[Guide] Onslaught stacks - what skills it works with (and not)

Grim Dawn Classes, Skills and Builds
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Onslaught stacks works on skills that deals damage, has cooldown, is not a “true” summon and is not a “debuff” (i.e. has no “-x” readings on it like “-300 offensive ability”, “-34% fire resistance” etc). Here is a list in case you are totally confused, I have tested them all in game. Have fun with your onslaught stacks!

Onslaught also works on damage over time (dot).

Skills that deals damage over the entire duration, like Sigil of Consumption, Devasation,… will benefit from Onslaught stacks for all their damage during that duration.

If you have not gained an onslaught stack in 5 seconds, they will all vanish and you have to start building them up again.

Berserker
Leap - Yes
Bonechilling cry - No
Winds of Asterkarn - No
Cold Snap - Yes
Rip and Tear - Yes
While you can not use the skill “Onslaught” while in wereform (werewolf, wereraven), there are items that makes you able to generate onslaught stacks instead of the skill “Onslaught”. Werewolf, wereraven can neither use default-attack-replacer skills (DAR) nor weapon pool skills (WPS). But, there are items that makes you generate onslaught stacks with feral claws, winds of asterkarn, drain essence, etc .…

Inquisitor
Word of Pain - No
Horn of Gandarr - Yes
Flames of Ignaffar - No
Rune of Hagarrad - Yes
Rune of Kalastor - Yes
Storm box of Elgoloth - No
Inquisitor Seal - No

Arcanist
Olexra Flash freeze - No
Callidor’s tempest - Yes (transmuted, does not work on non-transmuted)
Devastation - Yes
Albrecht’s aether ray - No
Trozan Skyshard - Yes
Panettis replicating missiles - Yes (if you add skill recharge time, e.g. Ludrigan set, otherwise it does not work)
Mirror of Ereoctes - No

Soldier
Forcewave - Yes
Cadence - No
War Cry - Yes (if you add damage to it via items, otherwise it does nto work)
Blitz - Yes
Blade Arc - Yes (transmuted, it does not work for non-transmuted)
Counter Strike - No

Shaman
Primal Strike - Yes
Savagery - No
Wendigo totem - No
Storm totem - No
Wind Devil - No
Devouring Swarm - No
Grasping Vines - Yes
Summon Briarthorn - No
Conjure Primal Spirit - No

Occultist
Sigil of Consumption - Yes
Doom Bolt - Yes
Curse of Frailty - No
Summon Familiar - No
Summon Hellhound - No
Bloody pox - No
Dreegs evil eye - Yes (transmuted, does not work on non-transmuted)

Demolitionist
Blast Shield - No
Blackwater Cocktail - Yes (transmuted, does not work on non-transmuted)
Canister Bomb - Yes
Grenado - Yes
Flashbang - Yes (if you add damage to it via items, otherwise it does not work)
Stun jacks - Yes
Mortar Traps - No
Vindictive flame - No
Fire Strike - No
Thermite mine - No

Oathkeeper
Aegis of Menhir - Yes (but not if you reduce its cooldown to 0 sec, e.g. via conduit amulet)
Vire’s Might - Yes
Judgment - Yes (but not Hearth of Wrath)
Summon Guardian of Empyrion - No
Righteous fervor - No
Eye of Reckoning - No

Necromancer
Drain Essence - No
Siphon Souls - No
Ravenous Earth - Yes
Reap Spirit - Yes (only the “spell” dmg part, the summon does not get extra dmg)
Raise Skeletons - No
Summon Blight Fiend - No
Ill Omen - No
Spectral binding - No
Bone Harvest - Yes

Nightblade
Phantasmal blades - Yes (non-tranmuted, transmuted skill does not benefit from onslaught stacks)
Blade spirit - No
Amarastas Blade Burst - Yes (but not if you reduce its cooldown to 0 sec, e.g. via Amarastan crusher)
Shadow Strike - Yes (but not on Nightfall)
Blade Trap - No
Ring of Steel - Yes

Skills from items (this list will be long lol maybe I add stuff here if requested :stuck_out_tongue: )

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reserved just in case

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“cd skills that are not debuffs and not true pets”
as per the instructions in the other thread Understanding Onslaught, Onslaught Stacks and +X charges - #21 by Zantai

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Yes but do you have an idea how many questions we get on discord etc? xD
Nice with a list that one can just give to people so they dont have to think

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ye but now you know which skills to put on the list :wink:

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I already know, why do you think I make this in the first place?

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Note that those 2 are exceptions of how Onslaught works as they are technically pets, and should NOT work with Onslaught.

Should be also noted that skills that have ongoing effects will get boosted for their entire duration, making them particularly synergistic since they give you the time to re-stack onslaught.
This means BWC, Grasping vines, Sigil of Consumption, Devastation, etc.

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Just a formating suggestion:

The list as a positive one would be easier to consult (Meaning only listing the skills that DO work, while prefacing that if it’s not on the list, it doesn’t work)

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Yeah but if someone asks “what about this skill then it is not on the list?” :stuck_out_tongue:

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Cold snap and Rip And Tear also work :wink:

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Yeah I forgot about those, you can generate stacks while in wereform via items

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Maybe have a list of those that don’t work separately for people who can’t read well… but allow those that can follow instructions to have a more easily digestible list :slight_smile:

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You can also straight up use Onslaught in wereform if you want

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The Onslaught skill does not show up in my skillbar when I am in werewolf- or wereraven form.

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It’s incredible that Horn of Gandarr actually works and is not a debuff skill. i can’t with this skill nomenclature sometimes.

Happy noises for Ravenous earth and Grasping vines being eligible.

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hehe yeah, it is a bit wonky… but tell me one ARPG with perfect nomenclature :stuck_out_tongue:

I think I have spent 5k hours in trying to understand Path of Exile, still a noob

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:postal_horn: is just an aoe same as judgment and war cry

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This I have not tested yet, but Hearth of Wrath that you get from casting Judgment… I did not check its damage pre and post judgment

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…I mean, it kinda is? But then OFF and Stormbox are a debuff, which is just wild.

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Does it just boost the damage or also other effects?