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Whirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Requires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack Time
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Whirling Blades skill iconWhirling Blades inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 10
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWhirlingBlades

Whirling Blades skill screenshot

Whirling Blades is an attack skill. The player dives in a target direction, dealing damage to enemies they pass through.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

Movement: Whirling Blades is a movement skill that makes the player move in a straight path in the targeted direction, passing through any enemies and dealing damage to them, after which there is a brief recovery period during which the player cannot move or perform any actions. Enemies cannot be hit more than once with the same skill use. Whirling Blades has both a minimum distance, which can be achieved by aiming the cursor close to the player, and maximum distance, neither of which can be modified.

Use time: Both local and global attack speed modifiers, including the attack speed bonus for dual wielding, decrease Whirling Blades' use time accordingly. If the player uses Whirling Blades to move less than the maximum distance, or if the player collides with an object during the movement, the recovery period is shortened, such that the use time is less.

Dual wielding: While dual wielding, hits are dealt with either the main or off-hand weapon, chosen at random.

Multistrike: Whirling Blades cannot be supported by 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
or Melee Splash Support inventory iconMelee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
Icon: S
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Radius: 14
Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 1% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills deal -2% less Damage to surrounding targetsSupported Skills deal (50-41)% less Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
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.
Melee Splash Support inventory icon
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Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
110180100%100%00
2132215101%101.1%95699569
3172719102%102.1%2818937758
4213323103%103.2%5914696904
5253826104%104.2%111192208096
6294330105%105.3%193800401896
7334934106%106.3%320280722176
8365236107%107.4%3590901081266
9395639108%108.4%4985081579774
10426042109%109.5%6820572261831
11456445111%110.5%9217773183608
12486848112%111.6%17278794911487
13517250113%112.6%17917696703256
14547653114%113.7%23536799056935
15578056115%114.7%307091212127847
16608459116%115.8%909546621223313
17638861117%116.8%1603989037263203
18669264118%117.9%2981711767080320
19689566119%118.9%62895056129975376
20709868120%120%212051599342026975
217210070121%121.1%N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A122%122.1%N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A123%123.2%N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A124%124.2%N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A125%125.3%N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A126%126.3%N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A127%127.4%N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A128%128.4%N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A129%129.5%N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A131%130.5%N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A131%131.1%N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A132%131.6%N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A132%132.1%N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A133%132.6%N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A133%133.2%N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A134%133.7%N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A134%134.2%N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A135%134.7%N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A135%135.3%N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A136%135.8%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 ↓
The Caged Brute
Act 1

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Whirling Blades.

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 Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 275Venom Gyre has a 25% chance to keep caught Projectiles fired by using Whirling Bladeshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Whirling Blades Attack Speed 16610% increased Whirling Blades Attack Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Whirling Blades Attack Speed 27515% increased Whirling Blades Attack Speedhelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Whirling Blades Damage 16625% increased Whirling Blades Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Whirling Blades Damage 27540% increased Whirling Blades Damagehelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Whirling Blades has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Faith Guard Whirling Blades EffectFaith Guard Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconFaith Guard Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes a Faith Guard Effect.Faith Guard Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconYour Whirling Blades becomes a Faith Guard Effect.
Ice Whirling Blades EffectIce Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconIce Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes an Icy effect.Ice Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconYour Whirling Blades becomes an Icy effect.
Phantasmal Whirling Blades EffectPhantasmal Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconPhantasmal Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes a Phantasmal Effect.Phantasmal Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconYour Whirling Blades becomes a Phantasmal Effect.
Purple Whirling Blades EffectPurple Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconPurple Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes a purple effect.Purple Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconYour Whirling Blades becomes a purple effect.
Ringmaster Whirling Blades EffectRingmaster Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconRingmaster Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes a Ringmaster Effect.Ringmaster Whirling Blades Effect inventory iconYour Whirling Blades becomes a Ringmaster Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now deals 150% of Base Damage, and has 150% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 120%).
3.7.0
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 100% at gem level 1 (from 80%), up to 120% at gem level 20 (from 99%).
  • Now has a mana cost of 10 at all gem levels (from 15).
3.6.0
  • Can now affect up to 40 targets per attack (from 20).
3.5.0
  • Now uses weapon attack time +0.6 seconds, rather than overriding your base attack time. While base weapon speed will have some effect, this change is intended to reduce the travel speed difference between characters using weapons local attack speed modifiers and characters who are not.
2.3.0
  • Increased the attack time of Whirling Blades inventory iconWhirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 10 Mana
    Requires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
    +0.6 seconds to Attack Time
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Whirling Blades skill icon
    Whirling Blades inventory icon
    by 18%. Its previous default attack time was 2.2 seconds. It is now 2.6 seconds.
2.2.0
  • Whirling Blades is now 10% slower.
2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
2.0.0
  • Skill speed increased by 29%.
1.0.0
  • Reduced the mana cost.
0.10.0
  • Damage effectiveness increased from 60% to 80%.
0.9.12qq
  • Damage modifiers are now factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
  • From 1% attack speed per quality point to 0.35%.
0.9.12f
  • Fixed a newly introduced bug where Whirling Blades would always get Critical Strikes.
0.9.12
  • Whirling Blades now checks Evasion properly, rather than always hitting.
0.9.10
  • Fixed two problems that prevented Whirling Blades from hitting its targets correctly.
0.9.9
  • Whirling Blades has been added to the game.
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