Double Strike of Impaling pre-release Nerfs are unjustified.

So, with the release of the 3.25 SoK Patchnotes GGG buffed all or almost all melee skills. In the initial Patchnotes both, Double Strike and Double Strike of Impaling recieved buffs to their added dmg effectivness lifting them up to 409% at level 20.

Two Days ago (on the 24th of July) they decided to bring the Transifgured Versions effectiveness down from 409% to 298%. This is probably a result of the Gem not having had any flat damage, which has been removed from the base gem but couldn't be removed here (due to the lack of it in the first place, which might seem fair, but all it does is keeping it in a straight up worse position as it always has been.)

I've spent a couple hours after the patchnotes hit working on a DSoI PoB. (Just to clarify, i usually prepare 3-6 build PoBs each Leaguestart so this was just a bit of wasted time) With the added effectiveness parity it made sense to use the transfig version due to the ease of getting % impale chance on an impale build and the inherent clearing benefits from reflects on killing blows despite it scaling worse due to impale effect not being as good as double damage from the regular gem.
But after the nerf, it is so far behind in damage that it is worth just missing a couple impales and still pull ahead on the regular DS by a truckload.

Regular Double Strike does about 42% to 37% MORE damage than Double Strike of Impaling on an Impale build, depending on how many additional Impales you get.

I'll link here a very very barebones and generic Impale Slayer PoB with nothing but a cheap Weapon, Skillgems, no Gear (so please ignore %available Mana, EHP and so on) and some Jewels to simulate how adding in +1, +2 or +3 additional Impales and/or +1, +2, +3 Impales + T1 Impale Effect Crusader Weapon Suffix would affect them.
[This is not a build demonstration PoB. Its only purpose is to show off the disparity between the two Skills despite it being on a build that should favour the currently disadvantaged gem.]


So please, can we put Double Strike of Impaling back on parity with its regular version so both could be played instead of having one completly outclass the other.

Where was the nerf to the gem posted? I need to check if there has been other changes that affect my league start.

I feel your pain though reading that it's just another wasted gem with no love.

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Sydneydonza wrote:

Where was the nerf to the gem posted? I need to check if there has been other changes that affect my league start.

I feel your pain though reading that it's just another wasted gem with no love.

At the very End of the Patchnote Post GGG keeps adding spoiler tabs for what they changed after the original posting.

Oh wow, sneaky as I never saw those. Thanks!