Dual Strike

Double Strike was not the only attack Fammal mastered during his years in the arenas. He also perfected the technique of the Dual Strike, and used it to decimate countless opponents. Those who follow in his footsteps seek to duplicate the art, and at high levels of skill, a few manage. Dual Strike lashes out at a single target with tremendous force, slicing or smashing it with both weapons simultaneously. When executed by a master swordsman, just one Dual Strike is often enough to end the battle.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

Dual Strike is an attack skill. It attacks an enemy with both weapons, and thus works only while dual wielding.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Dual Wielding: Most other melee skills will alternate weapons or only use the main hand while making dual wielding attacks. Dual Strike and Cleave are the only current exceptions. If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance or accuracy values, it is possible to critical or miss with one weapon, but not the other.

On-hit Effects: Effects that typically occur when you hit an enemy will only apply for this skill once per use.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	125%	125%	0	0
2	2	0	0	128%	128%	70	70
3	4	0	0	132%	132%	308	378
4	7	14	0	136%	136%	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	139%	139%	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	143%	143%	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	147%	147%	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	150%	150%	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	154%	154%	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	158%	158%	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	161%	161%	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	165%	165%	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	169%	169%	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	172%	172%	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	176%	176%	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	180%	180%	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	183%	183%	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	187%	187%	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	191%	191%	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	195%	195%	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	198%	198%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	202%	202%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	206%	206%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	209%	209%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	213%	213%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	217%	217%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	220%	220%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	224%	224%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	228%	228%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	231%	231%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	233%	233%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	235%	235%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	237%	237%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	239%	239%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	241%	241%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	242%	242%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	244%	244%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	246%	246%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	248%	248%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	250%	250%	N/A	N/A

Threshold Jewel

The following threshold jewels augment the skill gem:

Item	Radius	Stats
Might and InfluenceMight and Influence Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Attack Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while wielding an Axe With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while wielding a Claw With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while wielding a Dagger With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike deals Splash Damage to surrounding targets while wielding a Mace With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (20-30)% increased Accuracy Rating while wielding a SwordEmperor Chitus could offer you a gift with one hand, and drive a blade into your back with the other. His blend of brutality and charisma cultured a potent mixture of fear and admiration among the masses.Place into an allocated jewel socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Medium	(10-15)% increased Attack Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while wielding an Axe With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while wielding a Claw With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while wielding a Dagger With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike deals Splash Damage to surrounding targets while wielding a Mace With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Dual Strike has (20-30)% increased Accuracy Rating while wielding a Sword

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Dual Strike.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Dual Strike Attack Speed 1	66	10% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Attack Speed 2	75	15% increased Dual Strike Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 1	66	60% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance 2	75	90% increased Dual Strike Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 1	66	25% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Dual Strike Damage 2	75	40% increased Dual Strike Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
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.
2.0.0	Now grants 0.5% increased attack speed per 1% quality instead of increased critical strike chance.
1.3.0	Dual Strike's damage penalty has been increased from 10% to 15%.
1.0.2b	Fixed a bug introduced in 1.0.2 where the skill tooltip damage per second stats displayed incorrect values for Dual Strike, Double Strike and Cleave.
1.0.0	Increased the mana cost.
0.9.12qq	Damage modifiers factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
0.9.12f	Fixed a newly introduced bug where Dual Strike could not hit.
0.9.6	Fixed Dual Strike alternating weapon base durations when it should have been using an average.
0.9.3g	Increased the damage by reducing its damage penalty from -20% to -10%.
0.8.0	Added new skills: Frenzy, , Flicker Strike, Sweep, Dual Strike, Double Strike