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

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What is Chaining?

Chaining In-Game Description

Effects that chain are redirected to another target after hitting an enemy. Projectiles cannot chain from enemies they pierce or fork from.

Projectiles have a base chaining distance of 6 metres whereas other effects have a chaining distance of 4 metres.

Chaining Uniques

Unique Gear with Chaining

Name Implicit and Modifiers
Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow ImageMist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow
Crossbow		 Fixed Modifiers:
・Adds 8-10 to 13-15 Cold Damage
・Gain 5 Mana per Enemy Killed
・30-50% increased Freeze Buildup
・Attacks Chain 2 additional times
・30% increased Chill Duration on Enemies

List of Unique Equipment

Chaining Affixes

All Affixes with Chaining

• Projectiles have X% chance to Chain an additional time from terrain
• Attacks Chain an additional time

Chaining Skills

Chaining in Ascendancy Skills

Skill Effect
Elemental Expression ImageElemental Expression Creates a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave of projectiles. The chance for an explosion is proportional to your Strength, for a bolt proportional to your Dexterity, and for a wave proportional to your Intelligence.

List of Ascendancy Skills

Chaining in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Chaining Gems

All Chaining 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
Galvanic Shards ImageGalvanic Shards Galvanic Shards:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Knocks Back enemies
・Multiple fragments can Hit the same target
・Multiple fragments hitting a target simultaneously will combine their damage into a single hit
Beam:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Beam Chains to 1 enemy
Ammunition:
・50% Less Reload Speed
・5 Bolts loaded per Clip
Lightning Arrow ImageLightning Arrow Projectile:
・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot Chain
・Beam targeting radius is 2.4 metres
・Fires beams at up to 2 additional enemies near the target
Beam:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Chains 2 Times
・Beam targeting radius is 3.2 metres
Orb of Storms ImageOrb 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
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

List of Skill Gems

All Chaining Support Gems

Gem Effects
Chain I ImageChain I ・Supported skills Chain +1 times
・Supported skills chain 100% more times
・Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits
Chain II ImageChain II ・Supported Skills Chain +1 times
・Supported Skills Chain 100% more times
・Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage with Hits
Chain III ImageChain III ・Supported Skills Chain 200% more times
・Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage with Hits
Coursing Current ImageCoursing Current Support:
・Trigger coursing current when a hit from supported skills shocks
Coursing Current:
・Level 1
・ This skill will copy the level of the gem it is socketed in
・ Cooldown time: 0.20s (6 uses)
・ Cast time: instant
・ Critical hit chance: 10.00%
・ Sends a chaining lightning projectile from the shocked enemy towards a nearby drenched enemy, dealing spell damage.
・ Deals 1 to 11 lightning damage
・ Chains 6 times
・ Projectiles can only collide with drenched targets
Stormchain ImageStormchain ・Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock. Supported Skill chain from shocked enemies
Volt ImageVolt ・Supported Skills gain 3 Voltaic Charge per Meter travelled
・Supported Skills have 30 maximum Voltaic Charge
・Supported Skills consume all Voltaic Charge on use
・Supported Skills Chain 1 time per ten Voltaic Charge consumed
・Supported Skills gain 5% of Damage as extra Lightning Damage per ten Voltaic Charge consumed

List of Support Gems

All Chaining Spirit Gems

Gem Effects

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 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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