PoE 2 Ref

Passive Skill Tree

Every keystone and notable passive, with exactly what it does. Search by name or effect — the stat lines below match the wording in-game.
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Apocalypse

Notable
  • +8% to Critical Hit Chance of Herald Skills
  • 30% reduced Damage

Aspiring Genius

Notable
  • 20% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  • 10% chance to Gain Arcane Surge when you deal a Critical Hit

Backstabbing

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Daggers

Barbaric Strength

Notable
  • 45% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • 10% increased Mana Cost of Skills
  • +10 to Strength

Battle-hardened

Notable
  • 20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
  • Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
  • +5 to Strength and Dexterity

Blade Catcher

Notable
  • Defend with 200% of Armour against Critical Hits
  • +15 to Strength

Blade Flurry

Notable
  • 6% increased Attack Speed while Dual Wielding
  • 15% increased Attack Critical Hit Chance while Dual Wielding

Bonded Precision

Notable
  • Allies in your Presence have 25% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • 25% increased Critical Hit Chance

Bone Chains

Notable
  • Physical Spell Critical Hits build Pin

Calculated Hunter

Notable
  • 50% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • 5% reduced Skill Speed

Careful Assassin

Notable
  • 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
  • 50% increased Critical Hit Chance

Clever Construction

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Hit Chance with Traps

Coated Knife

Notable
  • Critical Hits with Daggers have a 25% chance to Poison the Enemy

Consistent Intake

Notable
  • Cannot be Critically Hit while Parrying
  • 15% increased Parried Debuff Magnitude

Controlling Magic

Notable
  • Hits have 25% reduced Critical Hit Chance against you
  • 25% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells

Cooked

Notable
  • 60% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • 25% reduced Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Crashing Wave

Notable
  • 25% increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past 8 seconds

Critical Exploit

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Hit Chance

Critical Overload

Notable
  • 15% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells

Cruel Fate

Notable
  • 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • 20% increased Magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits

Cut to the Bone

Notable
  • Break Armour on Critical Hit with Spells equal to 10% of Physical Damage dealt
  • 20% increased Magnitude of Impales inflicted with Spells
  • 20% increased Global Physical Damage

Deadly Flourish

Notable
  • 25% increased Melee Critical Hit Chance

Deadly Force

Notable
  • 15% increased Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit in the past 8 seconds
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance

Deadly Invocations

Notable
  • Invocation Spells have 50% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Deadly Swarm

Notable
  • Minions deal 15% increased Damage
  • Minions have 20% increased Critical Hit Chance

Desensitisation

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • Hits against you have 25% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

Diabolical Opportunity

Notable
  • Attacks have +2.5% to Critical Hit Chance against Parried enemies if you have at least 100 Tribute

Direct Approach

Notable
  • 35% increased Critical Hit Chance against Enemies that are affected
  • by no Elemental Ailments

Directed Forces

Notable
  • +25% to Critical Damage Bonus for Spells while wielding a Staff

Dispatch Foes

Notable
  • 40% increased Critical Hit Chance if you haven't dealt a Critical Hit Recently

Distracted Target

Notable
  • 30% increased Critical Hit Chance against Blinded Enemies

Erraticism

Notable
  • 16% increased Cast Speed if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently
  • 10% reduced Critical Hit Chance

First Approach

Notable
  • 40% increased Critical Hit Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life
  • 80% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Full Life
  • Cannot be Blinded while on Full Life

For the Jugular

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • +10 to Intelligence

Frantic Swings

Notable
  • Enemies Blinded by you have 50% reduced Critical Hit Chance

Grip of Evil

Notable
  • Minions have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Harbinger of Disaster

Notable
  • 10% increased Damage
  • 10% increased Area Damage
  • 10% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Headshot

Notable
  • Projectiles have 20% increased Critical Hit Chance against Enemies further than 6m
  • 25% chance to inflict Daze with Hits against Enemies further than 6m
  • Projectiles have 30% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies further than 6m

Heartbreaking

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • +10 to Strength

Heartstopping

Notable
  • 20% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +10 to Intelligence

