]

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthMana
Cost
Damage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1100780%80%00
2200781%81.1%7070
3400782%82.1%308378
47140783%83.2%15541932
511190784%84.2%66678599
6162618785%85.3%2604734646
7203122786%86.3%4972584371
8243725787%87.4%95714180085
9284229788%88.4%169595349680
10324733789%89.5%283759633439
11365236891%90.5%4539961087435
12405840892%91.6%7031281790563
13446344893%92.6%10612232851786
14486848894%93.7%20658704917656
15527451895%94.7%25071107424766
16567955996%95.8%579893613223702
17608459997%96.8%1508391928307621
18649062998%97.9%2779273556100356
19679465999%98.9%4386973999970095
207098689100%100%242081556342051651
21721007010101%101.1%N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A10102%102.1%N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A10103%103.2%N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A10104%104.2%N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A10105%105.3%N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A10106%106.3%N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A10107%107.4%N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A10108%108.4%N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A10109%109.5%N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A10111%110.5%N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A11111%111.1%N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A11112%111.6%N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A11112%112.1%N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A11113%112.6%N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A11113%113.2%N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A11114%113.7%N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A11114%114.2%N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A12115%114.7%N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A12115%115.3%N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A12116%115.8%N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

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

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

In addition, Spectral Throw is the starting skill gem for Scion. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Spectral Throw:

ItemLimitRadiusStats
Steel SpiritSteel Spirit inventory iconSteel Spirit
Viridian Jewel
Radius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, each Spectral Throw Projectile gains 5% increased Damage each time it Hits
The Sekhema rode to the mountain,
With her tribe, devoted and strong.
And sewed shut the mouth of nightmare,
So that it would not consume her world.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Steel Spirit inventory icon
N/AMedium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, each Spectral Throw Projectile gains 5% increased Damage each time it Hits

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Spectral Throw.

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 Spectral Throw Damage 16625% increased Spectral Throw Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Throw Damage 27540% increased Spectral Throw Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration 16620% reduced Spectral Throw Projectile Decelerationhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration 27530% reduced Spectral Throw Projectile Decelerationhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Speed 16620% increased Spectral Throw Projectile Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Speed 27530% increased Spectral Throw Projectile Speedhelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Spectral Throw has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Demonic Spectral Throw EffectDemonic Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconDemonic Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a demonic effect.Demonic Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconYour Spectral Throw becomes a demonic effect.
Golden Spectral Throw EffectGolden Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconGolden Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes golden.Golden Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconYour Spectral Throw becomes golden.
Reaper Spectral Throw EffectReaper Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconReaper Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a deadly scythe.Reaper Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconYour Spectral Throw becomes a deadly scythe.
Seraph Spectral Throw EffectSeraph Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconSeraph Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw projectile becomes a glowing, feathery wing.Seraph Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconYour Spectral Throw projectile becomes a glowing, feathery wing.
Triple Blade Spectral Throw EffectTriple Blade Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconTriple Blade Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a triple blade effect.Triple Blade Spectral Throw Effect inventory iconYour Spectral Throw becomes a triple blade effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Projectiles from Spectral Throw are now considered 50% larger against monsters when checking for collision.
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative gem quality.
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 80% at gem level 1 (from 54%), up to 100% at gem level 20 (from 90%).
2.4.2
  • Fixed a bug where Spectral Throw could travel further than intended if used when standing very close to a wall.
2.2.0
  • Spectral Throw now deals 20% more damage at all levels.
2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
  • Spectral Throw has had its damage increased. It went from dealing 38% of base damage to 45% of base damage at level one. At level 20 it went from dealing 64.6% of base damage to 75.4% of base damage.
1.2.0
  • Reduced the damage effectiveness by a flat 8% at all levels.
1.1.0
  • Spectral Throw now deals 46% of weapon damage at level 1, but increases as it levels. By level 15 of the gem, you will dealing 60% of weapon damage.
1.0.0
  • Spectral Throw has been added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Mark_GGG (October 20, 2013). "Spectral Throw". Path of Exile Forum. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. aggixx (September 11, 2017). "Base Spectral Throw Range". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. aggixx (September 11, 2017). "Acceleration & max hits calculations". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. aggixx (September 11, 2017). "Spectral Throw with no speed or acceleration modifiers". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. Invalesco_POE (September 11, 2017). "Spectral Throw hit count". Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. Mark_GGG (October 24, 2013). "Spectral Throw". Path of Exile Forum. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
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