Holy Strike causes game client crashes

The game was constantly crashing when my main skill was Holy Strike, like consistently once per map at least. No MTX, no different settings than last league, etc. I then changed my main skill to Dominating Blow, and I was able to run 5 maps in a row with no crashes. Please fix Holy Strike, I enjoyed playing it when it didn't crash.

P.S. My friend is also playing Holy Strike on completely different PC setup and is also experiencing this issue, and switching to Dominating Blow also fixed it for him.


Generic Crash Report from Windows -

Faulting application name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69af13e2
Faulting module name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69af13e2
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000011c588
Faulting process id: 0x1FF0
Faulting application start time: 0x1DCB029F3C2353B
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
Report Id: 5118f55b-762f-4596-8693-49cf847d4a3d
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Last bumped on Mar 12, 2026, 10:03:52 AM
I am the friend,

happened frequently irrespective of zone/map strategies.
(blight, mirage zone, breach, betrayal, delirium)

holy strike was a cool skill when it didn't crash your game at least once a map.

catYep

Faulting application name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69af6247
Faulting module name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69af6247
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000011c588
Faulting process id: 0x105a0
Faulting application start time: 0x01dcb03677c6c877
Faulting application path: D:\Root Folder\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Root Folder\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
Report Id: 4faddad4-8cb6-4346-a6d7-eb6ecc3bc26f
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Last edited by treefidy78#2069 on Mar 9, 2026, 11:23:01 PM
Thanks for your report, I'll pass this on.

+1 this, crashing about 5-10 an hour, am using holy strike
crashing every couple of hours with holy strike all league. wondered what was up.
Also crashing to desktop whenever I use holy strike during mapping and I don't crash using other skills. It doesn't seem to be triggered by any specific content either and no error log. I suspect it has something to do with high attack speed and movement because I didn't crash at all during campaign, only later in progression.
Last edited by drenkei#5983 on Mar 10, 2026, 6:57:10 AM
I made another thread prior to this titled "Crashing many times in a row" where I've included screenshots of the crash while using Holy Strike + LatestClient txt file. GGG, hopefully it helps you and the bug is resolved soon. I am crashing every 2nd map, 3-4 times/map. Skill is unplayable.
I am also crashing, it works better with less weapons and lower attack speed. As i got my 4th minion i started crashing 2-3 times per map.
Do we have an ETA on fixing this? It's unbearable for me. 5 times in one map
At this point I've rerolled off the build I want to play as it is unplayable

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