Whirling Blades
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Damage: (100-150)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-150)%Requires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. If dual wielding attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one hit. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.When Dual Wielding, Deals 75% Damage from each Weapon combined
+0.6 seconds to Attack Time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 10Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWhirlingBlades
Whirling Blades is an attack skill for one-handed swords, daggers, and claws. The player dives in a target direction, dealing damage to enemies they pass through. It uses both weapons to deal damage if you are dual wielding.
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.
- If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance values, it is possible for one weapon to get a critical strike when the other doesn't. It is also possible to miss with only one of the weapons swung. The decrease in damage while dual wielding is multiplicative and applies to all damage bonuses.
- Two hits are calculated separately (one from each weapon) and then combined into one unique hit/stack (damaging ailments).
Multistrike: Whirling Blades cannot be supported by Multistrike 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.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee DamageThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Melee Splash SupportMelee Splash SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike, AoE
Icon: S
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
AoE Radius: 14Requires Level 8Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.Supported Skills deal Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills deal 40% less Splash Damage to surrounding targets
Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Area of EffectThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
Venom Gyre: Caught returning projectiles from Venom Gyre spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return.
Gem level progression
Level | Damage Effectiveness | Attack Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | |||
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1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 100% | 100% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 103% | 102.6% | 9569 | 9569 |
3 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 105% | 105.3% | 28189 | 37758 |
4 | 21 | 33 | 23 | 108% | 107.9% | 59146 | 96904 |
5 | 25 | 38 | 26 | 111% | 110.5% | 111192 | 208096 |
6 | 29 | 43 | 30 | 113% | 113.2% | 193800 | 401896 |
7 | 33 | 49 | 34 | 116% | 115.8% | 320280 | 722176 |
8 | 36 | 52 | 36 | 118% | 118.4% | 359090 | 1081266 |
9 | 39 | 56 | 39 | 121% | 121.1% | 498508 | 1579774 |
10 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 124% | 123.7% | 682057 | 2261831 |
11 | 45 | 64 | 45 | 126% | 126.3% | 921777 | 3183608 |
12 | 48 | 68 | 48 | 129% | 128.9% | 1727879 | 4911487 |
13 | 51 | 72 | 50 | 132% | 131.6% | 1791769 | 6703256 |
14 | 54 | 76 | 53 | 134% | 134.2% | 2353679 | 9056935 |
15 | 57 | 80 | 56 | 137% | 136.8% | 3070912 | 12127847 |
16 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 139% | 139.5% | 9095466 | 21223313 |
17 | 63 | 88 | 61 | 142% | 142.1% | 16039890 | 37263203 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 145% | 144.7% | 29817117 | 67080320 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 147% | 147.4% | 62895056 | 129975376 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 150% | 150% | 212051599 | 342026975 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 153% | 152.6% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 155% | 155.3% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 158% | 157.9% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 161% | 160.5% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 163% | 163.2% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 166% | 165.8% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 168% | 168.4% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 171% | 171.1% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 174% | 173.7% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 176% | 176.3% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 178% | 177.6% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 179% | 178.9% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 180% | 180.3% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 182% | 181.6% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 183% | 182.9% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 184% | 184.2% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 186% | 185.5% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 187% | 186.8% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 188% | 188.2% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 189% | 189.5% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality | Weight |
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Superior | (0.5-10)% increased Attack Speed | 1 |
Item acquisition
Whirling Blades can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Whirling Blades can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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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 ↓ | |||||||
The Caged Brute 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Caged Brute Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Ruthless mode
This item cannot be obtained in leagues with Ruthless mode enabled.
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Whirling Blades.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Venom Gyre has a 15% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades | helmet 0 |
Enchantment Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Venom Gyre has a 25% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Whirling Blades Attack Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 10% increased Whirling Blades Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Whirling Blades Attack Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 15% increased Whirling Blades Attack Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Whirling Blades Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Whirling Blades Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Whirling Blades Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Whirling Blades Damage | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Whirling Blades has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Faith Guard Whirling Blades EffectFaith Guard Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades become a Faith Guard Effect. | Your Whirling Blades become a Faith Guard Effect. |
Ice Whirling Blades EffectIce Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades become an Icy effect. | Your Whirling Blades become an Icy effect. |
Illusionist Whirling Blades EffectIllusionist Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades becomes an Illusionist Effect. | Your Whirling Blades becomes an Illusionist Effect. |
Phantasmal Whirling Blades EffectPhantasmal Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades become a Phantasmal Effect. | Your Whirling Blades become a Phantasmal Effect. |
Purple Whirling Blades EffectPurple Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades become a purple effect. | Your Whirling Blades become a purple effect. |
Ringmaster Whirling Blades EffectRingmaster Whirling Blades EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Whirling Blades become a Ringmaster Effect. | Your Whirling Blades become a Ringmaster Effect. |
Version history
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3.22.0 |
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3.20.2 |
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3.18.1 |
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3.15.0 |
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3.7.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.5.0 |
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2.3.0 |
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2.2.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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1.0.0 |
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0.10.0 |
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0.9.12qq |
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0.9.12f |
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0.9.12 |
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0.9.10 |
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0.9.9 |
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