VIEWING SKILLS FORPath of Exile 1The original game
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REVIEWED SKILL ATLAS

Skills, separated from items.

Find what a skill does, how a character gets it, what game-data tags describe it, and which reviewed builds use it. Active skills stay separate from support gems.

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Contagion skill iconSkill gem · Spell / Area / Duration

Contagion

Unleashes a vile contagion on enemies, dealing chaos damage over time. If an enemy dies while affected by Contagion, the debuff spreads to other enemies.

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Essence Drain skill iconSkill gem · Spell / Projectile / ProjectilesFromUser

Essence Drain

Fires a projectile that applies a damage over time debuff when it hits. You are healed for a portion of the debuff damage. The debuff is spread by Contagion.

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Forbidden Rite skill iconSkill gem · Spell / Damage / Area

Forbidden Rite

Lobs an exploding projectile near the targeted location, and extra projectiles toward enemies around you. The projectiles deal chaos damage based on your life and energy shield. Casting this spell damages you.

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Hexblast skill iconSkill gem · Spell / Damage / Area

Hexblast

Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.

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Soulrend skill iconSkill gem · Spell / Area / Duration

Soulrend

Fires a projectile that turns towards enemies in front of it, damaging and piercing through those it hits, and leeching some of that damage as energy shield. As the projectile travels, it repeatedly applies a short but powerful chaos damage over time debuff to each enemy in an area around it.

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Toxic Rain skill iconSkill gem · Attack / RangedAttack / MirageArcherCanUse

Toxic Rain

Fire arrows into the air that rain down around the targeted area, dealing damage to enemies they hit and creating spore pods where they land. Each spore pod deals chaos damage over time to nearby enemies and slows their movement speed. The pods last for a duration before bursting, dealing area damage.

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