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Blade FlurryAttack, AoE, Channelling, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 4 Mana
Attack Speed: 160% of base
Attack Damage: (32-45)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (32-45)%
Radius: 14 / 17 / 19
Requires Level 28Repeatedly hit enemies in a circle in front of you while channelling, dealing damage to and around the enemy. The damage is continually boosted while channelling. You unleash an additional hit for each stage reached once the channelling ends. Requires a Dagger, Claw or One-Handed Sword.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack SpeedFinal Flurry has 1% increased Area of Effect2% increased Elemental Damage while ChannellingDeals (32-45)% of Base Attack Damage
20% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage
(14-75) to (20-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blade Flurry skill iconBlade Flurry inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 28
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Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemChargedAttack

Blade Flurry skill screenshot


Blade Flurry is a channeling melee attack. While channeling, Blade Flurry repeatedly attacks a random enemy in front of the player, also damaging enemies nearby the original target. When released, it will unleash an extra number of attacks equal to the stage reached.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Stages: Each attack, while channeling, applies a single stage that grants 20% more damage, up to 120% more damage total at 6th stage. Each stage will also add an extra attack to the release of Blade Flurry.
  • Dual wielding: The skill alternates between the main hand and the offhand for each hit.[1]
  • Area of effect: Modifiers to area, such as Concentrated Effect Support inventory iconConcentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
    Icon: o
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
    Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
    Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area 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.
    Concentrated Effect Support inventory icon
    and Increased Area of Effect Support inventory iconIncreased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
    Icon: E
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of EffectThis 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.
    Increased Area of Effect Support inventory icon
    , affect both the radius of the main hit and the radius of the explosion caused by it.
  • Trigger supports: While both Cast On Critical Strike Support inventory iconCast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
    Icon: &
    Level: (1-20)
    Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Spell Damage
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    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.
    Cast On Critical Strike Support inventory icon
    and Cast while Channelling Support inventory iconCast while Channelling SupportCast while Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Spell, Trigger
    Icon: W
    Level: (1-20)
    Requires Level 38Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Channelling Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage
    Supported Triggered Spells deal 0.5% increased Damage
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
    Trigger a Supported Spell every (0.45-0.35) seconds while Channelling Supported Skills
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    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.
    Cast while Channelling Support inventory icon
    can support Blade Flurry independently, they won't work in tandem; neither will trigger.
  • Multistrike Support inventory iconMultistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, or triggered skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Physical DamageSupported Skills have 1% reduced Attack Speed
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect per Repeat
    Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
    Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack 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.
    Multistrike Support inventory icon
    : Blade Flurry (and all channelled skills) cannot be supported by Multistrike.

DPS Calculation[ | ]

Blade Flurry's tooltip DPS is not accurate, because it shows Average Damage (ignoring Attack Speed) and doesn't account for stage bonus. Here is how to calculate the actual DPS:

where Base is the base damage given by gem level, and StageMult ranges from 1.1 to 1.85 (see table in Derivation) depending on which stage level was reached before releasing. This formula also assumes the player's return strike(s) can hit an enemy; remove the 2 in the middle to approximate what happens when the return strikes don't hit an enemy.

For example, at gem level 20, with "perfect channeling," as of patch 3.14:

or 266% weapon damage per second. Note that the DPS will be slightly lower in practice because players cannot reach perfect channeling, only get very close.

Derivation of the stage multiplier [Expand]

Importantly, these assumptions are based on a theory vs practice test that indicates that Stage bonus is not applied when reaching that stage (aka, first hit doesn't get 20% more damage; second hit gets 20% more damage, third hit gets 40% more damage, and so on) while return strikes get the full stage bonus as reached (aka, one hit and one return strike means the return strike has 20% more damage, two hits and two return strikes mean the return strikes all have 40% more damage, and so on). This can be backed into based on Zrevnur's DPS test in a patch where Blade Flurry had 66.4% of base damage at level 20 and a 65% more Attack Speed multiplier:

"Blade Flurry vs Reave: 2.86x damage vs single target"

((.664*1.65*2.2)+(.664*1.65*1.5))/1.38 = 2.9375, or 2.94x, which is approximately as much as Zrevnur's test, with some adjustment for nonperfect channeling, rounding of time-to-kill, weapon damage variance, etc.

We can begin with the most basic formulation, which is damage without channeling bonuses or return strikes. Let represent base damage multiplier and represent attack speed modifier as listed on gem description. Then,

 

 

 

 

(1)

and we can add another copy of the same equation for the return strikes:

 

 

 

 

(2)

Now, we have to analyze stage bonus. We begin with the 6-stage case, where the return strikes will have the full 20% * 6 = 120% stage bonus:

 

 

 

 

(3)

Then, for the build-up strikes, we have the average of strikes. We know strikes 1 through 6 will have stage bonus of n-1, as they will have the previous stage's bonus. This means that the average bonus of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 will be 50, or, . We get:

 

 

 

 

(4)

Now, as the buildup and return strikes have common factor of b(1+a), we can use distributive property to extract it in the manner of (xc + xd) = x(c+d)

 

 

 

 

(5)

Now, we know that we essentially started out with "x+x" which is more intuitively accepted as "2x" - the common base is now found in the 1s on the right side of the equation. Instead of we can average this out to represent "average buildup and return strikes' damage bonus", then have a more intuitive "2x for twice the strikes" on the outside:

