Path of Exile 2: Skill Gems

Path of Exile 2: Skill Gems

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Characters (257)

Alchemist S Boon
Alchemist S Boon
Ancestral Cry
Ancestral Cry
Ancestral Warrior Totem
Ancestral Warrior Totem
Animus Exchange
Animus Exchange
Archmage
Archmage
Arc
Arc
Arctic Armour
Arctic Armour
Arctic Howl
Arctic Howl
Armour Breaker
Armour Breaker
Armour Piercing Rounds
Armour Piercing Rounds
Artillery Ballista
Artillery Ballista
Attrition
Attrition
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
Barkskin
Barkskin
Barrage
Barrage
Barrier Invocation
Barrier Invocation
Berserk
Berserk
Bind Spectre
Bind Spectre
Blasphemy
Blasphemy
Blink
Blink
Bloodhound S Mark
Bloodhound S Mark
Blood Hunt
Blood Hunt
Bone Cage
Bone Cage
Bone Offering
Bone Offering
Boneshatter
Boneshatter
Bonestorm
Bonestorm
Briarpatch Skill Gem
Briarpatch Skill Gem
Cast On Critical
Cast On Critical
Cast On Dodge
Cast On Dodge
Cast On Elemental Ailment
Cast On Elemental Ailment
Cast On Freeze
Cast On Freeze
Cast On Ignite
Cast On Ignite
Cast On Minion Death
Cast On Minion Death
Cast On Shock
Cast On Shock
Charged Staff
Charged Staff
Charge Regulation
Charge Regulation
Cluster Grenade
Cluster Grenade
Combat Frenzy
Combat Frenzy
Comet
Comet
Conductivity
Conductivity
Contagion
Contagion
Convalescence
Convalescence
Cross Slash
Cross Slash
Cull The Weak
Cull The Weak
Dark Effigy
Dark Effigy
Defiance Banner
Defiance Banner
Despair
Despair
Detonate Dead
Detonate Dead
Detonating Arrow
Detonating Arrow
Devour
Devour
Disengage
Disengage
Dread Banner
Dread Banner
Earthquake
Earthquake
Earthshatter
Earthshatter
Electrocuting Arrow
Electrocuting Arrow
Elemental Conflux
Elemental Conflux
Elemental Invocation
Elemental Invocation
Elemental Sundering
Elemental Sundering
Elemental Weakness
Elemental Weakness
Ember Fusillade
Ember Fusillade
Emergency Reload
Emergency Reload
Enfeeble
Enfeeble
Entangle
Entangle
Escape Shot
Escape Shot
Essence Drain
Essence Drain
Eternal March
Eternal March
Eternal Rage
Eternal Rage
Explosive Grenade
Explosive Grenade
Explosive Shot
Explosive Shot
Explosive Spear
Explosive Spear
Eye Of Winter
Eye Of Winter
Falling Thunder
Falling Thunder
Fangs Of Frost
Fangs Of Frost
Feral Invocation
Feral Invocation
Ferocious Roar
Ferocious Roar
Fireball
Fireball
Firestorm
Firestorm
Flameblast
Flameblast
Flame Breath
Flame Breath
Flame Wall
Flame Wall
Flammability Skill Gem
Flammability Skill Gem
Flash Grenade
Flash Grenade
Flicker Strike
Flicker Strike
Forge Hammer
Forge Hammer
Fortifying Cry
Fortifying Cry
Fragmentation Rounds
Fragmentation Rounds
Freezing Mark
Freezing Mark
Freezing Salvo
Freezing Salvo
Frostbolt
Frostbolt
Frost Bomb
Frost Bomb
Frost Darts
Frost Darts
Frost Wall
Frost Wall
Frozen Locus
Frozen Locus
Furious Slam
Furious Slam
Fury Of The Mountain
Fury Of The Mountain
Galvanic Shards
Galvanic Shards
Gas Arrow
Gas Arrow
Gas Grenade
Gas Grenade
Gathering Storm
Gathering Storm
Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance
Glacial Bolt
Glacial Bolt
Glacial Cascade
Glacial Cascade
Glacial Lance
Glacial Lance
Grim Feast
Grim Feast
Hailstorm Rounds
Hailstorm Rounds
Hammer Of The Gods
Hammer Of The Gods
Hand Of Chayula
Hand Of Chayula
Herald Of Ash
Herald Of Ash
Herald Of Blood
Herald Of Blood
Herald Of Ice
Herald Of Ice
Herald Of Plague
Herald Of Plague
Herald Of Thunder
Herald Of Thunder
Hexblast
Hexblast
High Velocity Rounds
High Velocity Rounds
His Grave Command
His Grave Command
Hollow Shell
Hollow Shell
Hypothermia
Hypothermia
Ice Nova
Ice Nova
Ice Shards
Ice Shards
Ice Shot
Ice Shot
Ice Strike
Ice Strike
Ice Tipped Arrows
Ice Tipped Arrows
Incendiary Shot
Incendiary Shot
Incinerate
Incinerate
Infernal Cry
Infernal Cry
Iron Ward
Iron Ward
Item
