PoE2 gem database
Engraves an available skill at level 4. Skills requiring tier 4 or lower are shown with their exact level 4 values.
11 available skills at level 4
Tier 1, level 4Lightning 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 4Poisonburst 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 4Escape 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 4Lightning 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.
Tier 3, level 4Freezing SalvoAttack, AoE, Projectile, Cold, RepeatablePassively gains Seals over time. Using the skill fires a projectile, and breaks the Seals, Repeating for each of them, and for each additional projectile the skill is given. For each time it Repeats normally, it will also Repeat an additional time targeting a different Ice Fragment in its area of effect if able, Detonating those Ice Fragments immediately.
Tier 3, level 4SnipeAttack, AoE, Projectile, Cold, ChannellingChannel to charge up your bow before releasing a powerful shot. Releasing with Perfect Timing causes the arrow to explode on impact and Consume Freeze on directly Hitting. Consuming Freeze enhances the explosion.
Tier 3, level 4Stormcaller ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, DurationFire an arrow that embeds where it lands for a short duration. At the end of the duration, a Lightning Bolt strikes the arrow, disintegrating it and damaging enemies, with a high chance to Shock. Shocking any enemy with the Bolt also applies Shock to all enemies near the impact.
Tier 3, level 4Vine ArrowAttack, AoE, Projectile, Chaos, DurationFire an arrow into the air that lands after a short delay, damaging enemies and causing a plant to spring up at the impact location. The plant sprouts vines that latch onto nearby enemies, Slowing their movement speed and dealing Chaos damage over time. The plant can be Poisoned, causing it to deal more damage.
Tier 4, level 4Wind DancerBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, MeleeWhile active, periodically grants stages of a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by an Enemy while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.
Tier 4, level 4Herald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, LightningWhile active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.
Tier 4, level 4Plague BearerBuff, Persistent, AoE, Physical, ChaosWhile active, stores a portion of the Poison Damage you deal. Using this Skill unleashes the stored Poison to damage and Poison enemies around you.
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.