PoE2 gem database
Engraves an available skill at level 1. Skills requiring tier 1 or lower are shown with their exact level 1 values.
4 available skills at level 1
Tier 1, level 1Lightning RodAttack, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, LightningFire an arrow that drops from above, creating a Lightning burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any Chaining Lightning beams can Chain to it. When Chained to, the arrows charge up for a brief period before releasing another Lightning burst. The Lightning Arrow Skill reduces this delay, causing bursts to happen more quickly.
Tier 1, level 1Poisonburst ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Chaos, DurationFire a virulent arrow that creates a burst of Poison on hit, affecting all enemies in an area.
Tier 1, level 1Escape ShotAttack, AoE, Projectile, Trigger, ColdLeap backwards, firing an icy arrow which can Chill or Freeze enemies around the location from which you escaped. This arrow will create Ice Fragments on impact.
Tier 1, level 1Lightning ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, ChainingFire a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire Chaining Lightning beams at nearby enemies.
The eight current engravable category rosters were checked 2026-07-27. Each card uses the selected skill's exact level table. Current detail pages independently confirm 256 of 257 tier placements; Skeletal Sniper's detail page does not publish its tier.
Engrave Skill, Support, and Spirit Gems, upgrade existing gems without choosing the wrong level, and fix common socket, compatibility, Attribute, and Spirit problems.
Increase a Skill Gem from two to five Support sockets, understand item-granted and passive-granted skill breakpoints, and decide whether to risk corruption for a sixth socket.
Use Gemcutter's Prisms efficiently, read the exact Quality effect for each Skill or Spirit Gem, and understand Advanced Thaumaturgy, temporary bonuses, and the 23% corruption cap.
Claim all 100 permanent campaign Spirit, compare equipment and passive sources, calculate reservation, and fix Persistent Skills that will not stay enabled.
Equip two weapon sets, assign Skills for automatic swapping, allocate weapon-specific passives correctly, and avoid Spirit or requirement failures after a swap.