Path of Exile 2 Build Optimizer MCP

{ "metadata": { "game": "Path of Exile 2", "version": "0.3.0 (The Third Edict)", "last_updated": "2025-10-23", "total_support_gems": 414, "total_lineage_support_gems": 39, "notes": "Support gems in PoE2 use a tier-based system (Tier 1-5+). Higher tiers provide better values and sometimes additional effects. As of patch 0.3.0, players can now use multiple copies of the same support gem across different skills." }, "support_gems": { "controlled_destruction": { "name": "Controlled Destruction", "type": "spell_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Critical", "Spell"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": null, "effects": { "more_spell_damage": 30, "cannot_crit": true }, "compatible_with": ["spell"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "added_fire_damage": { "name": "Added Fire Damage", "type": "attack_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Attack", "Fire"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "gain_damage_as_fire": 25, "less_cold_damage": 50, "less_lightning_damage": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["attack"], "requirements": { "str": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "added_cold_damage": { "name": "Added Cold Damage", "type": "attack_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Attack", "Cold"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "gain_damage_as_cold": 25, "less_fire_damage": 50, "less_lightning_damage": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["attack"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "added_lightning_damage": { "name": "Added Lightning Damage", "type": "attack_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Attack", "Lightning"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "gain_damage_as_lightning": 25, "less_fire_damage": 50, "less_cold_damage": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["attack"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "chain_i": { "name": "Chain I", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Chaining", "Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "additional_chains": 1, "more_chains": 100, "less_damage": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "pierce_i": { "name": "Pierce I", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "projectiles_pierce": true, "less_damage_after_pierce": 30 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "fork": { "name": "Fork", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 3, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 110, "effects": { "projectiles_fork": true, "less_damage_after_fork": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 3 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "faster_projectiles": { "name": "Faster Projectiles", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "increased_projectile_speed": 40 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem", "notes": "Projectile speed does NOT increase range in PoE2" }, "slower_projectiles": { "name": "Slower Projectiles", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "less_projectile_speed": 30 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "projectile_acceleration_i": { "name": "Projectile Acceleration I", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "more_projectile_speed": 40 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "projectile_acceleration_ii": { "name": "Projectile Acceleration II", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 4, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "more_projectile_speed": 40, "pierce_chance": 40 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 4 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "ricochet_i": { "name": "Ricochet I", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 2, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "chain_from_terrain_chance": 20 }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 2 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "ricochet_iii": { "name": "Ricochet III", "type": "projectile_support", "tier": 5, "tags": ["Projectile"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "chain_from_terrain": true, "always_pierce": true, "additional_projectiles_grant_chains": true }, "compatible_with": ["projectile"], "requirements": { "dex": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 5 Uncut Support Skill Gem", "notes": "Modifiers granting additional projectiles instead cause projectiles to chain an additional time from terrain per projectile" }, "spell_echo": { "name": "Spell Echo", "type": "spell_support", "tier": 2, "tags": ["Spell", "AoE"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 150, "effects": { "spells_echo_once": true, "less_cast_speed": 30, "echoes_more_aoe": 30 }, "compatible_with": ["spell"], "restrictions": ["Cannot support Channelling skills", "Cannot support Remote skills"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 2 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "unleash": { "name": "Unleash", "type": "spell_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Spell"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 150, "effects": { "max_seals": 2, "seal_gain_frequency": "Every 200% of cast time", "less_damage_on_reoccur": 50 }, "compatible_with": ["spell"], "restrictions": ["Cannot