Crushing Blow

When this overlay is displayed, % Chance of Crushing Blow has been applied by an attack (although be aware that hits with Bash, Leap Attack and Charge display this as well). Target's current life is reduced by a fraction before the damage of that attack is applied. Crushing Blow damage to monsters is divided by 0.5 + (0.5 * #players), so effectively monster's current base life (prior to the 50% increase with each additional player) is reduced by a fraction. This fraction is modified depending on the target and the attack: Target Current Life Melee Ranged Default 1/4 1/8 Super Unique and Boss 1/8 1/16 Player and Hireling 1/10 1/20 Default values apply to pets and normal, minion, Champion and Unique monsters. No other target or attack penalties of any kind are applied. % Chance from multiple sources is summed, although when two weapons are equipped only that of the attacking weapon is added (that of the other weapon is ignored). >100% Chance is redundant. Applied by any melee or ranged attack with the exception of Blade Sentinel, Blade Shield and the additional arrows of Multiple Shot (only applied by the original two arrows). Damage can be reduced by target's Damage Resist % or Damage Reduced by %. While a ceiling of DR 50% normally applies to players and hirelings, this does not apply to Crushing Blow: DR >99% results in immunity to Crushing Blow. Casting Amplify Damage (DR -100%) or Decrepify (DR -50%) will prevent DR >0% reducing damage (both are still fully effective when cast on a player or hireling equipping DR >99%). However, DR <0% will not increase Crushing Blow damage. Sanctuary may normally pierce DR % of Undead, but this does not apply to Crushing Blow: Immune to Physical Undead will remain immune to Crushing Blow. [1] [2] Damage cannot be reduced by Bone Armor, Energy Shield [3] or Damage Reduced.

Helm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |10% !align=left|Giant Skull Bone Visage |65 |No |- |35% !align=left|Guillaume's Face Winged Helm |34 |No |}

Body armor

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |15% |align=left|Duress body armor |47 |No |- |25% !align=left|Rattlecage Gothic Plate |29 |No |}

Weapon

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Ber Rune in weapon |63 |No |}

Melee weapon

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Eternity melee weapon |63 |No |- |25% |align=left|Strength melee weapon |25 |No |}

Missile weapon

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Wrath missile weapon |63 !Yes |}

Axe

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% !align=left|The Gnasher Hand Axe |5 |No |- |20% |align=left|Beast axe |63 |No |- |25% !align=left|Islestrike Twin Axe |43 |No |- |25% !align=left|Executioner's Justice Glorious Axe |75 !Yes |- |30% !align=left|The Minotaur Ancient Axe |45 |No |- |33% !align=left|Humongous Giant Axe |29 |No |- |33% |align=left|Kingslayer axe |53 |No |- |50% |align=left|Death axe |55 !Yes |- |(60-70)% |align=left|Last Wish axe |65 !Yes |}

Club

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% !align=left|Fleshrender Barbed Club |38 |No |- |40% |align=left|Black club |35 |No |}

Dagger

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |25% !align=left|Fleshripper Fanged Knife |68 |No |}

Hammer

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Beast hammer |63 |No |- |33% !align=left|Earth Shifter Thunder Maul |69 |No |- |(35-40)% !align=left|Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul |76 |No |- |40% !align=left|Bonesnap Maul |24 |No |- |40% |align=left|Black hammer |35 |No |- |40% !align=left|Stone Crusher Legendary Mallet |68 |No |- |50% !align=left|Bloodtree Stump War Club |48 |No |- |50% !align=left|Windhammer Ogre Maul |68 |No |- |(60-70)% |align=left|Last Wish hammer |65 !Yes |- |75% !align=left|The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul |87 |No |}

Mace

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |33% !align=left|Crushflange Mace |9 |No |- |33% !align=left|Stormlash Scourge |82 |No |- |40% |align=left|Black mace |35 |No |}

Polearm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Destruction polearm |65 !Yes |- |40% |align=left|Obedience polearm |41 !Yes |- |40% |align=left|Infinity polearm |63 !Yes |}

Scepter

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Beast scepter |63 |No |- |25% !align=left|Knell Striker Scepter |5 |No |- |33% !align=left|Astreon's Iron Ward Caduceus |60 |No |- |33% !align=left|Heaven's Light Mighty Scepter |61 !Yes |}

Spear

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |25% !align=left|Steel Pillar War Pike |69 |No |- |45% !align=left|Hone Sundan Yari |37 |No |}

Staff

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |50% !align=left|Ribcracker Quarterstaff |31 |No |}

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% |align=left|Destruction sword |65 !Yes |- |25% !align=left|Rixot's Keen Short Sword |2 |No |- |33% |align=left|Kingslayer sword |53 |No |- |35% !align=left|Bul-Kathos' Sacred Charge Colossus Blade |61 |No |- |50% |align=left|Death sword |55 !Yes |- |(60-70)% |align=left|Last Wish sword |65 !Yes |}

Boots

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |15% !align=left|Gore Rider War Boots |47 |No |- |25% !align=left|Goblin Toe Light Plate Boots |22 |No |}

Gloves

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |5% !align=left|Venom Grip Demonhide Gloves |29 |No |- |(5-10)% !align=left|Blood gloves |13 |No |- |10% !align=left|Steelrend Ogre Gauntlets |70 |No |}

Set bonus

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |35% |align=left|Cleglaw's Brace (Full) |4 |No |}

Monster

• Blunderbore applies 15% Chance of Crushing Blow in Nightmare and 25% Chance of Crushing Blow in Hell. Critical hit does not double Crushing Blow damage.

References

• Special Magic Effects (Arreat Summit)
• Energy Shield, Damage Taken Goes To Mana, Mana Burn (Technical Discussion)
• Sanctuary + Crushing Blow (Technical Discussion)
• Onderduiker, Monster Resistances and Immunities Guide (Technical Discussion)