Smite
SmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 85% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196%-218%)Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. If the melee strike hits a target, that enemy cannot also be hit by the area damage. If this skill hits an enemy, you gain an aura buff, granting you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:12340.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% increased Lightning DamageAura grants 0.25% increased Attack and Cast SpeedDeals (195.5-218)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Aura grants (0-19)% chance to Shock
+(0-6) to radius
+(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.
Acquisition
Level: 5Purchase Costs
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSmite
Item acquisition
Mana Cost: 6
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 85% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196%-218%)Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. If the melee strike hits a target, that enemy cannot also be hit by the area damage. If this skill hits an enemy, you gain an aura buff, granting you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:12340.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% increased Lightning DamageAura grants 0.25% increased Attack and Cast SpeedDeals (195.5-218)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Aura grants (0-19)% chance to Shock
+(0-6) to radius
+(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.
AcquisitionLevel: 5Purchase Costs
| Normal | 1x Scroll of Wisdom |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSmite
Smite is a melee attack skill where the user strikes an enemy or location. Every hit creates a circle as secondary effect that damages all enemies inside its area with damage (not only lightning damage but all sorts of damage) and grants a temporary aura that grants added lightning damage and shock chance.
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Skill functions and interactions
- The lightning damage area of effect caused by this skill does not count as a melee hit for purposes of effects like Fortify.
- Ancestral Call Support causes this skill to create multiple AoEs if there are multiple enemies in range.
- Hits while using Ancestral Call Support or any other form of Strike Skills target an additional nearby Enemy allow for both the melee hit portion of the skill to hit as well as the area damage to hit, area damage dealing 30-20% less damage effectively dealing 170%-180% damage if positioned correctly.
Gem level progression
| Level |  |  |  | Damage Effectiveness | Damage Multiplier | Lightning Damage | Area Damage | Shock Chance | Radius | Melee Range | Exp. | Total Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196% | 195.5% | 1 to 4 | -30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197% | 196.7% | 1 to 5 | -29% | 1% | N/A | N/A | 70 | 70 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 198% | 197.9% | 1 to 6 | -29% | 2% | +1 | N/A | 308 | 378 |
| 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 199% | 199.1% | 1 to 8 | -28% | 3% | +1 | N/A | 1,554 | 1,932 |
| 5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 200% | 200.3% | 1 to 11 | -28% | 4% | +1 | N/A | 6,667 | 8,599 |
| 6 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 201% | 201.5% | 1 to 16 | -27% | 5% | +2 | N/A | 26,047 | 34,646 |
| 7 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 203% | 202.6% | 1 to 21 | -27% | 6% | +2 | +1 | 49,725 | 84,371 |
| 8 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 204% | 203.8% | 1 to 26 | -26% | 7% | +2 | +1 | 95,714 | 180,085 |
| 9 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 205% | 205% | 2 to 33 | -26% | 8% | +3 | +1 | 169,595 | 349,680 |
| 10 | 32 | 47 | 33 | 206% | 206.2% | 2 to 40 | -25% | 9% | +3 | +1 | 283,759 | 633,439 |
| 11 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 207% | 207.4% | 3 to 49 | -25% | 10% | +3 | +1 | 453,996 | 1,087,435 |
| 12 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 209% | 208.5% | 3 to 60 | -24% | 11% | +4 | +1 | 703,128 | 1,790,563 |
| 13 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 210% | 209.7% | 4 to 72 | -24% | 12% | +4 | +1 | 1,061,223 | 2,851,786 |
| 14 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 211% | 210.9% | 5 to 87 | -23% | 13% | +4 | +2 | 2,065,870 | 4,917,656 |
| 15 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 212% | 212.1% | 5 to 104 | -23% | 14% | +5 | +2 | 2,507,110 | 7,424,766 |
| 16 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 213% | 213.3% | 6 to 123 | -22% | 15% | +5 | +2 | 5,798,936 | 13,223,702 |
| 17 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 214% | 214.5% | 8 to 146 | -22% | 16% | +5 | +2 | 15,083,919 | 28,307,621 |
