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Wild StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Projectile, AoE, Chaining, Prismatic
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (160-185)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-185)%
Projectile Speed: 1800
Requires Level 28Your melee weapon strikes enemies, converting physical damage to a random element. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Elemental Damage1% increased Area of EffectFires 0.1 additional Projectiles1% increased Chaining rangeDeals (160-185)% of Base Attack Damage
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage
Beams Chain (4-7) Times
Fires 2 additional Projectiles
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
(0-19)% increased Area of Effect
+(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Wild Strike skill iconWild Strike inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 28
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Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWildStrike

Wild Strike skill screenshot


Wild Strike is a melee attack skill that converts all of the damage to a random element when an enemy is struck. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases an explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

An attack with Wild Strike consists of two parts: an initial melee hit that functions similarly to a default melee attack and one of the following effects being chosen at random with equal chance:[1] If an enemy is hit with the melee part, they cannot be hit by the secondary effect.[2]

Modifiers that require a specific keyword only apply to the appropriate portions of the attack.[1] For example, supporting Wild Strike with Melee Physical Damage Support inventory iconMelee Physical Damage SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportMelee, Physical, Support, Attack
Icon: M
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have +0.1 to Melee Strike RangeSupported Skills Overwhelm 0.25% Physical Damage ReductionSupported Skills deal (30-49)% more Melee Physical Damage
Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding and Poison caused by Melee Hits
Supported Skills have 10% less Attack Speed
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.
Melee Physical Damage Support inventory icon
will increase the melee hit's physical and converted damage, but will not increase the damage of the secondary elemental effect. That said, passive points that grant Increased damage with one-handed melee weapons for example will in fact affect the triggered attacks as well if one is using a one-handed weapon, since it is still an attack that is dealt with a melee weapon (though the damage you're dealing is not actually melee damage). Similarly, supporting Wild Strike with 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
will cause the Icy Wave to fire additional projectiles and deal less damage, but will not affect any other portions of the attack.

Prismatic: Wild Strike will never pick the same element twice in a row.

Damage conversion: An attack with Wild Strike converts 100% of physical damage to a random element; this conversion applies to all parts of the attack. Like all converted damage, the elemental portion of Wild Strike's damage will be modified by both elemental and physical damage increases.

Additional damage: Any additional damage gains from gear, auras, weapons or any other source (such as Added Fire Damage Support inventory iconAdded Fire Damage SupportAdded Fire Damage SupportFire, Physical, Support
Icon: F
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Fire DamageSupported Skills deal 1% reduced Fire Damage
Supported Skills have +1% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier
Supported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Supported Skills gain (25-39)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire DamageThis 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.
Added Fire Damage Support inventory icon
, Hatred inventory iconHatredHatredAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36
Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants extra cold damage based on physical damage to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Chill and Freeze DurationYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Movement Speed while on Chilled GroundYou and nearby allies gain (16-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
You and nearby allies deal (14-18)% more Cold Damage
+(0-19) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Hatred skill icon
Hatred inventory icon
, or Anger inventory iconAngerAngerAura, Spell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36
Requires Level 24Casts an aura that adds fire damage to the attacks and spells of you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies deal 0.25% increased Burning DamageYou and nearby allies gain 0.05% increased Movement SpeedYou and nearby allies deal (16-109) to (23-155) additional Fire Damage with Attacks
You and nearby allies deal (15-99) to (21-140) additional Fire Damage with Spells
+(0-19) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Anger skill icon
Anger inventory icon
) will apply to all parts of the attack.

Tooltip damage: The damage dealt and DPS values shown on this ability's tooltip only indicates the statistics of the initial hit and does not include the random elemental conversion.

