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

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What is Persistent?

Persistent In-Game Description

Persistent skills are toggled in the skills panel instead of being used normally and often need to reserve spirit in order to be activated.

Persistent Skills

Persistent in Ascendancy Skills

Skill	Effect
Temporal Rift	Passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time.
Life Remnants	Drinks the blood of your enemies to restore your Life. While active, enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Life Remnant, and Critically Hitting a target spawns a Life Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Life Remnant grants you Life which can Overflow maximum Life.
Demon Form	Shapeshift into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your Spells. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a Spell, or reactivate this Skill.
Summon Infernal Hound	Summons a Reviving Infernal Hound which Ignites enemies near it. The Hound takes a portion of damage from Hits for you.
Sorcery Ward	Passively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.
Into the Breach	Creates a Breach around you, allowing you to see nearby Flames of Chayula. You are considered to be in a Breach while this skill is active.
Blood Boil	Enemies in your Presence accumulate blood boils periodically. When they die, the boils pop applying Corrupted Blood to enemies near them.
Fire Spell on Hit	While active, gains energy when you Hit enemies with Melee Attacks and triggers socketed Fire spells on reaching maximum Energy.
Manifest Weapon	Manifest a copy of your main hand Melee Martial Weapon as an immortal Companion to fight by your side. In addition to its standard Strikes, the Manifested Weapons gain an additional Attack depending on its weapon type.
Supporting Fire	Recruit artillery Minions that takes up positions behind you. They will lay in wait for your Command then fire volleys of arrows at the target location.
Called Shots	Applies a socketed Mark Skill to a nearby unmarked Enemy every few secons. Consuming socketed Marks will cause them to be reapplied to an unmarked Enemy. This reapplication can happen at most once every half second.
A Solid Plan	Persistent Buffs have 50% less Reservation

List of Ascendancy Skills

Persistent in Equipment Skills

Skill	Details
Malice	Effects: ・Critical Weakness duration is 4 seconds; Applies Critical Weakness to enemies every (0.51–0.7) seconds Equipment: • Omen Sceptre • Font of Power Omen Sceptre
Skeletal Warrior Minion	Effects: ・Summons Reviving Skeletal Minions. Equipment: • Rattling Sceptre • The Dark Defiler Rattling Scepter
Discipline	Effects: ・Aura grants +18–328 to Total Maximum Energy Shield Equipment: • Stoic Sceptre
Purity of Fire	Effects: ・Aura grants +22-41% to Fire Resistance Equipment: • Sacred Flame Shrine Sceptre • Shrine Sceptre • Guiding Palm of the Heart • Guiding Palm of the Eye • Guiding Palm of the Mind
Purity of Ice	Effects: ・Aura grants +22–41% to Cold Resistance Equipment: • Sacred Flame Shrine Sceptre • Shrine Sceptre • Guiding Palm of the Heart • Guiding Palm of the Eye • Guiding Palm of the Mind
Purity of Lightning	Effects: ・Aura grants +22–41% to Lightning Resistance Equipment: • Guiding Palm Shrine Sceptre • Sacred Flame Shrine Sceptre • Shrine Sceptre • Guiding Palm of the Heart • Guiding Palm of the Eye
Cast on Block	Effects: ・Gains 25 Energy when you Block;0–57% increased Energy gained;Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy Equipment: • Svalinn Crucible Tower Shield

