Boneshatter and Replica Wings of Entropy

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Gain 1 Trauma the first time this attack hits an enemy
Trauma lasts 6.0 seconds
2% more damage per Trauma

I've been looking at this and wondered how far this could be pushed (ignoring the self-harm for this purpose).

According to PoB: as a Berserker focussing on (tripple) Rage, Frenzy charges, wielding Replica Wings of Entropy, and getting the two Scion circles for increased Skill Effect Duration - you can achieve around 10 attacks per second (not Multistriked!) and the Trauma duration is around 11.4 seconds. Or in excess of 200% more damage from the skill gem alone.

i wouldnt ignore the 'self harm' part so quickly


'take damage' means it gets mitigated only by %PDR, not Armour nor Fortify. we have lost A LOT of PDR in 3.15 so most likely each hit will HURT a lot forcing you into slow playstyle just to avoid killing yourself

on top of that - this is a strike skill. in a game (effectively) without flasks with harder enemies and less damage output.

i dont expect people use this even if it truly dealt that much damage (for 25+ passives, bad weapon etc it kinda has to). not when spells still get damage for free, are ranged and can abuse mana scaling.

We don't have the info for the level 20 version right now. Chris said that it's not meant for that kind of scaling, you'll die before you can see how much damage your doing.

Well yea, I'm not ignoring self-harm because I think it is irrelevant. I'm ignoring it because I want to see what is possible on the plus side. That's also why I don't compare it with spells (or other gems in general).

Still ignoring self-harm: now that we see the level 20 version of the gem, with the above setup the boneshatter skill could reach 400% more damage from skill gem alone.

Now somebody just needs to figure out how to tank 20000 physical damage each time they attack.