Ground Slam

Ground SlamAttack, AoE, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Radius: 35The character slams the ground in front of them with their main hand weapon, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Only works with Staves, Axes or Maces.Deals (100-122.8)% of Base Damage
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage to closer targets
+(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 5Vendor Prices

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1x Scroll of Wisdom

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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemGroundSlam

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Ground Slam.

Ground Slam is a melee attack creating a wave that travels forwards and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun.

Skill functions and interactions

• Accuracy: Accuracy is a factor despite the nature of the skill. Ground Slam can miss.

• Dual Wielding: Ground slam with Dual Wielding will not function unless a mace or an axe is in the main hand. Only the main hand weapon is used to attack.

• Reduced Enemy Stun Threshold: This essentially means that enemies struck by Ground Slam have a greater chance to be stunned than with other attacks.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	115%	115%	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	117%	116.8%	N/A	70	70
3	4	16	119%	118.7%	1	308	378
4	7	22	121%	120.5%	1	1554	1932
5	11	31	122%	122.4%	1	6667	8599
6	16	41	124%	124.2%	2	26047	34646
7	20	50	126%	126.1%	2	49725	84371
8	24	58	128%	127.9%	2	95714	180085
9	28	67	130%	129.7%	3	169595	349680
10	32	75	132%	131.6%	3	283759	633439
11	36	83	133%	133.4%	3	453996	1087435
12	40	92	135%	135.3%	4	703128	1790563
13	44	100	137%	137.1%	4	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	139%	138.9%	4	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	141%	140.8%	5	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	143%	142.6%	5	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	144%	144.5%	5	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	146%	146.3%	6	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	148%	148.2%	6	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	150%	150%	6	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	152%	151.8%	7	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	154%	153.7%	7	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	156%	155.5%	7	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	157%	157.4%	8	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	159%	159.2%	8	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	161%	161.1%	8	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	163%	162.9%	9	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	165%	164.7%	9	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	167%	166.6%	9	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	168%	168.4%	10	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	169%	169.3%	10	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	170%	170.3%	10	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	171%	171.2%	10	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	172%	172.1%	10	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	173%	173%	10	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	174%	173.9%	11	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	175%	174.9%	11	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	176%	175.8%	11	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	177%	176.7%	11	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	178%	176.8%	11	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
8	Dying AnguishDying 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.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	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 Ground Slam:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Ground Slam.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Ground Slam Angle 1	66	Ground Slam has a 16% increased angle	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Angle 2	75	Ground Slam has a 24% increased angle	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Damage 1	66	25% increased Ground Slam Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Damage 2	75	40% increased Ground Slam Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Ground Slam Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ground Slam Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Ground Slam Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.3.0	Previously dealt damage in a cone in front of the attacker, based on weapon damage. Now deals damage in a cone in front of the attacker, based on weapon damage, but also deals up to 40% more damage to closer targets at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20. Now has a significantly wider area of effect. Now has an added damage effectiveness and base damage of 100% at gem level 1 (up from 90%), up to 123% at gem level 20 (up from 120%). Can be used with axes.
2.6.0	Ground Slam gains 1 additional unit of radius every 3 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.4.0	15% more damage at gem level 20.
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. Ground Slam now gains increased area of effect radius of 1% for each level after the first.
2.0.3	Increased the base damage of Ground Slam at all levels. (80% base damage to 85% base damage at level 1, progressing at the same rate to level 20).
0.11.6	The damage wave of Ground Slam is no longer connected to attack speed, so no matter how fast you attack, the damage wave will still move at the same speed. This does not prevent you from repeat attacking. Ground Slam: increased from 70% to 80% weapon damage. Its reduced stun threshold has been reduced from 35% to 25%.
0.9.13	Ground Slam now attacks at the speed of your weapon.
0.9.12qq	Damage modifiers are now factored into Damage Effectiveness rather than being listed as separate stats.
0.9.12m	Reduced the damage of Ground Slam by 20%. The damage penalty is now factored into the Damage Effectiveness of the skill, rather than as a negative stat.
0.9.12f	Fixed a newly introduced bug where Ground Slam would always get critical strikes.
0.9.4c	Fixed a crash that can occur with Ground Slam.
0.9.4	Changed the quality stat to Stun Duration (rather than Reduced Stun Threshold).
0.9.3c	Increased damage by raising its flat damage penalty from -15% to -12%.
0.9.1	Fixed the behaviour of Ground Slam so that you don't miss things really close to you.
0.7.1	Leap Slam and Ground Slam now check your Accuracy Rating
0.6.8	Improved Ground Slam effects
0.6.0	Added new skills: Ground Slam, Elemental Hit and Cleave