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

In Path of Exile, Support Skill Gems are just as useful as Active Skill Gems, but they're far more complex to use. Here's how you can use ... Skiptomaincontent clock menu more-arrow no yes Gaming PlayStation Xbox Nintendo PC Tabletop Pokémon AllGaming Entertainment Movies TV Comics StarWars Marvel AllEntertainment Reviews Recommends Essentials AllReviews Features Guides AnimalCrossing MonsterHunterRise NewPokémonSnap Persona5Royal BreathoftheWild ResidentEvilVillage AllGuides Merch Buyer’sGuides Videos Podcasts GalaxyBrains AllPodcasts ✕ Filedunder: PathofExileguide 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. MostActiveSkillGemsarepowerfulontheirown,butifyoucanmasterlinkingthemtogetherwithSupportSkillGems,youwillunlocktheabilitytodevastatearoomfullofenemies. MostRead AnimalCrossing:NewHorizonsguide-JollyRedd’sart,realorfake? Figureoutwhichartpiecesarerealandwhichareforgeries 6greatquality-of-lifechangesinthePokémonDiamondandPearlremakes Here’swhat’scomingdownthepipeline NaturoFortniteskinsallowSasuketodab,getsnipedbySakura It’sabitoutofcharacter LordoftheRingsishelpingkeepa50-year-oldshadeoflipstickalive Here’sthestoryofArwen’sBlackHoneylips Streamlabsdrops‘OBS’fromcompanynameinresponsetorecentcontroversy ThecompanyhasalsobeenaccusedofcopyingfromitscompetitorLightstream TheLatest Streamlabsdrops‘OBS’fromcompanynameinresponsetorecentcontroversy By AnaDiaz 20 comments / new NaturoFortniteskinsallowSasuketodab,getsnipedbySakura By AnaDiaz 3 comments / new 6greatquality-of-lifechangesinthePokémonDiamondandPearlremakes By AnaDiaz 13 comments / new HowtogetaHunter’sCloakandtamewildlife–FortniteKakashiFortJutsupunchcardquestlineguide By JeffreyParkin 1 comment / new Filedunder: StreamerSurvivalGuide HowtomakeyourTwitchstreammoreaccessiblewithsubtitles By MichaelBaginski 1 comment / new Blizzard’sfirstfemaleco-leaderonlygotequalpayaftertenderingherresignation By MaddyMyers 22 comments / new Sharethisstory Twitter Facebook