List of All Equipment Skills

Persistent Gems

All Persistent Skill Gems

Gem	Effects
Bind Spectre	None
Cast on Freeze	Buff: ・Gains 100 Energy when you Freeze an enemy with a Hit from a Skill, Once per Skill Use ・Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching Maximum Energy ・Has 10 maximum Energy per 0.11 seconds of base cast time of Socketed Spells
Cast on Ignite	・Gains 20 Energy when you Ignite an enemy with a Hit from a Skills ・Once per Skill Use ・Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching Maximum Energy ・Has 10 maximum Energy per 0.12 seconds of base cast time of Socketed Spells
Skeletal Arsonist	Minion Info: ・Summons Bomb-Throwing ・Reviving Skeletal Arsonists ・Can detonate other Minions on Command Command: Explosive Demise: ・Deals 45-68 Fire Damage ・Deals additional Fire Damage equal to 12% of Minion's maximum life ・Can target Minions with 94 Life or less ・Explosion Radius is 2.4 Metres
Skeletal Brute	None
Skeletal Cleric	Revive Skeleton: ・Revive a fallen Skeleton Heal: ・Life Regeneration granted: 13
Skeletal Frost Mage	Minion Info: ・Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel Command: Ice Bomb: ・Deals 28 to 43 Cold Damage ・100% More Magnitude or Chill Inflicted ・Explosion Radius is 2.6m
Skeletal Reaver	Minion Info: ・None Command: Enrage: ・Enrage all Skeletal Reavers, causing them to lose life over time and gain Rage on hit. Skeletal Reavers do more Attack Damage and gain increased Attack speed based on their Rage.
Skeletal Sniper	Minion: ・None Command: Gas Arrow - Impact: ・Cooldown Time: 8.00s ・Attack Speed: 120% Base ・Attack Damage: 70% Command: Gas Arrow - Poison Cloud: ・Does not hit, but Poisons enemies as though hitting them ・Gains 20% more Radius per second, up to a maximum of 80% ・Cloud Duration is 8s ・Cloud Radius is 1.4 metres Command: Gas Arrow - Explosion: ・Converts 100% of Physical damage to Fire Damage
Skeletal Storm Mage	Minion Info: ・Minions Gain 0(0-20)% of their maximum Life as extra maximum Energy Shield Command: Death Storm: ・Deals 74 to 418 Lightning Damage ・Bolt Explosion radius is 1.8 metres ・Shocked Ground radius is 1.8 metres ・Shocked Ground duration is 6s
Skeletal Warrior	・Summons Reviving Skeletal Minions.
Tame Beast	・While this Gem is socketed you can view Monster Categories on enemies ・Wisp duration is 9.6 seconds ・Tamed Beast retains up to four monster modifiers when summoned ・ Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-1.6) seconds to Wisp duration

List of Skill Gems

All Persistent Support Gems

Gem	Effects
Cannibalism I	・2% of Maximum Life recovered on Kill while a Supported Skill is active
Cannibalism II	・3% of maximum Life recovered on Kill while a Supported Skill is active
Clarity I	・30% Increased Mana Regeneration rate while a supported skill is active
Clarity II	・50% Increased Mana Regeneration Rate while a Supported Skill is active.
Coolheaded	・50% less Ignite duration on you while a Supported Skill is active
Crazed Minions	・Supported Minions deal 30% more damage if they have Revived Recently
Deathmarch	・Minions from Supported Skills heal Allied Minions within 3 metres for 25% of Supported Minions' life on death, as well as removing all Ailments from those Minions
Direstrike I	・Deal 50% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life while a Supported Skill is active
Direstrike II	・Deal 70% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life while a Supported Skill is Active
Enormity	・Minions from Supported Skills have 20% increased size ・Minions from Supported Skills deal 20% more damage ・Minions from Supported Skills have 20% more maximum life
Essence Harvest	・Recover 10% of your maximum Mana when a Persistent Reviving Minion created by Support Skill dies
Herbalism I	・30% increased recovery from Life Flasks while supported skill is active
Herbalism II	・50% increased recovery from Life Flasks while supported skill is active
Last Gasp	・Minions from Supported Skills die 4 seconds after their Life is reduced to 0.
Mysticism I	・Deal 30% increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while a Supported Skill is active
Mysticism II	・Deal 40% increased Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield while a Supported Skill is Active
Precision I	・30% Increased accuracy rating while a supported sill is active
Precision II	・50% Increased Accuracy Rating while a Supported Skill is active
$Refraction I Image$ Refraction I	・Those affected by auras from supported skills gain refractive plating ・Refractive plating causes 20% of armoour to apply to elemental hit damage taken
$Refraction II Image$ Refraction II	・Those affected by Auras from Supported Skills gain Refractive Plating ・Refractive Plating causes 30% armour to apply to Elemental Hit Damage taken.
$Refraction III Image$ Refraction III	・Supported Banners apply Refractive Dissolution to Enemies in Radius ・Refractive Dissolution applies 2% Elemental Exposure per 1000 player Armour, up to 80%
Strong Hearted	・50% less Shock duration on you while supported skill is active
Thornskin I	・Deal 40% increased Thorns Damage while a Supported Skill is active
Thornskin II	・Deal 70% increased Thorns Damage while a Supported Skill is Active
Upwelling I	・Your Minions deal 30% increased Damage while you are not on full Mana while a Supported Skill is active
Upwelling II	・Your Minions deal 50% increased Damage while you are not on Full Mana while a Supported Skill is active.
Vitality I	・Regenerate 1% of Maximum Life Per Second while a Supported Skill is active
Vitality II	・Regenerate 2% of maximum Life per second while a Supported Skill is active
Warm Blooded	・50% less Freeze duration on you while a Supported Skill is active

