Mechanic
Endurance Charge
Endurance Charges are Strength-associated charges used by warcries, mace, shield, and defensive interactions. They do not inherently reduce damage or increase defences in Path of Exile 2.Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
What Endurance Charge does
Current rulesEndurance Charges can be gained through effects such as Magma Barrier or supports that reward Fully Breaking Armour. Warcries and other skills can consume them to bypass cooldowns, create effects, restore Life, or strengthen a summoned totem.
- Shared charge rules
- Endurance Charges have a default maximum of three and a default duration of 15 seconds. Gaining another Endurance Charge refreshes their duration.
- No inherent damage reduction
- Holding an Endurance Charge does not inherently grant Physical Damage Reduction, Elemental Resistance, Armour, or other defences in Path of Exile 2.
- Generating charges
- Current generation includes Magma Barrier after its fully imbued shield block and support effects that grant a charge after Fully Breaking enemy Armour.
- Spending charges
- Endurance Charge consumers can bypass a warcry cooldown, create Jagged Ground, restore Life, or strengthen a totem. The consuming skill or support defines the exact result.
- Charge Regulation benefit
- Charge Regulation grants more Armour, Evasion, and Energy Shield while at least one Endurance Charge is present. That bonus varies with skill level and is not inherent to the charge.
Limits and exceptions
3 rules- A warcry that can expend an Endurance Charge to bypass its cooldown still follows every other requirement stated by that skill.
- Charge generation on Fully Breaking Armour requires the relevant support or other effect. Fully Broken Armour does not inherently grant an Endurance Charge.
- Bonuses stated per Endurance Charge scale with the number held or consumed. Bonuses stated while you have an Endurance Charge do not.
Related pages
10 connectionsCharges 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.
skillCharge RegulationWhile active, you gain powerful Buffs based on your active Charges. However, maintaining the Buff Consumes Charges every few seconds.
skillMagma BarrierWhile active, increases your Block Chance passively and imbues your Shield with lava over time. When fully imbued, your next Block with your Shield raised will expend the lava to Trigger the Magma Spray skill and grant you an Endurance Charge.
skillInfernal CryPerform a Warcry, Empowering subsequent Melee Attacks if there are enemies nearby. Enemies in the warcry's area are destabilised and will Combust on death. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillSeismic CryPerform a damaging Warcry, Knocking Back nearby enemies and Heavy Stunning enemies that are Primed for Stun. If an enemy is Heavy Stunned or a currently Heavy Stunned enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers subsequent Slams to perform an additional Aftershock. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillFortifying CryPerform a Warcry that grants Guard and Triggers Shield Wave when subsequent Shield Attacks deal damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
skillArctic HowlShapeshift into a Werewolf and let out an icy howl that damages enemies and Freezes Primed enemies. If an enemy is Frozen or a Frozen enemy is Hit, this Skill Empowers your attacks with added Cold damage, causes Empowered Slams to create Chilled Ground, and grants your Allies added Cold damage. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.
supportPerpetual ChargeSupports skills that consume Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of consuming them.
unique itemNebulochAdds (39-48) to (69-79) Physical Damage
unique itemKingsguard+(60-80) to maximum Life
Related mechanics
4MechanicWarcryWarcries are active skills that count the Power of nearby enemies and then apply their own damage, control, Guard, Rage, or attack empowerment effects.
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.
MechanicShapeshiftShapeshifting changes the character into a non-human form. Animal forms use the character's normal stats unless a Skill or form says otherwise, and are enabled by a Talisman in the active weapon set.
MechanicPerfect TimingPerfect Timing is a short release window inside certain Channelling skills. Hold the skill input, watch for the red shine around the character, and release during that cue to activate the skill's Perfect Timing result.
Items and gems using this mechanic
6 connectionsDirect relationKingsguard+(60-80) to maximum Life
Direct relationNebulochAdds (39-48) to (69-79) Physical Damage
Uses Endurance ChargeEmergent ProtectionHelmets: Gain 1 Endurance Charge on reaching Low Life, only once every 2 seconds
Uses Endurance ChargeGuatelitzi's Soul Core of EnduranceMartial Weapon: 50% chance when you gain an Endurance Charge to gain an additional Endurance Charge
Uses Endurance ChargeIdol of OakBoots: 15% chance when you gain an Endurance Charge to gain an additional Endurance Charge
Uses Endurance ChargeLegacy of KingsguardBody Armours: Recover 5% of maximum Life for each Endurance Charge consumed