 

 

 

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

(8)

Finding averages for buildup strikes for 1 through 5 stages is left as an exercise for the reader (for those who can't imagine the intuitive linear graph for this, you may have to look at all sets {0}, {0, 20}, {0, 20, 40}, {0, 20, 40, 60,} and {0, 20, 40, 60, 80}) This means stage bonus can be as follows, when we remove the 2 from (6) to look at average stage bonus instead of stage bonus and twice-the-hits bonus:

 

 

 

 

(9)

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

 

 

 

(11)

 

 

 

 

(12)

 

 

 

 

(13)

 

 

 

 

(14)

for the following "average stage bonus when combining buildup and return strikes" table:

Stage reached upon release Average stage multiplier
1 110%
2 125%
3 140%
4 155%
5 170%
6 185%

Now, returning to (5), we can use (8) to simplify:

 

 

 

 

(15)

where StageMultiplier selects from (9) through (14), as a replacement for 1.85 in the 6-stages example. Moreover, for all levels, the attack speed bonus is 60% more, so dps will always be:

 

 

 

 

(16)

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Physical DamageExp.Total Exp.
128422932%32%14 to 2000
231463233%32.7%16 to 24199345199345
334503533%33.4%18 to 27285815485160
437543734%34.1%21 to 31401344886504
540584035%34.7%24 to 355543791440883
642604235%35.4%26 to 394774371918320
744634436%36.1%28 to 425837862502106
846664637%36.8%30 to 467103593212465
948684837%37.5%33 to 4913555114567976
1050714938%38.2%36 to 5411388775706853
1152745139%38.8%39 to 5813682337075086
1254765340%39.5%42 to 6316383388713424
1356795540%40.2%45 to 68195664810670072
1458825741%40.9%49 to 73365518414325256
1560845942%41.6%52 to 79301732717342583
1662876042%42.3%56 to 85775999525102578
1764906243%42.9%61 to 911513819340240771
1866926444%43.6%65 to 982608382566324596
1968956644%44.3%70 to 10562620247128944843
2070986845%45%75 to 113211708088340652931
21721007046%45.7%81 to 122N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A46%46.4%87 to 130N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A47%47.1%93 to 140N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A48%47.7%100 to 150N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A48%48.4%107 to 160N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A49%49.1%114 to 172N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A50%49.8%123 to 184N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A50%50.5%131 to 197N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A51%51.2%140 to 210N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A52%51.8%150 to 224N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A52%52.2%155 to 232N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A53%52.5%160 to 240N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A53%52.9%165 to 248N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A53%53.2%171 to 256N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A54%53.6%176 to 265N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A54%53.9%182 to 273N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A54%54.2%188 to 282N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A55%54.6%194 to 292N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A55%54.9%201 to 301N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A55%55.3%207 to 311N/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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Blade Flurry.

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 Blade Flurry Damage 16625% increased Blade Flurry Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Blade Flurry Damage 27540% increased Blade Flurry Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Blade Flurry Dodge Per Stack 1666% chance to Dodge Attack Hits while at maximum Blade Flurry stageshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Blade Flurry Dodge Per Stack 2759% chance to Dodge Attack Hits while at maximum Blade Flurry stageshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Blade Flurry Area Of Effect 16616% increased Blade Flurry Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Blade Flurry Area Of Effect 27524% increased Blade Flurry Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Blade Flurry has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Demonic Blade Flurry EffectDemonic Blade Flurry Effect inventory iconDemonic Blade Flurry EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Flurry becomes a Demonic Effect.Demonic Blade Flurry Effect inventory iconYour Blade Flurry becomes a Demonic Effect.
Ghostflame Blade Flurry EffectGhostflame Blade Flurry Effect inventory iconGhostflame Blade Flurry EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Flurry becomes a Ghostflame Effect.Ghostflame Blade Flurry Effect inventory iconYour Blade Flurry becomes a Ghostflame Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 32% at gem level 1 (from 45%), up to 45% at gem level 20 (from 56%).
  • Now adds 14 to 20 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20.
  • Now has 29% larger target-acquiring radius while channelling, and 47% larger target-acquiring radius after channelling ends.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 160% (rather than 60% more attack speed).
2.6.0
  • Damage reduced by 18% at level 1 of the gem, scaling to a 15% reduction at level 20 of the gem.
  • Radius has gained 2 units on all of its ranges. (The damage area has increased from 12 to 14 units, the channelling targeting area has increased from 15 to 17 units and the release targeting area has increased from 17 to 19 units.)
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.5.0
  • Blade Flurry's "More attack speed" modifier has been reduced from 65% more to 60% more attack speed at all levels. Blade Flurry's targeting range has been reduced by 16.6%, and the damage radius of slashes has been reduced by 14.2%.
2.4.2
  • Added new Dexterity/Intelligence skill - Blade Flurry: Repeatedly strike at enemies in a circle in front of you while channelling, dealing damage to and around the struck enemy. The damage is continually boosted while channelling. You unleash an additional strike for each stage reached once the channelling ends. Requires a Dagger, Claw or One-Handed Sword.

References[ | ]

  1. Bex (November 20, 2016). "Recently Asked Community Questions". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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