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Culling strike
Culling strike (also known as culling or cull) is a property that causes hits to instantly kill enemies that are below a certain threshold of life based on their rarity.
Mechanics
Culling strike is an on-hit effect that automatically kills the target if their life is below a certain percentage of life before receiving damage from that hit. Damage over time cannot cull.
| Enemy rarity | Cull threshold | Effective % more DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 30% | ~42.8% |
| Magic | 20% | 25% |
| Rare | 10% | ~11.1% |
| Unique | 5% | ~5.2% |
A hit that is evaded or dodged cannot cause a culling strike. Culling strike ignores any other source of damage mitigation. Culling strike ignores energy shield.
Certain monsters with scripted death animations cannot be culled.
The effect of culling strike is not considered dealing damage to the target, and will never count towards overkill damage. A hit does not need to deal damage to cull.
Cull threshold is always calculated based on a percentage of single-player monster life. This results in a lower relative cull threshold when monsters are affected party stat bonuses.
Sources of culling strike
Gems
| Gem | Tier |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cull The Weak | 3 |  |  | |
 Culling Strike | 3 | | | |
 Life Drain | 1 | | | |
 Murderous Intent | 1 | | | |
 Soul Drain | 3 | | | |
 Attrition | 14 | | | |
 Killing Palm | 1 | | | |
Mods
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Unique items
| Item |  | Stats |
|---|---|---|
Frostbreath | 10 | Adds (8–12) to (16–20) Physical Damage Adds (8–12) to (16–20) Cold Damage +5% to Critical Hit Chance All Damage from Hits with this Weapon Contributes to Freeze Buildup Culling Strike against Frozen Enemies |
Doomgate | 12 | Grants Skill:  Raise Shield80% increased Block chance(100-150)% increased Armour +(13-17)% to Chaos Resistance You take 20% of damage from Blocked hits Enemies are Culled on Block |
Deathblow | 33 | (100-150)% increased Armour and Evasion (5-10)% increased Attack Speed Gain (20-30) Life per Enemy Killed Gain (20-30) Mana per Enemy Killed Culling Strike |
Myris Uxor | 56 | (40-60)% increased Evasion Rating +(100-150) to Accuracy Rating +(40-60) to maximum Mana 100% increased Culling Strike Threshold |
Passive skills
Base passives
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Ascendancy passives
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Version history
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 0.1.0 |
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