Elemental Expression

Elemental ExpressionSpell, AoE, Projectile, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Chaining
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Cast Time: InstantCreate 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.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 DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
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Granted by the Invoker ascendancy notable ...and Scatter Them to the Winds.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemAscendancyElementalExpression

Elemental Expression is a spell skill granted by the Invoker ascendancy notable ...and Scatter Them to the Winds. This skill triggers when the user lands a critical hit with a melee attack. When triggered, one of three elemental effect goes off, the odds of each effect depending on the user's attributes.

Skill functions and interactions

Not all the gem tags on this skill will apply to all three effects. Each of the effects use the following gem tags:

• Fiery Explosion: Fire, AoE, Spell
• Icy Wave: Cold, Projectile, Spell
• Arcing Bolt: Lightning, Chaining, Spell

This skill functions very similarly to Path of Exile 1's Wild Strike.

Gem level progression

Level
1	0
2	3
3	6
4	10
5	14
6	18
7	22
8	26
9	31
10	36
11	41
12	46
13	52
14	58
15	64
16	66
17	72
18	78
19	84
20	90

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Controlled DestructionControlled DestructionSupport, Spell, Critical Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that Hit enemies, boosting their damage but preventing them from dealing Critical Hits.Supported Spells deal 25% more Hit Damage Supported Skills cannot deal Critical HitsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ExecuteExecuteSupport Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Supported Skills deal 50% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	OverpowerOverpowerSupport Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that hits enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Hits with Supported Skills cause 50% more Stun buildupPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	BlindBlindSupport Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Supported Skills Blind Enemies on HitPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Exploit WeaknessExploit WeaknessSupport, Payoff Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more Damage against enemies with Broken Armour but preventing them from Breaking Armour themselves. Cannot support skills that Consume Broken Armour.Supported Skills cannot Break Armour Supported Skills Consume Enemy Fully Broken Armour to deal 40% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	IngenuityIngenuitySupport Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover.Supported Skills have 30% increased cooldown recovery ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more damage to Frozen enemies but consume their Freeze. Cannot support skills that Consume Freeze.Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze on enemies to deal 50% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Elemental DischargeElemental DischargeSupport, Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Payoff Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Spell that Hits enemies, causing it to consume Elemental Ailments on hit to trigger an Elemental Discharge. Cannot support the skills of Minions.Support Supported Skills Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock or Ignite Supported Skills Consume Freeze, Shock and Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge Elemental Discharge Cooldown Time: 1.00s Cast Time: 1.00s Critical Hit Chance: 10.00% Consuming Freeze deals 80% to 120% of your Intelligence as Cold Damage Consuming Ignite deals 40% to 60% of your Intelligence as Fire Damage Consuming Shock deals 1% to 120% of your Intelligence as Lightning Damage Discharge radius is 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The Elemental Expression Skill, granted by the ...and Scatter Them to the Winds Ascendancy Passive Skill, now deals 40% more Damage at all Gem levels.
0.1.0e	Fixed a bug where the Elemental Expression skill from the Invoker Ascendancy Class had an incorrect hitbox.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.