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Impale

Pierce damage can apply stacks that increase the target's physical damage taken. Build-up improves application chance; the limit controls stack count, and duration controls how long stacks remain after the last application.

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Passive Tree

Notables

Name Effect
Boar's Point +20% spear critical strike damage
40% increased impale build-up with spears
Deep Puncture 40% increased impale build-up
20% increased impale damage
Draugr's Tooth 40% increased polearm damage
40% increased impale build-up with polearms
Glaive's Thorn 10% reduced polearm stamina cost with attacks
10% increased impale damage with polearms
Lodged Point 10% increased impale duration
Steel's Tooth 15% increased piercing damage
40% increased impale build-up
Thorn Beneath the Skin 40% increased impale build-up with thorns
Wound Beneath the Rib 10% increased impale damage with spears

Masteries

Option Effect
Pinned +2 impale limit

Small passives

Stat Nodes
16% increased impale build-up 4
4% increased impale duration 2
16% increased impale build-up with thorns 2
4% increased impale damage with spears 2
16% increased impale build-up with spears 1

Items

Mods (12)

Mod Type Rolls on From (item level)
#% increased impale build-up Suffix must be weapon; one of axe, bare hands, bow, crossbow, polearm, spear, sword or fist weapon Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up Suffix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up airborne Suffix must be weapon; one of axe, crossbow or spear Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up with spears Suffix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up with thorns Suffix must be weapon; one of club or pickaxe Meadows (1)
#% increased impale build-up with thorns Suffix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased impale damage Prefix must be weapon; one of axe, crossbow, polearm, spear or sword Meadows (1)
#% increased impale damage Prefix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased impale damage with spears Prefix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased impale duration Suffix must be weapon; one of axe, crossbow or spear Meadows (1)
#% increased impale duration Suffix must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel Meadows (1)
+# impale limit Suffix must be weapon; one of axe, crossbow or spear Meadows (1)

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Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.