Eldritch Empowerment

Eldritch Empowerment

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

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Non-Channelling Spells cost an additional 3% of maximum Energy Shield
Non-Channelling Spells deal 30% more Damage
Spending Energy Shield does not interrupt Recharge

Eldritch Empowerment is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Lich that causes non-channelling spells to deal more damage but adds an energy shield cost equal to a portion of your maximum energy shield to them. Energy shield spent this way does not interrupt recharge.

Mechanics

All non-channeling skills will gain an energy shield cost equal to 3% of the player's maximum energy shield. This includes skills with no inherent cost such as granted skills.

If the player has 0 maximum energy shield, no cost will be added unless the player has Eldritch Battery allocated (see below). If you have 0 energy shield from taking damage, you will not be able to cast your spells and they will show as disabled.

Eldritch Battery disables skills with Eldritch Empowerment: if you have energy shield and have taken Eldritch Battery to convert that energy shield to mana, you will not be able to cast due to a hidden 1 energy shield cost preventing you from casting. Current unverified source: https://old.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1juddqv/lich_chaos_build_idea_questions/mm1a7zv/

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0g	Most Skills that have no mana cost which you don't cast yourself are now also granted a hidden no skill cost stat preventing them from gaining additional costs, such as from Lich's Eldritch Empowerment Notable Passive Skill. Examples include Elemental Discharge, Impending Doom's Doom Blast and Blink. Spells you cast yourself granted from Wands and Staves will still be able to get additional costs.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.