| 18 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 216% | 215.6% | 9 to 173 | -21% | 17% | +6 | +2 | 27,792,735 | 56,100,356 |
| 19 | 67 | 94 | 65 | 217% | 216.8% | 10 to 195 | -21% | 18% | +6 | +2 | 43,869,739 | 99,970,095 |
| 20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 218% | 218% | 12 to 220 | -20% | 19% | +6 | +2 | 242,081,556 | 342,051,651 |
| 21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 219% | 219.2% | 13 to 239 | -20% | 20% | +7 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 220% | 220.4% | 14 to 258 | -19% | 21% | +7 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 222% | 221.5% | 15 to 280 | -19% | 22% | +7 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 223% | 222.7% | 16 to 302 | -18% | 23% | +8 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 224% | 223.9% | 17 to 327 | -18% | 24% | +8 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 225% | 225.1% | 19 to 353 | -17% | 25% | +8 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 226% | 226.3% | 20 to 381 | -17% | 26% | +8 | +3 | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 227% | 227.5% | 22 to 411 | -16% | 27% | +9 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 229% | 228.6% | 23 to 444 | -16% | 28% | +9 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 230% | 229.8% | 25 to 479 | -15% | 29% | +9 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 230% | 230.4% | 26 to 497 | -15% | 30% | +10 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 231% | 231% | 27 to 516 | -15% | 30% | +10 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 232% | 231.6% | 28 to 536 | -15% | 31% | +10 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 232% | 232.2% | 29 to 556 | -14% | 31% | +10 | +4 | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 233% | 232.8% | 30 to 577 | -14% | 32% | +10 | +5 | N/A | N/A |
| 36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 233% | 233.4% | 32 to 599 | -14% | 32% | +10 | +5 | N/A | N/A |
| 37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 234% | 234% | 33 to 621 | -14% | 33% | +11 | +5 | N/A | N/A |
| 38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 235% | 234.5% | 34 to 645 | -13% | 33% | +11 | +5 | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 235% | 235.1% | 35 to 669 | -13% | 34% | +11 | +5 | N/A | N/A |
| 40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 236% | 235.7% | 37 to 694 | -13% | 34% | +11 | +5 | 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 Fox  The 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 Promise Gemcutter's Promise3Superior GemQuality: +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Smite:
| Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Smite.
| Name | | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 1 | 66 | Smite has a 10% chance for lightning to strike another target | helmet 100 default 0 |
| Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 2 | 75 | Smite has a 15% chance for lightning to strike another target | helmet 100 default 0 |
| Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 1 | 66 | Smite has 20% increased Aura Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
| Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 2 | 75 | Smite has 30% increased Aura Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
| Enchantment Smite Damage 1 | 66 | Smite deals 25% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
| Enchantment Smite Damage 2 | 75 | Smite deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to Smite:
| Item | Base Item | | Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Megalomaniac MegalomaniacMedium Cluster JewelAdds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing <3 Random notable mods> CorruptedIf you're going to act like you're better than everyone else, make sure you are.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.  | Medium Cluster Jewel | 1 | Adds 4 Passive Skills Added Small Passive Skills grant Nothing
Corrupted | ||
Sign of the Sin Eater Sign of the Sin EaterTyrant's SekhemSceptre Quality: +20% Physical Damage: 51.6–96 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int26% increased Elemental Damage+(10-30) to Strength and Intelligence Grants Level 30 Smite Skill Enemies inflict Elemental Ailments on you instead of nearby AlliesA secret few among the Templars grant absolution by bearing the guilt of others.  | Tyrant's Sekhem | 58 | 26% increased Elemental Damage+(10-30) to Strength and Intelligence Grants Level 30 Smite Skill Enemies inflict Elemental Ailments on you instead of nearby Allies |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 3.7.0 |
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| 3.4.0 |
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Smite
