Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (2024)

For the one-handed version of this pseudo-weapon granted by this skill, see Energy Blade (One Handed Sword).

Energy BladeSpell, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (136-624) Energy Shield
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Requires Level 24Grants a buff which significantly lowers your maximum Energy Shield to transform your equipped weapons into Swords formed from that energy. Casting the spell again removes the buff. Requires a Non-Bow weapon. This skill cannot be triggered.Energy Blades have minimum Lightning Damage equal to 2% of Energy Shield, plus (2-12)
Energy Blades have maximum Lightning Damage equal to 40% of Energy Shield, plus (40-235)
Two Handed Energy Blades have 70% more Lightning Damage
Buff grants 50% less Maximum Energy Shield

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Buff grants (0.25-5)% more Maximum Energy Shield

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 24
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEnergyBlade

Energy Blade is a lightning spell that grants a buff which significantly lowers your maximum Energy Shield to transform your equipped weapons into Swords formed from that energy. Casting the spell again removes the buff. Requires a Non-Bow weapon.

Contents

  • 1 Mechanics
    • 1.1 Energy Blades stats
    • 1.2 Strategy
  • 2 Gem level progression
  • 3 Item acquisition
    • 3.1 Recipes
    • 3.2 Vendor reward
  • 4 Related helmet enchantments
  • 5 Alternate skill effects
  • 6 Version history
  • 7 References

Mechanics

Energy Blades stats

ItemDamageAPSCrit
Energy BladeEnergy BladeOne Handed Sword
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.70
Weapon Range: 1.1 metres
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N/A1.707.00%
Energy BladeEnergy BladeTwo Hand Sword
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.60
Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
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N/A1.607.00%
  • Energy Blades have (minimum/maximum) Lightning Damage equal to #% of Energy Shield: Using Energy Blade grants a buff that completely replaces your existing weapon(s), creating Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (7)one handed Energy Blade(s)Energy BladeOne Handed Sword
    Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
    Attacks per Second: 1.70
    Weapon Range: 1.1 metres
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (8)
    or a Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (9)two handed Energy BladeEnergy BladeTwo Hand Sword
    Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
    Attacks per Second: 1.60
    Weapon Range: 1.3 metres
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (10)
    based on your equipped weapon, at the cost of half your total Energy Shield. Note that the Lightning Damage granted is based on your current Maximum Energy Shield, which takes the Buff grants 50% less Maximum Energy Shield modifier into account, essentially giving you 50% of the Energy Shield you would have had with the buff off. Lightning Damage gained this way is added to the Energy Blades weapon as local weapon damage, and thus can be used with Battlemage or (in the one handed case) Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (11)Spellblade SupportSpellblade SupportSupport, Spell
    Icon: |
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Requires Level 38Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to (40-135)% of
    Damage of Equipped One Handed Melee Weapons
    If two Weapons are Equipped, each contributes 60% as much Added Damage

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell Damage

    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (12)
    .
    • The replacement Energy Blade(s) use the same number of hands as the replaced weapon, except in special cases like Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (13)Oni-GoroshiOni-Goroshi
      Charan's Sword
      One Handed Sword
      Physical Damage: 5-11
      Critical Strike Chance: (8.50-9.50)%
      Attacks per Second: 1.45
      Weapon Range: 1.1 metres
      40% increased Global Accuracy RatingUses both hand slots
      (70-90)% increased Critical Strike Chance
      Adds 2 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per Level
      Gain Her Embrace for 3 seconds when you Ignite an Enemy
      While in Her Embrace, take 0.5% of your total Maximum Life and Energy Shield as Fire Damage per second per Level
      Has 6 Linked Sockets (Hidden)
      Uses goddess player audio (Hidden)
      "Your name is Demon Slayer? Really? Good name for rotgut, that."
      She said: I prefer "The Goddess Of Swords". Much more dignified. And accurate.
      "Demon Slayer The Cheap And Nasty it is then. Burns going down, burns coming up?"
      She said: Every single time, Charan. And still...you'll bathe me, and you'll drink my love. Until you can't.
      Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (14)
      (a one handed sword that is replaced by a two handed Energy Blade).
  • By default, a one-handed Energy Blade has 7% base Critical Strike Chance, 1.7 Attacks per Second, and 11 Weapon Range. Dual-wielding while activating this buff will replace both weapons.
    • A two-handed Energy Blade has 7% base Critical Strike Chance, 1.6 Attacks per Second, and 13 Weapon Range; it also inherently has 70% more Local Lightning Damage which is already factored in the weapon damage range when activated.

