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PoE 2 Sword Skill Gems

Discover all Path of Exile 2 Sword Skill Gems - every skill that requires a sword, with its tags, requirements, effects and scaling. Find the most popular builds that use sword skills.

These skills use One-Handed Swords and Two-Handed Swords.

Ancestral Cry

Ancestral Cry

Warcry
Attack
Buff
AoE
Melee
Slam
Projectile
Trigger
Fire
Duration
Nova
Conditional
(13-20)Level
0.80Cast Time
(29-44) manaMana Range
Level (52-90), (92-157) StrRequires

Perform a Warcry using Glory gained by Igniting enemies to turn you into an embodiment of Kaom. While embodying Kaom, you Trigger Volcanic Steps while travelling, Melee Strikes and Slams are Ancestrally Boosted, and your Melee Strikes Trigger Volcanic Eruption.

  • Knocks back and Interrupts Enemies in a smaller Area
  • Exerted Strikes target 2 additional Enemies
  • Empowers the next Melee Strike Attacks you perform
  • Consumes all Endurance Charges to increase Warcry duration by 50% per charge
  • Warcry duration is 8 seconds
  • Requires 100 Glory to use
  • Generates 100% of Monster Power as Glory for this Skill on Igniting an enemy
  • Converts 100% of Physical damage to Fire damage
  • Impact Radius is 4 metres
  • Trigger Volcanic Steps every 1.2 metres travelled
  • +(0-20)% increased Warcry duration per Endurance Charge consumed
Archon of Chayula

Archon of Chayula

Buff
Attack
AoE
Trigger
Physical
Chaos
Duration
Conditional
Storm
(1-20)Level
1.00Cast Time
Level (1-90)Requires

Build Glory by dealing Chaos damage to enemies. When you have maximum Glory, you can entreat the Dreamer to inhabit you, briefly becoming his Archon.

  • Requires 100 Glory to use
  • Generates 100% of Monster Power as Glory for this Skill on dealing Chaos Hit damage to an enemy or inflicting a Chaos damage over time Debuff on an enemy
  • Trigger Chayula's Will every 3 seconds
  • Grants 20% more Physical and Chaos damage
  • Grants 25% chance to Wither enemies for 4 seconds on Hit
  • Grants (0-5)% more Physical and Chaos damage
Fragments Of The Past

Fragments Of The Past

Attack
AoE
Projectile
Trigger
Sustained
Cold
Duration
(1-20)Level
(11-59) manaMana Range
Level (1-90)Requires

Spend Runic Ward to create a Verisium volcano that deals damage on initial eruption and Triggers Ice Fragments.

  • Limit 1 Volcano
  • Volcano duration is 8 seconds
  • Triggers Ice Fragments every 0.5 seconds
  • Eruption radius is 1.2 metres
  • Initial eruption Triggers Ice Fragments with 2 additional Projectiles
  • +(0-0.4) metres to eruption radius
Herald of Ash

Herald of Ash

Buff
Persistent
AoE
Fire
Duration
Herald
(4-20)Level
30Reservation
Level (10-90), (21-157) StrRequires

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

  • Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life
Herald of Ash

Herald of Ash

Buff
Persistent
AoE
Fire
Duration
Herald
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

  • Ignite surrounding enemies if Overkill damage is at least 20% of enemy's maximum Life
Herald of Blood

Herald of Blood

Buff
Attack
Persistent
AoE
Physical
Herald
Payoff
(4-20)Level
30Reservation
Level (10-90), (13-86) Str, (13-86) DexRequires

While active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies. This damage is not based on your Weapon, but is partially based on their accumulated Blood Loss. The explosion destroys their Corpse if the enemy was Normal or Magic, and has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.

  • Enemies with Blood Loss you kill explode
Herald of Ice

Herald of Ice

Buff
Attack
Persistent
AoE
Cold
Herald
Payoff
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

  • Enemies you Shatter explode
Herald of Ice

Herald of Ice

Buff
Attack
Persistent
AoE
Cold
Herald
Payoff
(4-20)Level
30Reservation
Level (10-90), (13-86) Dex, (13-86) IntRequires

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

  • Enemies you Shatter explode
  • Explosion radius is (0-0.4) metres
Herald of Plague

Herald of Plague

Buff
Persistent
Chaos
Herald
(8-20)Level
1.00Cast Time
30Reservation
Level (26-90), (48-157) DexRequires

While active, killing a Poisoned enemy spreads its Poison to other nearby enemies, and has a chance to also Hinder them.

  • Spreads the most Damaging Poison on enemies you kill in a (1.6-1.8) metre radius
  • (17-29)% chance to Hinder enemies on spreading Poison to them
  • (0-20)% chance to Hinder enemies on spreading Poison to them
Herald of Thunder

Herald of Thunder

Buff
Attack
Persistent
AoE
Lightning
Herald
Payoff
(4-20)Level
30Reservation
Level (10-90), (21-157) DexRequires

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which dealAttack damage to all surrounding enemies.

  • Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2-3) Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
  • Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0-2) Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
Herald of Thunder

Herald of Thunder

Buff
Attack
Persistent
AoE
Lightning
Herald
Payoff
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which dealAttack damage to all surrounding enemies.

  • Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2-3) Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage
Hollow Focus

Hollow Focus

Attack
Buff
Persistent
AoE
Duration
(1-20)Level
Level (1-90)Requires

While active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your Hits immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a Heavy Stun on enemies that are Primed for Stun. The bells are themselves always Primed for Stun, they can be Culled, and Hits against them are always Critical Hits.

  • Modifiers to Cooldown Recovery Rate also apply to bell appearance frequency
  • Bells appear within 3 metre radius of you
  • Limit 3 active Bells
  • Bell duration is 21 seconds
  • Tempest Bells are destroyed after an additional 1 Hits
  • A bell appears every (2.05-3) seconds
  • +(0--0.4) metres to bell appearance radius

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