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Tectonic SlamFire, Attack, AoE, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (180-220)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (180-220)%
Requires Level 28Slam the ground, unleashing a fiery fissure in front of you, dealing area damage and randomly releasing a number of smaller fissures branching off from it. Consume an Endurance Charge every third time you slam the ground with this skill. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Sword, Axe, Staff, or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect3% increased Burning Damage
1% chance to Ignite enemies
0.1% of Fire Damage Leeched as Life1% increased Fire Damage
Deals (180-220)% of Base Attack Damage
+5% fissure branching chance per Endurance Charge
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
5% more Area of Effect per Endurance Charge
30% fissure branching chance
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Tectonic Slam skill iconTectonic Slam inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 28
Vendor Prices
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Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemTectonicSlam

Tectonic Slam skill screenshot


Tectonic Slam is an attack skill that slams the ground in front of the player, dealing area of effect damage in a cone, with the area scaling with your Endurance charges.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

Endurance charge consumption effect: When you have a number of Endurance charges greater than your minimum endurance charges, every third slam will consume one. If your attack repeats, such as by using 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
, every slam counts towards the counter.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
12867180%180%00
23173182%182.1%199345199345
33479184%184.2%285815485160
43785186%186.3%401344886504
54092188%188.4%5543791440883
64296191%190.5%4774371918320
744100193%192.6%5837862502106
846104195%194.7%7103593212465
948109197%196.8%13555114567976
1050113199%198.9%11388775706853
1152117201%201.1%13682337075086
1254121203%203.2%16383388713424
1356125205%205.3%195664810670072
1458130207%207.4%365518414325256
1560134209%209.5%301732717342583
1662138212%211.6%775999525102578
1764142214%213.7%1513819340240771
1866146216%215.8%2608382566324596
1968151218%217.9%62620247128944843
2070155220%220%211708088340652931
2172159222%222.1%N/AN/A
2274N/A224%224.2%N/AN/A
2376N/A226%226.3%N/AN/A
2478N/A228%228.4%N/AN/A
2580N/A231%230.5%N/AN/A
2682N/A233%232.6%N/AN/A
2784N/A235%234.7%N/AN/A
2886N/A237%236.8%N/AN/A
2988N/A239%238.9%N/AN/A
3090N/A241%241.1%N/AN/A
3191N/A242%242.1%N/AN/A
3292N/A243%243.2%N/AN/A
3393N/A244%244.2%N/AN/A
3494N/A245%245.3%N/AN/A
3595N/A246%246.3%N/AN/A
3696N/A247%247.4%N/AN/A
3797N/A248%248.4%N/AN/A
3898N/A249%249.5%N/AN/A
3999N/A251%250.5%N/AN/A
40100N/A252%251.6%N/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 ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Clarissa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Tectonic Slam.

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 Tectonic Slam Area Of Effect 166Tectonic Slam has 16% increased Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Tectonic Slam Area Of Effect 275Tectonic Slam has 24% increased Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Tectonic Slam Chance For Side Crack 166Tectonic Slam has +12% fissure branching chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Tectonic Slam Chance For Side Crack 275Tectonic Slam has +20% fissure branching chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Tectonic Slam Damage 166Tectonic Slam deals 25% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Tectonic Slam Damage 275Tectonic Slam deals 40% increased Damagehelmet 100
default 0

Video[ | ]

Alternate skill effects

Tectonic Slam has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Celestial Tectonic Slam EffectCelestial Tectonic Slam Effect inventory iconCelestial Tectonic Slam EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Tectonic Slam becomes a Celestial Effect.Celestial Tectonic Slam Effect inventory iconYour Tectonic Slam becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.11.0
  • The visual effects have been improved.
  • No longer has a chance to consume endurance charges per attack to create a Charged Slam.
  • Now consumes an endurance charge every third time you create a fissure, and gains 5% more area of effect and +5% branching fissure chance per endurance charge.
  • The spread of fissures has been partially-normalised, ensuring both sides of the main fissure will get at least one branching fissure.
  • Now deals base damage and has an added Damage effectiveness of 180% at gem level 1 (from 170%), up to 220% at gem level 20 (from 200%).
  • The Labyrinth helmet enchantments Charged Slam chance for Tectonic Slam can no longer be obtained. Existing versions of this enchantment now grant extra chance for branching fissures.
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 170% at gem level 1 (from 130%), up to 200% at gem level 20 (from 160%).
  • The length of the primary fissure is now 36 (from 32).
  • The length of the secondary fissures is now 15 (from 22).
  • The width of the first secondary fissures is now 7 (from 8).
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 80%.
3.5.0
  • Charged Slam (which typically consumes an Endurance Charge) now deal 60% more damage (up from 18%).
  • Now has a 35% chance to consume an Endurance Charge to create a Charged Slam (down from 100%)
3.2.0
  • Added a new Strength Skill Gem - Tectonic Slam: Slam the ground with your weapon, unleashing a fiery fissure in front of you, dealing area damage and releasing a random number of smaller fissures branching off from it. If you have Endurance Charges, one will be consumed, maximising the number of fissures. Requires a Mace, Sword, Axe, Staff, or Unarmed.

References[ | ]

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