Close Combat Support
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Level: (1-20)Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.Supported Skills deal up to (40-59)% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity
Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit
Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill
Combat Rush grants (20-24)% more Attack and Cast Speed to Travel Skills that are not Supported by Close Combat
Supported Skills can only be used with Axes and SwordsThis 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.
Drop level: 18Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Alteration |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemCloseCombat
Close Combat Support is a support gem which grants the supported attack more melee damage based on how close the user is to the enemy. It also grants a buff that causes the next unsupported movement skill more attack and cast speed on the next use on hit. This support gem restricts the skill to swords and axes.
Skill functions and interactions
The "up to x% more damage" stat on Close Combat support (and the matching stat on the Slayer's Impact notable) apply the full damage bonus to targets up to a distance of 15 units from you, then linearly scales down the bonus to 0 at a distance of 40 units. [1]
Gem level progression
Level | Melee Damage | Attack and Cast Speed | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 25% | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 25% | N/A | 69833 | 69833 |
3 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 26% | N/A | 128549 | 198382 |
4 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 27% | N/A | 154553 | 352935 |
5 | 32 | 34 | 23 | 28% | N/A | 225374 | 578309 |
6 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 28% | N/A | 320672 | 898981 |
7 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 29% | N/A | 447718 | 1346699 |
8 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 30% | N/A | 615318 | 1962017 |
9 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 31% | N/A | 834639 | 2796656 |
10 | 47 | 48 | 33 | 31% | N/A | 1570760 | 4367416 |
11 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 32% | N/A | 1633987 | 6001403 |
12 | 53 | 54 | 37 | 33% | N/A | 2151030 | 8152433 |
13 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 34% | N/A | 2812189 | 10964622 |
14 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 34% | N/A | 3655184 | 14619806 |
15 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 35% | N/A | 3017327 | 17637133 |
16 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 36% | N/A | 7818905 | 25456038 |
17 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 37% | N/A | 15256013 | 40712051 |
18 | 66 | 66 | 46 | 37% | N/A | 26260555 | 66972606 |
19 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 38% | N/A | 62855887 | 129828493 |
20 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 39% | N/A | 212002638 | 341831131 |
21 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 40% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 40% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 41% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 42% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 43% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 43% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 44% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 45% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 46% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 46% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 47% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 47% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 47% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 48% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 48% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 49% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 49% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 49% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 50% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 50% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Close Combat Support can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Close Combat Support can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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9 | Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems. | Random level 20 support gem | A |
7 | Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness | Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality | A |
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 | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem 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 gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 Yeena | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.7.0 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (Jun 11, 2019). "General Support Discussion". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Jun 12, 2019.