Javelin and Spear Skills

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Jab

Description: Attacks with a series of rapid thrusts using a javelin or spear class weapon.
Required Level: 1
Prerequisites: None
Deals 100% of weapon damage
Hits 3 times
Synergies Bonus to skill
None -
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+% Attack Rating: 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230
+% Damage: 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96 102 108 114 120 126 132 138 144
Mana Cost: 2 2.2 2.5 2.7 3 3.2 3.5 3.7 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 6.5 6.7
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Version Name Patch Notes
#1 Bedrock
  • Initial %damage increased from -15% to +30%.
  • Damage to self decreased from 8% to 5%.
  • (hidden) Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling and attack rating increased slightly.

Power Strike

Description: Adds lightning damage to attacks with javelin and spear class weapons.
Required Level: 6
Prerequisites: Jab
Deals 110% of weapon damage
Synergies Bonus to skill
Charged Strike +20% Lightning damage per base level
Lightning Strike +20% Lightning damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+% Attack Rating: 20 32 44 56 68 80 92 104 116 128 140 152 164 176 188 200 212 224 236 248
+ Lightning Damage: 1-16 1-36 1-56 1-76 1-96 1-116 1-136 1-156 1-206 1-256 1-306 1-356 1-406 1-456 1-506 1-556 1-636 1-716 1-796 1-876
Mana Cost: 2 2.2 2.5 2.7 3 3.2 3.5 3.7 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 6.5 6.7
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Patch Changes
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased moderately and it's 4 synergies condensed into 2.

Poison Javelin

Description: Magically enhances your javelin to leave a trail of poison clouds
Required Level: 6
Prerequisites: None
Cooldown: .48 Seconds
Synergies Bonus to skill
Plague Javelin +15% Poison damage per base level
Plague Javelin -1% Enemy Poison resistance per point
Dexterity +2% Poison damage per point
100+ Dexterity Throws 2 additional Poison Javelins
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Poison Damage: 15-23 23-31 31-39 39-46 46-54 54-62 62-70 70-78 85-95 101-113 117-130 132-148 148-166 164-183 179-201 195-218 218-244 242-269 265-294 289-320
Mana Cost: 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 6.5 6.7 7 7.2 7.5 7.7 8 8.2 8.5 8.7
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Version Name Patch Notes
#22 Minium
  • Poison Javelin now has a 0.48 second cooldown.
  • Poison Javelin now lowers enemy poison resist by 3% and gains an additional 1% per Plague Javelin level.
Older Versions
#14 Serandite
  • Added synergy from Dexterity.
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling decreased drastically but applied over 5 seconds (instead of >40 seconds at lvl 20).
  • Synergy from Plaque Javelin increased slightly.

Fend

Description: Attacks all adjacent targets
Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Jab
Deals 125% of weapon damage
Hits up to 12 times
Mana Cost: 5
Synergies Bonus to skill
None -
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+% Attack Rating: +25% +30% +35% +40% +45% +50% +55% +60% +65% +70% +75% +80% +85% +90% +95% +100% +105% +110% +115% +120%
+% Damage: +40% +47% +54% +61% +68% +75% +82% +89% +96% +103% +110% +117% +124% +131% +138% +145% +152% +159% +166% +173%
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Version Name Patch Notes
#22 Minium
  • Fend now has an Attack Speed synergy from Jab. Additionally, Fend’s attack speed bonus now gets activated one frame earlier.
Older Versions
#21 Shungite
  • Fend now gains attack speed per level during the animation sequence.
#13 Titanium
  • No longer affected by the "next hit always misses" bug.
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2: Damage and attack rating bonus lowered moderately but Weapon Damage increased from 100% to 125%.

Lightning Bolt

Description: Magically converts your javelin into a bolt of lightning
Required Level: 12
Prerequisites: Jab, Power Strike, Poison Javelin
Deals 100% of weapon damage converted to lightning
Synergies Bonus to skill
Power Strike +12% Lightning damage per base level
Lightning Fury +12% Lightning damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+ Lightning Damage: 1-40 1-55 1-70 1-85 1-100 1-115 1-130 1-145 1-165 1-185 1-205 1-225 1-245 1-265 1-285 1-305 1-345 1-385 1-425 1-465
Mana Cost: 6 6.2 6.5 6.7 7 7.2 7.5 7.7 8 8.2 8.5 8.7 9 9.2 9.5 9.7 10 10.2 10.5 10.7
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Version Name Patch Notes
#22 Minium
  • Lightning Bolt now shoots three bolts of lightning instead of one.
Older Versions
#14 Serandite
  • Added synergy from Power Strike.
  • Lightning Bolt now requires Power Strike and Poison Javelin.
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased slightly and its 4 synergies condensed into 1.