List of Support Gems

All Persistent Spirit Gems

Gem	Effects
Alchemist's Boon	・28% of recovery from your Flask is also granted to Allies in your presence ・Grants you 0.22 Flask Charges per second
Archmage	・Non-Channeling Spells gain 3% of damage as extra lightning damage for each 100 maximum mana you have ・Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 6.7% of your Maximum Mana
Arctic Armour	・Deals 17 to 25 Cold Damage per Stage ・Gains a Stage Every 1.2 seconds, up to a maximum of 3 Stages
Attrition	・You have Culling Strike against Rare and Unique enemies that have been in your Presence for a total of at least 34 seconds ・You deal 1% more Hit damage to Rare and Unique enemies for every 2 seconds they have ever been in your Presence, up to 53%
Barkskin	・When hit by an enemy, gain armour equal to 32% of energy shield lost ・Buff duration is 6 seconds
Barrier Invocation	・When hit by an enemy, gain 1 Energy for each 10 Energy Shield lost to Damage taken ・30% increased Energy gained ・Maximum Energy is 500
Berserk	・Grants 0.2% of Physical Attack leeched as life per Rage ・Lose 0.1% of life per Rage per second while not losing Rage ・Grants 43% increased Rage effect
Blasphemy	Buff: ・Socketed Curse Skills apply in an Aura around you ・Reserves 60 Spirit per Socketed Curse Curses: ・47% Less Effect of Socketed Curses ・Socketed Skills have +1 Metres to base radius
Blink	・Teleports 4.6 metres
Briarpatch	・Modifiers to Thorns damage apply to this skill's Spell damage ・Stores 1% of Physical Attack damage dealt, up to 20 ・Thorny Ground radius is 3 metres ・Limit 1 patch of Thorny Ground ・Thorny Ground duration is 6 seconds ・Cannot create more than one patch of Thorny Ground every 8 seconds ・Overgrown Thorny Ground deals damage 50% more frequently and expires 50% slower
Cast on Critical	・Gains 1 energy per power of enemies you Critically Hit with skills ・39% increased energy gained ・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all energy on reaching maximum energy
Cast on Dodge	・gain 2 energy per metre travelled while dodge rolling ・39% increased energy gained ・Triggers all socketed spells and loses all energy on reaching maximum energy
Cast on Elemental Ailment	・Gains 10 Energy per Power of Enemies you Freeze with Hits form Skills ・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Ignite with Hits from Skills, modified by the percentage of the Enemy's Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal ・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Shock with Hits from Skills ・39% Increased Energy gained ・Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on Reaching Maximum Energy ・Has 10 Maximum Energy per 0.1 seconds of Base Cast Time of Socketed Spells.
Cast on Minion Death	・Gains 50 base energy when a Minion is killed, modified by the Minion's Power ・30% increased Energy gained ・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy.
Cast on Shock	・Gains 1 Energy per Power of enemies you Shockwith Hits from skills ・30% increased Energy gained ・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy
Charge Regulation	・Consumes one of each charge every 4.3s ・15% more Critical Hit Chance while you have a Power Charge ・12% more Defences while you have an Endurance Charge ・8% more Skill Speed while you have a Frenzy Charge
Combat Frenzy	・Gain a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute, or Pin an enemy, no more than once every 5.3-4.1 seconds.
Convalescence	・Buff duration is 3.15 seconds ・Cooldown does not recover during Buff effect
Defiance Banner	・10% more Aura effect per Valour ・Banner Aura radius is 4M, Banner duration is 6.35s, or until you leave the Aura ・Aura grants 7% more Armour and Evasion ・Aura grants 5% increased movement speed
Dread Banner	・10% more Aura per Valour ・Banner Aura radius is 4 meters ・Banner duration is 6.65s, or until you leave the Aura ・Aura grants 0.17 Flask charges per second ・Aura grants 14% more Stun Threshold and Elemental Ailment Threshold
Elemental Conflux	・8 second duration between element randomisations ・Buff grants 53% more damage with the affected element
Elemental Invocation	・Gains 10 Energy pero Power of Enemies you Freeze with Hits from skills ・Gains 2 Energy per Power of enemies you Ignite with Hits from skills, modified by the percentage of the Enemy's Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal ・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Shock with Hits from Skills ・ 30% Increased Energy Gained ・Maximum Energy is 500
Eternal Rage	・Regenerate 3.5 rage per second
Feral Invocation	・39% increased energy gained ・ Gains 1 energy per 20 mana spent ・ Maximum energy 1s 500 ・ Socketed attacks consume 10 energy per 0.1 seconds of base ・ Skill attack time when triggered
Ghost Dance	・3.85 second duration between gaining Ghost Shrouds ・When Hit, Consume a Ghost Shroud to recover Energy Shield equal to 5% of your Evasion
