PoE 2 Ref

Primal Strikes

Active skill gem · Dexterity

Primal Strikes

Attack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Payoff

Type: Active skill gem

Socket Colour: Green (Dexterity)

Cost: 5 Mana

Requires Level 32

Perform a Lightning-charged stab that can be chained into a combination of up to three attacks. The first two attacks conjure a charging Wildwood spirit if they Hit a Shocked enemy and refresh Shock duration. The third attack is a large swipe that inflicts Elemental Exposure, and can Consume Shock to conjure a stampede of spirits.

Primal Strikes

Effect of quality

What quality adds to Primal Strikes, shown at 20% (maximum) quality. Each bonus scales evenly from 0% up to 20% and they all apply together.

  • +20% increased Attack Speed
  • +20% more Critical Hit Chance

Related active gems

Works with these support gems

8 support gems can be linked to Primal Strikes to modify how it behaves.

Stats per gem level

How Primal Strikes scales as the gem levels up — the damage and effect it deals at each level, with the character level each step requires.

LevelReq.StatsCost
11
  • Attack Damage: 80% of base
5 Mana
23
  • Attack Damage: 88% of base
6 Mana
37
  • Attack Damage: 97% of base
7 Mana
410
  • Attack Damage: 106% of base
8 Mana
514
  • Attack Damage: 114% of base
9 Mana
618
  • Attack Damage: 122% of base
10 Mana
722
  • Attack Damage: 131% of base
12 Mana
827
  • Attack Damage: 139% of base
13 Mana
931
  • Attack Damage: 146% of base
15 Mana
1036
  • Attack Damage: 153% of base
16 Mana
1141
  • Attack Damage: 161% of base
18 Mana
1247
  • Attack Damage: 169% of base
20 Mana
1352
  • Attack Damage: 177% of base
21 Mana
1458
  • Attack Damage: 186% of base
23 Mana
1564
  • Attack Damage: 196% of base
26 Mana
1670
  • Attack Damage: 205% of base
28 Mana
1777
  • Attack Damage: 216% of base
30 Mana
1884
  • Attack Damage: 226% of base
33 Mana
1991
  • Attack Damage: 238% of base
36 Mana
2098
  • Attack Damage: 250% of base
38 Mana

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