Scattered across the tree are Keystone passives that drastically alter the way a character is played. Starting at one of seven distinct locations dictated by their chosen class, players can focus on the core specialties of their class or travel across the tree to build complex combinations of skills from various disciplines. Because gems level up independently and some are hard to find, they can be very valuable in trade.Īll of the Path of Exile's character classes share its vast passive skill tree.
Up to five support gems can affect a skill at any time. You can augment your Fireball to chain from enemy to enemy or split into multiple flaming projectiles. A wide range of support gems allows the behavior of skills to be modified. Skills in the game are items - gems that grant abilities when socketed into equipment.
Action RPGs have always been about two things: devastating skills and valuable items.
