Mechanic
Limit
Certain skills can only have a limited number of effects active at once.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 Limit means
PoE2 definitionCertain skills can only have a limited number of effects active at once.
If a new effect is created while at the maximum number of effects, the oldest effect will dissapear.
Certain support gems and items can modify skill effect limits.
Related mechanics
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MechanicTotemTotems are allied constructs that perform Skills for you. They are Remote Skills rather than Minions: their Skills use your offensive stats, while each Totem has its own Life and defensive stats and can be damaged or killed.
MechanicOrbOrb is a Skill Gem tag for skills that create a lasting damaging effect. The five current Orb skills have different placement, duration, limit, trigger, pulse, and expiry rules, so the tag does not give them one shared set of numbers.
MechanicStormStorm is a gem tag for long-duration weather-based Skills with special interactions. A Storm can rain repeated impacts, empower your Spells, apply a weather Debuff, consume ailments, move through an area, or combine several of those behaviours.
MechanicEnfeebleEnfeeble is a defensive Curse that makes affected targets deal less damage. The skill gem scales from 20% less damage at level 1 to 29% less damage at level 20 before Curse Magnitude and monster-rarity modifiers.
Items and gems using this mechanic
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Direct relationIdol of Uldurn+(60-80) to maximum Life
Uses LimitExpansive AlloyRemoves a random modifier and augments a Rare item with a new guaranteed modifier
Uses LimitIdol of MaxariusBody Armours: +1 Charm Slots
Uses LimitIdol of the PhariseeMartial Weapon, Wand or Staff: 30% reduced maximum Mana, Gain 2% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage per ten percent missing Mana
Uses LimitThe Greatwolf's Rune of ClawsGloves: Adds 5 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks
Uses LimitThe Runebinder's AlloyRemoves a random modifier and augments a Rare item with a new guaranteed modifier