How to use Support Gems in Path of Exile 2 and full Support Gem list

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Support Gems can enhance your skills, grating them new abilities, modifiers, and possibly evolving them in unexpected ways. They were the bread and butter of many successful builds in the original Path of Exile. However, in Path of Exile 2, they function slightly differently in the ways to get them and what rules they have to follow. We’ll break that down for you, so you know what to do next time you get an Uncut Support Gem to drop.

How to use Uncut Support Gems in Path of Exile 2

You will sometimes see an Uncut Support Gem dropping, most often from bosses and rare enemies. They seem to be slightly less common than Uncut Skill Gems in our experience in Path of Exile 2 so far. You can use an Uncut Support Gem by right-clicking it in your inventory. This will open a selection window where you can choose one of your skills. Each has several Support Skills associated with it. Select the one you want (after reading what it does) and you will get a Support Gem in your inventory. You can then slot that gem into the Support slot for the relevant skill.

Can you use Support Gems with different skills?

Here’s the fun part – you don’t have to use the Support Gem with the skill you bought it for. You can add it to any other skill you have, as long as you have open support slots and their keywords match (you can see them by hovering over them). That way, you can create some powerful builds by mixing and matching Skills and Support Gems to stack their modifiers. However, you can’t create multiples of the same support gem.

How to upgrade Support Gems?

You can sometimes get an Uncut Support Gem of level 2 or higher, especially later on in the game. This can be used to upgrade your existing lower-level Support Gems to boost their stats, like damage, duration, percentages, etc. That way, you can make their attached Skill Gems even more powerful. Just be aware that this may increase their stat costs too, so make sure you have enough of the main stat they’re tied to.

