Passive skill tree / notable

Explosive Empowerment

Explosive Empowerment is a notable on the Path of Exile 2 passive skill tree.

Effect

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Empowered Attacks deal 20% increased Damage
Enemies you kill with Empowered Attacks have a 10% chance to Explode, dealing a tenth of their maximum Life as Fire Damage

Instilling recipe

Exact order

Allocate Explosive Empowerment on an eligible item by placing these three regular Liquid Emotions into the Instilling bench in this order.

Open this recipe in the directory Read the Instilling guide

Related mechanics

MechanicEmpowered Attacks

An 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.

Direct tree connections

small / direct edgeEmpowered Attack DamageEmpowered Attacks deal 16% increased Damage small / direct edgeEmpowered Attack DamageEmpowered Attacks deal 16% increased Damage small / direct edgeWarcry MasteryTree connector

Nearby major passives

notable / 2 edgesCremating CriesEmpowered Attacks Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire damage notable / 2 edgesExtinguishing ExhalationRemove Ignite when you Warcry notable / 6 edgesGift of the Plains2% chance that if you would gain Power Charges, you instead gain up to your maximum number of Power Charges notable / 7 edgesAmong the Hordes3% increased Movement Speed notable / 7 edgesVoll's Protection+15% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage notable / 7 edgesSelf Sacrificing20% reduced Spirit Reservation Efficiency of Skills notable / 7 edgesBarrier of Venarius20% increased maximum Energy Shield notable / 7 edgesAgainst the Elements30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Similar effects

notable / enemies, you, killExplosive Impact15% increased Area of Effect notable / chance, you, empoweredInternal Bleeding20% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on targets you Hit with Empowered Attacks notable / life, attacks, chanceBehemoth3% increased maximum Life notable / damage, chance, enemiesBlinding Strike24% increased Attack Damage notable / empowered, attacks, dealBolstering YellEmpowered Attacks deal 30% increased Damage notable / empowered, attacks, damageCremating CriesEmpowered Attacks Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire damage notable / chance, attacks, enemiesCrippling Toxins25% chance for Attacks to Maim on Hit against Poisoned Enemies notable / chance, enemies, dealDeath from AfarProjectiles have 25% increased Critical Hit Chance against Enemies further than 6m