support Channelling skills"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "critical_damage": { "name": "Critical Damage", "type": "damage_support", "tier": 3, "tags": ["Critical"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "increased_critical_damage": 100, "less_damage": 20 }, "compatible_with": ["any_hit"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 3 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "inevitable_critical": { "name": "Inevitable Critical", "type": "critical_support", "tier": 2, "tags": ["Critical"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "increased_crit_chance_per_second": 25, "max_crit_chance_increase": 100, "crit_chance_lost_on_crit": true }, "compatible_with": ["any_hit"], "requirements": { "str": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 2 Uncut Support Skill Gem", "notes": "Gains 25% increased Critical Strike Chance each second, up to 100%. Lost when skill critically hits." }, "elemental_focus": { "name": "Elemental Focus", "type": "elemental_support", "tier": 3, "tags": ["Elemental"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "more_elemental_damage": 25, "cannot_inflict_ailments": true }, "compatible_with": ["any_hit"], "requirements": { "int": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 3 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "brutality_i": { "name": "Brutality I", "type": "physical_support", "tier": 1, "tags": ["Physical"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "more_physical_damage": 25, "no_chaos_damage": true, "no_elemental_damage": true }, "compatible_with": ["any_damage"], "requirements": { "str": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 1 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "ancestral_call_i": { "name": "Ancestral Call I", "type": "melee_support", "tier": 4, "tags": ["Attack", "Melee", "Strike"], "spirit_cost": 0, "cost_multiplier": 120, "effects": { "ancestral_boost_frequency": "Once every 5 seconds" }, "compatible_with": ["strike", "melee"], "restrictions": ["Cannot support Channelled Skills", "Does not modify Skills used by Minions"], "requirements": { "str": 5, "level": 1 }, "acquisition": "Tier 4 Uncut Support Skill Gem" }, "archmage": { "name": "Archmage", "type": "spirit_gem", "tier": 3, "tags": ["Spell", "Lightning", "Spirit"], "spirit_cost": 0, "effects": { "extra_lightning_per_100_mana": 4, "additional_mana_cost_percent": "6.1-8" }, "compatible_with": ["spell_non_channelling"], "requirements": { "int": "4-157", "level": "1-90" }, "acquisition": "Level 14+ Uncut Spirit Gem", "notes": "Non-Channelling Spells cost additional mana and gain extra Lightning damage based on maximum Mana. Updated to 4% from 3% in Patch 0.3.0" } }, "lineage_support_gems": { "zahrokhs_refrain": { "name": "Zarokh's Refrain", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Spell", "Echo"], "effects": { "spells_echo_twice": true, "cooldown_added": true }, "compatible_with": ["spell_aoe"], "restrictions": ["Cannot support Channelling skills", "Cannot support Remote skills", "Cannot support skills with Cooldown", "Cannot support Triggered skills"], "acquisition": "Zarokh, the Temporal (Trial of the Sekhemas floor 4) - Rare drop", "notes": "Supports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location. Supported Spells echo twice." }, "rakiatas_flow": { "name": "Rakiata's Flow", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Elemental", "Resistance"], "effects": { "invert_enemy_resistances": true }, "compatible_with": ["damaging_hits"], "acquisition": "Manoki, the Chosen (The Jade Isles) - Anomaly boss", "notes": "Supports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted." }, "garukhans_resolve": { "name": "Garukhan's Resolve", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Attack", "Movement"], "effects": { "requires_movement": "20 meters", "bifurcate_crit_chance": true }, "compatible_with": ["attack_unconditional"], "restrictions": ["Cannot support Skills with Cooldown", "Cannot support Triggered skills", "Does not modify skills used by Minions"], "acquisition": "Zahmir, the Blade Sovereign (Sacred Reservoir) - Anomaly boss", "notes": "Guarantees a lucky roll on critical strikes. Supported Skills can only be used after moving a certain distance." }, "uruks_smelting": { "name": "Uruk's Smelting", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Physical", "Armour Break"], "effects": { "break_significantly_more_armour": true, "increased_physical_damage_on_break": 40 }, "compatible_with": ["physical_damage"], "acquisition": "Global drop (Tier 6+ Waystones)", "notes": "Enhances physical damage by breaking armor. Targets take up to 40% increased physical damage when armor fully breaks." }, "ailiths_chimes": { "name": "Ailith's Chimes", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Combo", "Power Charge"], "effects": { "power_charge_chance_on_combo": true }, "compatible_with": ["combo_skills"], "acquisition": "Global drop (Tier 6+ Waystones)", "notes": "Supports Skills that can expend Combo. Chance to gain Power Charges based on Combo expended." }, "ahns_citadel": { "name": "Ahn's Citadel", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Wall", "Fissure"], "effects": { "walls_along_fissure": true, "reduced_damage": true, "reduced_aoe": true }, "compatible_with": ["wall_skills"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports