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Elemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-11) Mana
Radius: 10
Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will also deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Elemental Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies(22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
(18-392) to (33-729) Added Cold Damage
(4-77) to (67-1465) Added Lightning Damage
(30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
+(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.
Elemental Hit skill iconElemental Hit inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemElementalHit

Elemental Hit skill screenshot


Elemental Hit is an attack skill that randomly deals fire, cold, or lightning damage in an area of effect around the target with each use. That use of Elemental Hit will only deal damage of the chosen element, and has more area of effect against enemies affected by the elemental ailments of that element. The skill deals more damage for each elemental ailment present on enemies.

Elemental Hit can be used with any weapon, or while unarmed.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Prismatic: Elemental Hit will never pick the same element twice in a row.
  • Random damage type: Elemental Hit chooses a random elements each time it is used. That use can deal only damage of the chosen element (meaning it can never deal physical or chaos damage). The unique threshold jewels Combat Focus can be used to exclude elements from being chosen.
  • 80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element The relevant elemental ailments are ignite, scorch (Fire), chill, freeze, brittle (Cold), shock, and sap (Lightning).
  • Sequential Projectiles and Repeat: When linked to Barrage Support inventory iconBarrage SupportBarrage SupportBow, Attack, Support, Projectile
    Icon: N
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 5% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 3 additional Projectiles
    Supported Skills deal (68-62)% less Damage
    Supported Skills have 5% more Attack Time per Projectile
    Supported Skills have 5% more Trap and Mine Throwing Time per Projectile
    Supported Skills Fire Projectiles sequentially
    Supported Skills can only be used with Bows or Wands
    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.
    Barrage Support inventory icon
    Elemental hit will pick one element per projectile shot; 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
    will pick a new element for each repeat.
  • Damage conversion: Elemental Hit has added damage of each element present on the gem. This flat damage may be converted normally. The selection of an element happens afterwards and does not retroactively change the results of conversion.[1]
    • Example: If the player allocates the keystone Avatar of Fire, 50% of all lightning damage and 50% of all cold damage are converted to fire. This includes the flat damage inherently present on the gem. When Elemental Hit chooses fire, it will then deal significantly more damage than if the player did not have Avatar of Fire.
  • Dual Wielding: Elemental Hit will alternate weapons while dual wielding.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityMana
Cost
Fire
Damage
Cold
Damage
Lightning
Damage
Status
Chance
RangeExp.Total Exp.
11233722 to 4018 to 334 to 6730%N/A00
21539727 to 5122 to 414 to 8331%N/A1524915249
31948736 to 6629 to 546 to 10932%N/A4151756766
42356846 to 8638 to 707 to 14133%N/A81983138749
52764859 to 10948 to 899 to 17934%N/A147968286717
63173873 to 13660 to 11212 to 22435%N/A250557537274
73581891 to 16975 to 13915 to 27936%1405086942360
838888107 to 19887 to 16217 to 32637%14477181390078
941949125 to 231102 to 18920 to 38038%16153182005396
10441009145 to 269118 to 22023 to 44239%18346392840035
11471069168 to 311137 to 25527 to 51240%115707604410795
12501139194 to 360158 to 29431 to 59141%116339876044782
13531199223 to 414183 to 33936 to 68242%121510308195812
145612510257 to 476210 to 39041 to 78343%2281218911008001
155913210294 to 547241 to 44747 to 89944%2509936016107361
166213810337 to 626276 to 51254 to 102945%2940073125508092
176414210369 to 684302 to 56059 to 112546%21527336640781458
186614610403 to 748329 to 61265 to 123047%22628658267068040
196815111440 to 816360 to 66871 to 134248%262890590129958630
207015511480 to 891392 to 72977 to 146549%2212046017342004647
217215911523 to 971428 to 79584 to 159750%3N/AN/A
2274N/A11570 to 1059466 to 86692 to 174151%3N/AN/A
2376N/A11621 to 1153508 to 943100 to 189652%3N/AN/A
2478N/A11676 to 1255553 to 1027109 to 206453%3N/AN/A
2580N/A11735 to 1366602 to 1117118 to 224654%3N/AN/A
2682N/A12800 to 1485654 to 1215129 to 244255%3N/AN/A
2784N/A12869 to 1614711 to 1321140 to 265556%3N/AN/A
2886N/A12944 to 1754773 to 1435152 to 288457%4N/AN/A
2988N/A121026 to 1905839 to 1558165 to 313258%4N/AN/A
3090N/A121113 to 2068911 to 1692179 to 340059%4N/AN/A
3191N/A131160 to 2154949 to 1762186 to 354259%4N/AN/A
3292N/A131208 to 2244988 to 1836194 to 368960%4N/AN/A
3393N/A131258 to 23371030 to 1912202 to 384360%4N/AN/A
3494N/A131311 to 24341072 to 1991211 to 400261%4N/AN/A
3595N/A131365 to 25341117 to 2074219 to 416761%5N/AN/A
3696N/A141421 to 26391163 to 2159228 to 433962%5N/AN/A
3797N/A141479 to 27481210 to 2248238 to 451862%5N/AN/A
3898N/A141540 to 28601260 to 2340248 to 470363%5N/AN/A
3999N/A141603 to 29781312 to 2436258 to 489663%5N/AN/A
40100N/A141669 to 30991365 to 2536268 to 509664%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 ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Elemental Hit:

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 Elemental Hit.

