Path Of Exile 2 Support Gems Explained

With the Path of Exile 2 release date around the corner, players are already theory-crafting how they’re going to become all-powerful in the RPG game. We have Path of Exile 2 class builds for the different PoE 2 classes, including the Sorceress, the Monk, and even the Warrior, which goes into skills and Ascendancies. However, there’s another aspect you’ll need to pay attention to if you want to be the best you can be, and that is PoE 2 support gems.

PoE 2 support gems explained

Support gems are items you can find in the world that augment a skill in some way. Depending on which support gem you find, this augment has the potential to drastically elevate your build; it could add bleed damage to your skill, or perhaps add an extra projectile to whatever it is you’re firing. These inconspicuous items can have a dramatic effect on your power if used correctly.
If you find a support gem, hover over it to find out what effect it will have on your skill. If you right-click on it, you’ll be able to add it to an already-learned skill. Each skill can only receive one of each type of support gem, so you can’t add multiple multiple projectiles to your grenade throw, but you can add extra projectiles and a freezing effect, for instance.
There’s a box at the bottom of the support gem skill menu that you can check to only show the recommended support gems. Unchecking this box will show you everything you can add, so it’s worth experimenting to find out what works best for you.

Path of Exile 2 support gem list

Here’s every Path of Exile 2 support gem we’ve seen so far:

Tier I

Added Fire Damage Added Lightning Damage Added Cold Damage Ammo Conservation Area of Effect Ambush Bleed Chance Break Endurance Bursting Plague Brutality Concentrated Effect Chain Conduction Corrosion Deep Freeze Double Barrel Execute Energy Barrier Expanse Eternal Flame Encumbrance Faster Attacks Faster Projectiles Frost Nexus Frozen Vortex Glaciation Hourglass Inspiration Ice Bire Ignition Innervate Leverage Lasting Shock Lockdown Lifetap Life Drain Multiple Poison Multiple Projectiles Minion Pact Overpower Pin Poison Chance Pierce Ruthless Slower Projectiles Swift Affliction Unbreakable Wind Wave Withering Touch

Tier II

Additional Accuracy Auto Reload Armour Explosion Blind Break Posture Cold Penetration Close Combat Coursing Current Devastate Exploit Weakness Electrocute Excise Fresh Clip Fire Penetration Fiery Death Ferocity Inevitable Critical Knockback Lightning Penetration Life Leech Momentum Maim Mana Leech More Armour Break Potential Ranged Combat Ricochet Strip Away Shock Siphon Splinter Tempestuous Tempo Weapon Elemental Damage Wildfire

Tier III

Added Chaos Damage Biting Frost Critical Damage Culmination Cold Exposure Culling Strike Deadly Poison Dazing Deep Cuts Enduring Mana Enduring Life Execrate Elemental Focus Fire Exposure Frostfire Fire Mastery Fork Heft Immolate Lightning Exposure Mobility Overcharge Rageforged

Now that you know how Path of Exile 2 support gems work, and have a list of all the augments you can pick up in the game, it’s time to get searching. Check out our guides on Path of Exile 2 crossplay, whether you can play Path of Exile 2 on Game Pass, and how to claim Path of Exile 2 Twitch drops for some free goodies.