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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Debuff Explained

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

What is Debuff?

Debuff In-Game Description

Debuffs are negative effects that deal damage or penalize an entity's stats, either for a set duration or when a condition is met.

Unless otherwise stated, Debuffs of the same type do not stack — only the copy with the strongest effect applies.

Debuff Uniques

Unique Gear with Debuff

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List of Unique Equipment

Debuff Affixes

All Affixes with Debuff

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Debuff Skills

Debuff in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Debuff in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Debuff Gems

All Debuff Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Contagion ImageContagion ・Deals 1.8 Base Chaos Damage per second
・Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to debuff's damage over time
・Debuff deals 100% more damage for each time it has spread, up to 300%
・Spread radius is 1.7 metres
・Debuff duration is 5 seconds
Dark Effigy ImageDark Effigy Dark Effigy:
・+8 seconds to Totem Duration
・Limit 1 Totem
Vile Effusion:
・Deals 15 to 28 Chaos Damage
・Impact Radius is 1.2 metres
Disengage ImageDisengage Initial Strike:
・+0.2 seconds to Total Attack Time
・+25 to Melee Strike Range
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-20)% Increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Shockwave:
・Shockwave Radius is 2 Metres
Fangs of Frost ImageFangs of Frost Stab:
・Converts 80% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・+4 to Melee Strike range
・56% more Freeze Buildup
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-4) to Melee Strike range
Nova:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・168% more Freeze Buildup
・Explosion and Chilled Ground radius are 2.2 metres

List of Skill Gems

All Debuff Support Gems

Gem Effects
Acrimony ImageAcrimony ・Enemies affected by non-ailment damage over time from supported skills have 50% reduced life regeneration rate.
Chaotic Freeze ImageChaotic Freeze ・Chaos damage contributes to Freeze buildup for Hits against targets taking damage over time from Supported Skills
Drain Ailments ImageDrain Ailments ・Supported Skills consume a random Ailment on the target when inflicting damage over time Debuffs
・causing the Debuff to deal 35% more damage if an Ailment was consumed
Refraction III ImageRefraction III ・Supported Banners apply Refractive Dissolution to Enemies in Radius
・Refractive Dissolution applies 2% Elemental Exposure per 1000 player Armour, up to 80%
Retort ImageRetort ・Supported Skills consume parried debuff on hit to generate a frenzy charge

List of Support Gems

All Debuff 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

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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