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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

How to Get Uncut Skill Gem

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Uncut Skill Gem engraves skills and is a guaranteed reward from the campaign or a random enemy drop in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). See how to get and use Uncut Skill Gem and an overview of the item.

How to Get Uncut Skill Gem

Guaranteed Rewards During the Campaign

Tier Campaign Event
1
・Defeat The Bloated Miller Icon The Bloated Miller and talk to Renly
・Open the Chest in the Mysterious Campsite found in Clearfell
2
・Drops alongside a Support Gem after defeating
4
・Complete your first Ritual in Freythorn
・Search for the Crop Circle in Ogham Farmlands and defeat
5
・Defeat The Executioner Icon The Executioner and free Leitis
・Complete the Earning Passage quest
7
・There are no guaranteed Lv. 7 Skill Gems, but they start randomly dropping during Act 2
9
11
・Starts randomly dropping at the last few locations of Act 3
13
・Only randomly drops when you reach Cruel Mode
15+
・Only randomly drops when you reach the Atlas

Uncut Support Gems are rewards you receive as you progress through the Campaign either as a form of compensation from notable characters, drops from Enemies, or a prize for visiting secret areas. Always look out for these guaranteed drops as they are imperative to progression.

Progression Builds

Dropped by Enemies

Uncut Skill Gems are randomly dropped when defeating enemies. Higher level Uncut Skill Gems are dropped as you progress through the campaign and achieve higher levels.

Full Campaign Walkthrough and List of All Acts

Monster and Area Level per Skill Gem Level

Tier Area/Monster Level
1 Monster Level: 1
Areas:
The Riverbank (Lvl. 1)
Clearfell (Lvl. 2)
2 Monster Level: 3
Areas:
Mud Burrow (Lvl. 3)
The Grelwood (Lvl. 4)
The Red Vale (Lvl. 5)
3 Monster Level: 6
Areas:
The Grim Tangle (Lvl. 6)
Cemetery of the Eternals (Lvl. 7)
Mausoleum of the Praetor (Lvl. 9)
Tomb of the Consort (Lvl. 9)
4 Monster Level: 10
Areas:
Ogham Farmlands (Lvl. 12)
Hunting Grounds (Lvl. 10)
Ogham Village (Lvl. 13)
Freythorn (Lvl. 11)
5 Monster Level: 14
Areas:
The Manor Ramparts (Lvl. 14)
Ogham Manor (Lvl. 15)
Vastiri Outskirts (Lvl. 16)
Mawdun Quarry (Lvl. 17)
6 Monster Level: 18
Areas:
Mawdun Mine (Lvl. 18)
Traitor's Passage (Lvl. 19)
The Halani Gates (Lvl. 20)
7 Monster Level: 22
Areas:
Trial of the Sekhemas (Lvl. 22)
Keth (Lvl. 25)
8 Monster Level: 26
Areas:
Mastodon Badlands (Lvl. 26)
The Bone Pits (Lvl. 27)
The Lost City (Lvl. 26)
Buried Shrines (Lvl. 27)
Valley of the Titans (Lvl. 26)
The Titan Grotto (Lvl. 27)
Deshar (Lvl. 28)
Path of Mourning (Lvl. 29)
The Spires of Deshar (Lvl. 30)
9 Monster Level: 31
Areas:
The Dreadnought (Lvl. 31)
Dreadnought Vanguard (Lvl. 32)
Sandswept Marsh (Lvl. 33)
Jungle Ruins (Lvl. 34)
The Venom Crypts (Lvl. 35)
Infested Barrens (Lvl. 35)
10 Monster Level: 36
Areas:
The Azak Bog (Lvl. 36)
Chimeral Wetlands (Lvl. 36)
The Temple of Chaos (Lvl. 38)
Jiquani's Machinarium (Lvl. 37)
Jiquani's Sanctum (Lvl. 38)
The Drowned City (Lvl. 40)
The Matlan Waterways (Lvl. 39)
11 Monster Level: 41
Areas:
The Molten Vault (Lvl. 41)
Apex of Filth (Lvl. 41)
Temple of Kopec (Lvl. 42)
Utzaal (Lvl. 43)
Aggorat (Lvl. 44)
The Black Chambers (Lvl. 45)
12 Monster Level: 46
Areas (Cruel):
The Grim Tangle (Lvl. 47)
Cemetery of the Eternals (Lvl. 47)
Ogham Farmlands (Lvl. 49)
The Manor Ramparts (Lvl. 50)
Mud Burrow (Lvl. 46)
The Grelwood (Lvl. 46)
The Red Vale (Lvl. 47)
Mausoleum of the Praetor (Lvl. 48)
Hunting Grounds (Lvl. 49)
Ogham Village (Lvl. 50)
Ogham Manor (Lvl. 51)
Vastiri Outskirts (Lvl. 51)
Tomb of the Consort (Lvl. 48)
Freythorn (Lvl. 49)
Mawdun Quarry (Lvl. 51)
13 Monster Level: 52
Areas (Cruel):
Mastodon Badlands (Lvl. 55)
The Bone Pits (Lvl. 56)
Mawdun Mine (Lvl. 52)
Traitor's Passage (Lvl. 52)
The Halani Gates (Lvl. 53)
Keth (Lvl. 55)
The Lost City (Lvl. 56)
Buried Shrines (Lvl. 56)
Valley of the Titans (Lvl. 55)
The Titan Grotto (Lvl. 56)
Deshar (Lvl. 56)
Path of Mourning (Lvl. 56)
The Spires of Deshar (Lvl. 57)
The Dreadnought (Lvl. 57)
Dreadnought Vanguard (Lvl. 57)
14 Monster Level: 58
Areas (Cruel):
Sandswept Marsh (Lvl. 58)
Jungle Ruins (Lvl. 58)
The Venom Crypts (Lvl. 59)
Infested Barrens (Lvl. 59)
The Azak Bog (Lvl. 60)
Chimeral Wetlands (Lvl. 59)
The Temple of Chaos (Lvl. 60)
Jiquani's Machinarium (Lvl. 60)
Jiquani's Sanctum (Lvl. 60)
The Drowned City (Lvl. 61)
The Molten Vault (Lvl. 62)
Apex of Filth (Lvl. 61)
Temple of Kopec (Lvl. 62)
Utzaal (Lvl. 62)
Aggorat (Lvl. 63)
The Matlan Waterways (Lvl. 61)
15 Monster Level: 64
Areas (Cruel):
The Black Chambers (Lvl. 64)
16 Monster Level: 66
Areas:
Atlas Maps
17 Monster Level: 72
Areas:
Atlas Maps
18 Monster Level: 78
Areas:
Atlas Maps
19 Monster Level: 84
Areas:
Atlas Maps
20 Monster Level: 90
Areas:
Atlas Maps

The table above lists the monster levels that will drop specific levels of skill gems, as well as the locations you can find them in.

Uncut Skill Gem Overview

Effects and Basic Info

Uncut Skill Gem Icon Uncut Skill Gem Item Details
Type: Special
Description
Creates a Skill Gem up to a certain level

How to Use Uncut Skill Gem

Engrave with Gemcutting

Uncut Skill Gem is used by right-clicking it to open the Gemcutting menu and then engraving your chosen skill. Once engraved, the gem can then be equipped in your skill slots.

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