Valako's Charge

This article describes new Path of Exile 2 content released in version 0.3.0. Information may be missing or incorrect.

Please expand this article so that it provides complete and accurate information.

Valako's ChargeSpell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Chaining
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 9.00%While active, taking Lightning damage builds up charge on you. Reaching full charge expends all charge to Trigger this skill, creating a Chaining lightning bolt that arcs to nearby enemies.Triggers after you take a total of (17-628) Lightning Hit Damage
Can target Enemies within 3 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Chains +(0.1-2) additional timesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop disabled
Granted as an inherent skill from Lightning CoilLightning Coil
Ancestral MailArmour: 162
Evasion: 146
Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 50, 44 Str, 44 DexGrants Skill: Level (12-20) Valako's Charge(80-120)% increased Armour and Evasion
+(80-100) to maximum Life
+(20-30) to Dexterity
(-40–-30)% to Lightning Resistance
(20–40)% of Physical damage from Hits taken as Lightning damageThe world churned during the Great Wasting.
Tawhoa may have stilled the rioting earth,
but it was Valako that tamed the broken sky..Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemValakosCharge

Valako's Charge is a skill granted by Lightning CoilLightning Coil
Ancestral MailArmour: 162
Evasion: 146
Movement Speed: -4.0%Requires Level 50, 44 Str, 44 DexGrants Skill: Level (12-20) Valako's Charge(80-120)% increased Armour and Evasion
+(80-100) to maximum Life
+(20-30) to Dexterity
(-40–-30)% to Lightning Resistance
(20–40)% of Physical damage from Hits taken as Lightning damageThe world churned during the Great Wasting.
Tawhoa may have stilled the rioting earth,
but it was Valako that tamed the broken sky..

Gem level progression

Level				Trigger After Total Hit
1	0	0	0	17
2	3	0	0	26
3	6	9	9	37
4	10	13	13	49
5	14	17	17	63
6	18	20	20	79
7	22	24	24	97
8	26	28	28	117
9	31	32	32	140
10	36	37	37	166
11	41	41	41	194
12	46	46	46	226
13	52	51	51	262
14	58	57	57	301
15	64	62	62	344
16	66	64	64	392
17	72	70	70	443
18	78	75	75	500
19	84	80	80	561
20	90	86	86	628

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Chain IChain ISupport, Projectile, Chaining Category: Chain Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Supported Skills Chain +1 times Supported Skills Chain 100% more times Supported Skills deal 50% less Damage with HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, Spell Category: Controlled Destruction Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage Supported Skills cannot deal Critical HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Zenith IZenith ISupport, Spell Category: Zenith Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum Mana. Does not modify Skills used by Minions.Supported Spells deal 30% more Damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum ManaPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Chain IIChain IISupport, Projectile, Chaining Category: Chain Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Supported Skills Chain +1 times Supported Skills Chain 100% more times Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage with HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Lightning PenetrationLightning PenetrationSupport, Lightning Category: Lightning Penetration Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Lightning resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Lightning ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Living Lightning ILiving Lightning ISupport, Minion, Lightning, Duration Category: Living Lightning Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Trigger Living Lightning on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Living Lightning Cooldown Time: (0.20 s (5 Times)) This Skill is Triggered on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Creates 1 Minion Level of Minions is based on Level of Triggering Skill Minion duration is 30 seconds Limit 5 Minions Minions convert 100% of Physical damage to Lightning damage Minions Attack every 0.14 seconds Minions disperse after 3 AttacksPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Elemental DischargeElemental DischargeSupport, Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Payoff Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Spell that Hits enemies, causing it to consume Elemental Ailments on hit to trigger an Elemental Discharge. Cannot support the skills of Minions.Support Supported Skills Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock or Ignite Supported Skills Consume Freeze, Shock and Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge Elemental Discharge Cooldown Time: 1.00s Cast Time: 1.00s Critical Hit Chance: 10.00% Consuming Freeze deals 80% to 120% of your Intelligence as Cold Damage Consuming Ignite deals 40% to 60% of your Intelligence as Fire Damage Consuming Shock deals 1% to 120% of your Intelligence as Lightning Damage Discharge radius is 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Neural OverloadNeural OverloadSupport, Lightning Category: Electrocute Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for Electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will Electrocute them.Supported Skills Electrocute Primed enemies on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Zenith IIZenith IISupport, Spell Category: Zenith Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum Mana, and Recoup a portion of Skill costs as Mana. Does not modify Skills used by Minions.25% of Supported Skills costs are Recouped as Mana Supported Spells deal 30% more Damage while you are above 90% of your Maximum ManaPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Cooldown Recovery IICooldown Recovery IISupport Category: Cooldown Recovery Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have 30% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Living Lightning IILiving Lightning IISupport, Minion, Lightning, Duration Category: Living Lightning Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Trigger Living Lightning on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Living Lightning Cooldown Time: (0.20 s (5 Times)) Minions from this skill have 1% increased Attack Speed per 10 of your Dexterity Minions from this skill have 1% increased Damage per 5 of your Strength This Skill is Triggered on dealing Lightning Damage with Supported Skill Creates 1 Minion Level of Minions is based on Level of Triggering Skill Minion duration is 30 seconds Limit 8 Minions Minions convert 100% of Physical damage to Lightning damage Minions Attack every 0.14 seconds Minions disperse after 3 AttacksPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	OverchargeOverchargeSupport, Lightning Category: Overcharge Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making its Shocks more effective but reflecting them back to you as well.50% increased Magnitude of Shocks inflicted with Supported Skills Shocks caused by Supported Skills are reflected back to youPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Chain IIIChain IIISupport, Projectile, Chaining Category: Chain Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Supported Skills Chain 200% more times Supported Skills deal 40% less Damage with HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Lightning MasteryLightning MasterySupport, Lightning Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Lightning SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Valako's Charge is drop disabled.

Alternate skill effects

Valako's Charge has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Introduced to the game.