PoE2 skill gem

Whirling Assault

Advance while hitting enemies around you with a series of spinning Strikes.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.0
Related system change

Melee Attacks can now only apply Splash Damage once per damaging area. Some Attacks create multiple damaging areas during use. For example, Whirling Assault creates multiple damaging areas around you as you move.

0.5.0
Direct change

Whirling Assault: Quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed (previously 0-15% more Attack Speed).

Full patch history

Effects

3 effects

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Dex, (4-86) Int
Weapon or skill requirementQuarterstaves
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Dex, (4-86) Int

Requires: Quarterstaves

Gem level progression

40 levels
Whirling Assault levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelIntDexManaBase Damage1% more Area of Effect
10441840%, 40%, 40%1
23772144%, 44%, 44%2
36992449%, 49%, 49%3
41013132853%, 53%, 53%4
51417173158%, 58%, 58%5
61820203563%, 63%, 63%6
72224243968%, 68%, 68%7
82628284473%, 73%, 73%8
93132324877%, 77%, 77%9
103637375382%, 82%, 82%10
114141415987%, 87%, 87%11
124646466493%, 93%, 93%12
1352515171100%, 100%, 100%13
1458575777106%, 106%, 106%14
1564626284114%, 114%, 114%15
1666646491122%, 122%, 122%16
1772707099131%, 131%, 131%17
18787575107141%, 141%, 141%18
19848080116152%, 152%, 152%19
20908686126163%, 163%, 163%20
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Whirling Assault levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelIntDexManaBase Damage1% more Area of Effect
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable136176%, 176%, 176%21
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable146190%, 190%, 190%22
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable158204%, 204%, 204%23
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable169220%, 220%, 220%24
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable182237%, 237%, 237%25
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable196255%, 255%, 255%26
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable210275%, 275%, 275%27
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable225296%, 296%, 296%28
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable241319%, 319%, 319%29
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable258344%, 344%, 344%30
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable276370%, 370%, 370%31
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable295399%, 399%, 399%32
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable315430%, 430%, 430%33
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable336463%, 463%, 463%34
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable358499%, 499%, 499%35
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable382537%, 537%, 537%36
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable407579%, 579%, 579%37
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable434624%, 624%, 624%38
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable462672%, 672%, 672%39
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable491724%, 724%, 724%40

Quality effects

2 effects

Whirling Assault standard quality

  • (0-20)% increased Attack Speed

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Attack, MeleeSingleTarget, Melee, Area

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 11

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Quarterstaff, tier 11

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 11 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Quarterstaff

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Whirling Assault. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

5 changes
0.3.1
Direct change

Whirling Assault now uses pathfinding to avoid obstacles.

0.5.0
Related system change

Melee Attacks can now only apply Splash Damage once per damaging area. Some Attacks create multiple damaging areas during use. For example, Whirling Assault creates multiple damaging areas around you as you move.

0.5.0
Direct change

Whirling Assault: Quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed (previously 0-15% more Attack Speed).

0.4.0
Direct change

Whirling Assault: Baseline movement of Whirling Assault has been reworked to be more fluid. Now has +1 second to Total Attack Time (previously 1.4). Now has +14 to Melee Strike Range at all Gem levels. Now has +1% more Area of Effect per Gem level.

0.4.0
Direct change

Added a new Cursor Tracking input option for keyboard and mouse users, which allows skills to continue updating their target location/direction even after the skill's input key is released. This is particularly impactful for skills such as Rolling Slam and Whirling Assault, but affects a wide variety of skills. By default this option is enabled in WASD mode and disabled in click to move mode.