Elemental Expression
Create a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave of projectiles. The chance for an explosion is proportional to your Strength, for a bolt proportional to your Dexterity, and for a wave proportional to your Intelligence.
Top-tier — strong mechanics, versatile, and highly efficient in the current meta.
Gem Effects
Triggers Fiery Explosion, Arcing Bolt, or Icy Wave on Melee Critical Hit
Fiery Explosion
Critical Hit Chance: 7.00%
Deals (5–152) to (8–228) Fire Damage
Icy Wave
Critical Hit Chance: 12.00%
Pierces all Targets
Fires 3 Projectiles
Deals (4–125) to (7–187) Cold Damage
Arcing Bolt
Critical Hit Chance: 9.00%
Chains 7 Times
Deals (2–53) to (11–298) Lightning Damage
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Elemental Expression
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Elemental Expression Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Projectile Scaling
Extra projectiles (GMP) and Pierce/Chain/Fork dramatically multiply your clear. Choose based on mob density.
Chain Scaling
Each chain hit deals full damage — more chains = exponentially better clearing. Stacking chain sources is top priority.
Ignite Potential
Fire skills can inflict Ignite for sustained DoT. Invest in Ignite Duration and Fire DoT multiplier for maximum burn damage.
Alternatives to Elemental Expression
Similar skills — which one fits your build better?
Build Glory by Hitting enemies with Elemental damage. When you have maximum Glor
Create a stationary Fire, Cold or Lightning storm at a target location for a dur
Fire a slow-moving Projectile that moves through enemies. The Projectile itself
Grants your weapon Surges. Non-Melee Projectile Attacks with that weapon Consume
How to Get Elemental Expression
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Elemental Expression. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.