All Support Gems in Path of Exile 2

Support GemTierStatTagsEffect
Last Gasp1IntMinion, Persistent, DurationMinions from Supported Skills die 4 seconds after their Life is reduced to 0.
Withering Touch1IntChaos, DurationWithered lasts 4 secondsSupported skills deal 50% less damage
Supported skills inflict withered on hit with Chaos damage
Window of Opportunity1DexChannellingSupported Skills have a 25% shorter Perfect Timing window
Supported Skills deal 50% more damage when released with Perfect Timing
Wind Wave1DexAoE, TriggerTrigger Wind Wave when Stunned while using supported skills
Vitality1StrBuff, PersistentRegenerate 1% of Life Per Second while a Supported Skill is active
Unleash1IntSpellSupported spells gain a seal every 200% of cast time, to a maximum of 2 seals
Supported spells are unsealed when cast, and their effects reoccur for each seal lost
Supported skills deal 50% less damage when reoccurring
Unbreakable1Str/200% more Stun threshold while using supported skills
Swift Affliction1DexDurationSupported skills deal 35% more Non-Ailment Damage over time
20% less duration of supported skills and damaging ailments they inflict
Stomping Ground1StrAttack, AoE, PhysicalTriggers a Shockwave when you take a step while using supported skills
Spell Cascade1Int/Skills have 20% less Area of Effect
Cascades from skills have 20% less Area of Effect
Skills deal 30% less damage
Skills affect areas on either side of the targeted area on a random axis
Second Wind1Dex/Supported skills have 50% less Cooldown Recovery Rate
Supported skill have twice as many cooldown uses.
Scattershot1DexProjectileSupported skills deal 20% less damage
Supported skills fire 2 additional projectiles
Supported skills have 20% less attack and cast speed.
Ruthless1StrSupportEvery Fifth use of Supported Attacks causes 500% more Stun Buildup.
Rage1StrAttack, MeleeSupported skills grant 3 Rage on Melee Hit
Profusion1Dex/Supported Skills have 50% Chance to Grant an Additional Charge
Premeditation1StrSupportSkills empowered by Supported Skills deal 15% more damage
Precision1DexBuff, Persistent30% Increased accuracy rating while a supported sill is active
Pin1DexPhysicalSupported skills do not cause stun build up
Physical damage from supported skill is pinning
Pierce1DexProjectileProjectiles from supported skills Pierce an enemy
Projectiles deal 30% less damage if they’ve pierced an enemy
Persistence1/DurationSupported Skills have 40% more skill effect duration
Perpetual Charge1Dex/Supported Skills have 35% chance to Not Remove Charges but Still Count as Consuming Them
Overpower1StrSupportHits with Supported Skills cause 50% more Stun Buildup.
Overabundance1//Supported skills have +1 to limitSupported skills have 50% less duration
Murderous Intent1Dex/Skills empowered by supported skills have Culling Strike
Minion Pact1IntMinionSupported skills remove 100% of your maximum Life from a nearby Minion on use to deal 40% more damage
Minion Instability1IntMinion, FireMinions from supported skills explode when reduced to low life, dealing 15% of their maximum life as Fire damage to enemies
Meat Shield1StrMinionMinions from Supported Skills deal 35% less damage
Minions from Supported Skills have 50% more maximum Life
Martial Tempo1DexAttackSupported Skills have 25% more Attack Speed
Magnified Effect1IntAoESupported Skills have 40% more area of effect
Lockdown1DexPhysicalSupported Skills have 120% more Pin buildup against enemies within 2 meters of you, scaling to no change at 12 meters
Lightning Infusion1DexAttack, LightningSupported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra Lightning DamageSupported attacks deal 50% less Cold and Fire Damage
LifeTap1Dex/Skill Mana costs converted to life costs
Life Drain1Dex/Recover 12% of Life Over Four Seconds when Supported Skills Cull an Enemy
Leverage1Dex/Supported skills have 50% increased Critical Hit chance against Immobilised enemies
Lasting Shock1DexLightningSupported skills have 100% increased Shock duration
Supported skills have 25% less Chance to Shock
Lacerate1StrPhysicalSupported Skills have 30% chance to inflict Bleeding
Jagged Ground1StrAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, DurationSupported Slam Skills, have a 50% chance to create Jagged GroundJagged Ground lasts 4 seconds
Inspiration1Str/Supported skills have 40% less cost
Innervate1DexAttack, Lightning, DurationAttacks gain 35% of damage as Lightning Damage for 3 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills.
Impending Doom1IntSpell, AoE, Trigger, ChaosTrigger Doom Blast when curses from supported skills expire
