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

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What is Pierce?

Pierce In-Game Description

Projectiles that Pierce can pass through a target while still damaging them.

Pierce Uniques

Unique Gear with Pierce

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Pierce Affixes

All Affixes with Pierce

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Pierce Skills

Pierce in Ascendancy Skills

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Pierce in Passives

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Pierce Gems

All Pierce Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Plasma Blast ImagePlasma Blast Plasma Blast - Projectile:
・Projectiles Pierce
・all targets
・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・2 seconds to Total Attack time
・Knocks back enemies
・30% more chance to shock
Plasma Blast - Explosion:
・Converts 100% Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・30% more chance to Shock
・Explosion radius is 3.2 metres
Ammunition:
・1 bolt loaded per clip

List of Skill Gems

All Pierce Support Gems

Gem Effects
Flamepierce ImageFlamepierce ・Supported Skills cannot Ignite
・Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce Ignited enemies
Gambleshot ImageGambleshot ・Projectiles fired by Supported Skills Fork, Chain and additional time, or Pierce an additional time at random
・Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 15% less Damage
Pierce I ImagePierce I ・Projectiles from supported skills Pierce an enemy
・Projectiles deal 20% less damage if they've pierced an enemy
Pierce II ImagePierce II ・Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce an Enemy
Pierce III ImagePierce III ・Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce all Targets
・Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 20% less Damage for each Enemy they Pierce
Projectile Acceleration II ImageProjectile Acceleration II ・Projectiles from Supported Skills have 40% chance to Pierce an Enemy
・Supported Skills have 40% more Projectile Speed
Ricochet III ImageRicochet III ・Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce all Targets
・Modifiers gaining additional Projectiles instead cause Projectiles from Supported Skills to Chain an Additional Time from Terrain per Projectile they would have gained.

List of Support Gems

All Pierce Spirit Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

List of Spirit Gems

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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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