Item
Killing Palm
Killing Palm
Leap Slam
Leap Slam
Leylines
Leylines
Lightning Arrow
Lightning Arrow
Lightning Conduit
Lightning Conduit
Lightning Rod
Lightning Rod
Lightning Spear
Lightning Spear
Lightning Warp
Lightning Warp
Lingering Illusion
Lingering Illusion
Living Bomb
Living Bomb
Lunar Assault
Lunar Assault
Lunar Blessing
Lunar Blessing
Magma Barrier
Magma Barrier
Magnetic Salvo
Magnetic Salvo
Mana Remnants
Mana Remnants
Mana Tempest
Mana Tempest
Mantra Of Destruction
Mantra Of Destruction
Mirage Archer
Mirage Archer
Molten Blast
Molten Blast
Molten Shower
Molten Shower
Mortar Cannon
Mortar Cannon
Oil Barrage
Oil Barrage
Oil Grenade
Oil Grenade
Orb Of Storms
Orb Of Storms
Overwhelming Presence
Overwhelming Presence
Pain Offering
Pain Offering
Perfect Strike
Perfect Strike
Permafrost Bolts
Permafrost Bolts
Plague Bearer
Plague Bearer
Plasma Blast
Plasma Blast
Poisonburst Arrow
Poisonburst Arrow
Pounce
Pounce
Powered By Verisium
Powered By Verisium
Primal Strikes
Primal Strikes
Profane Ritual
Profane Ritual
Raging Spirits
Raging Spirits
Rain Of Arrows
Rain Of Arrows
Raise Zombie
Raise Zombie
Rake
Rake
Rampage
Rampage
Rapid Assault
Rapid Assault
Rapid Shot
Rapid Shot
Ravenous Swarm
Ravenous Swarm
Reaper S Invocation
Reaper S Invocation
Refutation
Refutation
Remnants Of Kalguur
Remnants Of Kalguur
Resonating Shield
Resonating Shield
Rhoa Mount
Rhoa Mount
Rolling Magma
Rolling Magma
Rolling Slam
Rolling Slam
Runic Reprieve
Runic Reprieve
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Savage Fury
Savage Fury
Scavenged Plating
Scavenged Plating
Seismic Cry
Seismic Cry
Shard Scavenger
Shard Scavenger
Shattering Palm
Shattering Palm
Shield Charge
Shield Charge
Shield Wall
Shield Wall
Shockburst Rounds
Shockburst Rounds
Shockchain Arrow
Shockchain Arrow
Shockwave Totem
Shockwave Totem
Siege Ballista
Siege Ballista
Siege Cascade
Siege Cascade
Siphon Elements
Siphon Elements
Siphoning Strike
Siphoning Strike
Skeletal Arsonist
Skeletal Arsonist
Skeletal Brute
Skeletal Brute
Skeletal Cleric
Skeletal Cleric
Skeletal Frost Mage
Skeletal Frost Mage
Skeletal Reaver
Skeletal Reaver
Skeletal Sniper
Skeletal Sniper
Skeletal Storm Mage
Skeletal Storm Mage
Skeletal Warrior
Skeletal Warrior
Snap
Snap
Snipe
Snipe
Sniper S Mark
Sniper S Mark
Solar Orb
Solar Orb
Soul Offering
Soul Offering
Spark
Spark
Spearfield
Spearfield
Spear Of Solaris
Spear Of Solaris
Spell Totem
Spell Totem
Spiral Volley
Spiral Volley
Staggering Palm
Staggering Palm
Stampede
Stampede
Stormblast Bolts
Stormblast Bolts
Stormcaller Arrow
Stormcaller Arrow
Storm Lance
Storm Lance
Storm Wave
Storm Wave
Sunder
Sunder
Supercharged Slam
Supercharged Slam
Tame Beast
Tame Beast
Tempest Bell
Tempest Bell
Tempest Flurry
Tempest Flurry
Temporal Chains
Temporal Chains
Thrashing Vines
Thrashing Vines
Thunderous Leap
Thunderous Leap
Thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Time Of Need
Time Of Need
Tornado
Tornado
Tornado Shot
Tornado Shot
Toxic Domain
Toxic Domain
Toxic Growth
Toxic Growth
Trail Of Caltrops
Trail Of Caltrops
Trinity
Trinity
Triskelion Cascade
Triskelion Cascade
Twister
Twister
Unearth
Unearth
Vaulting Impact
Vaulting Impact
Vine Arrow
Vine Arrow
Virtuous Barrier
Virtuous Barrier
Volcanic Fissure
Volcanic Fissure
Volcano
Volcano
Voltaic Grenade
Voltaic Grenade
Voltaic Mark
Voltaic Mark
Vulnerability
Vulnerability
Walking Calamity
Walking Calamity
War Banner
War Banner
Wardbound Minions
Wardbound Minions
Wave Of Frost
Wave Of Frost
Whirling Assault
Whirling Assault
Whirling Slash
Whirling Slash
Whirlwind Lance
Whirlwind Lance
Wind Blast
Wind Blast
Wind Dancer
Wind Dancer
Wind Serpent S Fury
Wind Serpent S Fury
Wing Blast
Wing Blast
Withering Presence
Withering Presence
Wolf Pack
Wolf Pack

