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Valako's Charge

Patch 0.5.5 · Updated Oct 3, 2026

Skill Gems

Valako's Charge

Valako's Charge is a Skill Gem in Path of Exile 2. Tags: Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Chaining. 172 Support Gems can support it.

Gem level 1

Valako's Charge

Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Chaining

Level: 1

Cost: 0 Mana

Critical Hit Chance: 9%

Cooldown Time: 1 sec

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.

Buff

Can target Enemies within 3 metres

Bolt

Lightning damage from this skill Contributes to
Electrocution Buildup

Cannot Shock

Deals 3 to 65 Lightning Damage

Chains +4 times

Type: Skill Gems
Attribute: No attribute
Tags: Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Chaining
Levels: 1–40

Quality

At 20% quality

Chains +2 times

Granted by

Lightning Coil Unique

Used in builds

None of our builds uses this yet.

Values per level

Only values that change with the level – fixed values are in the tooltip. Click a row to show that level in the tooltip.

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Lightning Damage	Chains +# times
1	–	0 Mana	3–65	4
2	3	0 Mana	5–87	4
3	6	0 Mana	6–119	4
4	10	0 Mana	8–155	4
5	14	0 Mana	10–195	4
6	18	0 Mana	13–240	4
7	22	0 Mana	15–291	4
8	26	0 Mana	18–348	4
9	31	0 Mana	22–412	4
10	36	0 Mana	25–484	4
11	41	0 Mana	30–565	5
12	46	0 Mana	35–656	5
13	52	0 Mana	40–758	5
14	58	0 Mana	46–873	5
15	64	0 Mana	53–1003	5
16	66	0 Mana	60–1148	5
17	72	0 Mana	69–1312	5
18	78	0 Mana	79–1497	5
19	84	0 Mana	90–1706	5
20	90	0 Mana	102–1942	5

Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)

Level	Character level	Cost	Deals # to # Lightning Damage	Chains +# times
21	–	0 Mana	116–2208	6
22	–	0 Mana	132–2510	6
23	–	0 Mana	150–2851	6
24	–	0 Mana	170–3239	6
25	–	0 Mana	194–3678	6
26	–	0 Mana	220–4176	6
27	–	0 Mana	250–4743	6
28	–	0 Mana	284–5387	6
29	–	0 Mana	322–6122	6
30	–	0 Mana	366–6959	6
31	–	0 Mana	417–7915	6
32	–	0 Mana	474–9006	7
33	–	0 Mana	540–10255	7
34	–	0 Mana	615–11685	7
35	–	0 Mana	701–13325	7
36	–	0 Mana	800–15206	7
37	–	0 Mana	914–17368	7
38	–	0 Mana	1045–19856	7
39	–	0 Mana	1196–22720	7
40	–	0 Mana	1370–26024	7

Matching supports 172

172 Support Gems can support this skill.

Strength 55

Armour Break I Armour Break II Armour Break III Armour Demolisher I Armour Demolisher II Arms Length Atalui's Bloodletting Bleed I Bleed II Bleed III Bleed IV Break Endurance Brutality I Brutality II Brutality III Deep Cuts I Deep Cuts II Devastate Efficiency I Efficiency II Enduring Impact I Enduring Impact II Eternal Flame I Eternal Flame II Eternal Flame III Execute I Execute II Execute III Exploit Weakness Fire Attunement Fire Exposure Fire Penetration I Fire Penetration II Heft Ignite I Ignite II Ignite III Knockback Lifetap Rageforged I Rageforged II Rupture Rusted Spikes Searing Flame I Searing Flame II Stun I Stun II Stun III Uhtred's Augury Uhtred's Exodus Uhtred's Omen Unbreakable Uruk's Smelting Uul-Netol's Embrace Xoph's Pyre

Dexterity 56

Admixture Arakaali's Lust Blind I Blind II Blindside Bounty I Bounty II Bursting Plague Chain I Chain II Chain III Chance to Freeze Charm Bounty Commiserate Cooldown Recovery I Cooldown Recovery II Corrosion Deadly Poison I Deadly Poison II Deliberation Dominus' Grasp Electrocute Eonyr's Thunder Escalating Poison Hobble Inhibitor Lasting Shock Leverage Life Bounty Life Drain Lightning Attunement Lightning Exposure Lightning Penetration Lockdown Malady Mana Bounty Mobility Neural Overload Overcharge Pin I Pin II Pin III Poison I Poison II Poison III Rakiata's Flow Shock Slow Potency Soul Drain Stormchain Swift Affliction I Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction III Tacati's Ire Tul's Stillness Wind Wave

Intelligence 52

Ambush Arbiter's Ignition Biting Frost I Biting Frost II Bone Shrapnel Brittle Armour Chaos Attunement Cold Attunement Cold Exposure Cold Penetration Concentrated Area Concussive Spells Controlled Destruction Coursing Current Deep Freeze Dialla's Desire Electromagnetism Elemental Discharge Elemental Focus Embitter Energy Barrier Enervation Esh's Radiance Fiery Death Freeze Frost Nexus Frostfire Frozen Vortex Lightning Mastery Living Lightning Living Lightning II Magnified Area I Magnified Area II Mana Flare Oisín's Oath Pinpoint Critical Potent Exposure Practical Magic I Practical Magic II Rising Tempest Shock Conduction Shock Conduction II Shock Siphon Spreading Frost Static Shocks Stormfire Supercritical Varashta's Blessing Wildfire Withering Touch Zenith I Zenith II

No attribute 9

Breachlord's Rift Esh's Prowess Mórrigan's Insight Runic Extraction Scouring Flame Styrn's Anthem Uhtred's Constellation Uhtred's Rite Vorana's Siege