Dual wielding: Wild Strike with dual wielding will always alternate between both weapons.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
# ChainsInc. AoEMelee rangeExp.Total Exp.
1284229160%160%4N/AN/A00
2314632161%161.3%41%N/A199345199345
3345035163%162.6%42%N/A285815485160
4375437164%163.9%43%N/A401344886504
5405840165%165.3%44%N/A5543791440883
6426042167%166.6%45%N/A4774371918320
7446344168%167.9%56%15837862502106
8466646169%169.2%57%17103593212465
9486848171%170.5%58%113555114567976
10507149172%171.8%59%111388775706853
11527451173%173.2%510%113682337075086
12547653174%174.5%511%116383388713424
13567955176%175.8%612%1195664810670072
14588257177%177.1%613%2365518414325256
15608459178%178.4%614%2301732717342583
16628760180%179.7%615%2775999525102578
17649062181%181.1%616%21513819340240771
18669264182%182.4%617%22608382566324596
19689566184%183.7%718%262620247128944843
20709868185%185%719%2211708088340652931
217210070186%186.3%720%3N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A188%187.6%721%3N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A189%188.9%722%3N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A190%190.3%723%3N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A192%191.6%824%3N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A193%192.9%825%3N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A194%194.2%826%3N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A196%195.5%827%4N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A197%196.8%828%4N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A198%198.2%829%4N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A199%198.8%829%4N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A199%199.5%930%4N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A200%200.1%930%4N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A201%200.8%931%4N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A201%201.4%931%5N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A202%202.1%932%5N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A203%202.8%932%5N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A203%203.4%933%5N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A204%204.1%933%5N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A205%204.7%934%5N/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 ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Clarissa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Wild Strike:

ItemLimitRadiusStats
Combat FocusCombat Focus (Crimson Jewel) inventory iconCombat Focus
Crimson Jewel
Limited to: 2
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Strength and Intelligence in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Cold
With 40 total Strength and Intelligence in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Cold Damage
Kaom watched the torches patrol the top of the Watch.
He observed the lay of the beach, its barricades and rocks,
and his men in their canoes, ready to lay their lives down for him.
But when his foot hit the sand, he thought only of the fight.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Combat Focus (Crimson Jewel) inventory icon
2Medium(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Strength and Intelligence in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Cold
With 40 total Strength and Intelligence in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Cold Damage
Combat FocusCombat Focus (Cobalt Jewel) inventory iconCombat Focus
Cobalt Jewel
Limited to: 2
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Fire
With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Fire Damage
Voll stood at the gates of Sarn, and a nation stood behind him.
He thought of the righteousness of his cause,
and of the glory he would bring to the empire he would soon lead.
But as Chitus and his gemlings advanced, he thought only of the fight.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Combat Focus (Cobalt Jewel) inventory icon
2Medium(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Fire
With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Fire Damage
Combat FocusCombat Focus (Viridian Jewel) inventory iconCombat Focus
Viridian Jewel
Limited to: 2
Radius: Medium
(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Lightning
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Lightning Damage
Standing behind iron bars,
Daresso thought of his adoring fans cheering his name,
his wife's warm embrace waiting for him,
and of the celebrations that would soon be thrown in his name.
But when the arena gate lifted, he thought only of the fight.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Combat Focus (Viridian Jewel) inventory icon
2Medium(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike cannot choose Lightning
With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Elemental Hit and Wild Strike deal 50% less Lightning Damage

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Wild Strike.

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 Wild Strike Damage 16625% increased Wild Strike Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Wild Strike Damage 27540% increased Wild Strike Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Wild Strike Num Of Additional Projectiles In Chain 166Wild Strike's Beam Chains an additional 4 timeshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Wild Strike Num Of Additional Projectiles In Chain 275Wild Strike's Beam Chains an additional 6 timeshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Wild Strike Area Of Effect 16624% increased Wild Strike Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Wild Strike Area Of Effect 27536% increased Wild Strike Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now deals 231% of Base Damage, and has 231% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 185%).
  • Can no longer choose the same element to attack with twice in a row.
  • Received Prismatic gem tag.
3.8.0
  • Combat Focus now also applies to Wild Strike.
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 160% at gem level 1 (from 130%), up to 185% at gem level 20 (from 176%).
3.4.0
  • Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
2.6.0
  • Wild Strike now converts 100% of the attack's physical damage to a random element, up from 60%.
2.4.0
  • 19% more damage at gem level 20. It now also gains 1% increased area of effect per level.
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.
  • Wild Strike's damage has been increased by a flat 10% at all levels. Wild Strike now grants two additional projectiles at all levels. The radius of the Wild Strike explosion has been increased by 9% (from 22 to 24).
2.0.0
  • Wild Strike has been added to the game.

References[ | ]


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