Perforate
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 80% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125%-170%)Smash the ground to bring forth multiple spears to damage enemies. When in Blood Stance, multiple spikes burst from the ground in sequence, able to hit enemies multiple times. In Sand Stance, the spikes are thrust outwards. Requires a Sword or Axe. You are in Blood Stance by default.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit1% chance to cause BleedingCreates 0.05 fewer Spikes
Creates 0.1 additional Spikes if you've changed Stance RecentlyDeals (125-170)% of Base Attack Damage
Creates 7 Spikes
75% less Damage while in Blood Stance
Creates 2 additional Spikes if you've changed Stance Recently
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
(0-76)% more Area of Effect while in Sand StancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 5Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Scroll of Wisdom |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPerforate

Perforate is an attack skill where the user strikes the ground to launch multiple spikes from the ground that deal area of effect damage. This skill interacts with Blood and Sand Stance, launching multiple spikes in a small area in Blood Stance and launching the spikes outwards in Sand Stance.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
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Alt quality
In its phantasmal quality: "Creates 0.05 fewer Spikes, Creates 0.1 additional Spikes if you've changed Stance Recently" if you stay between 10-19% quality, you will not get one permanent fewer spikes while still having an additional Spikes if you've changed Stance Recently resulting in an always better case than going for 20% on this alternate quality.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Damage Effectiveness | Damage Multiplier | Physical Damage | More AoE | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125% | 125% | 2 to 3 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127% | 127.4% | 2 to 3 | 4% | 70 | 70 |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130% | 129.7% | 3 to 4 | 8% | 308 | 378 |
4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 132% | 132.1% | 4 to 6 | 12% | 1,554 | 1,932 |
5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 134% | 134.5% | 5 to 8 | 16% | 6,667 | 8,599 |
6 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 137% | 136.8% | 7 to 11 | 20% | 26,047 | 34,646 |
7 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 139% | 139.2% | 9 to 13 | 24% | 49,725 | 84,371 |
8 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 142% | 141.6% | 11 to 17 | 28% | 95,714 | 180,085 |
9 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 144% | 143.9% | 14 to 20 | 32% | 169,595 | 349,680 |
10 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 146% | 146.3% | 16 to 25 | 36% | 283,759 | 633,439 |
11 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 149% | 148.7% | 20 to 30 | 40% | 453,996 | 1,087,435 |
12 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 151% | 151.1% | 24 to 35 | 44% | 703,128 | 1,790,563 |
13 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 153% | 153.4% | 28 to 42 | 48% | 1,061,223 | 2,851,786 |
14 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 156% | 155.8% | 33 to 49 | 52% | 2,065,870 | 4,917,656 |
15 | 52 | 51 | 74 | 158% | 158.2% | 39 to 58 | 56% | 2,507,110 | 7,424,766 |
16 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 161% | 160.5% | 45 to 68 | 60% | 5,798,936 | 13,223,702 |
17 | 60 | 59 | 84 | 163% | 162.9% | 52 to 79 | 64% | 15,083,919 | 28,307,621 |
18 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 165% | 165.3% | 61 to 91 | 68% | 27,792,735 | 56,100,356 |
19 | 67 | 65 | 94 | 168% | 167.6% | 68 to 102 | 72% | 43,869,739 | 99,970,095 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 170% | 170% | 75 to 113 | 76% | 242,081,556 | 342,051,651 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 172% | 172.4% | 81 to 122 | 80% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 175% | 174.7% | 87 to 130 | 84% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 177% | 177.1% | 93 to 140 | 88% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 179% | 179.5% | 100 to 150 | 92% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 182% | 181.8% | 107 to 160 | 96% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 184% | 184.2% | 114 to 172 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 187% | 186.6% | 123 to 184 | 104% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 189% | 188.9% | 131 to 197 | 108% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 191% | 191.3% | 140 to 210 | 112% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 194% | 193.7% | 150 to 224 | 116% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 195% | 194.9% | 155 to 232 | 118% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 196% | 196.1% | 160 to 240 | 120% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 197% | 197.2% | 165 to 248 | 122% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 198% | 198.4% | 171 to 256 | 124% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 200% | 199.6% | 176 to 265 | 126% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 201% | 200.8% | 182 to 273 | 128% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 202% | 202% | 188 to 282 | 130% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 203% | 203.2% | 194 to 292 | 132% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 204% | 204.3% | 201 to 301 | 134% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 206% | 205.5% | 207 to 311 | 136% | 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 |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 (Q20) | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Perforate:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Perforate.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Perforate Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | Perforate has 16% increased Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Perforate Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | Perforate has 24% increased Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Perforate Damage 1 | 66 | Perforate deals 25% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Perforate Damage 2 | 75 | Perforate deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Perforate Number Of Spikes 1 | 66 | Perforate creates +1 Spike | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Perforate Number Of Spikes 2 | 75 | Perforate creates +2 Spikes | helmet 100 default 0 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.11.0 |
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3.7.4 |
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3.7.0 |
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