1. Consume a Charge
An eligible skill or effect consumes a Charge while Spire of Ire is the active weapon.
Related: Charge, Spire of IreMechanic
Chaos Surges
Chaos Surges are temporary stacks attached to the active weapon. Chaotic Surge is the triggered skill that grants those stacks, and eligible non-melee projectile Attacks spend them to add Chaos explosions at the end of projectile flight.0.5.4d
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What Chaos Surges does
Current rulesEquip Spire of Ire and consume a Charge to trigger Chaotic Surge, gaining 2 Chaos Surges on that spear. The weapon can hold up to 6 Chaos Surges for 15 seconds. A non-melee projectile Attack made with that weapon consumes available stacks for the projectiles it fires. Each affected projectile creates a 1.8 metre blast that converts 100% of its Physical damage to Chaos damage when the projectile reaches the end of its flight.
- Chaotic Surge grants Chaos Surges
- The singular name is the skill and the plural name is the weapon state. Spire of Ire grants Chaotic Surge and triggers it whenever you Consume a Charge. Each trigger grants 2 Chaos Surges.
- The weapon holds up to 6 stacks for 15 seconds
- A weapon can have a maximum of 6 Chaos Surges by default. The stacks last 15 seconds and belong to the weapon that received them. Swapping weapons does not transfer those stacks to the other weapon set.
- Only non-melee projectile Attacks spend the stacks
- The consuming skill must be an Attack that fires projectiles and is not Melee. Spells, Melee Attacks, and non-weapon damage do not receive the Chaos Surge blast. The Attack must use the weapon that currently holds the stacks.
- Each benefited projectile requires a stack
- Available stacks determine how many projectiles from the use can gain a Surge blast. Version 0.4.0b fixed a bug that allowed more projectiles to benefit than the number of stacks held, so extra projectiles beyond the available stacks do not receive the blast.
- The blast occurs at the end of projectile flight
- A benefited projectile triggers the Chaotic Surge blast when it reaches the end of its flight. The blast has a 1.8 metre radius and converts 100% of its Physical damage to Chaos damage. Its Attack Damage scales with the level of the Chaotic Surge skill granted by Spire of Ire.
- Split and Fork projectiles do not gain Surges
- Projectiles created through Split or Fork do not gain the benefit of Chaos Surges. Adding either behavior can create more projectiles, but it does not copy the Surge blast onto those derived projectiles.
- Chaotic Surge cannot Consume Charges
- The triggered Chaotic Surge skill has Cannot Consume Charges. Its own blast therefore cannot spend another Charge to retrigger Spire of Ire. A separate eligible skill or effect must perform the Charge consumption that starts the cycle.
- Chaos Surges are not Elemental Infusions or Arcane Surge
- Content Update 0.3.0 renamed the original Chaotic Infusion skill to Chaotic Surge specifically to separate it from the Elemental Infusion mechanic. Chaos Surges are also unrelated to the Arcane Surge buff and to ordinary added Chaos damage.
- Support Gems modify the granted blast skill
- Chaotic Surge appears as an item-granted skill and can be supported according to its Attack, AoE, Trigger, and Chaos tags. Applicable supports modify the Surge blast, not the original projectile Attack unless that support also applies to the projectile skill separately.
Chaos Surge trigger and consumption flow
6 cases2. Trigger Chaotic Surge
Spire of Ire automatically triggers its granted Chaotic Surge skill and adds 2 Chaos Surges to that weapon, up to the default maximum of 6.
Related: Chaotic Surge, Spire of Ire3. Use a projectile Attack
A non-melee projectile Attack made with Spire of Ire consumes available stacks. One stack can benefit one projectile from that use.
Related: Attack, Projectile, Melee4. Trigger the Chaos blast
Each benefited projectile creates a 1.8 metre explosion at the end of its flight. The blast converts 100% of Physical damage to Chaos damage.
Related: Chaotic Surge, ChaosWeapon swap
Chaos Surges remain specific to the weapon that received them and do not transfer to the other weapon set.
Related: Spire of IreElemental and Gemini Surges
These use the same weapon-bound Surge rules but create their own elemental blast types and have different sources.
Related: Elemental Surge, Gemini SurgeLimits and exceptions
8 rules- Chaos Surges require Spire of Ire and its granted Chaotic Surge skill.
- A weapon holds at most 6 Chaos Surges by default.
- Chaos Surges last 15 seconds.
- The stacks do not transfer to another weapon set.
- Spells, Melee Attacks, and non-weapon damage do not consume Chaos Surges.
- Each benefited projectile requires an available stack.
- Projectiles created through Split or Fork do not gain Surge benefits.
- Chaotic Surge cannot Consume Charges and cannot trigger its own Charge-consumption cycle.
Related pages
10 connections
skillChaotic SurgeGrants your weapon Surges. Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
unique itemSpire of Ire(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
mechanicChargeCharges are temporary counters gained from skills, passives, and items. Path of Exile 2 has Endurance, Frenzy, and Power Charges, and the charges themselves do not grant inherent character bonuses.
mechanicAttackAn Attack is a skill with the Attack tag. It normally takes its base damage, attack speed, and base Critical Hit Chance from an equipped Martial Weapon, unless the skill states a different rule.
mechanicProjectileA Projectile is a moving entity created by an Attack or Spell. Projectile describes delivery, not the source type or damage type, so the Projectile can still be an Attack or Spell and can deal any supported damage type.
mechanicMeleeMelee Attacks directly hit with a Strike or deal Melee damage through a Slam. They usually scale from a Martial Weapon or Unarmed base, but Melee is not a damage type and does not include Projectiles created by the Attack.
mechanicChaosChaos is one of the five damage types. Chaos Resistance reduces it, and ordinary Chaos damage removes twice its damage value from Energy Shield instead of bypassing Energy Shield by default.
mechanicSplitThe first time an eligible Projectile or beam hits a target, Split creates continuations aimed at different targets within 6 metres.
skillElemental SurgeGrants your weapon Surges. Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.
skillGemini SurgeGrants your weapon Surges. Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume Surges to cause the Projectiles fired to explode at the end of their flight.