Strategy

  • Support Gems: Because Energy Blades is a buff, and does not inherently do damage, this skill cannot be directly supported by Support Gems that require Hits or dealing damage. Currently, the only synergistic Support Gems include Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (15)Empower SupportEmpower SupportExceptional, Support
    Icon: +
    Level: (1-3)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-2) to Level of Supported Skill Gems

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    This Gem gains (5-100)% increased Experience

    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (16)
    and Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (17)Enhance SupportEnhance SupportExceptional, Support
    Icon: +
    Level: (1-3)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-16)% to Quality of Supported Skill Gems

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    This Gem gains (5-100)% increased Experience

    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (18)
    (or their Awakened variations). Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (19)Faster Casting SupportFaster Casting SupportSupport, Spell
    Icon: f
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
    Requires Level 18Supports non-instant spell skills.Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Cast Speed

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Cast Speed

    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (20)
    , Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (21)Enlighten SupportEnlighten SupportExceptional, Support
    Icon: +
    Level: (1-3)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (100-92)%
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    This Gem gains (5-100)% increased Experience
    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (22)
    , and Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (23)Second Wind SupportSecond Wind SupportSupport
    Icon: 8
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
    Requires Level 31Supports skills with cooldowns.
    Cannot support triggered skills.
    Supported Skills have (24-5)% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate
    Supported Non-Instant Skills have +1 Cooldown Use

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

    This 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (24)
    can also be used; however, they serve no real purpose other than when first casting the skill. Deactivating Energy Blade is instant.
  • Modifiers to the Level or Quality of the Gem from weapons will automatically be negated when Energy Blade is activated, as the weapon becomes replaced.
  • Energy Blade is considered a normal weapon, potentially relevant for Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (25)The AsceticThe Ascetic
    Gold Amulet
    Requires Level 8(12-20)% increased Rarity of Items found(80-100)% increased Rarity of Items found with a Normal Item Equipped
    (10-15)% increased Quantity of Items found with a Magic Item Equipped
    Many things come to one who has nothing.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (26)
    .
  • One strategy is to use a +gem level weapon (e.g. Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (27)Reverberation RodReverberation Rod
    Spiraled Wand
    Wand
    Physical Damage: 11-32
    Critical Strike Chance: 9.00%
    Attacks per Second: 1.45
    Requires Level 24, 83 IntAdds (1-2) to (9-11) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks+2 to Level of Socketed Gems
    Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Spell Echo
    Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Controlled Destruction
    Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Arcane Surge
    +(10-30) to Intelligence
    If it's worth doing once, it's worth doing twice.
    Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (28)
    ) and a shield with Marks have #% increased effect in the weapon swap, allowing the player to apply a buffed up Mark skill which persists even after re-activating Energy Blade.
  • The sword preserves the sockets and links of the weapon it replaces, including abyssal sockets.
  • Energy Blades cannot have a Crucible Passive Tree and do not inherit one from the character's base weapons.

Gem level progression

LevelEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (29)Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (30)ES CostMin Lightning
Damage
Max Lightning
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1245813624000
22764162246118383118383
33071188353175816294199
43377218360254061548260
53683247468359090907350
639902754774985081405858
742962995876820572087915
8451023235989217773009692
948109360611017278794737571
1050113378611811388775876448
1152117398712713682337244681
1254121421713616383388883019
13561254448146195664810839667
14581304788157365518414494851
15601344889168301732717512178
16621385109180779391425306092
1764142529101931520603140512123
1866146610112062618558266697705
19681516181222062755923129453628
207015562412235211877683341331311
217215970213250N/AN/A
2274N/A78414267N/AN/A
2376N/A87115284N/AN/A
2478N/A96216303N/AN/A
2580N/A105717322N/AN/A
2682N/A115618343N/AN/A
2784N/A125619365N/AN/A
2886N/A136120387N/AN/A
2988N/A146822412N/AN/A
3090N/A157423437N/AN/A
3191N/A162124450N/AN/A
3292N/A166624464N/AN/A
3393N/A171225478N/AN/A
3494N/A175626492N/AN/A
3595N/A180027507N/AN/A
3696N/A184127522N/AN/A
3797N/A188428538N/AN/A
3898N/A192129554N/AN/A
3999N/A196030570N/AN/A
40100N/A199431587N/AN/A

Item acquisition

Energy Blade can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Energy Blade can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
13Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (32)The CataclysmEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (33)The Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (35)
Random corrupted level 21 Spell gemA
6Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (36)The FoxEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (37)The Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (39)
Random level 20 gemA
3Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (40)Gemcutter's PromiseEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (41)Gemcutter's Promise3Gem
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
Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (43)
Random gem with 20% qualityA
1Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (44)Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (45)
Random gem with 1–20% qualityA
1Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (46)The VoidEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (47)The Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (49)Random divination card set exchangeA

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love
Act 3
Clarissa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Energy Blades.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

NameEnergy Blade | PoE Wiki (50)LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Energy Blade Attack Speed 166Merciless LabyrinthEnergy Blades have 10% increased Attack Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Energy Blade Attack Speed 275Eternal LabyrinthEnergy Blades have 15% increased Attack Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Energy Blade Lightning Penetration 166Merciless LabyrinthAttacks with Energy Blades Penetrate 8% Lightning Resistancehelmet 100
Enchantment Energy Blade Lightning Penetration 275Eternal LabyrinthAttacks with Energy Blades Penetrate 12% Lightning Resistancehelmet 100

Helmet enchantments apply as enchantments on the equipped Energy Blades and are local mods; the Penetration enchantment on the weapon instead reads Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate #% Lightning Resistance.

