PoE How To Use Discharge

Unleashing the Fury: A Guide to Discharge in Path of Exile

Discharge is a powerful channeled Chaos spell in Path of Exile that detonates all your accumulated Frenzy, Power, and Endurance charges, dealing massive elemental damage in a fiery explosion around you. It’s a high-risk, high-reward skill that can clear rooms and melt bosses with the right setup. Here’s how to unleash its full potential:

1. Understanding the Core Mechanic:

  • Charge Consumption: Discharge consumes all your Frenzy, Power, and Endurance charges upon activation. The more charges you have, the bigger the boom!
  • Elemental Damage: The damage scales primarily with the number of charges consumed, and is divided equally between Fire, Cold, and Lightning.

2. Building for Maximum Charge Generation:

  • Frenzy: Skills like Flicker Strike, Spectral Flurry, and Blood Rage are great for generating Frenzy charges.
  • Power: Enduring Cry, Vaal Power Siphon, and Herald of Ice are effective Power charge generators.
  • Endurance: Molten Shell, Enduring Cry, and Determination all help build up Endurance charges.

3. Gearing for Amplified Discharge:

  • Increased Charge Capacity: Passives, uniques like Voll’s Protector and The Disciple’s Belt, and jewels can boost your maximum charge count for even more explosive potential.
  • Elemental Damage Scaling: Support gems like Added Fire Damage, Cold Penetration, and Lightning Penetration, and passives on the tree will amplify your Discharge’s damage.
  • Cast Speed and Area of Effect: Faster casting and a larger AoE mean you can unleash more frequent and wider explosions, clearing enemies more effectively.

4. Key Support Gems:

  • Increased Area of Effect: Expands the area of your Discharge, maximizing clear potential.
  • Concentrated Area of Effect: Focuses the explosion closer to you, ideal for single-target boss fights.
  • Elemental Focus: Locks Discharge to a single element, allowing you to specialize in Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage for specific weaknesses.
  • Power Charge on Critical: Generates Power charges with critical hits, ensuring you always have some fuel for your fiery fury.

5. Advanced Tips:

  • Cast When Damage Taken (CWDT) Setup: Link Discharge to CWDT and a high-level Immortal Call to automatically trigger a defensive shield when you take damage, even if you’re channeling Discharge.
  • Vaal Discharge: The alternate quality of Discharge detonates all nearby corpses, potentially creating a devastating chain reaction of explosions.
  • Careful Positioning: Remember, you’re the epicenter of the blast, so position yourself strategically to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

Bonus: Check out this video showcasing a powerful Discharge build in action:

With careful planning and execution, Discharge can turn you into a walking detonation device, obliterating everything in your path. Remember, Path of Exile is all about experimentation, so don’t be afraid to tweak and refine your build to unleash the perfect Discharge for your playstyle!

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