Hollow Palm Technique

Keystone
  • Can Attack as though using a Quarterstaff while both of your hand slots are empty
  • Unarmed Attacks that would use an Equipped Quarterstaff's damage have:
  • • Base Unarmed Physical damage replaced with damage based on their Skill Level
  • • 1% more Attack Speed per 75 Item Evasion on Equipped Armour Items
  • • +0.1% to Critical Hit Chance per 10 Item Energy Shield on Equipped Armour Items

Howling Beast

Notable
  • Warcries inflict 3 Critical Weakness on Enemies

Hunter

Notable
  • 50% increased Damage against Demons
  • 50% increased Immobilisation buildup against Constructs
  • 50% increased Duration of Ailments on Beasts
  • 50% increased Critical Hit Chance against Humanoids

Jagged Shards

Notable
  • 20% increased Global Physical Damage
  • 20% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells

Javelin

Notable
  • 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Spears

Leaping Ambush

Notable
  • 50% increased Critical Hit Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life

Locked On

Notable
  • 15% increased Accuracy Rating
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks

Martial Artistry

Notable
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Quarterstaves
  • 25% increased Accuracy Rating with Quarterstaves
  • +25 to Dexterity

Moment of Truth

Notable
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • 25% increased Critical Damage Bonus if you've dealt a Non-Critical Hit Recently

Morning Star

Notable
  • 30% increased Critical Hit Chance with Flails
  • 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Flails

Near Sighted

Notable
  • 30% increased penalty to Accuracy Rating at range
  • 30% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks

Necrotic Touch

Notable
  • Minions have 40% increased Critical Hit Chance

Overwhelming Strike

Notable
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks
  • 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage
  • 20% more Stun Buildup with Critical Hits

Pain Attunement

Keystone
  • 30% less Critical Damage Bonus when on Full Life
  • 30% more Critical Damage Bonus when on Low Life

Power Shots

Notable
  • 80% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Crossbows
  • 15% reduced Attack Speed with Crossbows

Precise Invocations

Notable
  • Invocated Spells have 30% increased Critical Hit Chance

Preemptive Strike

Notable
  • Critical Damage Bonus vs full life enemies: 100%

Primal Spirit

Notable
  • 8% increased Skill Speed while Shapeshifted
  • 10% increased Critical Hit Chance while Shapeshifted

Relentless Vindicator

Notable
  • 10% increased Damage
  • 10% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +5 to Strength and Intelligence

Resolute Reach

Notable
  • 18% increased Area of Effect for Attacks
  • 20% reduced Critical Hit Chance

Resolute Technique

Keystone
  • Accuracy Rating is Doubled
  • Never deal Critical Hits

Serrated Edges

Notable
  • 30% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
  • 10% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks

Shatter Palm

Notable
  • 30% increased Stun Buildup
  • 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Shredding Force

Notable
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
  • 15% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus
  • 15% increased Magnitude of Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits

Silent Shiv

Notable
  • 15% increased Critical Hit Chance with Daggers
  • 5% increased Attack Speed with Daggers

Sitting Duck

Notable
  • Your Hits cannot be Evaded by Pinned Enemies
  • 35% increased Critical Hit Chance against Immobilised enemies

Spirit of the Wolf

Notable
  • 20% increased Critical Hit Chance while Shapeshifted
  • 8% increased Skill Speed while Shapeshifted

Struck Through

Notable
  • Attacks have +1% to Critical Hit Chance

Sudden Escalation

Notable
  • 16% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
  • 8% increased Cast Speed if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently

Tainted Strike

Notable
  • 30% increased Magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict with Critical Hits
  • 20% increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks

Throatseeker

Notable
  • 60% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • 20% reduced Critical Hit Chance

True Strike

Notable
  • 20% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • +10 to Dexterity

Vulgar Methods

Notable
  • 30% increased Critical Hit Chance
  • 10% reduced maximum Mana
  • +10 to Strength

Whirling Assault

Notable
  • 8% increased Attack Speed with Quarterstaves
  • Knocks Back Enemies if you get a Critical Hit with a Quarterstaff

Wolf's Howl

Notable
  • 30% increased Critical Hit Chance if you have Shapeshifted to an Animal form Recently