Alternate skill effects

Energy Blade has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
Celestial Energy Blade EffectCelestial Energy Blade EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Energy Blade becomes a Celestial Effect.Energy Blade | PoE Wiki (52)Your Energy Blade becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.23.0
  • Quality now causes the Buff to grant 0-5% more Maximum Energy Shield, instead of causing Energy Blades to have 0-10% increased Critical Strike Chance.
3.19.0
  • Energy Blade now has "Two Handed Energy Blades have 70% more Lightning Damage" (previously 50%).
3.16.0
  • Energy Blade has been added to the game.
  • Fixed a bug with Energy Blade where it could delete the player's weapon if they logged out in town after activating it.

References

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FAQs

Does weapon matter for energy blade? ›

Energy Blade is a lightning spell that grants a buff which significantly lowers your maximum Energy Shield to transform your equipped weapons into Swords formed from that energy. Casting the spell again removes the buff. Requires a Non-Bow weapon.

How to get abyssal socket on energy blade? ›

if you get any one handed weapon that has an abyssal socket (it doesn't matter it will be replace when we use energy blade), that weapon even after transforming will keep the socket. this is a free slot for another jewel.

How do you get Omega Energy Blade? ›

The Omega Energy Blade is an Ultimate Warrior weapon in Treasure Quest. It can be obtained through crafting.

What is an energy blade? ›

Energy Blade is a new technology from Salomon that injects power and propulsion into your stride.

What are the odds of getting the energy Blade in combat warriors? ›

Almost all mythical blade unlocks are from the cases, and almost nobody has obtained it from being AFK. With about 9k players daily, yet only about 1/10th or less unlocks being from playing/AFKing, your chances are around one in 1/8000 every 24 hours or so.

Which is better Chainsword or Power sword? ›

A Chainsword has the users str, has -1 AP and 1 damage. The Power sword has str +1, -3 AP and 1 damage. So the power sword is much, much more powerful, it does about the same damage but is much more likely to do damage.

How do you get the pyramid blade? ›

The Dying Light 2 Pyramid Blade might be hard to acquire, but there is actually a really simple method to getting one. One guaranteed place to get yourself a Pyramid Blade is at the vendor at the Fish Eye Canteen in Central Loop.

How do you get the Astral Blade? ›

The Astral Blade is a Hardmode Astral Items Melee weapon that is obtained by crafting. Some of the materials for this weapon can be found in the Starry Night Biome.

How do you get Meowmere blade? ›

The basement entrance is through a small hatch at the back of the Wizard's House. Carry the Far Away Stone to the tree-like pedestal on the right side of the room and place the stone right on top. A small cutscene will play out, where a portal opens, and a cat pops out to give you the mystical Meowmere Sword.

How do you get Blackflame blade? ›

Where to Get Black Flame Blade. The Black Flame Blade is obtained by getting the Godskin Prayerbook, found in Stormveil Castle wine cellar behind an Imp-sealed door, and giving it to any incantation teacher in the Lands Between - either Brother Corhyn or Miriel. It can then be purchased for 7,500 Runes.

How do you get the moon blade? ›

Where to Get Adula's Moonblade. The Adula's Moonblade is obtained by defeating Glintstone Dragon Adula in West Liurnia.

Can Goku use energy blade? ›

SSR Goku Black also uses his Azure Dragon Sword Model Energy Blade version as part of his Divine Lasso Ultimate Skill.

What is Vegeta's Ki blade called? ›

Spirit Sword (スピリッツソード, Supirittsu Sōdo) is an Energy Blade used by Vegito in his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan Blue forms.

Can a Spartan survive an energy sword? ›

Survival is minimal at best and in the case of non-vital organs being stabbed with the energy sword, proper medical treatment must be applied as soon as possible to ensure long term survival.

What can an Energy Sword cut through? ›

The Type-1 Energy Weapon is an extremely powerful and effective melee weapon in close quarters combat. A single strike can penetrate through the energy shield systems and into the armor and flesh of a SPARTAN or a Sangheili.

What counts as an energy weapon? ›

Directed energy weapons (DEW) use concentrated electromagnetic energy to combat enemy forces and assets. These weapons include high energy lasers and other high power electromagnetics—such as millimeter wave and high power microwave weapons.

What is the difference between Duelist Energy Sword and Energy Sword? ›

The duelist energy sword looks and acts like a normal energy sword, but it increases your movement speed.

Does Gauss rifle count as energy weapon? ›

The Gauss rifle is a single-shot energy weapon that fires a ferromagnetic projectile each time it is fired. Its scope enables it to be used as a long range gun. The Gauss rifle has the ability to knock down enemies on critical hits, although its buggy V.A.T.S.

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