Perforate

PerforateAttack, AoE, Melee
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 80% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140%-196%)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:
0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (140-195.9)% of Base Damage
Creates 6 Spikes
65% less Damage in Blood StancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Scroll of Wisdom

Sell Price
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 spike 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.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	140%	140%	0	0
2	2	0	0	143%	142.9%	70	70
3	4	0	0	146%	145.9%	308	378
4	7	0	14	149%	148.8%	1,554	1,932
5	11	0	19	152%	151.8%	6,667	8,599
6	16	18	26	155%	154.7%	26,047	34,646
7	20	22	31	158%	157.6%	49,725	84,371
8	24	25	37	161%	160.6%	95,714	180,085
9	28	29	42	164%	163.5%	169,595	349,680
10	32	33	47	167%	166.5%	283,759	633,439
11	36	36	52	169%	169.4%	453,996	1,087,435
12	40	40	58	172%	172.3%	703,128	1,790,563
13	44	44	63	175%	175.3%	1,061,223	2,851,786
14	48	48	68	178%	178.2%	2,065,870	4,917,656
15	52	51	74	181%	181.2%	2,507,110	7,424,766
16	56	55	79	184%	184.1%	5,798,936	13,223,702
17	60	59	84	187%	187%	15,083,919	28,307,621
18	64	62	90	190%	190%	27,792,735	56,100,356
19	67	65	94	193%	192.9%	43,869,739	99,970,095
20	70	68	98	196%	195.9%	242,081,556	342,051,651
21	72	70	100	199%	198.8%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	202%	201.7%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	205%	204.7%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	208%	207.6%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	211%	210.6%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	214%	213.5%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	216%	216.4%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	219%	219.4%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	222%	222.3%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	225%	225.3%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	225%	225.3%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	228%	228.2%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	231%	231.1%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	234%	234.1%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	237%	237%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	240%	240%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	243%	242.9%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	246%	245.8%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	249%	248.8%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	252%	251.7%	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
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 (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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
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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Perforate.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Perforate Area Of Effect 1	66	Perforate has 14% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Perforate Area Of Effect 2	75	Perforate has 20% 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
3.7.4	Added Labyrinth Enchantments
3.7.0	Perforate has been added to the game.