skills that create walls in a line, causing them to instead be created along a Fissure." }, "arjuns_medal": { "name": "Arjun's Medal", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Crossbow"], "effects": { "reload_all_on_kill_chance": true }, "compatible_with": ["crossbow"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Crossbow Skills. Chance to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill." }, "atziris_allure": { "name": "Atziri's Allure", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Curse"], "effects": { "ignore_curse_limit": true, "curse_reflected": true }, "compatible_with": ["curse"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Curse Skills. Curses ignore the usual Curse Limit, but are reflected back to you." }, "arakaalis_lust": { "name": "Arakaali's Lust", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Poison"], "effects": { "increased_damage_per_poison": true }, "compatible_with": ["hits"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports any Skill that Hits Enemies. Deals increasingly higher damage the more Poisons are on the target." }, "arbiters_ignition": { "name": "Arbiter's Ignition", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Fire", "Spell"], "effects": { "chance_flame_archon_on_ignite": true }, "compatible_with": ["fire_spell"], "acquisition": "Arbiter of Ash (Endgame boss)", "notes": "Supports Fire Spell Skills. Chance to gain Flame Archon when Igniting." }, "diallas_desire": { "name": "Dialla's Desire", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Quality", "Level"], "effects": { "increased_level": true, "increased_quality": true, "reduced_cost": true, "reduced_reservation": true }, "compatible_with": ["any_with_levels"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing cost and Reservation." }, "doedres_undoing": { "name": "Doedre's Undoing", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Curse", "Chaos"], "effects": { "create_hazardous_areas": true, "explode_on_entry": true, "chaos_damage_based_on_int": true }, "compatible_with": ["curse"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Curse Skills. Creates Hazardous areas which explode when Enemies enter, Cursing and dealing Chaos Damage based on Intelligence." }, "eshs_radiance": { "name": "Esh's Radiance", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Chaos", "Shock"], "effects": { "extra_chaos_damage": true, "chaos_contributes_to_shock": true }, "compatible_with": ["damaging_hits"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits. Grants extra Chaos damage and causes Chaos damage to Contribute to Shock." }, "ixchels_torment": { "name": "Ixchel's Torment", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Trigger"], "effects": { "modifies_trigger_skills": true }, "compatible_with": ["trigger_skills"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Skills that Trigger other Skills." }, "brutus_brain": { "name": "Brutus' Brain", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Minion"], "effects": { "minions_cannot_damage": true, "minions_cannot_take_damage": true }, "compatible_with": ["minion_skills"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports skills which create Minions. Those Minions are unable to deal or take Damage." }, "daressos_passion": { "name": "Daresso's Passion", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Banner"], "effects": { "significantly_less_glory_required": true }, "compatible_with": ["banner"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Banner Skills, causing them to require significantly less Glory to use." }, "pietys_mercy": { "name": "Piety's Mercy", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Hit"], "effects": { "hits_cannot_kill": true }, "compatible_with": ["damaging_hits"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Skills that cause Damaging Hits. Hits from Supported Skills cannot kill Enemies." }, "vilentas_propulsion": { "name": "Vilenta's Propulsion", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Spell", "Projectile"], "effects": { "cast_speed_applies_to_projectile_speed": true }, "compatible_with": ["spell_projectile"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports Spell Skills that fire Projectiles. Increases and reductions to cast speed also apply to Projectile speed." }, "amanamus_tithe": { "name": "Amanamu's Tithe", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Minion", "Abyssal"], "effects": { "gain_abyssal_modifier_on_minion_death": true }, "compatible_with": ["persistent_minion"], "acquisition": "Abyssal Depths/Dark Domain", "notes": "Supports Persistent Minion Skills. Chance when Minions die to gain an Abyssal Monster Modifier." }, "ataluis_bloodletting": { "name": "Atalui's Bloodletting", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Life", "Mana"], "effects": { "mana_cost_to_life_cost": true }, "compatible_with": ["any_skill"], "acquisition": "Global drop", "notes": "Supports any Skill, turning a portion of its Mana cost into a Life cost." }, "einhaars_beastrite": { "name": "Einhar's Beastrite", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Beast"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" }, "kalisas_crescendo": { "name": "Kalisa's Crescendo", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Unknown"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" }, "romiras_requital": { "name": "Romira's