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 Elemental Hit Attack Speed 16610% increased Elemental Hit Attack Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Attack Speed 27515% increased Elemental Hit Attack Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Chance To Freeze Shock Ignite 166Elemental Hit has +20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignitehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Chance To Freeze Shock Ignite 275Elemental Hit has +30% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignitehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Damage 166Elemental Hit deals 25% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Damage 275Elemental Hit deals 40% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Elemental Hit has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Shadowstalker Elemental Hit EffectShadowstalker Elemental Hit Effect inventory iconShadowstalker Elemental Hit EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Elemental Hit becomes a Shadowstalker Effect.Shadowstalker Elemental Hit Effect inventory iconYour Elemental Hit becomes a Shadowstalker Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
3.11.0
  • Fixed a bug which caused Elemental Hit inventory iconElemental HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-11) Mana
    Radius: 10
    Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will also deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Elemental Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies(22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
    (18-392) to (33-729) Added Cold Damage
    (4-77) to (67-1465) Added Lightning Damage
    (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
    10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
    80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
    Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
    Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
    +(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.
    Elemental Hit skill icon
    Elemental Hit inventory icon
    to not increase its area of effect when hitting enemies afflicted by Scorch, Brittle or Sap (despite them being valid ailments).
  • Fixed a bug where melee Elemental Hit attacks that would apply a relevant ailment to Elemental Hit's bonus would increase the area of effect for that hit, despite the ailment not yet being applied.
3.10.0
  • Modifiers to Melee Weapon and Unarmed Attack Range are now described as "+X to Melee Strike Range". The functionality hasn't changed. Weapons that describe their range still refer to "Weapon Range".
3.9.0
  • Now deals 22 to 40 added Fire Damage at gem level 1 (from 23 to 43), up to 480 to 891 at gem level 20 (from 590 to 1096).
  • Now deals 18 to 33 added Cold Damage at gem level 1 (from 19 to 35), up to 392 to 729 at gem level 20 (from 483 to 896).
  • Now deals 4 to 67 added Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (from 4 to 70), up to 77 to 1465 at gem level 20 (from 95 to 1802).
3.4.0
  • Now gain additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21)
3.3.0
  • Previously added damage of a random element to an attack against a single target.
  • Now adds damage of all three element to attacks, selects one at random, and deals no damage of any other type. It tries not to pick the same element twice in a row. If the skill hits an enemy, it also deals damage in a small area around it. If the enemy is suffering from that element's associated ailment (ie. if it hits an ignited enemy with fire damage), the area component of the attack gets 80% more radius.
  • Now deals 10% more damage per elemental ailment on enemies.
  • Now has 30% chance to freeze, shock and ignite (up from 10%), which grows as the gem levels, up to 49% at gem level 20.
  • Now requires level 12.
  • Now actually shows the correct DPS in the tooltip.
2.0.2
  • Damage increased by 10%.
2.0.0
  • Now has a base chance to inflict elemental status ailments.
1.3.0
  • The mana costs of Elemental Hit inventory iconElemental HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (7-11) Mana
    Radius: 10
    Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will also deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Elemental Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies(22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
    (18-392) to (33-729) Added Cold Damage
    (4-77) to (67-1465) Added Lightning Damage
    (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
    10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
    80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
    Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
    Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
    +(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.
    Elemental Hit skill icon
    Elemental Hit inventory icon
    , Glacial Hammer inventory iconGlacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 5 Mana
    Attack Damage: (165-215)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-215)%
    Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If an enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Duration of Cold Ailments0.5% increased Attack Speed1% increased Area of EffectDeals (165-269)% of Base Attack Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
    25% chance to Freeze enemies
    35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
    (10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
    +(2-4) to Melee Strike Range
    Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
    Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Glacial Hammer skill icon
    Glacial Hammer inventory icon
    , Infernal Blow inventory iconInfernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (103-133)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104-133)%
    Radius: 15
    Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed, and it deals damage to that and other nearby enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other nearby enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of EffectExplosion has 1% chance to apply Uncharged Debuff on Hit3% increased Burning Damage
    1% chance to Ignite enemies
    4% increased Skill Effect Duration
    Deals (103.9-133)% of Base Attack Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    Base duration is 0.8 seconds
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge
    (5-75) to (8-113) Added Fire Damage
    +(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.
    Infernal Blow skill icon
    Infernal Blow inventory icon
    and Lightning Strike inventory iconLightning StrikeLightning StrikeAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Lightning
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (135-225)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-225)%
    Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy is released from the weapon as projectiles as you strike, flying out to hit farther-away enemies. The projectiles cannot miss if the melee attack hits a target.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage
    1% increased Projectile Speed
    Projectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsFires 0.1 additional Projectiles1% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Deals (135-225)% of Base Attack Damage
    50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
    Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
    (1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Lightning Strike skill icon
    Lightning Strike inventory icon
    have been reduced.
1.2.0
  • The mana cost of all skills has been revised.
1.0.0
  • Increased the mana cost.
  • Damage progression past level 1 has been reduced.
0.10.0
  • Is now player level 19 (was 2) and has had its damage reduced, especially at high levels.
0.9.2
  • Reduced the mana cost.
0.9.1
  • Increased damage at higher levels.
0.7.2
  • Increased damage of Elemental Hit skill
0.6.9
  • Elemental hit skill now has correct gem hover
0.6.0
  • Added new skills: Ground Slam, Elemental Hit and Cleave

References[ | ]

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