Impact Shockwave1StrAttack, Melee, StrikeSupported skills create an Aftershock when they Heavy Stun an enemy, dealing the same damage to enemies within 1.4 metres
Ignition1StrFireSupported skills have 100% more chance to ignite.
Ice Bite1IntAttack, Cold, DurationAttacks gain 35% of damage as Cold Damage for 3 seconds on Freezing an enemy with supported skills
Hourglass1Int/Supported skills deal 40% more damageSupported skills have +10 seconds to cool down
Heightened Curse1IntCurse25% increased effect of supported curses
Glaciation1IntColdSupported skills cause 50% more Freeze buildup
Frost Nexus1IntAoE, ColdSupported skills created Chilled ground for 4 seconds when they freeze an enemy.
Fortress1Int/Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits
Walls from supported skills are created in a circle instead
Fist of War1StrAttack, Melee, SlamAttacks with Supported Skill are Ancestrally Boosted, no more than once every 6 seconds
Fire Infusion1IntAttack, FireSupported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra fire damage
Supported attacks deal 50% less cold and lightning damage
Fast Forward1StrDurationSupported skills have 30% less skill effect duration
Expanse1IntAoESupported skills have 50% more area of effect
Supported skills have 6 seconds to cool down
Execute1Str/Supported skills deal 40% more damage with hits against enemies that are on low life
Eternal Flame1StrFireSupported skills have 100% increased Ignite duration on enemies
Supported skills have 25% less chance to Ignite
Envenom1DexChaosSupported skills have 60% chance to Poison on hit
Energy Barrier1Int/Energy Shield recharge begins immediately and is not interrupted by Damage for 2 seconds when stunned while using supported skills
Encumbrance1DexSpell, MinionDebuffs inflicted with supported skills have 15% increased Slow Magnitude
Elemental Army1IntMinionMinions from supported skills have +30% to all elemental resistances
Double Barrel1Str/Supported skills have 30% less reload speedSupported skills load an additional bolt.
Deep Freeze1IntColdSupported skills have 50% increased Freeze duration on enemies.
Deceleration1DexProjectileSupported skills have 30% less projectile speed
Decaying Hex1IntChaos, CurseSupported skills inflict Decay, dealing 30% of Intelligence as Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds
Crescendo1DexAttack, Melee, StrikeFinal Strike of supported skills can be performed twice in succession
Corrupting Cry1StrWarcry, Physical, DurationSupported Warcries have 30% less area of effect
Corrupted Blood deals 25% of your strength as physical damage per second
Corrupted Blood duration is 5 seconds
Supported Warcries inflict Corrupted Blood
Corrosion1DexPhysical, ChaosPoison applied by supported skills also break armour equal to 80% of Poison damage dealt
Controlled Destruction1IntSpell, CriticalSupported skills deal 30% more damage with Hits and Ailments
Supported skills cannot deal Critical Hits
Conduction1DexLightningSupported skills have 100% more chance to Shock
Concentrated Effect1IntAoESupported skills deal 40% more area damage
Supported skills have 50% less area of effect
Comorbidity1DexChaosTargets can be affected by the +1 Poisons from supported skills at the same time
Supported skills have 30% less Poison duration
Combo Finisher1DexAttack, StrikeSupported skills lose combo if you generate no combo for 8 seconds
Supported skills deal 40% more damageSupported skills require 5 combo to use
Cold Infusion1IntAttack, ColdSupported attacks gain 25% of damage as extra Cold Damage
Supported attacks deal 50% less Fire and Lightning Damage
Clarity1IntBuff, Persistent30% Increased Mana Regeneration rate while a supported skill is active
Chain1DexProjectile, ChainingSupported skills Chain +1 times
Supported skills chain 100% more times
Supported skills deal 50% less damage with hits
Bursting Plague1DexAoE, Trigger, Physical, ChaosPoison from supported skills also adds 200% of damage per second to enemy as Plague, up to a maximum of 10% of enemy’s maximum life
Brutality1StrPhysicalSupported skills deal 35% more Physical Damage
Supported skills deal no Chaos Damage
Supported skills deal no elemental damage
Break Endurance1Str/20% Chance to gain an Endurance Charge when supported skills fully break enemy armour
Bloodlust1StrAttack, Melee, PhysicalSupported skills deal 30% more Melee Physical Damage against bleeding enemies
Supported attacks cannot cause bleeding
Arcane Tempo1IntSpellSupported skills have 25% more cast speed
Arcane Surge1IntSpell, DurationGain Arcane Surge for 8 seconds after spending a total of 100% of your maximum mana on supported skills
