Mechanic
Pin
Pin is a buildup-based control mechanic. When Pin buildup reaches the target's threshold, the target is Pinned for 3 seconds.0.5.4d
Current data
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 Pin does
Current rulesDeal damage that is Pinning until the target reaches its Pin threshold. A Pinned target cannot move, be moved, or Evade for 3 seconds, is Light Stunned when Pin begins, and counts as Immobilised. Pin alone does not normally prevent every action.
- Pin requires a Pinning source
- Only damage made Pinning by a skill, support, item, or passive contributes to Pin buildup. Ordinary damage does not build Pin by default.
- Buildup must reach the threshold
- Pinning damage builds toward the target's Pin threshold. Passing that threshold applies Pin for 3 seconds.
- Pinned targets cannot move or be moved
- During Pin, the target cannot change location and cannot be moved by effects such as Knockback.
- Pinned targets cannot Evade
- Hits cannot be Evaded by a Pinned target. This was added in Content Update 0.2.0.
- Pin begins with a Light Stun
- Applying Pin also Light Stuns the target at that moment. The Light Stun is not the same as preventing actions for the full Pin duration.
- Pin counts as Immobilised
- Effects that check whether an enemy is Immobilised work while that enemy is Pinned.
Effect by item type
4 casesAt the threshold
The target becomes Pinned for 3 seconds and is Light Stunned when Pin begins.
Related: StunWhile Pinned
The target cannot move, be moved, or Evade and counts as Immobilised.
Related: Immobilised, EvasionTactician exception
Right Where We Want Them makes Pinned enemies unable to perform actions. That is an added effect, not Pin's normal baseline.
Limits and exceptions
4 rules- Pin is not a Slow and is not improved by Slow Magnitude.
- Pin does not normally stop every action. It prevents movement, being moved, and Evasion.
- Pinning damage and Stun buildup are separate unless a support or modifier explicitly converts or replaces one with the other.
- A target can be Immobilised by effects other than Pin.
Related pages
8 connectionsmechanicImmobilised
supportPin II
unique itemBushwhack
skillBone Cage
skillCombat Frenzy
A target is Immobilised when it cannot move between locations. Pin, Freeze, Heavy Stun, and Electrocution are common ways to cause this state.
mechanicEvasionEvasion Rating grants an entropy-based chance to Evade enemy Hits completely. The actual chance compares the defender's Evasion Rating with the Accuracy Rating of the attacker.
mechanicStunStun interrupts the target's current action and briefly prevents it from acting. Path of Exile 2 has two related systems: Light Stun is rolled from the damage of one Hit, while Heavy Stun is caused by filling a separate buildup bar.
mechanicHeavy StunHeavy Stun is the longer disable caused when an enemy's Heavy Stun buildup bar fills. Eligible Hits add buildup based on their damage, and the bar begins to empty after buildup has not been applied for a period.
supportPin IISupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun, as well as granting Critial Hit Chance against Immobilised enemies.
unique itemBushwhack(15-25)% increased Movement Speed
skillBone CageRaise a ring of bone spikes around you. The spikes are destroyed when enemies touch them, damaging and Pinning those enemies. Raising a new ring of spikes destroys the previous one.
skillCombat FrenzyWhile active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.
Related mechanics
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MechanicEvasionEvasion Rating grants an entropy-based chance to Evade enemy Hits completely. The actual chance compares the defender's Evasion Rating with the Accuracy Rating of the attacker.
MechanicContributesDamage contribution decides which parts of a Hit are counted for one named Ailment chance, buildup, or Magnitude calculation. It does not convert the Hit or change the damage types it deals.
MechanicMaimMaim is a debuff that slows movement speed by 30% and reduces Evasion Rating by 15%. It normally lasts 4 seconds.
MechanicImmobilisedA target is Immobilised when it cannot move between locations. Pin, Freeze, Heavy Stun, and Electrocution are common ways to cause this state.
