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Attack gem not listed[]

Splitting Steel inventory iconSplitting SteelSplitting SteelAttack, Projectile, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Consume a Steel Shard to fire a single projectile that splits on impact or at the targeted location, dealing area damage when it splits and again when the split projectiles explode at the end of their flight. Requires a Sword or Axe. Steel Shards are gained with the Call of Steel Skill.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Impale Effect0.5% chance to inflict an additional Impale when this Skill inflicts Impale0.5% increased Area of Effect
1% increased Projectile Speed
-2% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
2% increased Damage
Deals (100-168.4)% of Base Attack Damage
Projectiles Split towards (2-4) targets
Consumes up to 1 Steel Shard
60% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Projectiles which have Split deal 35% less Damage
50% less Area of Effect after Splitting
Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to
the number of targets Projectile Splits towards
If you have no Steel Shards, Projectile counts as already having Split
Projectiles can Split without hitting a target
+(0-4) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Splitting Steel skill icon
Splitting Steel inventory icon
is not listed in the attack gem list for swords. --Killodoggy (talk) 23:41, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

It is. Ctrl+f to search the page. Splitting Steel is an oddball skill gem in that it's a green gem but requires more strength than dexterity, so it gets sorted in with the strength-based gems which are usually red gems. —Vini (t|c) 00:52, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
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