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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Payoff Explained

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

What is Payoff?

Payoff In-Game Description

Payoff skills have powerful extra effects when hitting enemies inflicted with special debuffs, often consuming the debuff in the process. Payoff skills cannot influct the debuff they interact with.

Payoff Gems

All Payoff Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Arc ImageArc Arc:
・Deals 9 to 51 Lightning Damage
・Chains 6 Times
Pulse:
・Deals 5 to 31 Lightning Damage
・Pulse Radius is 1.5 metres
Blood Hunt ImageBlood Hunt Dash:
・+0.15 seconds to Total Attack Time
Explosion:
・Explosion Radius is 1.3 metres
・Deals 25% of Consumed Blood Loss as additional unscalable Physical Attack Damage
・10% more Area of Effect per 18 Blood Loss Consumed, up to 500%
・ Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.4) metres to explosion radius
BloodhoundBloodhound's Mark Mark:
・Limit 1 Marked target
・Mark duration is 8 seconds
・Marked target releases a Blood Explosion when Heavy Stunned
・Marked target reelases a Blood Explosion on death if they had at least 20% Heavy Stun buildup from Blood Loss
・Marked target receives Heavy Stun buildup equal to 200% of Blood Loss
Explosion:
・67 to 100 base Physical Damage
・Cannot cause Bleeding
・Explosion radius is 2 metres
・Gains up to 100% more damage and 100% more area of effect based on the percentage of target's Heavy Stun buildup caused by Blood Loss
Cold Snap ImageCold Snap ・Deals 84 to 126 Cold Damage
・Cannot Freeze
・Consume Freeze on Hit
・Explosion Radius is 1.6 metres.
Elemental Sundering ImageElemental Sundering Pulse:
・Pulse radius is 5 metres
・Consumes up to 9 Ailments
Cold:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Fire:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Lightning:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Firestorm ImageFirestorm Firestorm:
・Deals 30-45 Fire Damage
・Impact Radius is 1 Metre
・Storm Radius is 5.6 Metres
・Storm duration is 6 seconds
・One impact every .1 seconds
・5 Improved Bolts per Ignite Consumed
・Limit 1 Firestorm
Improved Bolt:
・Deals 155 to 233 Fire Damage
・Impactradius is 1.8 metres
Fragmentation Rounds ImageFragmentation Rounds Fragmentation Rounds Projectile:
・Knocks Back Enemies
・Consume Freeze on hit
・Fires 10 fragments per shot
・Multiple Fragments can Hit the same target
・Multiple fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single Hit
・Bolts Pierce 2 targets
Fragmentation Rounds VS Frozen:
・Base explosion is 1.8 metres
Ammunition:
・+1 Bolt loaded per clip
Glacial Cascade ImageGlacial Cascade Wave:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・Burst Radius is 0.5 Metres
・Wave Length is 4.8 Metres
・Causes 8 Bursts
Final Burst:
・Attack Damage: 158%
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・Consumes Freeze on enemies to deal 350% more Damage
・Cannot Knock Enemies Back
・Burst radius is .7 metres
Hexblast ImageHexblast ・Deals 101 to 188 Chaos Damage
・Explosion Radius is 2 Metres
・Detonates Curses on enemies in a 2.5 metre radius
・Maximum 3 Explosions per Cast
High Velocity Rounds ImageHigh Velocity Rounds High Velocity Rounds Projectile:
・Attack Damage: 182%
・Knocks back Enemies
・Bolts Pierce 6 Targets
High Velocity Rounds VS Armour Broken:
・Attack Damage: 411%
・Knocks back Enemies
・Bolts Pierce 6 Targets
Ammunition:
・+1 Bolt loaded per clip
Leap Slam ImageLeap Slam ・+0.65 seconds to Total Attack Time, plus up to +0.5% seconds based on distance travelled
・While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage
・62% more Stun buildup
・Impact radius is 2.5 metres
・Consumes fully broken armour on enemies to cause 500% more Stun buildup
Lightning Conduit ImageLightning Conduit ・Deals 43 to 128 Lightning Damage
・1 second to total cast time
・20% more Damage with hits per 5% shock effect on enemy
・Cone Length is 10 metres
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
Shockburst Rounds ImageShockburst Rounds Shockburst Rounds - Projectile:
・Converts Physical damage to Lightning damage
Shockburst Rounds - Pulse:
・Converts 100% of Physical damage to Lightning Damage
・Pulse radius is 1.8 metres
Ammunition:
・20% less reload speed
・15 bolts loaded per clip
Shockchain Arrow ImageShockchain Arrow Projectile:
・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot Chain
・Arrows always Pierce while flying towards a Shocked enemy
Beam:
・Attack Damage: 80%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Chains up to 10 times
Shockwave:
・Attack Damage: 121%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Shockwave radius is 2.5m
Siege Cascade ImageSiege Cascade Siege Cascade - Impact:
・Convert 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・fire bolts at every enemy within a 2.5-metre radius
・Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 meters
・200% more damage against immobilized enemies
Siege Cascade - Explosion:
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・Fires Bolts at every enemy within a 2.5 metre radius
・Bolt explosion radius is 1 metre
・200% more damage against immobilised enemies
Ammunition:
・50% less reload speed
・1 Bolt loaded per clip
Siphoning Strike ImageSiphoning Strike Dash:
・6 to Melee Strike Range
・50% more Stun Buildup
・Knock enemies back on Hit
Shockwave:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage,50% more Stun Buildup
・Shockwave radius is 2 meters
Sunder ImageSunder Wave:
・1s to total Attack Time
・0.2M to Wave Length for each wave in sequence
・100% increased Critical Damage bonus
・While Dual Wielding both weapons hit with 30% less damage
・Consumes Fully Broken Armour on enemies to guarantee a Critical hit
・Wave length is 0.9M
・Wave causes shockwaves from up to 5 enemies in each area
Shockwave:
・100% increased critical Damage bonus
・While Dual Wielding
・both weapons hit with 30% less damage,Consumes fully broken armour on enemies to guarantee a Critical Hit,Shockwave radius is 1.2M

