PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Arc

Overview

An arc of lightning reaches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other enemies, but not immediately back. Each time the arc chains, it will also chain a secondary arc to another enemy that the main arc has not already hit, which cannot chain further.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.6 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
The Siren's CadenceWitch11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • 15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each remaining Chain
  • Deals 6 to 32 Lightning Damage
  • Chains +4 Times
At 20% quality

Chains +1 Times

Acquisition

Related gem versions 3

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Chains, Multicastable, Triggerable, Lightning, Can Rapid Fire
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 93

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Chain SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
11210 Mana6%120%Deals 6 to 32 Lightning Damage Chains +4 Times15,2490
21511 Mana6%120%Deals 7 to 41 Lightning Damage Chains +4 Times41,51715,249
31913 Mana6%120%Deals 10 to 56 Lightning Damage Chains +4 Times81,98356,766
42314 Mana6%120%Deals 13 to 75 Lightning Damage Chains +4 Times147,968138,749
52715 Mana6%120%Deals 17 to 98 Lightning Damage Chains +4 Times250,557286,717
63116 Mana6%120%Deals 22 to 127 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times405,086537,274
73518 Mana6%120%Deals 29 to 162 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times447,718942,360
83819 Mana6%120%Deals 34 to 194 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times615,3181,390,078
94120 Mana6%120%Deals 41 to 232 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times834,6392,005,396
104420 Mana6%120%Deals 49 to 276 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times1,570,7602,840,035
114721 Mana6%120%Deals 58 to 327 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times1,633,9874,410,795
125023 Mana6%120%Deals 68 to 387 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times2,151,0306,044,782
135324 Mana6%120%Deals 81 to 457 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times2,812,1898,195,812
145624 Mana6%120%Deals 95 to 538 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times5,099,36011,008,001
155925 Mana6%120%Deals 111 to 631 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times9,400,73116,107,361
166226 Mana6%120%Deals 131 to 740 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times15,273,36625,508,092
176426 Mana6%120%Deals 145 to 822 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times26,286,58240,781,458
186628 Mana6%120%Deals 161 to 912 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times62,890,59067,068,040
196828 Mana6%120%Deals 179 to 1012 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times212,046,017129,958,630
207029 Mana6%120%Deals 198 to 1122 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217230 Mana6%120%Deals 219 to 1242 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times——
227430 Mana6%120%Deals 243 to 1375 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times——
237631 Mana6%120%Deals 269 to 1522 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times——
247831 Mana6%120%Deals 297 to 1683 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times——
258033 Mana6%120%Deals 328 to 1859 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times——
268233 Mana6%120%Deals 362 to 2054 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times——
278434 Mana6%120%Deals 400 to 2268 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times——
288634 Mana6%120%Deals 442 to 2503 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times——
298835 Mana6%120%Deals 487 to 2761 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times——
309035 Mana6%120%Deals 537 to 3044 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times——
319135 Mana6%120%Deals 564 to 3196 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
329236 Mana6%120%Deals 592 to 3356 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
339336 Mana6%120%Deals 622 to 3522 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
349436 Mana6%120%Deals 652 to 3697 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
359536 Mana6%120%Deals 685 to 3880 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
369638 Mana6%120%Deals 719 to 4072 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
379738 Mana6%120%Deals 754 to 4273 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
389838 Mana6%120%Deals 791 to 4483 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
399938 Mana6%120%Deals 830 to 4703 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
4010039 Mana6%120%Deals 871 to 4934 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%Chains +0.25 Times
10%Chains +0.5 Times
15%Chains +0.75 Times
20%Chains +1 Times
23%Chains +1.15 Times
30%Chains +1.5 Times

Alternate effects 4

Purple Arc

Your Arc becomes a Purple Effect.

Automaton Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.

Radiant Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes a Radiant Effect.

Celestial Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.

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