Whirling Assault

Whirling AssaultAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike
Tier: 11
Level: 1Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Whirling Assault is a melee strike attack skill which requires a quarterstaff.

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Cold InfusionCold InfusionAttack, Cold Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning DamageSupported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Cold Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Concentrated EffectConcentrated EffectAoE Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Supported Skills deal 40% more Area Damage Supported Skills have 50% less Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	RuthlessRuthlessTier: 1 Level: 1Supports Attacks, causing repeated uses to be more effective at Stunning enemies.Every fifth use of Supported Attacks causes 500% more Stun BuildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	BlindBlindTier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Supports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Supported Skills have 100% chance to Blind enemies on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	MomentumMomentumTier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.After moving at least 2 metres during a single use of a Supported Skill, the rest of that use deals 40% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	PotentialPotentialTier: 2 Level: 1Supports Skills that you use yourself. Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible, and will be much more likely to Critically Hit if they do. Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges.Supported Skills cannot generate Power Charges Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible Supported Skills have 30% more chance to Critically Hit when consuming Power ChargesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	BeheadBeheadAttack, Melee, Strike Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports Strike skills, causing them to steal Modifiers from Rare monsters they kill.Killing Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Rare monsters grant one of their Modifiers for 20 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Culling StrikeCulling StrikeAttack Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Supported Skills have Culling Strike against Rare or Unique EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	RageforgedRageforgedTier: 3 Level: 1Supports any damaging skill that you use or trigger yourself, causing it to consume Rage to deal more damage. If you don't have enough Rage to consume, the damage bonus will not apply.Supported Skills consume 10 Rage if possible to deal 35% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Whirling Assault has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Whirling Assault has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.