Requital", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Unknown"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" }, "rathas_assault": { "name": "Ratha's Assault", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Unknown"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" }, "siones_temper": { "name": "Sione's Temper", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Unknown"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" }, "tecrods_revenge": { "name": "Tecrod's Revenge", "type": "lineage_support", "tags": ["Unknown"], "effects": { "unknown": true }, "compatible_with": ["unknown"], "acquisition": "Global drop" } }, "additional_support_gems_by_category": { "tier_1_gems_partial_list": [ "Abiding Hex", "Ablation", "Acrimony", "Adhesive Grenades I", "Aftershock I", "Alignment I", "Ambrosia", "Ambush", "Ammo Conservation I", "Ancestral Call I", "Arcane Surge", "Armour Break I", "Armour Demolisher I", "Armour Explosion", "Arms Length", "Astral Projection", "Auto Reload", "Barbs I", "Battershout", "Behead I", "Bidding", "Biting Frost", "Bleed I", "Blind I", "Blindside", "Blood in the Eyes", "Bloodlust", "Bludgeon", "Bone Shrapnel", "Boundless Energy I", "Branching Fissures I", "Break Endurance", "Break Posture", "Brink I", "Brutality I", "Burgeon I", "Burning Inscription", "Bursting Plague", "Cadence", "Caltrops", "Cannibalism I", "Capacitor", "Catharsis", "Chain I", "Chaos Infusion", "Chaos Mastery", "Chaotic Freeze", "Charge Profusion I", "Charged Shots I", "Charm Bounty", "Clarity I", "Clash", "Close Combat I", "Cold Attunement", "Cold Exposure", "Cold Mastery", "Cold Penetration", "Combo Finisher I", "Commandment", "Commiserate", "Compressed Duration I", "Concentrated Area", "Concoct I", "Conduction", "Considered Casting", "Controlled Destruction", "Cooldown Recovery I", "Coolheaded", "Corpse Conservation", "Corrosion", "Corrupting Cry I", "Coursing Current", "Crackling Barrier", "Crazed Minions", "Crescendo I", "Crystalline Shards", "Culling Strike I", "Culmination I", "Cursed Ground", "Danse Macabre", "Dauntless", "Dazing Cry", "Dazzle", "Deadly Herald", "Deadly Poison I", "Deathmarch", "Decaying Hex", "Deep Cuts I", "Deep Freeze", "Defy I", "Delayed Gratification", "Delayed Reaction", "Deliberation", "Derange", "Desperation", "Despoiler", "Devastate", "Direstrike I", "Discombobulate", "Dissapate", "Double Barrel I", "Drain Ailments", "Durability", "Efficiency I", "Electrocute", "Elemental Armament I", "Elemental Army", "Elemental Discharge", "Elemental Focus", "Embitter", "Energy Barrier", "Energy Retention", "Enormity", "Enraged Warcry I", "Escalating Poison", "Essence Harvest", "Eternal Flame I", "Excise", "Excoriate", "Execrate", "Execute I", "Expanse", "Exploit Weakness", "Extraction", "Feeding Frenzy I", "Ferocity", "Fiery Death", "Figurehead", "Fire Attunement", "Fire Exposure", "Fire Mastery", "Fire Penetration I", "First Blood", "Fist of War I", "Flamepierce", "Flow", "Fluke", "Focused Curse", "Font of Blood", "Font of Mana", "Font of Rage", "Fork", "Fortress I", "Freezefork", "Fresh Clip I", "Frost Nexus", "Frostfire", "Gambleshot", "Glaciation", "Glacier", "Greatwood I", "Haemocrystals" ], "damage_multiplier_examples": { "more_damage": [ {"name": "Controlled Destruction", "value": 30, "type": "Spell"}, {"name": "Brutality I", "value": 25, "type": "Physical"}, {"name": "Elemental Focus", "value": 25, "type": "Elemental"}, {"name": "Close Combat", "value": 25, "type": "Melee"}, {"name": "Bloodlust", "value": 30, "type": "Melee Physical vs Bleeding"} ], "less_damage": [ {"name": "Chain I", "value": -50, "type": "Hit"}, {"name": "Fork", "value": -50, "type": "After Fork"}, {"name": "Pierce I", "value": -30, "type": "After Pierce"}, {"name": "Critical Damage", "value": -20, "type": "Hit"}, {"name": "Scattershot", "value": -35, "type": "General"}, {"name": "Meat Shield", "value": -35, "type": "Minion"}, {"name": "Unleash", "value": -50, "type": "Reoccur"} ] }, "cost_multipliers": { "120_percent": ["Faster Projectiles", "Projectile Acceleration I/II", "Brutality I", "Inevitable Critical", "Ancestral Call I"], "140_percent": ["Controlled Destruction (PoE1 reference)"], "150_percent": ["Spell Echo", "Unleash"], "110_percent": ["Fork"] } }, "important_mechanics": { "support_gem_restrictions": { "one_per_category_per_skill": "You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill", "one_per_loadout_removed": "As of patch 0.3.0, you can now use the same support gem on multiple skills (previously restricted to one per character)", "max_support_sockets": "Each skill can have up to 5 support sockets (requires Jeweller's Orbs to expand from base 2)" }, "tier_system": { "description": "Support Gems have a tier-based system (1-5+) that determines stat value ranges", "higher_tiers": "Higher-tiered Support Gems have higher values and some have secondary effects", "acquisition": "Different tiers require different level Uncut Support Gems to craft" }, "mana_system": { "note": "PoE2 handles mana costs differently than PoE1. Cost multipliers apply but the system is reworked." }, "spirit_gems": { "description": "Spirit gems (like Archmage, Heralds, Auras) reserve Spirit instead of mana", "trigger_gems": "Trigger support gems like Cast on Critical Strike and Cast on Shock are now Meta Gems that reserve Spirit" } } }