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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Shock Explained

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

What is Shock?

Shock In-Game Description

Shock is an Ailment that causes targets to take 20% increased damage, and lasts 4 seconds by default.

Lightning damage from Hits Contributes to chance to Shock enemies. The higher the Lightning damage dealt, the higher the chance. By default a Hit has 1% chance to Shock for every 4% of the target's Ailment Threshold dealt.

Shock Uniques

Unique Gear with Shock

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List of Unique Equipment

Shock Affixes

All Affixes with Shock

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Shock Skills

Shock in Ascendancy Skills

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List of Ascendancy Skills

Shock in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Shock Gems

All Shock Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Arc ImageArc Arc:
・Deals 9 to 51 Lightning Damage
・Chains 6 Times
Pulse:
・Deals 5 to 31 Lightning Damage
・Pulse Radius is 1.5 metres
Boneshatter ImageBoneshatter ・+2 Melee strike range
・While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage
・Cannot cause Stun Buildup
Elemental Sundering ImageElemental Sundering Pulse:
・Pulse radius is 5 metres
・Consumes up to 9 Ailments
Cold:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Fire:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Lightning:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
・Explosion radius is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: +0(0-0.2) metres to Explosion radius
Gathering Storm ImageGathering Storm Normal Dash:
・Converts 25% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・0.8 seconds to Total Attack Time
・10 to Melee strike range
Perfect Dash:
・Converts 70% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・10 to Melee strike range
・Shocked Ground width is 1.8 metres
Shockwave:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・10 to Melee Strike range
・Shockwave Radius is 2.2 metres
・maximum 8 Shockwaves per use
Lightning Conduit ImageLightning Conduit ・Deals 43 to 128 Lightning Damage
・1 second to total cast time
・20% more Damage with hits per 5% shock effect on enemy
・Cone Length is 10 metres
Lightning Warp ImageLightning Warp ・Deal 9 to 170 Lightning Damage
・Explosion and shocked ground radius are 4 metres
・Shocked ground duration is 10 seconds
Primal Strikes ImagePrimal Strikes Normal Strikes:
・Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike range
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% increased Critical Damage bonus
Final Strike:
・35% less Attack Speed
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+5 to Melee Strike Range
・Consume Shock on Hit
・Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
Spirits:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Charge Length is 8.6 metres
・Charge Width is 1.6 metres
・Additional Effects from Quality: 0(0-25)% Increased Critical Damage bonus
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
Siphoning Strike ImageSiphoning Strike Dash:
・6 to Melee Strike Range
・50% more Stun Buildup
・Knock enemies back on Hit
Shockwave:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage,50% more Stun Buildup
・Shockwave radius is 2 meters
Storm Lance ImageStorm Lance Projectile:
・Converts 30% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Pierces all Targets
Lodged Spear:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 2 metre radius
・Limit 3 lodged spears
・Lodged Spear duration is 6 seconds
・Bolts Chain to 4 enemies
・Fires a Bolt every 0.8 seconds
・Additional Effect from Quality: Limit 0(0-1) lodged spear
Frenzy-Charged:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 3 metre radius
・Shocked Ground duration is 6 seconds
・Lodged Spear duration is 1.5 seconds
・Fires a Bolt every 0.2 seconds
Detonation:
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightnign Damage
・Fires Bolts at enemies within a 3 metre radius
・Fires 16 Bolts
Stormcaller Arrow ImageStormcaller Arrow Arrow:
・Converts 20% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds
Bolt:
・Attack Damage: 169%
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・500% more chance to Shock
・Impact radius is 1 metre, or even 1.6-2.4 metres at Gem levels 3-20
・Arrow duration is 1.5 seconds
・If any target is hit by Stormcaller Arrow's Bolt is Shocked, it now also Shocks Enemies within a 1.7-3 metre radius at Gem levels 3-20.
Tempest Flurry ImageTempest Flurry Normal Strikes:
・Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+4 to Melee Strike Range
Third Strike:
・35% Less Attack Speed
Fourth Strike:
・45% Less Attack Speed
・Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
・+6 to Melee Strike Range
・100% more Chance to Shock
Voltaic Mark ImageVoltaic Mark Mark:
・Limit 1 Marked target
・Mark Duration 8 secs
・Hits against Marked enemy have 50% more Shock chance
・Shock has 30% increased effect on Marked enemy
Nova:
・Attack Damage: 271%
・3-57 base Lightning Damage
・+8% Critical Hit Chance
・200% Shock chance
・Nova radius 2.6 metres

