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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Block Explained

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

What is Block?

Block In-Game Description

Blocking completely prevents the damage of an incoming Strike or Projectile.

You will still take any Stun, Freeze, and other debuffs from the Blocked hit. You can't Block while Stunned or Frozen.

Some skills used by Bosses cannot be blocked. These are indicated by a red glow and audio cue during the windup of the skill.

Block Uniques

Unique Gear with Block

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List of Unique Equipment

Block Affixes

All Affixes with Block

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Block Skills

Block in Ascendancy Skills

Skill Effect
Block Chance ImageBlock Chance 6% increased Block Chance
RenlyRenly's Training Gain 35% Base Chance to Block from Equipped Shield instead of the Shield's value
Turtle Charm ImageTurtle Charm You take 20% of damage from Blocked Hits;Maximum Block Chance is 75%

List of Ascendancy Skills

Block in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Block Gems

All Block Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Resonating Shield ImageResonating Shield ・Hits Break 14 Armour
・10 to 16 Base Off Hand Physical damage
・2 to 3 added Physical damage per 15 Armour on Shield
・Cannot be Empowered by Warcries
・Shockwave Radius 1.8 Metres
Shield Charge ImageShield Charge Area of Effect:
・7 to 10 Base Off Hand Physical damage
・2 to 3 added Physical Damage per Armour on Shield
・Impact Radius is 2.4 metres
Collision:
・7 to 10 Base Hand Physical Damage
・Knock Back enemies
・2 to 3 added Physical damage per 15 Armour on Shield
・50% more Stun Buildup
・Impact Radius is 2.4 Metres

List of Skill Gems

All Block Support Gems

Gem Effects
Ancestral Aid ImageAncestral Aid ・Supported Strikes area Ancestrally Boosted
・Supported Skills cannot be used until you have Blocked 3 Hits

List of Support Gems

All Block Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Magma Barrier ImageMagma Barrier Buff:
・Raising your shield infuses it with magma for 0.5 seconds
・Cannot perform a magma infused block for 0.75 seconds after magma dissipates
Magma Spray:
・6 to 8 Added Fire Damage per 15 Armour on Shield
・140 to 210 Base Offhand Fire Damage

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
Wyvern

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