Love

Spark, Lightning Arrow, Lightning Spear and Ice Nova have the bright, fast effects I enjoy most. Bonestorm and Hammer of the Gods add a heavier contrast, while Arc, Comet, Fireball and the other A-tier skills have their own appeal.

S
Spark Spark
Lightning Arrow Lightning Arrow
Lightning Spear Lightning Spear
Ice Nova Ice Nova
Bonestorm Bonestorm
Hammer Of The Gods Hammer Of The Gods
A
Arc Arc
Comet Comet
Fireball Fireball
Ice Shot Ice Shot
Boneshatter Boneshatter
Whirlwind Lance Whirlwind Lance
B
Raise Zombie Raise Zombie
Frost Bomb Frost Bomb
Gas Arrow Gas Arrow
Oil Grenade Oil Grenade
Snipe Snipe
Vine Arrow Vine Arrow
C
Lightning Rod Lightning Rod
Storm Lance Storm Lance
Tempest Bell Tempest Bell
Earthquake Earthquake
Shield Charge Shield Charge
Perfect Strike Perfect Strike
D
Skeletal Warrior Skeletal Warrior
Skeletal Sniper Skeletal Sniper
Contagion Contagion
Essence Drain Essence Drain
Detonate Dead Detonate Dead
Flash Grenade Flash Grenade

Power

This ranking favors skills that clear groups or hit bosses hard without a narrow setup. Spark, Comet, Hammer of the Gods, Bonestorm, Lightning Spear and Arc lead; the A tier still has strong options for specific builds.

S
Spark Spark
Comet Comet
Hammer Of The Gods Hammer Of The Gods
Bonestorm Bonestorm
Lightning Spear Lightning Spear
Arc Arc
A
Lightning Arrow Lightning Arrow
Ice Nova Ice Nova
Fireball Fireball
Boneshatter Boneshatter
Hexblast Hexblast
Rolling Magma Rolling Magma
B
Ice Shot Ice Shot
Snipe Snipe
Whirlwind Lance Whirlwind Lance
Earthquake Earthquake
Incinerate Incinerate
Solar Orb Solar Orb
C
Raise Zombie Raise Zombie
Detonate Dead Detonate Dead
Frost Bomb Frost Bomb
Gas Arrow Gas Arrow
Oil Grenade Oil Grenade
Explosive Grenade Explosive Grenade
D
Skeletal Warrior Skeletal Warrior
Skeletal Sniper Skeletal Sniper
Contagion Contagion
Essence Drain Essence Drain
Flash Grenade Flash Grenade
Frost Wall Frost Wall

Cute

Raise Zombie, Vine Arrow, Frost Bomb and Flash Grenade pair playful names with lively effects. Spark and Skeletal Sniper round out the top tier, while Hammer of the Gods, Bonestorm and Comet feel too forceful for this list.

S
Raise Zombie Raise Zombie
Spark Spark
Vine Arrow Vine Arrow
Frost Bomb Frost Bomb
Skeletal Sniper Skeletal Sniper
Flash Grenade Flash Grenade
A
Lightning Arrow Lightning Arrow
Ice Shot Ice Shot
Snipe Snipe
Gas Arrow Gas Arrow
Oil Grenade Oil Grenade
Skeletal Warrior Skeletal Warrior
B
Ice Nova Ice Nova
Fireball Fireball
Arc Arc
Lightning Spear Lightning Spear
Whirlwind Lance Whirlwind Lance
Lightning Rod Lightning Rod
C
Hammer Of The Gods Hammer Of The Gods
Bonestorm Bonestorm
Comet Comet
Boneshatter Boneshatter
Hexblast Hexblast
Rolling Magma Rolling Magma
D
Contagion Contagion
Essence Drain Essence Drain
Detonate Dead Detonate Dead
Earthquake Earthquake
Incinerate Incinerate
Solar Orb Solar Orb

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