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Tainted Strike

Tainted Strike is a notable on the Path of Exile 2 passive skill tree.

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Effect

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20% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks
30% increased Magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits

Instilling recipe

Exact order

Allocate Tainted Strike 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

Direct tree connections

2

small / direct edgeAttack Critical Chance10% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks small / direct edgeCritical MasteryTree connector

Nearby major passives

3

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Similar effects

8

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