PoE Ref

Overview

Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5
Cast time
1 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
Enemy at the GateTemplar11

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

  • Base radius is 1.5 metres
  • Base Aura radius is 3.6 metres
  • Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
  • 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  • Base duration is 4 seconds
  • +30% less Area Damage
  • Aura grants 1 to 4 added Lightning Damage
  • Aura grants 10% chance to Shock
At 20% quality

-10% less Area Damage

Acquisition

Related gem versions 2

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Melee, Attack, Area, Duration, Multistrikeable, Damage, Melee Single Target, Aura, Buff, Lightning
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 123

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportMultistrike SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportLess Duration SupportGenerosity SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportAncestral Call SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Ancestral Call SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Generosity SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike 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 Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportTrauma SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Ancestral Call SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
117 Mana225.4%+30% less Area Damage Aura grants 1 to 4 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 10% chance to Shock700
227 Mana233.7%+29% less Area Damage Aura grants 1 to 5 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 10% chance to Shock30870
347 Mana242.8%+29% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.1 metres Base secondary radius is 0.1 metres Aura grants 1 to 6 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 11% chance to Shock1,554378
477 Mana252.7%+28% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.1 metres Base secondary radius is 0.1 metres Aura grants 1 to 8 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 11% chance to Shock6,6671,932
5117 Mana263.5%+28% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.1 metres Base secondary radius is 0.1 metres Aura grants 1 to 11 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 12% chance to Shock26,0478,599
6168 Mana275.1%+27% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.2 metres Base secondary radius is 0.2 metres Aura grants 1 to 16 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 12% chance to Shock49,72534,646
7208 Mana286.8%+27% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.2 metres Base secondary radius is 0.2 metres Aura grants 1 to 21 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 13% chance to Shock95,71484,371
8248 Mana299%+26% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.2 metres Base secondary radius is 0.2 metres Aura grants 1 to 26 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 13% chance to Shock169,595180,085
9289 Mana311.6%+26% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.3 metres Base secondary radius is 0.3 metres Aura grants 2 to 33 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 14% chance to Shock283,759349,680
10329 Mana324.8%+25% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.3 metres Base secondary radius is 0.3 metres Aura grants 2 to 40 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 14% chance to Shock453,996633,439
11369 Mana338.5%+25% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.3 metres Base secondary radius is 0.3 metres Aura grants 3 to 49 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 15% chance to Shock703,1281,087,435
124010 Mana352.8%+24% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.4 metres Base secondary radius is 0.4 metres Aura grants 3 to 60 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 15% chance to Shock1,061,2231,790,563
134410 Mana367.7%+24% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.4 metres Base secondary radius is 0.4 metres Aura grants 4 to 72 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 16% chance to Shock2,065,8702,851,786
144810 Mana383.1%+23% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.4 metres Base secondary radius is 0.4 metres Aura grants 5 to 87 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 16% chance to Shock2,507,1104,917,656
155210 Mana399.3%+23% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.5 metres Base secondary radius is 0.5 metres Aura grants 5 to 104 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 17% chance to Shock5,798,9367,424,766
165611 Mana416%+22% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.5 metres Base secondary radius is 0.5 metres Aura grants 6 to 123 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 17% chance to Shock15,083,91913,223,702
176011 Mana433.5%+22% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.5 metres Base secondary radius is 0.5 metres Aura grants 8 to 146 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 18% chance to Shock27,792,73528,307,621
186411 Mana451.6%+21% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.6 metres Base secondary radius is 0.6 metres Aura grants 9 to 173 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 18% chance to Shock43,869,73956,100,356
196712 Mana469.8%+21% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.6 metres Base secondary radius is 0.6 metres Aura grants 10 to 195 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 19% chance to Shock242,081,55699,970,095
207012 Mana488.6%+20% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.6 metres Base secondary radius is 0.6 metres Aura grants 12 to 220 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 19% chance to Shock—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217212 Mana507.4%+20% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.7 metres Base secondary radius is 0.7 metres Aura grants 13 to 239 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 20% chance to Shock——
227412 Mana526.9%+19% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.7 metres Base secondary radius is 0.7 metres Aura grants 14 to 258 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 20% chance to Shock——
237612 Mana547.1%+19% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.7 metres Base secondary radius is 0.7 metres Aura grants 15 to 280 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 21% chance to Shock——
247812 Mana568.1%+18% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.8 metres Base secondary radius is 0.8 metres Aura grants 16 to 302 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 21% chance to Shock——
258013 Mana589.9%+18% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.8 metres Base secondary radius is 0.8 metres Aura grants 17 to 327 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 22% chance to Shock——
268213 Mana612.5%+17% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.8 metres Base secondary radius is 0.8 metres Aura grants 19 to 353 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 22% chance to Shock——
278413 Mana636%+17% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.8 metres Base secondary radius is 0.8 metres Aura grants 20 to 381 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 23% chance to Shock——
288613 Mana660.3%+16% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.9 metres Base secondary radius is 0.9 metres Aura grants 22 to 411 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 23% chance to Shock——
298813 Mana685.7%+16% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.9 metres Base secondary radius is 0.9 metres Aura grants 23 to 444 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 24% chance to Shock——
309013 Mana712%+15% less Area Damage Base radius is 0.9 metres Base secondary radius is 0.9 metres Aura grants 25 to 479 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 24% chance to Shock——
319113 Mana750.9%+15% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 26 to 497 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 24% chance to Shock——
329214 Mana765.3%+15% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 27 to 516 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 25% chance to Shock——
339314 Mana779.9%+15% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 28 to 536 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 25% chance to Shock——
349414 Mana794.8%+14% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 29 to 556 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 25% chance to Shock——
359514 Mana810%+14% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 30 to 577 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 25% chance to Shock——
369614 Mana825.5%+14% less Area Damage Base radius is 1 metre Base secondary radius is 1 metre Aura grants 32 to 599 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 26% chance to Shock——
379714 Mana841.2%+14% less Area Damage Base radius is 1.1 metres Base secondary radius is 1.1 metres Aura grants 33 to 621 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 26% chance to Shock——
389814 Mana857.2%+13% less Area Damage Base radius is 1.1 metres Base secondary radius is 1.1 metres Aura grants 34 to 645 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 26% chance to Shock——
399914 Mana873.7%+13% less Area Damage Base radius is 1.1 metres Base secondary radius is 1.1 metres Aura grants 35 to 669 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 26% chance to Shock——
4010014 Mana890.3%+13% less Area Damage Base radius is 1.1 metres Base secondary radius is 1.1 metres Aura grants 37 to 694 added Lightning Damage Aura grants 27% chance to Shock——

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%-2.5% less Area Damage
10%-5% less Area Damage
15%-7.5% less Area Damage
20%-10% less Area Damage
23%-11.5% less Area Damage
30%-15% less Area Damage

Alternate effects 2

Valkyrie Smite Effect

Your Smite becomes a Valkyrie Effect.

Annihilation Smite Effect

Your Smite becomes an Annihilation Effect.

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