We now know all the new skill gems in Path of Exile Crucible, thanks to an update from developer Grinding Gear Games. While some of the new Vaal skills coming with Path of Exile patch 3.21 were shown off during the initial reveal stream for the next big PoE update, we now get to see all of them along with several new support gems and all the other updated gems included in the RPG game‘s Crucible patch.
I’m certain many of you are busy digging through Path of Building to plan out your builds for PoE Crucible, so having a look at the full range of skill gems you’ll have access to is going to be crucial to deciding what you’re going to play. There’s some very spicy-sounding selections on offer, so you won’t want to miss out on these when considering your next build.
Personally, I’m very enamoured by Vaal Lightning Arrow. Its projectiles pierce all targets, bounce nine times, and can hit targets each time they change direction. They travel for a fixed time before changing direction – meaning that you can increase your projectile speed to cover a huge area, or lower it to compress all that damage into a tight cluster that could potentially melt even the chunkiest of opponents with repeated blows.
Also likely to cause plenty of theorycrafters to jump out of their seats is the Prismatic Burst support gem. This causes supported attacks to trigger the Prismatic Burst skill, which deals damage from a randomly-selected element in an area. It’ll lean towards fire if your strength is higher, cold if you have high dexterity, and lightning for high intelligence characters.
There’s plenty to work through, including a number of tweaks to other previously existing skill gems, so be sure to check out the full list below to see exactly what
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