List of Skill Gems

All Shock Support Gems

Gem Effects
Conduction ImageConduction ・Supported skills have 100% more chance to Shock
Coursing Current ImageCoursing Current ・Shocking Hits from supported skills have a 50% chance to also Shock enemies in a 2.5-metre radius
Innervate ImageInnervate ・Attacks gain 35% of damage as Lightning Damage for 5 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills.
Lasting Shock ImageLasting Shock ・Supported skills have 100% increased Shock duration
・Supported skills have 30% less Chance to Shock
Overcharge ImageOvercharge ・75% increased Magnitude of Shocks inflicted with supported skills
・Shocks caused by Supported Skills are reflected back to you
Shock Siphon ImageShock Siphon ・Recover 4% of Energy Shield when a supported skill deals a Killing Blow to a Shocked enemy
Shocking Leap ImageShocking Leap ・Supports Skills that leap into the air and deal damage, causing them to create Shocked Ground the first time they Critically Hit an enemy
Stormchain ImageStormchain ・Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock. Supported Skill chain from shocked enemies
Stormfire ImageStormfire ・Shocks supported from supported skills do not expire on Ignited enemies
Strong Hearted ImageStrong Hearted ・50% less Shock duration on you while supported skill is active

List of Support Gems

All Shock Spirit Gems

Gem Effects
Cast on Elemental Ailment ImageCast on Elemental Ailment ・Gains 10 Energy per Power of Enemies you Freeze with Hits form Skills
・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Ignite with Hits from Skills, modified by the percentage of the Enemy's Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal
・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Shock with Hits from Skills
・39% Increased Energy gained
・Triggers all Socketed Spells and loses all Energy on Reaching Maximum Energy
・Has 10 Maximum Energy per 0.1 seconds of Base Cast Time of Socketed Spells.
Cast on Shock ImageCast on Shock ・Gains 1 Energy per Power of enemies you Shockwith Hits from skills
・30% increased Energy gained
・Triggers all socketed Spells and loses all Energy on reaching maximum Energy
Elemental Invocation ImageElemental Invocation ・Gains 10 Energy pero Power of Enemies you Freeze with Hits from skills
・Gains 2 Energy per Power of enemies you Ignite with Hits from skills, modified by the percentage of the Enemy's Ailment Threshold the Ignite will deal
・Gains 1 Energy per Power of Enemies you Shock with Hits from Skills
・ 30% Increased Energy Gained
・Maximum Energy is 500
Herald of Thunder ImageHerald of Thunder ・Attack Damage: 93%
・Bolt Impact radius is 1.4 metres
・100% of Bolt Physical Damage
・Converted to Lightning Damage
Mana Remnants ImageMana Remnants ・25% chance to spawn a Remnant on Killing a Shocked enemy
・Spawn a Remnant on Critically Hitting a Shocked target, no more than once every 2 seconds
・Each Remnant grants 35 Mana
Shard Scavenger ImageShard Scavenger ・Instatly reloads your Crossbow upon consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour, no more than every 7.3s
Siphon Elements ImageSiphon Elements ・Remnants Created by Supported Skills can be Collected from 17% Further Away
・5% chance per Power to spawn a Cold Remnant on a Freezing Target
・5% to spawn a Fire Remnant on a Non-Ignited Target
・5% to spawn a Lightning Remnant on a Non-Shocked Target.

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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