Ammo Conservation1Dex/Supported Crossbow attacks have 25% chance to not consume a bolt
Ambush1IntCriticalSupported skill has 100% more critical hit chance against enemies that are on full life
Acceleration1DexProjectileSupported Skills have 40% more Projectile Speed
Wildfire2IntAoE, FireIgnites inflicted by Supported Skills spread to other enemies that stay within 1.5 metres for 2 seconds
Strip Away2IntSpellExposure applied by Supported Skills has 30% increased effect
Splinter2Dex/Break Armour equal to 15% of Physical Damage dealt by Supported Skill
Spell Echo2IntSpell, AoESupported Spells Echo once
Supported Skills have 30% less Cast Speed
Echoes from Supported Spells have 30% more Area of Effect
Soul Thief2IntAttack, PhysicalLeech 5% of Physical Attack damage from supported skills as Mana
Shock Siphon2IntLightningRecover 4% of Energy Shield when a supported skill deals a Killing Blow to a Shocked enemy
Ritualistic Curse2IntCurseCurse Zones from supported skills erupt after 30% reduced delaySupported skills have 50% increased Area of Effect
Rising Tempest2Int/Supported Skills deal 12% more Elemental Damage for each Skill Used Recently of a Different Elemental Type
Ricochet2DexProjectileProjectiles from supported skills have 20% chance to Chain an additional time from terrain
Raging Cry2StrWarcrySupported skills grant 4 Rage per Power of Counted Enemies in Range
Primal Armament2StrAttackSupported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental Damage
Practiced Combo2DexAttack, Melee, StrikeSupported Strike skills have a 40% chance to build an additional Combo on hit
Potential2Int/Supported skills cannot generate Power Charges
Supported Skills will consume a Power Charge on use if possible
Supported skills have 30% more chance to Critical Hit when consuming a Power Charge
Momentum2Dex/After moving at least 2 metres during a single use of a supported skill, the rest of that use deals 40% more damage
Mana Flare2IntSpell, Fire, CriticalSupported skills trigger Mana Flare on Critical Hit
Maim2DexAttackSupported attacks always Maim on hit
Lightning Penetration2DexLightningSupported skills Penetrate 30% Lightning Resistance
Life Thief2StrAttack, PhysicalSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech life
Ironwood2StrTotemTotems summoned by supported skills have +40% to all Elemental Resistances
Intense Agony2IntSpell, DurationDamage over time Debuffs inflicted on Full-Life enemies by supported skills deal 50% more damage
Supported skills have 25% less skill effect duration
Ingenuity2Dex/Supported skills have 30% increased cooldown recovery rate
Infernal Legion2StrMinion, AoE, FireMinions from supported skills take 20% of their Maximum Life as Fire damage per second
Minions from supported skills Ignite enemies within a radius of 1.5m as though dealing base Fire damage equal to 20% of Minion’s maximum Life
Inevitable Critical2IntCriticalSupported Skills gain 25% Increased Critical hit Chance each second, up to 100%. This Critical Hit Chance is lost whenever a skill supported by Inevitable Critical Critically Hits
Impetus2Int/Supported Skills gain 40% increased energy
Icicle2Int/Ice Crystals created by Supported Skills have 50% less life
Holy Descent2Str/Supported skills create Consecrated Ground for 4 Seconds on landing
Hinder2IntSpell, ChaosChaos damage over time inflicted by supported skills also Hinders enemies
Herbalism2StrBuff, Persistent30% increased recovery from Life Flasks while supported skill is active
Heavy Swing2StrAttack, Melee, PhysicalSupported Skills deal 35% more Melee Physical Damage
Supported Skills have 10% less Attack Speed.
Glacier2Int/Ice Crystals created by supported skills have 100% more Life
Fresh Clip2Str/Supported Crossbow skills deal 1% more damage for each bolt reloaded by that skill in the past 6 seconds.
Font of Mana2IntTotemFont of Mana supported skills grant 40% increased mana Regeneration Rate to you and your allies
Objects created by Supported Skills Create a Font of Mana with a 3 metre radius
Font of Blood2StrTotemFonts of Blood from supported skills grant 2% Life Regeneration per second to you and your allies
Objects created by supported skills create a Font of Blood with a 3 metre radius
Focused Curse2IntCurseCurse Zones from supported skills erupt after 30% reduced delay
Fire Penetration2StrFireSupported skills penetrate 50% Fire Resistance
Fiery Death2IntSpell, FireKilling Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Ignited enemies have a 60% chance to cause the enemy to explode
Ferocity2Dex/Supported skills cannot generate Frenzy Charge
