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Impale, dagger-throwing form.

Impale is a Secondary Demon Hunter skill unlocked at Level 2, which impales enemies by throwing knives at them, dealing heavy damage to a single target, for a substantial cost of Hatred.

This skill works with any type of weapon; the weapon's damage calculates the damage of the skill, but it does not require a bow or crossbow, though it can be odd to see the Demon Hunter holster their bow and then start throwing knives as a ranged attack.

Background[edit | edit source]

Originally a single target, huge damage bow skill, a sort of bazooka attack, this was changed to a ranged attack that did not require a ranged weapon during the Diablo beta. It was unused in early D3V, received a small buff in Patch 1.0.4, but remained generally unpopular. The devs have noticed and brought it up as a specially underpowered skill when talking about future balance changes, such as in Reaper of Souls.[1]

Wyatt Cheng: I think that the damage ratios that you get between generating and spending Hatred are off. We’re actively examining that and plan to correct them. No ETA, but we want to make clear that we know about it. For instance, Hungering Arrow does comparable or better damage than Impale. Impale is a heavy single target hatred spender while Hungering Arrow is free, and that’s way off balance. Impale needs a big buff.

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="DemonHunter">Impale</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Impact">Impale</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Chemical Burn">Impale</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Overpenetration">Impale</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Ricochet">Impale</skill> <skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Grievous Wounds">Impale</skill>

Synergies[edit | edit source]

The following Demon Hunter passives provide a benefit to Impale, runed or not:

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill>

Development[edit | edit source]

Impale's original function.

Impale was first seen at the July 2011 Press Event, where it was a level 11 skill. Originally, it was a big-damage, high-cost, one-shot bow skill. The skill's sound effect was like a cannon being fired, and an instant later a large explosion would light up the target.

Beta[edit | edit source]

This skill changed drastically soon after the beta started in September 2011. In Beta Patch 5 it switched from a high-cost bow skill to a level 2 Hatred Generating knife throwing skill. Later in the beta it was changed back to Hatred Spending skill but kept its throwing knife aspect.

The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13, and Impale was classified as a Secondary skill (but remained at level 2).

Post Release[edit | edit source]

Patch 1.0.4 brought a tiny buff in damage.

Impale
- Weapon damage increased from 250% to 265%.

The skill went unchanged in Diablo 3 Classics after that, remaining underpowered and generally unused.

Reaper of Souls[edit | edit source]

Early Reaper of Souls datamining showed big damage buffs being applied to the skill.[2]

Impale
- Throw a knife that impales an enemy for 620% weapon damage. (Damage up from 360% in earlier RoS development.)
- Cost: 20 Hatred
Rune: Impact: The impact causes Knockback and has a 40% chance to Stun for 1.5 seconds. (Stun chance down from 65%)
Rune: Grievous Wounds: Critical Hits deal 130% additional damage. (Damage up from 100%)

These values are tentative with the expansion still under development.

Media[edit | edit source]

Impale can be seen in action on video here:

None yet.

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

Impale in 2011.
Current version.

References[edit | edit source]

Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
HardRock's Demon Hunter Skills and Their Rune Effects — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
Demon Hunter Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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-'''Impale''' is a Hatred Generating [[Demon Hunter skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 2.
+[[File:Impale-dagger1.jpg|thumb|250px|Impale, dagger-throwing form.]]
+'''Impale''' is a Secondary [[Demon Hunter skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 2, which impales enemies by throwing knives at them, dealing heavy damage to a single target, for a substantial cost of [[Hatred]].
+This skill works with any type of weapon; the weapon's damage calculates the damage of the skill, but it does not require a bow or crossbow, though it can be odd to see the Demon Hunter holster their bow and then start throwing knives as a ranged attack.
-This skill changed drastically during the beta test, and in patch 5 it switched from a 40 cost Hatred Spender bow skill to a Hatred Generating knife throwing skill.
-<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Impale-dagger1.jpg|thumb|Impale, dagger-throwing form.]]
+Originally a single target, huge damage bow skill, a sort of bazooka attack, this was changed to a ranged attack that did not require a ranged weapon during the Diablo beta.  It was unused in early D3V, received a small buff in [[Patch 1.0.4]], but remained generally unpopular. The devs have noticed and brought it up as a specially underpowered skill when talking about future balance changes, such as in Reaper of Souls.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-developers-video-interview]
-Originally a single target, huge damage bow skill, this one changed to a thrown dagger, Hatred Generator during beta testing.
+<blue>Wyatt Cheng: I think that the damage ratios that you get between generating and spending Hatred are off. We’re actively examining that and plan to correct them. No ETA, but we want to make clear that we know about it. For instance, Hungering Arrow does comparable or better damage than Impale. Impale is a heavy single target hatred spender while Hungering Arrow is free, and that’s way off balance. Impale needs a big buff.</blue>
-==Skill Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Impale rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-{{Active skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Demon Hunter Skill Impale}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Impale</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skillrune Grievous Wounds}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Impact">Impale</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skillrune Overpenetration}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Chemical Burn">Impale</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skillrune Recoil}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Overpenetration">Impale</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skillrune Impact}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Ricochet">Impale</skill>
-{{Demon Hunter Skillrune Liquid Flame}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter" rune="Grievous Wounds">Impale</skill>
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
+==Synergies==
+The following [[Demon Hunter passives]] provide a benefit to Impale, runed or not:
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="DemonHunter">Steady Aim</skill>
-==Skill Design==
+==Development==
 [[File:Impale3.jpg|frame|Impale's original function.]]
-The initial version of Impale was a Hatred-expensive (40) big-damage, single-shot bow skill. The skill's sound effect was like a cannon being fired, and an instant later a large explosion would light up the target.
+'''Impale''' was first seen at the [[July 2011 Press Event]], where it was a level 11 skill. Originally, it was a big-damage, high-cost, one-shot bow skill. The skill's sound effect was like a cannon being fired, and an instant later a large explosion would light up the target.
-There was no tracer or animation between the Demon Hunter and the target, so it could be hard to tell what you were targeting, especially since the skill would hit the first enemy in the line of sight. Impale could thus not be used against enemies in the back row, such as shamans or summoners, unless the player had a clear line to them.
+===Beta===
+This skill changed drastically soon after the [[beta]] started in September 2011. In [[Beta Patch 5]] it switched from a high-cost bow skill to a level 2 Hatred Generating knife throwing skill. Later in the beta it was changed back to Hatred Spending skill but kept its throwing knife aspect.
-In the Beta v5 patch Impale was changed entirely, switching to a Hatred Generating attack with an animation of a thrown silver dagger. It basically functions as a normal bow shot now, hitting the first enemy it encounters for decent damage, while adding Hatred on every use, whether it hits anything or not.
+The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]], and Impale was classified as a Secondary skill (but remained at
+level 2).
-==Synergies==
+==Post Release==
-There are no current synergies for Impale. The skill does work nicely with [[Shadow Power]], which increases the Demon Hunter's attack speed for a short time. Since each shot of Impale generates some Hatred, the faster the Demon Hunter can shoot, the more Hatred will refill.
+[[Patch 1.0.4]] brought a tiny buff in damage.
+* Impale
+** Weapon damage increased from 250% to 265%.
+The skill went unchanged in Diablo 3 Classics after that, remaining underpowered and generally unused.
-Dual-wielding pistol crossbows works well with Impale for the same reason, as Impale can be thrown much more quickly with two bows than with one.
+==Reaper of Souls==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[Demon Hunter passives]] are yet known.
+Early Reaper of Souls datamining showed big damage buffs being applied to the skill.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/ros-datamining-demon-hunter-skill-changes]
+* Impale
+** Throw a knife that impales an enemy for 620% weapon damage. (Damage up from 360% in earlier RoS development.)
+** Cost: 20 Hatred
+* Rune: [[Impact]]: The impact causes Knockback and has a 40% chance to Stun for 1.5 seconds. (Stun chance down from 65%)
+* Rune: [[Grievous Wounds]]: Critical Hits deal 130% additional damage. (Damage up from 100%)
-==Development==
+These values are tentative with the expansion still under development.
-[[File:Impale3.jpg|frame|Impale's original function.]]
-'''Impale''' was first seen at the [[July 2011 Press Event]], where it was a level 11 skill. Unfortunately, no information about the skill's function was available, though it seems likely it was the big-damage, one-shot bow skill at that point.
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 ==Media==
 Impale can be seen in action on video here:
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+Image:Impale3.jpg|Impale in 2011.
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 ==References==
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Demon Hunter (Translated by Zediono)]
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8009356#post8009356 HardRock's Demon Hunter Skills and Their Rune Effects] -- IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8009356#post8009356 HardRock's Demon Hunter Skills and Their Rune Effects] — IncGamers 6th Sep 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/demon-hunter/active/ Demon Hunter Active Skills] -- Diablo III 12th Sep 2011
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/demon-hunter/active/ Demon Hunter Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
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