Grim Feast	・Grim Remnants recover 17 Energy Shield ・50% chance to spawn a Remnant when an enemy or Reviving Minion dies in your Presence
Herald of Ash	Explosion: ・Explosion Radius is 1.2 metre ・Ignite duration is 3 seconds ・Base Ignite damage is 18.67% Overkill Damage Buff: ・Ignite Surrounding enemies if Overkill Damage is at least 20% of Enemy's Maximum Life.
Herald of Blood	Explosion: ・Base Physical Damage ・Can't Be Evaded ・Explosion Radius is 1.8 Metres ・Deals 15% of exploded enemy's Blood Loss as unscalable Physical Attack Damage ・55% chance to Aggravate Bleeding on Hit Buff: ・Enemies with Blood Loss you kill explode
Herald of Ice	・Attack Damage: 93% ・Explosion Radius is 1.6 Metres ・100% of Explosion Physical Damage ・Converted to Cold Damage
Herald of Plague	・Spreads the most damaging Poison on enemies you kill in a 1.7 metre radius ・22% chance to hinder enemies on spreading Poison on them
Herald of Thunder	・Attack Damage: 93% ・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres ・100% of Bolt Physical Damage ・Converted to Lightning Damage
Iron Ward	・Stores 65% of Mitigated Physical Damage, up to 296 ・200% more Stun Buildup ・Nova radius is 1.8 metres ・Stored Damage grants up to 200% more Area of Effect.
Lingering Illusion	Buff: ・Creates a short-lived illusory copy of yourself whenever you dodge roll Illusion: ・Illusions have 20% of your Maximum Life ・28% chance to create an additional Power Charge when Killed.
Magma Barrier	Buff: ・Raising your shield infuses it with magma for 0.5 seconds ・Cannot perform a magma infused block for 0.75 seconds after magma dissipates Magma Spray: ・6 to 8 Added Fire Damage per 15 Armour on Shield ・140 to 210 Base Offhand Fire Damage
Mana Remnants	・25% chance to spawn a Remnant on Killing a Shocked enemy ・Spawn a Remnant on Critically Hitting a Shocked target, no more than once every 2 seconds ・Each Remnant grants 35 Mana
Mirage Archer	・Supported Skills cannot consume Charges ・Mirage deal 30%% less Damage ・Cannot create a New Mirage if a Mirage has Expired or you have Dodge Rolled in the past 6 seconds ・Mirage duration is 4.4 seconds.
Plague Bearer	・Stores 4% of Expected Poison damage ・Stores up to 197 Poison Damage
Raging Spirits	・Minions from this skill convert 70% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・Limit 10 Summoned Raging Spirits ・Fire Area Spells summon a Spirit per 1.5 metres of radius ・Projectiles from Fire Spells summon a Spirit on hit ・Maximum 2 Spirits summoned per Spell cast
Ravenous Swarm	・Swarms attack within 4 metre radius of you ・Swarm duration is 6.6 seconds ・Spawn a new Swarm once every 6 seconds ・Limit active 3 Swarms.
Reaper's Invocation	・39% Increased energy gain ・Maximum energy is 500 ・Gains 15 energy per power of enemies you kill with melee attacks
Rhoa Mount	None
Sacrifice	・Skills can use your Undead Reviving Minions in place of Corpses ・Minions revive 66% more slowly
Scavenged Plating	・Scavenged Plating duration is 8 seconds ・3% more Armour per Scavenged Plating ・Maximum 10 Scavenged Plating ・4 to 6 Thorns per Scavenged Plating
Shard Scavenger	・Instatly reloads your Crossbow upon consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour, no more than every 7.3s
Siphon Elements	・Remnants Created by Supported Skills can be Collected from 17% Further Away ・5% chance per Power to spawn a Cold Remnant on a Freezing Target ・5% to spawn a Fire Remnant on a Non-Ignited Target ・5% to spawn a Lightning Remnant on a Non-Shocked Target.
Time of Need	・11.1 second duration between blessings ・Blessing recovers 166 Life and removes Curses and Elemental Ailments
Trail of Caltrops	Trail of Caltrops: ・Scatters 3 caltrops when you dodge Caltrops: ・Base Physical Damage ・Increases and reduction to Thorns damage apply to Hit damage with this skill ・Maim on Hit ・Caltrop radius is 0.5 metres ・Caltrop duration is 8 seconds
Trinity	・8% more Elemental Damage with Attacks per 50 Resonance of any type ・On dealing Elemental Damage with an Attack Hit gain 8 Resonance of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 2 Resonance of the other types
War Banner	・10% more Aura effect per Valour ・Banner Aura radius is 4M ・Banner duration is 6.15s, or until you leave the Aura ・Aura grants 30% increased accuracy ・Aura grants 5% more attack damage
Wind Dancer	Buff: ・3 Maximum Stacks ・Gain a Stage every 1.44 seconds ・10% more Evasion Rating per Stage ・On being Hit by a Melee Attack, consume all stages to trigger Gale Force. Gale Force: ・Attack Damage: (27%-82%) ・Knocks back Enemies ・Explosion Radius is 1.6 meters ・100% more area of effect per stage ・50% more Damage per stage ・25% more Knockback Distance per stage
Withering Presence	・Withered duration is 6 seconds ・Withers enemies in your Presence every 1.74 seconds
Wolf Pack	・Summons 4 wolves

