Path of Exile guide: How to use Support Skill Gems to link your ...

In Path of Exile, Active Skill Gems grant you abilities to use in game, but Support Skill Gems can enhance those abilities and make them ... Skiptomaincontent clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile SummerCamp Gaming PlayStation Xbox Nintendo PC Tabletop Pokémon AllGaming Entertainment WhattoWatch Movies TV Comics StarWars Marvel AllEntertainment Reviews Recommends Essentials AllReviews Features Guides AnimalCrossing HorizonForbiddenWest PokémonLegends:Arceus EldenRing BreathoftheWild PokémonGo AllGuides Merch Buyer’sGuides Videos TikTok Podcasts GalaxyBrains AllPodcasts ✕ Filedunder: Guides Gaming PathofExileguide:HowtouseSupportSkillGemstolinkyourskills MakeyourActiveandSupportSkillGemsworkforyou By RyanGilliam@RyGilliam Jan15,2020,11:35amEST Sharethisstory SharethisonFacebook SharethisonTwitter Share Allsharingoptions Share Allsharingoptionsfor: PathofExileguide:HowtouseSupportSkillGemstolinkyourskills Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email InPathofExile,ActiveSkillGemsgrantyouabilitiestouseingame,butSupportSkillGemscanenhancethoseabilitiesandmakethemstronger.GettingSupportSkillGemsiseasy,thesamewayyougetActiveSkillGems:bycompletingquestsandlootingfrommonsters.ButconnectingthoseSupportSkillGemstocompatibleActiveSkillGemsismuchmorecomplex. Here’showtolinkyourskillstogetherinPathofExile. WhatdoSupportSkillGemsdo? Lookfortheconnectinglinesbetweenyoursockets GrindingGearGamesviaPolygon SupportSkillGemscandrasticallyalterthewayyourabilitieswork.IfyourActiveSkillGemistoshootasinglefireball,aSupportSkillGemcouldmultiplytheeffectandmakeitfivefireballs.AnotherSupportSkillGemcouldmakethesamefireballcauseableedingeffect,orincreaseitsburnduration. WithSupportSkillGems,youcanturnalmostanybasicabilityintoanincrediblypowerfulattack.YoucanfindafulllistofSupportSkillGemsonthePathofExilegamepedia. HowdoyoulinkSupportSkillGemswithActiveSkillGems? Here’swhataSupportSkillGemtooltiplookslike GrindingGearGamesviaPolygon ASupportSkillGemdoesnothingwithoutaconnectiontoanActiveSkillGem.IfyouslotaSupportSkillGemintoasocketallonitsown—withnoconnections—itwilllevelupperiodically,butoffernobenefits.SupportSkillGemscomeintoplaywhenyouhavetwoconnectedsockets,whichlookslikeagoldlinebetweentwoormoresockets,asseenintheimageabove. IfyouplaceanActiveSkillGemintooneoftheconnectedsockets,youcanaugmentitwithanynumberofSupportSkillGems—dependingonhowmanyslotsthearmorpieceorweaponhas.Aslongasyou’vecorrectlylinkedtwoabilities,theSupportSkillGemwillenhancetheActiveSkillGem. YoumustplaceaSupportSkillGeminasocketthatmatchesitscolor–justlikeActiveSkillGems.IfyouwanttocreatetheultimatecombobetweenSupportandActiveSkillGems,youwillneedagroupofperfectlyrolledsocketsonyourgearpiece. SomeSupportSkillGemsdohaverestrictions.AbleedSupportSkillGemmaynotbeabletoapplytoaminionsummoningActiveSkillGem,forexample.Toavoidcreatingapoorlylinkedspelllikethis,besuretoreadthetooltipforeverySupportSkillGembeforeyouplaceit.Itwillalwaysnotifyyouwhatkindsofabilitiesitcannotsupport. TwoActiveSkillGemscannotsupporteachother,evenifconnected.Ifyouhaveaconnectionsocket,trytoonlyplaceoneActiveSkillGeminthegroup,andusetheotherconnectingslotsexclusivelyforSupportSkillGems. 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