Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Trigger Explained

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

What is Trigger?

Trigger In-Game Description

Abilities that automatically activate upon meeting specific conditions.

Trigger Uniques

Unique Gear with Trigger

Name Type Implicit and Modifiers
Collapsing Horizon Wyrm Quarterstaff ImageCollapsing Horizon Wyrm Quarterstaff Quarterstaff Fixed Modifiers:
・100% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
・X% to Critical Hit Chance
・X to Level of all Elemental Skills
・Trigger skills refund half of Energy spent

List of Unique Equipment

Trigger Affixes

All Affixes with Trigger

• Triggered Spells deal X% increased Spell Damage

Trigger Skills

Trigger in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Trigger in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Trigger Gems

All Trigger Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Cast on Freeze ImageCast 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 ImageCast 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

List of Skill Gems

All Trigger Support Gems

Gem Effects
Armour Explosion ImageArmour Explosion Support:
・Supported skills trigger an explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour
Explosion:
・Converts 100% of Physical damage to be Fire Damage
・Explosion radius is 1.4 metres
Bursting Plague ImageBursting Plague ・Poison from supported skills also adds 200% of damage per second to enemy as Plague, up to a maximum of 10% of enemy's maximum life.
Impending Doom ImageImpending Doom Support:
・Trigger Doom Blast when curses from supported skills expire
Doom Blast:
・Cooldown Time: 0.12s (3 uses)
・Cast Time: 1.00s
・Critical Hit Chance: 5.00%
・ Deals damage in an area around the previously Cursed enemy.
・Deals base Chaos Damage equal to 15% of your current mana
Wind Wave ImageWind Wave Support:
・Trigger Wind Wave when Stunned while using supported skills
Wind Wave:
・knocks back enemies
・Knock enemies back on hit

List of Support Gems

All Trigger Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Barrier Invocation ImageBarrier Invocation ・When hit, gain 1 energy for each 5 Energy Shield lost to damage taken
・21% increased Energy gained
・Maximum Energy is 500
Cast on Critical ImageCast 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 ImageCast 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 Minion Death ImageCast on Minion Death ・Gains 50 base energy when a Minion is killed, modified by the Minion's Power
・21% increased Energy gained
・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy.
Cast on Shock ImageCast on Shock ・Gains 20 Energy when you Shock 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
Elemental Invocation ImageElemental Invocation ・Gains 12 energy per power of enemies you Freeze with hits
・Gain 3 Energy per power of enemies you ignite with hits, modified by the percentage of the Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal
・ Gains 3 energy per power of enemies you Shock with hits
・ 21% increased energy gained
・ Maximum energy is 500
Infernal Cry ImageInfernal Cry ・4% increased Warcry speed
・Empowers the next melee attack you perform, plus an additional attack per endurance charge consumed
・Empowered attacks gain 25% of damage as fire damage per 5 Power of enemies in range, up to 100%
・Warcry radius is 4 metres
・Destabilises enemies for 8 seconds
Magma Barrier ImageMagma Barrier ・Raising your shield infuses it with magma for 0.5 seconds
・Cannot perform a magma infused block for 0.75 seconds after magma dissipates
ReaperReaper's Invocation ・39% Increased energy gain
・Maximum energy is 500
・Gains 10 energy per power of enemies you kill with melee attacks

List of Spirit Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

Glossary and Basic Game Mechanics

All Glossary Guides

Ailment Ammunition Ancestral Boost
AoE Buff Chaining
Channelling Chaos Chill
Cold Curse Detonator
Dexterity Duration Energy Shield
Evasion Fire Grenade
Herald Intelligence Life Leech
Lightning Mark Melee
Meta Nova Payoff
Persistent Physical Projectile
Slam Spirit Strength
Strike Sustained Tailwind
Totem Travel Trigger

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