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Ancestral Boost is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Ancestral Boost tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Ancestral Boost is!

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What is Ancestral Boost?

Ancestral Boost In-Game Description

An Ancestral Boost Skill has 20% more damage and area of effect.

Ancestral Boost Gems

All Ancestral Boost Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Armour Breaker ImageArmour Breaker ・Hits Break 15 Armour
・+2 to melee strike range
・Knock enemies back on hit
・40% more Attack Speed while Dual Wielding
Boneshatter ImageBoneshatter ・+2 Melee strike range
・While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage
・Cannot cause Stun Buildup
Cull the Weak ImageCull the Weak None
Fangs of Frost ImageFangs of Frost Stab:
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・+4 to Melee Strike range
・56% more Freeze Buildup
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-4) to Melee Strike range
Nova:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・168% more Freeze Buildup
・Explosion and Chilled Ground radius are 2.2 metres
Flicker Strike ImageFlicker Strike ・Teleports and strikes two additional times per power Charge with 285% more attack speed. You cannot gain power charges while using this skill
Ice Strike ImageIce Strike Normal Strikes:
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
Third Strike:
・50% Less Attack Speed
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・+7 to Melee Strike Range
Killing Palm ImageKilling Palm ・24 to 36 Added Attack Physical Damage
・Culling Strike
・Can't be Evaded
・7% to Critical Hit Chance
Primal Strikes ImagePrimal Strikes Normal Strikes:
・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike range
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% increased Critical Damage bonus
Final Strike:
・35% less Attack Speed
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike Range
・Consume Shock on Hit
・Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
Spirits:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Charge Length is 8.6 metres
・Charge Width is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
Rake ImageRake ・+0.4 seconds to Total Attack Time
・+2 to Melee Strike Range
・100% more Magnitude of Bleeding inflicted
・Deals up to 100% more damage, based on the distance travelled
・Inflicts Bleeding on Hit
・Additional Effects from Quality: Deals up to an additional +0(0-30)% more damage, based on the distance travelled
Rapid Assault ImageRapid Assault Normal Strikes:
・+6 to Melee Strike Range
Final Strike:
・Limit 5 Spearheads stuck in each target
・+12 to Melee Strike Range
・Inflicts Bleeding on Hit
・Knocks Back enemies
・Spearhead duration is 10 seconds
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-20)% chance to leave an additional Spearhead in the target
Explosion:
・Inflicts Bleeding on hit
・Explosion Radius is 2.4 metres
Shattering Palm ImageShattering Palm Melee:
・45 to 68 added Cold damage
・Can't be Evaded
・9% to Critical Hit chance
・Attaches shards to enemies within a 3.8 metre radius
Explosion:
・24 to 36 added Cold damage
・11% to Critical Hit chance
・100% more Freeze buildup
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
Staggering Palm ImageStaggering Palm Staggering Palm:
・10 to 16 added Attack Physical Damage
・Can't be Evaded
・+7% to Critical Hit chance
・Buff Duration is 6s
Projectile (Quarterstaff):
・Projectiles Pierce all targets
Projectile (Unarmed):
・Projectiles pierce all targets
・10 to 16 added Physical damage
・+7% to Critical Hit chance
Tempest Flurry ImageTempest Flurry Normal Strikes:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+4 to Melee Strike Range
Third Strike:
・35% Less Attack Speed
Fourth Strike:
・45% Less Attack Speed
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+6 to Melee Strike Range
・100% more Chance to Shock
Whirling Assault ImageWhirling Assault ・1.4 seconds to Total Attack time
Whirling Slash ImageWhirling Slash Melee:
・Knocks Back Enemies
Whirlwind:
・Knocks Back Enemies
・Slows enemy movement speed by 30%
・Maximum 3 Stages
・Collapse deals 150% more damage per additional Stage
・+3 to Radius per additional Stage
・10% more Knockback distance per Stage
・Whirlind Radius is 1.8 Metres
・Additional Effects From Quality: Collapse deals +0(0-40)% more damage per additional Stage

List of Skill Gems

All Ancestral Boost Support Gems

Gem Effects
Ancestral Call I ImageAncestral Call I ・Supported Strike skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 5 seconds
Ancestral Call II ImageAncestral Call II ・Supported Strike Skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 3 seconds.
Fist of War I ImageFist of War I ・Attacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 6 seconds
Fist of War II ImageFist of War II ・Attacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 4 seconds
Fist of War III ImageFist of War III ・Attacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 14 seconds
・Ancestral Boost has double effect on Supported Skills

List of Support Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

All Glossary Guides

Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Armour Break
Attack Aura Blind
Block Buff Chaining
Channelling Chaos Chill
Chilled Ground Cold Combo
Concentration Corpses Covered in Oil
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Freeze Grenade
Guard Heavy Stun Herald
Hit Damage Ignite Ignited Ground
Intelligence Iron Grip Iron Will
Jagged Ground Knockback Life Leech
Life Recharge Lightning Magic Find
Magnitude Mark Melee
Meta Minion Minion Commands
Nova Onslaught Orb
Payoff Persistent Physical
Pierce Pinned Poison
Primed for Stun Projectile Resistance
Reviving Minions Rhoa Mount Shield
Shock Shocked Ground Slam
Spell Spirit Strength
Strike Stun Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Warcry

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