Discharge

DischargeSpell, AoE, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Nova
Radius: 30
Mana Cost: (13-25)
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:
0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (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
35% less Damage if Triggered
20% increased area of effect per charge consumed
Place 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:
  0.25% increased Attack Speed(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 MarkCurse, Spell, AoE, Duration
  Radius: 22
  Mana Cost: (24-50)
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, making them less evasive. Hitting the cursed targets will grant life and mana, and killing them will result in more flask charges and a chance to gain a frenzy charge.Per 1% Quality:
  Cursed enemies have a 0.5% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slainBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
  Cursed enemies have (30-49)% less Evasion
  Cursed enemies grant 100% increased Flask Charges
  Cursed enemies grant (5-24) Life when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies grant (5-12) Mana when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies have a (21-30)% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slain
  +(0-10) to radiusPlace 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:
Supported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported 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.

• Trigger support: Discharge suffers a 35% less damage penalty when triggered. This damage penalty applies to items (Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice
  Jewelled FoilOne Handed Sword
  Quality: +20%
  Elemental Damage: (80-100)–(160-200)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.50%
  Attacks per Second: (1.73-1.82)
  Weapon Range: 14Requires Level 68, 212 Dex, 257 Int+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierTrigger a Socketed Cold Spell on Melee Critical Strike
  No Physical Damage
  Adds (80-100) to (160-200) Cold Damage
  Adds (40-60) to (90-110) Cold Damage to Spells
  (8-14)% increased Attack Speed
  +257 Intelligence Requirement
  60% increased Critical Strike Chance against Chilled EnemiesBreathe deep, my child.
  Let the frigid air engulf your soul.
  Embrace the eternal cold,
  And it will embrace you back., Kitava's ThirstKitava's Thirst
  Zealot HelmetQuality: +20%
  Armour: (226-238)
  Energy Shield: (45-48)Requires Level 44, 50 Str, 50 Int50% chance to Trigger Socketed Spells when
  you Spend at least 100 Mana to Use a Skill
  15% reduced Cast Speed
  (70-80)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  +(30-50) to maximum ManaTukohama, Tawhoa and Kitava went to the lake to fish.
  Tawhoa weaved a net to catch the fish,
  Tukohama built a fire to cook the fish,
  and Kitava swallowed the entire lake, fish and all, with a single gulp., MjölnerMjölner
  GavelOne Handed Mace
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: (108-129.6)–(202-242.4)
  Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
  Attacks per Second: 1.15
  Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 60, 412 Str, 300 Int15% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdTrigger a Socketed Lightning Spell on Hit
  Socketed Lightning Spells deal 100% increased Spell Damage if Triggered
  (80-120)% increased Physical Damage
  Skills Chain +1 times
  +300 Intelligence Requirement
  +200 Strength Requirement
  (30-40)% increased Lightning Damage with Attack SkillsLook the storm in the eye and you will have its respect.), as well as Cast-On-X support gems (Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: &Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
  Supported Skills deal (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast on Death SupportCast on Death SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: !Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 3% increased Area of Effect while Dead100% chance to Trigger Supported Non-Minion Spells on Death
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
  (0-304)% more Damage while DeadThis 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., Cast on Melee Kill SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: &Requires Level 38Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Attack Damage
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Melee Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell on Kill
  Supported Spells have (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: !
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
  Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
  This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast when Stunned SupportCast when Stunned SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: !
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 38Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage(50-69)% chance to Trigger Supported Spells when you are Stunned, or
  Block a Stunning Hit
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast while Channelling SupportCast while Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: WRequires Level 38Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Channelling Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage
  Supported Triggered Spells deal 0.5% increased DamageTrigger a Supported Spell every (0.45-0.35) seconds while Channelling Supported Skills
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
  Supported Triggered Spells deal (0-9)% more DamageThis 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.).

• 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:
  1% increased Totem Placement speedSupported 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	5 to 93	35 to 52	29 to 43	0	0
2	31	73	14	6 to 110	41 to 61	34 to 50	199,345	199,345
3	34	79	15	7 to 128	48 to 72	39 to 59	285,815	485,160
4	37	85	16	8 to 149	56 to 84	46 to 68	401,344	886,504
5	40	92	16	9 to 173	65 to 97	53 to 79	554,379	1,440,883
6	42	96	17	10 to 190	71 to 107	58 to 87	477,437	1,918,320
7	44	100	18	11 to 209	78 to 117	64 to 96	583,786	2,502,106
8	46	104	18	12 to 230	86 to 129	70 to 106	710,359	3,212,465
9	48	109	19	13 to 252	94 to 141	77 to 116	1,355,511	4,567,976
10	50	113	19	15 to 276	103 to 155	84 to 127	1,138,877	5,706,853
11	52	117	20	16 to 302	113 to 169	92 to 139	1,368,233	7,075,086
12	54	121	20	17 to 330	123 to 185	101 to 152	1,638,338	8,713,424
13	56	125	21	19 to 360	135 to 202	110 to 165	1,956,648	10,670,072
14	58	130	21	21 to 393	147 to 221	120 to 180	3,655,184	14,325,256
15	60	134	22	23 to 428	160 to 240	131 to 197	3,017,327	17,342,583
16	62	138	22	25 to 466	175 to 262	143 to 214	7,759,995	25,102,578
17	64	142	23	27 to 507	190 to 285	155 to 233	15,138,193	40,240,771
18	66	146	24	29 to 552	206 to 310	169 to 253	26,083,825	66,324,596
19	68	151	24	32 to 599	224 to 337	184 to 275	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	37 to 706	264 to 397	216 to 324	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	26	40 to 766	287 to 430	235 to 352	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	26	44 to 830	311 to 466	254 to 381	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	27	47 to 900	337 to 505	275 to 413	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	27	51 to 974	365 to 547	298 to 447	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	28	55 to 1054	394 to 592	323 to 484	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	28	60 to 1140	427 to 640	349 to 524	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	29	65 to 1233	461 to 692	377 to 566	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	30	70 to 1332	499 to 748	408 to 612	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	30	76 to 1439	539 to 808	441 to 661	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	30	79 to 1496	560 to 840	458 to 687	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	31	82 to 1554	582 to 873	476 to 714	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	31	85 to 1615	604 to 907	494 to 742	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	31	88 to 1678	628 to 942	514 to 771	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	31	92 to 1743	652 to 978	534 to 800	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	32	95 to 1810	678 to 1016	554 to 831	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	32	99 to 1880	704 to 1056	576 to 864	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	32	103 to 1953	731 to 1096	598 to 897	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	33	107 to 2028	759 to 1138	621 to 931	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	33	111 to 2105	788 to 1182	645 to 967	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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Discharge.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
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
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 1	66	16% increased Discharge Radius	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 2	75	24% increased Discharge Radius	helmet 100 default 0

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.
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.