List of Skill Gems

All Payoff 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
Battershout ImageBattershout Support:
・Supported Skills cannot Break Armour
・Supported Skills Consume Fully Broken Armour on enemies within range to trigger Battershout
Battershout:
Biting Frost ImageBiting Frost ・Supported skills cannot cause Freeze buildup
・Supported skills consume Freeze on enemies to deal 50% more Damage
Elemental Discharge ImageElemental Discharge Support:
・Supported skills cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Supported skills consume Freeze, Shock, or Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge
Elemental Discharge:
・Cooldown time: 1,00s
・Cast Time:1.00s
・Critical Hit Chance: 10.00%
・Consuming Freeze deals 30%-50% of your INT as Cold Damage
・Consuming Ignite deals 35%-55% of your INT as Fire Damage
・Consuming Shock deals 1%-80% of your INT as Lightning Damage
Exploit Weakness ImageExploit Weakness ・Supported skills cannot Break Armour
・Supported Skills Consume enemy Fully Broken Armour to deal 40% more damage
Frostfire ImageFrostfire ・100% more magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen targets with supported skills
・Supported skills cannot cause Freeze buildup
・ Supported skills Consume Freeze from enemies they Ignite
Immolate ImageImmolate ・Supported Skills cannot Ignite
・Supported Attacks Gain 30% of Damage as extra Fire Damage against Ignited enemies.

List of Support Gems

All Payoff Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Herald of Blood ImageHerald 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 ImageHerald of Ice ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Explosion Radius is 1.6 Metres
・100% of Explosion Physical Damage
・Converted to Cold Damage
Herald of Thunder ImageHerald of Thunder ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres
・100% of Bolt Physical Damage
・Converted to Lightning Damage

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

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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