Flicker StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike Tier: 13 Level: 1 Cost: 50 Mana Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: 177% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: 177%Requires Level 13Teleport to a enemy and strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting strikes on nearby enemies.Teleports and Strikes 3 additional times per Power Charge, with 285% more Attack Speed You cannot gain Power Charges while using this SkillSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition Drop restricted It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFlickerStrike
Flicker Strike is a quarterstaffstrikeskill that teleports the user towards an enemy to strike them. The skill will consume your power charges to unleash additional teleporting strikes.
Profane Ritual provides a delayed source of Power Generation which works well with Flicker Strike when triggered.
Modifiers to area damage do appear to affect Flicker Strike, despite being a strike skill with no obvious area damage component. Area of effect has no apparent effect on the hit itself, but it does modify the targeting range of the teleport.[1]
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
1
10
50
177.3%
177.3%
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
Combo FinisherCombo FinisherSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports MeleeAttacks you use yourself. Supported Skills cannot be used until enough Combo has been built up, but deal massively more damage. Cannot support skills which already Combo, or Triggered Skills.Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 40% more Damage Supported Skills require 5 Combo to usePlace 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.
Martial TempoMartial TempoSupport, Attack Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Supported Skills have 20% more Attack SpeedPlace 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.
Perpetual ChargePerpetual ChargeSupport Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that consume Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of consuming them.Supported Skills have 35% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming themPlace 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
Close CombatClose CombatSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 25% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.
Delayed GratificationDelayed GratificationSupport Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which require some Condition to be met for use. Supported Skills can be used an additional time after their Condition has been met, but meeting that Condition is harder.Supported Conditional Skills can be used an additional time within 10 seconds of using them after meeting their requirements Conditional requirements of Supported Skills are 150% harder to meetPlace 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.
ExcoriateExcoriateSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports MeleeAttack Skills. Supported Skills deal more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they hit, but cannot themselves inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments Supported Skills deal 10% more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they 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.
III
BeheadBeheadSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports 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.
HeftHeftSupport, Physical Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Supported Skills deal 30% more Maximum PhysicalHit 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.
Volcanic EruptionVolcanic EruptionSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Trigger, Fire Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports MeleeStrike Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills trigger Volcanic Eruption on Hit against Ignited Enemies.Supported Strikes trigger Volcanic Eruption on HittingIgnited 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.
Item acquisition
Flicker Strike has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels.
Combo FinisherCombo FinisherSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike, Conditional
Martial TempoMartial TempoSupport, Attack
Perpetual ChargePerpetual ChargeSupport
Close CombatClose CombatSupport, Attack
Delayed GratificationDelayed GratificationSupport
ExcoriateExcoriateSupport, Attack, Melee
BeheadBeheadSupport, Attack, Melee, Strike
HeftHeftSupport, Physical
Volcanic EruptionVolcanic EruptionSupport, Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Trigger, Fire