Supported skills will consume a Frenzy Charge on use if possible
Supported skills have 30% more Skill Speed when consuming Frenzy Charges
Feeding Frenzy2IntMinion30% increased effect of Offerings
Supported Skills Sacrifice 15% of Life on use
Supported Offering Skills deal 30% more Damage
Exploit Weakness2StrPayoffSupported skills cannot Break Armour
Supported Skills Consume enemy Fully Broken Armour to deal 50% more damage
Excise2Int/Supported skills have a 40% more chance to Critically hit
Supported skills have +8 seconds to cool down
Electrocute2DexLightningLightning damage from supported skills contributes to Electrocution Buildup
Supported skills deal 40% less Damage
Devastate2Str/Supported skills fully break Armour when inflicting a Heavy Stun
Demolisher2StrSpellSupported skills break 40% more Armour
Coursing Current2IntAoE, LightningShocking Hits from supported skills have a 50% chance to also Shock enemies in a 2.5-metre radius
Corpse Conservation2Int/Corpses consumed by supported skills have 25% chance to not be destroyed
Considered Casting2IntSpellSupported spell skills have 10% less cast speed
Supported skills deal 25% more damage with spell hits
Cold Penetration2IntColdSupported skills penetrate 30% of Cold Resistance
Close Combat2DexAttackSupported Skills deal 25% more attack damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or further
Bullseye2DexAttackSupported skills have 50% more Accuracy Rating
Break Posture2DexAttackSupported skills apply Daze when fully Breaking ArmourDaze lasts for 6 seconds
Bludgeon2Str/Supported skills that Knock Enemies Back on Hit
Blind2Dex/Supported Skills have 100% chance to Blind Enemies on hit
Auto Reload2Str/Supported skills reload automatically on Heavy Stunning an enemy
Armour Explosion2StrAttack, AoE, Trigger, FireSupported skills trigger an explosion when they Fully Break an enemy’s Armour
Ancestral Urgency2StrTotemSupported skills have 80% increased Totem placement speed
Aftershock2StrAttack, Melee, SlamSupported skills have 20% chance to cause an Aftershock
Wildshards3IntSpell, ProjectileSupported skills have a 20% chance to fire 8 additional Projectiles in a circle
Upheaval3StrAttack, MeleeSupported skills create 2 additional fissures
Supported skills have 20% less attack speed
Supported skills deal 40% less damage
Supercritical3IntCritical+2 to Melee Strike Range
While Dual Wielding both weapons hit with 30% less Damage
Cannot cause Stun buildup
Stormfire3IntLightning, FireShocks supported from supported skills do not expire on Ignited enemies
Soul Drain3Dex/Recover 12% of Mana over four seconds when supported skills Cull an enemy
Rupture3StrPhysicalSupported skills aggravate bleeding on hitting heavy stunned enemies
Rageforged3Str/Supported Skills consume 10 rage if possible to deal 35% more damage
Physical Mastery3IntPhysical+1 to level of supported Physical skills
Payload3DexGrenadeSupported skills have 70% reduced Cooldown Recovery rate
Grenades fired by supported skills have 50% chance to activate a second time
Overcharge3DexLightning75% increased Magnitude of Shocks inflicted with supported skills
Supported skills have 50% less Shock duration
Nimble Reload3Dex/Supported sills have 60% increased Crossbow reload speed
Neural Overload3DexLightningSupported skills Electrocute Primed enemies on hit
Mobility3Dex/Supported Skills deal 20% less damage
40% less Movement Speed penalty while using Supported Skills
Minion Mastery3IntMinion+1 to level of supported Minion skills
Mana Bounty3Dex/Enemies killed by hits from supported skills grant 100% more Mana Flask Charges
Longshot3DexAttackSupported Skills deal 35% more Attack damage to enemies further than 7 metres from you, scaling down to No Bonus at 3.5 metres or closer
Long Fuse3StrGrenadeSupported skills have 50% increased skill effect duration
Supported Grenade skills cannot explode before the end of their Fuse duration
Supported Grenade skills deal 30% more damage
Lightning Mastery3IntLightning+1 to level of supported Lightning skills
Lightning Exposure3StrLightning, DurationSupported Skills inflict Lightning Exposure for 8 seconds on Shocking and enemy
Supported Skills deal 25% Less Damage
Life Bounty3Dex/Enemies killed by hits from supported skills grant 100% more Life Flask Charges
Immolate3StrFire, PayoffSupported Skills cannot Ignite
Supported Attacks Gain 30% of Damage as extra Fire Damage against Ignited enemies
Hex Bloom3IntAoE, CurseCurses from supported skills spread to enemies within 3 metres when a Cursed enemy dies
Heft3StrSupportSupported skills have 30% more Maximum Physical Damage
