Mechanic
Power Charge
Power Charges are Intelligence-associated charges used by spell, quarterstaff, minion, and Wyvern skills. They have no inherent critical bonus unless another effect, such as Charge Regulation, supplies one.Catalog version 0.5.4d
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What Power Charge does
Current rulesPower Charges commonly fuel skills such as Falling Thunder, Charged Staff, Flicker Strike, and empowered Wyvern attacks. They can be generated through skills such as Killing Palm, Power Siphon, Profane Ritual, Siphoning Strike, and Lingering Illusion.
- Shared charge rules
- Power Charges have a default maximum of three and a default duration of 15 seconds. Gaining another Power Charge refreshes their duration.
- No inherent critical bonus
- Holding a Power Charge does not inherently raise Critical Hit Chance or Critical Damage Bonus in Path of Exile 2.
- Generating charges
- Current generators include culling, corpse consumption, consuming Shock, completed Profane Rituals, and Lingering Illusion remnants, depending on the skill used.
- Spending charges
- Power Charge consumers may add projectiles, repeat strikes, empower a buff, create additional minions, or change a skill's effect. The result is defined by that consumer.
- Charge Regulation benefit
- Charge Regulation grants more Critical Hit Chance while at least one Power Charge is present. Its value depends on the skill level and is not an inherent charge stat.
Limits and exceptions
3 rules- A skill that consumes all Power Charges can scale once per charge, but only when its wording states that scaling.
- Minimum and maximum Power Charge modifiers change charge availability, not the inherent effect of each charge.
- Charge conversion can cause a generator to grant a different charge type, so the final charge gained depends on active conversion rules.
Related pages
12 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.
skillPower SiphonAttempt to rip the lifeforce from an enemy. Enemies within Culling range will be highlighted and instantly killed on Hit, granting a Power Charge. Can only target Enemies in Culling range.
skillKilling PalmDash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough and performing additional dashing Strikes to other Cullable targets in range if your target was Culled. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.
skillProfane RitualMark a Corpse with a profane rune, dealing Chaos damage over time to nearby enemies. When the ritual is complete the Corpse is consumed and you gain a Power Charge.
skillSiphoning StrikeDash to a target and Strike them with your Quarterstaff. If the target is Shocked, Consume their Shock to release a Lightning shockwave around the target and grant you a Power Charge. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.
skillLingering IllusionWhile active, creates a short-lived illusory copy of yourself whenever you dodge roll. The copy can be damaged by enemies, and copies that are destroyed by an enemy will drop a Remnant that grants you a Power Charge on pickup.
skillFalling ThunderSuffuse your Quarterstaff with electrical energy, then Slam the ground to deal damage in a large cone in front of you. Consumes your Power Charges to fire Lightning Projectiles forwards from the impact.
skillCharged StaffConsume all Power Charges to charge your Quarterstaff with electricity, adding Lightning damage and a Lightning shockwave to your Quarterstaff Attacks. Reusing this skill while the Buff is active adds to the Buff's duration and damage.
skillFlicker StrikeTeleport to a enemy and Strike them. Consumes Power Charges to perform additional teleporting Strikes on nearby enemies.
unique itemAdonia's Ego+(100-150) to maximum Mana
unique itemRedflare Conduit+(50-70) to maximum Mana
Related mechanics
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MechanicPowerMonster Power is a value that represents an enemy's relative strength. Skills and resources use it so that one dangerous enemy can count more than one weak enemy.
MechanicEmpowered AttacksAn Empowered skill is a skill use that qualifies for one or more empowerment effects. Empowered has no automatic damage bonus: the source of the empowerment and your other modifiers define what that use gains.
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.
MechanicRemnantRemnants are temporary objects created by Skills. Moving close enough collects one and grants the benefit defined by that Remnant's creator, unless another effect changes who receives it.
MechanicComboCombo is a counter owned by a specific skill. Strike enemies with the weapon set bound to that Combo skill, then spend the required count to use the skill or improve its result.
Items and gems using this mechanic
8 connectionsDirect relationAdonia's Ego+(100-150) to maximum Mana
Direct relationBreath of the Mountains(10-15)% reduced Charges per use
Direct relationPowertread(15-20)% increased Movement Speed
Direct relationRedflare Conduit+(50-70) to maximum Mana
Direct relationVoll's Protector(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
Uses Power ChargeIdol of AliraHelmets: 15% chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge
Uses Power ChargesLegacy of Adonia's EgoWands: +1 to Maximum Power Charges
Uses Power ChargeXopec's Soul Core of PowerMartial Weapon: 50% chance when you gain a Power Charge to gain an additional Power Charge