Elemental Hit

Elemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-11) ManaRequires 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.(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 rangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemElementalHit

Elemental Hit is an attack skill, executing a basic attack that deals added damage of a random element in an area. It has more damage and area of effect against enemies affected by elemental ailments. Elemental Hit can be performed with any weapon, or with no weapon equipped.

Skill functions and interactions

• Dual Wielding: Using Elemental Hit while dual wielding will alternate the weapon used for attacking.
• Elemental Damage: Each of the three damage types is increased by "elemental damage with attacks" and "increased elemental damage" passives and item mods. Additionally, fire, cold or lightning damage passives and mods will boost the damage of only that respective type.
• Random damage type: The unique threshold jewels Combat Focus can be used to exclude elements from being chosen.
• Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element: All three elements are present on the gem when it comes to damage conversion, the selection of an element happens afterwards and does not retroactively change the results of conversion.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Fire Damage	Cold Damage	Lightning Damage	Status Chance	Range	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	30%	N/A	0	0
2	15	39	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	31%	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	32%	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	56	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	33%	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	64	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	34%	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	73	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	35%	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	81	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	36%	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	88	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	37%	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	94	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	38%	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	100	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	39%	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	106	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	40%	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	41%	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	42%	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	43%	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	44%	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	45%	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	46%	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	47%	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	48%	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	49%	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	N/A	N/A	N/A	54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	58%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	N/A	59%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	59%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	60%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	60%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	N/A	61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	62%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	62%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	63%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	63%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	14	N/A	N/A	N/A	64%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
8	Dying AnguishDying 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.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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 →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Combat FocusCombat Focus Crimson JewelLimited 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 DamageKaom 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.	2	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
Combat FocusCombat Focus Cobalt JewelLimited 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 DamageVoll 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.	2	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
Combat FocusCombat Focus Viridian JewelLimited 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 DamageStanding 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.	2	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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Elemental Hit.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Elemental Hit Attack Speed 1	66	10% increased Elemental Hit Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Attack Speed 2	75	15% increased Elemental Hit Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Chance To Freeze Shock Ignite 1	66	Elemental Hit has +20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Chance To Freeze Shock Ignite 2	75	Elemental Hit has +30% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Damage 1	66	Elemental Hit deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Hit Damage 2	75	Elemental Hit deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Elemental Hit has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Shadowstalker Elemental Hit EffectShadowstalker Elemental Hit EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Elemental Hit becomes a Shadowstalker Effect.	Your Elemental Hit becomes a Shadowstalker Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
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 HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Radius: 10Requires 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Glacial 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 EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Infernal 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: 15Requires 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 enemies4% increased Skill Effect DurationDeals (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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Lightning 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 SpeedProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsFires 0.1 additional Projectiles1% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning DamageDeals (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 DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. 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