Charged Strike

Description: Adds lightning damage to javelin and spear class weapons and releases charged bolts upon impact.
Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Jab, Power Strike
Maximum Bolts: 9
Synergies Bonus to skill
Power Strike +20% Lightning damage per base level
Lightning Strike +20% Lightning damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Bolts: 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7
+Lightning Damage: 1-30 1-45 1-60 1-75 1-90 1-105 1-120 1-135 1-155 1-175 1-195 1-215 1-235 1-255 1-275 1-295 1-318 1-343 1-367 1-391
Mana Cost: 4 4.2 4.5 4.7 5 5.2 5.5 5.7 6 6.2 6.5 6.7 7 7.2 7.5 7.7 8 8.2 8.5 8.7
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Version Name Patch Notes
#15 Graphite
  • Has a maximum of 9 bolts.
Older Versions
#14 Serandite
  • Charged Strike no longer requires Lightning Bolt.
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased moderately and its 4 synergies condensed into 2.

Plague Javelin

Description: 18
Required Level: 18
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin , Lightning Bolt
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Synergies Bonus to skill
Poison Javelin +22% Poison damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+% Attack Rating: 30 39 48 57 66 75 84 93 102 111 120 129 138 147 156 165 174 183 192 201
Poison Damage over 5 Seconds: 62-30 101-45 140-60 179-75 218-90 257-105 296-120 335-135 413-155 492-175 570-195 648-215 726-235 804-255 882-275 960-295 1097-318 1234-343 1370-367 1507-391
Mana Cost: 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5
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Version Name Patch Notes
#10 Tanzanite
  • Poison Javelin synergy increased from +10% to +22% Poison damage per level.
Older Versions
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling decreased slightly but applied over 5 seconds (instead of >10 seconds at lvl 20).

Molten Strike

Description: A strike that creates balls of molten magma which launch forth from the enemies you hit.
Required Level: 24
Prerequisites: Jab, Fend
Deals 85% of weapon damage
Mana Cost: 7
Synergies Bonus to skill
Jab 13% Fire damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+% Attack Rating: 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
+Fire Damage: 15-25 23-35 31-45 39-55 47-65 55-75 63-85 71-95 85-111 99-127 113-143 127-159 141-175 155-191 169-207 183-223 203-245 223-267 243-289 263-311
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Version Name Patch Notes
#22 Minium
  • Molten Strike synergy changed to Jab (was Fend). The fire damage synergy increased to 13% (was 10%). The molten projectiles no longer convert physical weapon damage to fire (was 60% conversion to fire).
Older Versions
#21 Shungite
  • Molten Strike’s physical to fire damage conversion changed from 80% to 60%.
  • Molten Strike now creates more projectiles for a fuller AoE and more instances of overlapping damage.
#19 Zincite
  • New skill: Molten Strike; Replaces Ground Slam. An attack that creates balls of molten magma that deals weapon damage and converting 80% physical weapon damage to fire.
#1 Bedrock
  • Ground Slam replaced Impale.

Lightning Strike

Description: Adds lightning damage to javelin and spear class weapons and releases chain lightning upon impact.
Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Jab , Power Strike , Poison Javelin , Lightning Bolt , Charged Strike
Adds 1 chain per level
Mana Cost: 9
Synergies Bonus to skill
Power Strike +15% Lightning damage per base level
Charged Strike +15% Lightning damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Hits: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
+Lightning Damage: 1-25 1-40 1-55 1-70 1-85 1-100 1-115 1-130 1-160 1-190 1-220 1-250 1-280 1-310 1-340 1-370 1-410 1-450 1-490 1-530
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Patch Changes
#1 Bedrock

Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling increased greatly. It's 4 synergies condensed into 2.

Lightning Fury

Description: Changes a thrown javelin into a powerful bolt of lightning that splits on impact.
Required Level: 30
Prerequisites: Poison Javelin , Lightning Bolt , Plague Javelin
Adds 1 bolt per level
Synergies Bonus to skill
Lightning Bolt +2% Lightning damage per base level
Power Strike +2% Lightning damage per base level
Skill level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Bolts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Lightning Damage: 1-40 1-55 1-70 1-85 1-100 1-115 1-130 1-145 1-170 1-195 1-220 1-345 1-270 1-395 1-320 1-345 1-375 1-405 1-435 1-465
Mana Cost: 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 19 19.5
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Version Name Patch Notes
#22 Minium
  • Lightning Fury synergy changed to Lightning Bolt & Power Strike at 2% each (was Lightning Bolt at 5%).
Older Versions
#21 Shungite
  • Lightning Fury lightning damage synergy reduced from 6% to 5%
#5 Limestone
  • Lightning Bolt synergy increased from +4% to +6% Lightning damage per level.
#1 Bedrock
  • Compared with Vanilla D2, damage scaling decreased slightly. Its 4 synergies condensed into 1