Discharge

DischargeSpell, AoE, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Nova
Radius: 30
Mana Cost: (13-25)
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 450%Requires Level 28Discharge all the character's charges to deal elemental damage to all nearby monsters.Per 1% Quality:12341% increased Elemental Damage2% increased Cast Speed0.5% chance to deal Damage without removing Charges2% increased Damage if three different Charge types removedDeals (56-394) to (203-1422) base Lightning Damage per Power Charge removed
Deals (99-692) to (148-1037) base Fire Damage per Endurance Charge removed
Deals (81-566) to (121-849) base Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge removed
20% increased Area of Effect per charge consumed
30% less Damage with AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 28Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Chance

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDischarge

Discharge is a spell that consumes all of the player's charges (frenzy charges, power charges and endurance charges) to deal elemental damage in an area around them.

Skill functions and interactions

• Area of effect: All damage from expended charges is dealt simultaneously within an area centered on the caster. This area can be altered with area of effect modifiers and the number of charges used.

• Charge bonuses: Any bonuses granted from the charges that are being expended will be applied to that cast of Discharge. For example, expending three Power Charges will cause that cast of Discharge to have +120% increased chance to critically strike. Once Discharge is finished casting, these charges will be consumed and their bonuses will no longer apply.

• Charge gain: This skill will apply charge-gaining effects after the loss of the charges consumed to cast it. For example, critical hits while wearing the Voll's ProtectorVoll's Protector
  Holy ChainmailQuality: +20%
  Armour: (426-523)
  Energy Shield: (85-105)
  Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 35, 53 Str, 53 Int(100-150)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  50% reduced maximum Mana
  Gain a Power Charge for each Enemy you hit with a Critical Strike
  Inner ConvictionAlthough a great leader during the war,
  Voll proved disastrous in times of peace. armor will cause a number of Power Charges to remain after casting equal to the number of enemies hit (up to the character's charge cap). The same effect applies to Frenzy Charges gained from kills under the Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical
  Mana Cost: (7-16)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1230.25% increased Attack SpeedBuff grants 0.1% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit a Unique EnemyBuff grants 0.02% of Elemental Attack Damage leeched as Life(5-15)% increased Attack Speed
  1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life
  You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage
  You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
  Base duration is (7-10.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. buff or Poacher's MarkPoacher's MarkSpell, Duration, Curse, Mark
  Radius: 22
  Mana Cost: (16-33)
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses a single enemy, lowering their physical damage reduction, and adding physical damage to all hits against them. Attacking the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and killing them will grant a frenzy charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:123Cursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageCursed enemies have -0.25% to Physical Damage ReductionBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
  Adds (6-30) to (9-45) Physical Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies
  Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction
  Cursed enemies grant (15-50) Life when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies grant (8-25) Mana when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. charge-gaining effects.

The Power Charge On Critical SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportSupport
Icon: P
Mana Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have 1% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeSupported Skills deal 0.1% increased Damage per Power ChargeSupported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power ChargeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. gem gives a chance to gain only one power charge after every cast, regardless of the number of monsters hit.

Romira's BanquetRomira's Banquet
Diamond RingRequires Level 60(20-30)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance+333 to Accuracy Rating
+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
+(40-60) to maximum Mana
0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana
Gain a Power Charge on Non-Critical Strike
Lose all Power Charges on Critical StrikeThe Empress gave Romira two sons
Born of his brother's seed
Romira threw her a banquet
A perfidious meal indeed. grants a Power Charge whenever you deal a non-critical strike

• Minimum charges: Discharge needs to consume charges for its damage to be increased, and increases to Minimum Charges, such as the +1 to Minimum Endurance Charges from Disciple of the Unyielding, don't allow those charges to be consumed.

• Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
  Icon: T
  Mana Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Per 1% Quality:1231% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem RangeSupported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
  Totem lasts 8 seconds
  Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Damage
  Spells Cast by Totem have 30% less Cast SpeedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.: Discharge cannot be linked to Spell Totem Support.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Lightning Damage per Power Charge	Fire Damage per Endurance Charge	Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	13	56 to 203	99 to 148	81 to 121	0	0
2	31	73	14	66 to 239	116 to 175	95 to 143	199,345	199,345
3	34	79	15	77 to 280	136 to 204	111 to 167	285,815	485,160
4	37	85	16	90 to 326	158 to 238	130 to 194	401,344	886,504
5	40	92	16	105 to 377	184 to 275	150 to 225	554,379	1,440,883
6	42	96	17	115 to 416	202 to 303	165 to 248	477,437	1,918,320
7	44	100	18	127 to 457	222 to 333	182 to 273	583,786	2,502,106
8	46	104	18	139 to 502	244 to 366	200 to 300	710,359	3,212,465
9	48	109	19	152 to 550	268 to 401	219 to 328	1,355,511	4,567,976
10	50	113	19	167 to 603	293 to 440	240 to 360	1,138,877	5,706,853
11	52	117	20	183 to 659	321 to 481	262 to 394	1,368,233	7,075,086
12	54	121	20	200 to 720	350 to 526	287 to 430	1,638,338	8,713,424
13	56	125	21	218 to 787	383 to 574	313 to 470	1,956,648	10,670,072
14	58	130	21	238 to 858	417 to 626	342 to 512	3,655,184	14,325,256
15	60	134	22	259 to 935	455 to 682	372 to 558	3,017,327	17,342,583
16	62	138	22	282 to 1018	495 to 743	405 to 608	7,759,995	25,102,578
17	64	142	23	307 to 1108	539 to 809	441 to 662	15,138,193	40,240,771
18	66	146	24	334 to 1205	586 to 879	480 to 719	26,083,825	66,324,596
19	68	151	24	363 to 1309	637 to 955	521 to 782	62,620,247	128,944,843
20	70	155	25	394 to 1422	692 to 1037	566 to 849	211,708,088	340,652,931
21	72	159	25	427 to 1543	750 to 1126	614 to 921	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	26	463 to 1673	814 to 1221	666 to 999	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	26	502 to 1814	882 to 1323	722 to 1083	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	27	544 to 1965	956 to 1434	782 to 1173	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	27	589 to 2127	1035 to 1552	847 to 1270	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	28	638 to 2302	1120 to 1680	916 to 1374	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	28	690 to 2490	1211 to 1817	991 to 1487	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	29	746 to 2692	1310 to 1965	1072 to 1607	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	30	806 to 2910	1416 to 2123	1158 to 1737	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	30	871 to 3143	1529 to 2294	1251 to 1877	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	30	905 to 3267	1589 to 2384	1300 to 1950	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	31	940 to 3394	1651 to 2477	1351 to 2027	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	31	977 to 3527	1716 to 2574	1404 to 2106	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	31	1015 to 3664	1782 to 2674	1458 to 2188	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	31	1054 to 3806	1852 to 2777	1515 to 2272	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	32	1095 to 3954	1923 to 2885	1574 to 2360	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	32	1137 to 4106	1998 to 2996	1634 to 2452	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	32	1181 to 4265	2075 to 3112	1697 to 2546	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	33	1227 to 4429	2154 to 3232	1763 to 2644	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	33	1274 to 4598	2237 to 3355	1830 to 2745	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Discharge:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats
Endless MiseryEndless Misery Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium (1200)(7-10)% increased Elemental Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge Cooldown is 250 ms With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge deals 60% less Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge has 60% less Area of EffectThe sky, the land, the people burned. What little still stood soon faced wild, battering storms. Winter arrived suddenly and stayed for a generation. Civilisation was not simply halted, but reversed, erased.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	Medium (1200)	(7-10)% increased Elemental Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge Cooldown is 250 ms With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge deals 60% less Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Discharge has 60% less Area of Effect

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Discharge.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Discharge Radius 1	66	Discharge has +3 to Radius	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Radius 2	75	Discharge has +5 to Radius	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Consume Charges 1	66	20% chance for Discharge to deal Damage without removing Charges	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Consume Charges 2	75	30% chance for Discharge to deal Damage without removing Charges	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Damage 1	66	25% increased Discharge Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Damage 2	75	40% increased Discharge Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Legacy enchantments

The following enchantments can only be found on legacy items in permanent leagues:

Name	Labyrinth	Stats
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 1	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Discharge Radius
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 2	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Discharge Radius

Alternate skill effects

Discharge has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Flare Discharge EffectFlare Discharge EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Discharge becomes an explosive flare effect.	Your Discharge becomes an explosive flare effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.12.0	Discharge now has a cooldown, and a much higher added damage effectiveness and base area of effect, to encourage large, individual Discharge casts that consume many charges over the rapidfire Discharge usage often triggered by other sources. There is a Threshold jewel which drastically lowers this cooldown for players who seek a Discharge playstyle similar to the older version of the spell. Now has a larger base area of effect. Now has an added damage effectiveness of 450%. Now deals 56 to 203 base lightning damage per power charge removed at gem level 1, up to 394 to 1422 base lightning damage at gem level 20. Now deals 99 to 148 base fire damage per endurance charge removed at gem level 1, up to 692 to 1037 base fire damage at gem level 20. Now deals 81 to 121 base cold damage per frenzy charge removed at gem level 1, up to 566 to 849 base cold damage at gem level 20. Now has 20% increased area of effect per charge consumed. Now deals 30% less damage with Ailments. The "increased Discharge Radius" Labyrinth Enchantment has been replaced with a new enchantment granting Discharge +3/+5 to Radius. Existing items with this enchantment are unaffected.
3.9.0	Discharge no longer has a target cap of 30 monsters.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 13 (was 24). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 25 (was 47). Now has a cast time of 0.75 seconds (from 1 second). Now deals 5 to 93 Lightning damage per Power Charge removed at gem level 1 (from 4 to 77) and 34 to 651 Lighting damage per Power Charge removed at gem level 20 (from 31 to 589). Now deals 35 to 52 Fire damage per Endurance Charge removed at gem level 1 (from 29 to 43) and 244 to 365 Fire damage per Endurance Charge removed at gem level 20 (from 221 to 331). Now deals 29 to 43 Cold damage per Frenzy Charge removed at gem level 1 (from 24 to 36) and 199 to 299 Cold damage per Frenzy Charge removed at gem level 20 (from 180 to 271). Discharge can no longer be linked to Spell Totem Support (undocumented).
2.4.0	Discharge now deals 35% less damage when triggered.
2.3.0e	The number of targets that Discharge can hit has been increased from 20 to 30.
2.0.2	The graphical performance of Discharge has been improved - it now only plays the dominant effect if you have multiple charge types.
2.0.0	Damage increased at lower levels. It now grants 0.5% increased area of effect radius per 1% of quality (was 1% per 1% quality). Critical Strike Chance has been reduced from 8% to 7%.
1.0.0	Mana cost increased.
0.10.8	Damage increased.
0.10.0	Early levels improved by around 20%.
0.9.12s	Damage progression increased. By skill level 15, it's doing 29% more damage than before.
0.9.9	Slight buff to damage.
0.9.7	Discharge's damage has been nerfed.
0.9.5g	Reduced the Critical Strike chance.
0.9.4	Reduced the damage. Fixed Discharge not granting Charges for hitting/killing enemies.
0.9.3	Discharge has been added to the game.