List of Spirit Gems

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Adding to Stat Totals	Aftershocks	Ailment
Ammunition	Ancestral Boost	AoE
Arcane Surge	Armour	Armour Break
Attack	Attributes	Aura
Banner	Barrageable	Bear
Blind	Block	Buff
Chaining	Channelling	Chaos
Charges	Chill	Chilled Ground
Cold	Combo	Concentration
Cooldown Recovery Rate	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	Flammability	Freeze
Glory	Grenade	Guard
Heavy Stun	Herald	Hit Damage
Ignite	Ignited Ground	Immobilisation
Intelligence	Invocation	Iron Grip
Iron Will	Jagged Ground	Knockback
Life Leech	Life Recharge	Lightning
Lineage	Magic Find	Magnitude
Mark	Melee	Meta
Minion	Minion Commands	Nova
Onslaught	Orb	Payoff
Persistent	Physical	Pierce
Pinned	Plant	Poison
Presence	Primed for Stun	Projectile
Resistance	Reviving Minions	Rhoa Mount
Shapeshift	Shield	Shock
Shocked Ground	Slam	Slow
Spell	Spirit	Spreading Ailments
Storm	Strength	Strike
Stun	Support	Sustained
Tailwind	Totem	Travel
Trigger	Unholy Might	Volatility
Warcry	Werewolf	Wind
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