Frostfire3IntCold, Fire, Payoff100% more magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen targets with supported skills
Supported skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported skills Consume Freeze from enemies they Ignite
Fork3DexProjectileProjectiles from Supported Skills Fork
Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 50% less damage after Forking
Font of Rage3StrTotemObjects created by Supported Skills create a Font of Rage with a 3 Metre Radius
Fonts of Rage from Supported Skills grant 2 Rage Regeneration per second to you and your allies
Fire Mastery3IntFire+1 to level of supported Fire skills
Fire Exposure3StrFire, DurationSupported skills inflict Fire Exposure for 8s on igniting an enemy
Supported skills deal 25% less damage
Extraction3Int/Supported skills gain 25% of Damage as extra Chaos Damage
Supported skills Sacrifice 10% of life on use
Execrate3Int/Supported skills have 50% more chance to inflict Ailments
Supported skills have +8s to cooldown
Enraged Warcry3StrWarcrySupported Warcries consume up to 10 Rage, causing attacks empowered by them to deal 30% more damage
Energy Retention3Int/Skills triggered by Meta skills have 35% chance to refund half of their energy cost
Elemental Focus3Int/Supports Attacks, causing them to build up Daze based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt
Elemental Discharge3IntSpell, Lightning, Cold, Fire, PayoffSupported skills cannot inflict Freeze, Shock, or Ignite
Supported skills consume Freeze, Shock, or Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge
Drain Ailments3IntSpellSupported Skills consume a random Ailment on the target when inflicting damage over time Debuffscausing the Debuff to deal 35% more damage if an Ailment was consumed
Discombobulate3DexAttack, PhysicalSupported attacks cause daze buildup equal to 100% of Physical Damage dealt
Despoiler3Str/50% Increased duration of Ground Surfaces created by supported skills
Deep Cuts3StrSupport75% more Magnitude of Bleeding inflicted with Supported Skills
Supported Skills deal 25% less damage with Hits
Deadly Poison3DexChaosSupported Skills deal 25% less damage with Hits
75% more Magnitude of Poison inflicted with Supported Skills
Dazing Cry3StrWarcrySupported skills Daze enemies
Daze lasts for 4.0s
Danse Macabre3Int/Supported Offering Skills have 30% increased Buff Effect
Supported Offering skills target an additional Skeletal Minion
Support Effects are only applied if an additional Skeletal Minion is targeted
Supported Offering skills deal 30% more damage
Cursed Ground3Int/Support skills create Cursed Ground
Enemies on Cursed Ground from a supported skill are Cursed while within it
Maximum 1 area of Cursed Ground
Culmination3DexAttack, MeleeSupported skills can gain Combo
Supported skills lose all Combo on use
Supported skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 3s
Supported skills deal 2% more damage per combo
Culling Strike3DexAttackSupported skills have Culling Strike against Rare or Unique enemies
Cold Mastery3IntCold+1 to level of supported cold skills
Cold Exposure3IntCold, Duration, CriticalSupported skills inflict Cold Exposure for 8s on Critical Hit with Cold Damage
Supported skills deal 25% less damage
Chaotic Freeze3IntSpell, ChaosChaos damage contributes to Freeze buildup for Hits against targets taking damage over time from Supported Skills
Chaos Mastery3IntChaos+1 to Level of Supported Chaos Skills
Chaos Infusion3IntAttack, ChaosSupported Attacks gain 25% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Non-Chaos Damage
Capacitor3Int/Supported Meta Gems have 80% increased Maximum Energy
Cannibalism3StrBuff, Persistent4% of Life recovered on Kill while a Supported Skill is active
Burning Inscription3IntAoE, FireSupported Skills trigger Burning Inscription after their Runic Inscriptions Expire
Biting Frost3IntCold, PayoffSupported skills cannot cause Freeze buildup
Supported skills consume Freeze on enemies to deal 50% more Damage
Behead3StrAttack, Melee, StrikeKilling Blows from Supported Strike Skills against Rare Monsters grant one of their Modifiers for 20 Seconds.
Astral Projection3Int/Supported skills cast at the targeted location instead of around you
Supported skills have 35% less area of effect
Ablation3IntSupport30% increased effect of Offerings
Supported Skills Sacrifice 15% of Life on use
Supported Offering Skills deal 30% more Damage

Check out all the classes present and upcoming in Path of Exile 2, as well as our detailed crafting guide.

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Path of Exile 2

  • Platform(s): PC
  • Genre(s): Action RPG, Massively Multiplayer, RPG