Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Chaining Explained

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!

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 Type Implicit and Modifiers
Mist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow ImageMist Whisper Makeshift Crossbow Crossbow Fixed Modifiers:
・Adds X Cold Damage
・Gain 5 Mana per Enemy Killed
・X% increased Freeze Buildup
・Attacks Chain X additional times

List of Unique Equipment

Chaining Affixes

All Affixes with Chaining

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

Chaining Skills

Chaining in Ascendancy Skills

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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 ・Deals 11 to 63 Lightning Damage
・Chains 2 Times
・10% More damage for each remaining chain
Galvanic Shards ImageGalvanic Shards Galvanic Shards:
・Converts 40% 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
・Fires 6 Fragments per shot
Ammunition:
・50% Less Reload Speed
・5 Bolts loaded per Clip
Beam:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Beam Chains to 1 enemy
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 2.4 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 ImageChain ・Supported skills Chain +1 times
・Supported skills chain 100% more times
・Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits

List of Support Gems

All Chaining Spirit Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

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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