Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Sustained Explained

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: January 16, 2025 11:50 PM

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

List of Contents

What is Sustained?
Uniques
Affixes
Skills
Gems
Related Guides

What is Sustained?

Sustained In-Game Description

Sustained skills cause a large number of hits over a period of time. They roll for critical hits independently each time they damage enemies, rather than rolling once for the entire skill as other skills do.

Sustained Uniques

Unique Gear with Sustained

We're still checking out the Uniques that has this tag!

List of Unique Equipment

Sustained Affixes

All Affixes with Sustained

We're still checking out the affixes. Please come back for more updates!

Sustained Skills

Sustained in Ascendancy Skills

We're still checking out this skill tag. Please come back for more updates!

List of Ascendancy Skills

Sustained in Passives

We're still checking out this skill tag. Please come back for more updates!

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Sustained Gems

All Sustained Skill Gems

Gem	Effects
Ball Lightning	・Deals 1 to 19 Lightning Damage ・Hits enemies in range every 0.2 seconds ・750% more chance to shock ・Fires beams at targets within 1.8 metres
Bonestorm	Projectile: ・Deals 14 to 21 Physical Damage ・Debuffed enemies take 14 to 21 additional Physical Damage from next attack ・Can fire up to 20 Projectiles ・Debuff duration is 10s Explosion: ・Deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage ・Debuffed enemies take 14 to 21 additional physical damage from next attack ・Debuff duration is 10s ・Explosion radius is 0.5M ・40% More AoE per Power Charge consumed ・0.7M to explosion radius if a power Charge was consumed
Firestorm	・Deals 26 to 39 Fire Damage ・Impact Radius is 1 Metre ・Storm Radius is 5.6 Metres ・Storm duration is 6 seconds ・One impact every .1 seconds ・Limit 1 Firestorm
Hailstorm Rounds	Hailstorm Rounds: ・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Impact Radius is 1.2 metres ・Rain radius is 2.5 metres Ammunition: ・50% less reload speed ・Can store up to 20 bolts
Ice Shards	Ice Shards: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Knocks Back Enemies Ammunition: ・12 Bolts loaded per Clip Shard: ・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage ・Chills enemies as though dealing 240% more damage ・Explosion radius is 1.2 metres ・Shards that have existed for at least one second deal 900% more damage ・Maximum 12 Shards
Incinerate	・50% less ignite duration ・Cone length is 4.6 metres ・Deals 40% more damage per stage ・Inflicts stacking Fire exposure at maximum stages, reducing Fire Resistance by 4% per stack, up to a maximum of 50% ・8 maximum stages ・Ignites as though dealing 28 to 42 Fire Damage.
Lightning Rod	・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage ・Burst radius is 2 metres ・Maximum Arrow duration is 12 seconds ・Arrow disappears after being Chained to 8 times
Orb of Storms	・Deals 3 to 9 Lightning Damage ・Chains 3 times ・Fires a bolt every 3.4 seconds, and when you use a lightning skill near the orb ・Orb disappears after 12 bolts ・Orb radius is 2.8 metres ・Orb duration is 10 seconds ・Limit of 1 Orb of Storms
Rain of Arrows	・Fires 34 Arrows ・Rain radius 3.6m ・Arrow impact radius .7m ・Max 1 Arrow rain ・One arrow lands every .08s ・Fires 100% more Arrows if Frenzy Charge consumed ・Fires 50% more Arrows per Frenzy Charge consumed
Resonating Shield	・Hits Break 14 Armour ・10 to 16 Base Off Hand Physical damage ・2 to 3 added Physical damage per 15 Armour on Shield ・Cannot be Empowered by Warcries ・Shockwave Radius 1.8 Metres
Siege 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
Solar Orb	・Deals 11 to 16 Fire Damage ・Pulses every 1.4 seconds ・Explosion radius is 2.5 metres ・Orb duration is 10 seconds ・Limit to 1 Solar Orb
Spiral Volley	・+.4 seconds to Total Attack time ・Fires 2 Arrow ・Chains once per Frenzy Charge consumed ・20% more Damage per Frenzy Charge consumed ・100% more Damage if a Frenzy Charge was consumed
Tempest Bell	Tempest Bell: ・Requires 4 Combo to Use ・Lose Combo if you Generate No Combo for 8 Seconds ・Limit 1 Bell ・Bell Duration is 6 Seconds ・Bell is Destroyed after 11 Hits Impact: ・Impact Radius is 1.8 Metres Shockwave: ・30% More AoE per .1 Metres of Knockback the Triggering Hit would have caused ・Deals 30% more Damage per Elemental Ailment Afflicting the Bell ・60% of Physical Damage Converted to the Corresponding Damage Type of each Elemental Ailment Afflicting the Bell ・Shockwave Radius is 2.4 Metres
Volcanic Fissure	・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage ・While Dual Wielding both weapons hit with 30% less attack speed ・Fissure duration is 12 seconds

List of Skill Gems

All Sustained Support Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

List of Support Gems

All Sustained Spirit Gems

Gem	Effects
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

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