While a Unique Enemy is in your Presence, #% increased Action Speed
While a Pinnacle Atlas Boss is in your Presence, #% increased Action Speed
Action speed in Path of Exile is a stat that determines how fast or slow your character performs actions, such as:
Running
Swinging a weapon
Casting a spell
Recovering from being stunned
Essentially, it affects the animation speed of most of your character’s actions.
Here’s a breakdown of how action speed works:
Increases the speed of animations: A higher action speed means your character’s animations will play faster, making your actions feel quicker and more responsive.
Multiplicative effect: Action speed has a multiplicative effect with other stats that affect specific actions, such as attack speed, cast speed, and movement speed. This means that the benefits of action speed are amplified by investing in these other stats.
Doesn’t directly modify other stats: It’s important to note that action speed doesn’t directly modify stats like attack speed or cast speed. Instead, it affects the animation speed itself.
For example, if you have 10% increased action speed and 20% increased attack speed, your attacks will be 32% faster overall (1.1 * 1.2 = 1.32).
Here are some things that can affect your character’s action speed:
Items: Certain items can grant increased action speed. For example, the unique boots "Tailwind" grant a significant boost to action speed.
Skills: Some skills can also provide temporary buffs to action speed. For example, the "Haste" aura increases your action speed.
Curses: Curses like "Temporal Chains" can reduce your action speed.
Generally, having a high action speed is beneficial for most builds, as it makes your character feel more responsive and can improve your overall damage output by allowing you to perform actions more quickly. However, there are some cases where you might not prioritize action speed. For example, if you’re playing a build that relies heavily on channeling skills, then investing in cast speed might be more important.