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Critical Damage Bonus Explained

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

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What is Critical Damage Bonus?

Critical Damage Bonus In-Game Description

Multiplies the damage dealt by Critical Hits. Default value is +100% (i.e. twice as much damage).

Critical Damage Bonus Uniques

Unique Gear with Critical Damage Bonus

Name Implicit and Modifiers
DeathDeath's Harp Dualstring Bow
Bow		 Implicit: Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow
Fixed Modifiers:
・+50-70% to Critical Damage Bonus
・Bow Attacks fire three additional Arrows
・Gain 20-30 Life per Enemy Killed
・Gain 12-18 Mana per Enemy Killed
Killjoy Linen Wraps ImageKilljoy Linen Wraps
Gloves		 Fixed Modifiers:
・30-60% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
・+30-50 to maximum Life
・Life Flasks do not recover Life
・On-Kill Effects happen twice
・20-30% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Northpaw Suede Bracers ImageNorthpaw Suede Bracers
Gloves		 Fixed Modifiers:
・Adds 3-5 to 8-10 Physical Damage to Attacks
・20-30% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・Base Critical Hit Chance for Attacks with Weapons is 8%
・15-25 to Evasion Rating
MaligaroMaligaro's Virtuosity Fine Bracers
Gloves		 Fixed Modifiers:
・60-80% increased Evasion Rating
・20-30% increased Critical Hit Chance
・5% increased Attack Speed
・+10-20 to Dexterity
・Your Critical Damage Bonus is 300%
Powertread Hunting Shoes ImagePowertread Hunting Shoes
Boots 		Fixed Modifiers:
・10-15% increased Movement Speed
・60-80% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
・+10-20 to Intelligence
・+1 to Maximum Power Charges
・+12% to Critical Damage Bonus per Power Charge
Fixation of Yix Stellar Amulet ImageFixation of Yix Stellar Amulet
Amulet		 Implicit: +5-7 to all Attributes
Fixed Modifiers:
・+100 to maximum Life
・Allies in your Presence have 30-50% increased Critical Hit Chance
・Allies in your Presence have 30-50% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・Allies in your Presence have 10-20% increased Attack Speed
・Allies in your Presence have 10-20% increased Attack Speed
・50% reduced Presence Area of Effect

List of Unique Equipment

Critical Damage Bonus Affixes

All Affixes with Critical Damage Bonus

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Critical Damage Bonus Skills

Critical Damage Bonus in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Critical Damage Bonus in Passives

Skill Effect
Pain Attunement ImagePain Attunement ・30% less Critical Damage Bonus when on Full Life
・30% more Critical Damage Bonus when on Low Life
Stand and Deliver ImageStand and Deliver ・Projectiles have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies within 2m
・Projectiles deal 25% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m
Battle-hardened ImageBattle-hardened ・Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
・20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
・+5 to Strength and Dexterity
Push the Advantage ImagePush the Advantage ・40% increased Critical Damage Bonus with One Handed Melee Weapons
Power Shots ImagePower Shots ・15% reduced Attack Speed with Crossbows
・80% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Crossbows
Grip of Evil ImageGrip of Evil ・Minions have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Preemptive Strike ImagePreemptive Strike ・100% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies that are on Full Life
Cooked ImageCooked ・50% increased Critical Damage Bonus during any Flask Effect
Heartbreaking ImageHeartbreaking ・35% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・+10 to Strength
Cruel Fate ImageCruel Fate ・20% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・20% increased magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits
Total Incineration ImageTotal Incineration ・25% increased Critical Damage Bonus against burning enemies
・10% chance to refresh Ignite Duration on Critical Hit
Desensitisation ImageDesensitisation ・25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・Hits against you have 25% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
Morning Star ImageMorning Star ・30% increased Critical hit Chance with Flails
・20% Critical Damage Bonus with Flails
Moment of Truth ImageMoment of Truth ・25% increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've dealt a Non-Critical Hit Recently
・20% increased Critical Hit Chance
The Power Within ImageThe Power Within ・20% increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've gained a Power Charge Recently
・+1 to Maximum Power Charges
For the Jugular ImageFor the Jugular ・30% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・+10 to Intelligence
Tempered Mind ImageTempered Mind ・20% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・+10 to Strength
・20% increased Physical Damage
Staggering Palm ImageStaggering Palm ・20% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・20% increased Knockback Distance
・20% increased Physical Damage
Martial Artistry ImageMartial Artistry ・25% increased Accuracy Rating with Quarterstaves
・25% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves
・+25 to Dexterity
Throatseeker ImageThroatseeker ・60% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・20% reduced Critical Hit Chance
Backstabbing ImageBackstabbing ・25% incrased Critical Damage Bonus with Daggers
Careful Assassin ImageCareful Assassin ・20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
・50% increased Critical Hit Chance
Barbaric Strength ImageBarbaric Strength ・45% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・10% increased Mana Cost of Skills
・+10 to Strength
Sundering ImageSundering ・25% increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage
・+25% to Critical Damage Bonus against Stunned Enemies
Overwhelming Strike ImageOverwhelming Strike ・20% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks
・20% increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage
・20% increased Stun Buildup with Critical Hits
Minion Critical Damage ・Minions have X% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Critical Damage ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Critical Damage vs Full Life ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies that are on Full Life
Critical Damage when Consuming a Power Charge ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've consumed a Power Charge Recently
Critical Damage and Increased Mana Cast ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus
・X% increased Mana Cost of Skills
Attack Critical Damage ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage
Bow Critical Damage ・X% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Bows

Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Critical Damage Bonus Gems

All Critical Damage Bonus Skill Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

List of Skill Gems

All Critical Damage Bonus Support Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

List of Support Gems

All Critical Damage Bonus 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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