Charge

A Shadow surrounded by multiple charges. 3 Frenzy charges (green orbs) and 2 Power charges (blue orbs).

For flask charge, see flask.

Charges are counters that are represented as glowing orbs around an entity. They are not buffs.

Charge types

There are three types of charge every character can have, each corresponding to a different core attribute:

• Endurance Charges are associated with strength.
• Frenzy Charges are associated with dexterity.
• Power Charges are associated with intelligence.

Three alternative charges from belts dropped from Maven:

• Brutal Charges (replaces endurance charge).
• Affliction Charges (replaces frenzy charge).
• Absorption Charges (replaces power charge).

Other charges in the game that do not have any default effects, but are required for other skills, items, or passives are:

• Spirit Charges from items like Lightpoacher and Hale Negator.
• Divinity Charges from .
• Void Charges from .
• Siphoning Charges from .
• Challenger Charges from the Arena Challenger notable on the Gladiator ascendancy.
• Blitz Charges from Blitz notable on the Berserker ascendancy.
• Fanatic Charges from Instruments of Zeal notable on the Inquisitor ascendancy.
• Inspiration Charges from .

Mechanics

Charges are counters: they do not grant stats like buffs do, they only set a number that stats possessed by the character or a skill can scale off. All charges are expected to have a duration that refreshes when a new charge of that type is added, and a visual effect that orbits the character.

Charge gain

Charges can be gained in many ways, such as skills, passives, item modifiers, allies, and even from enemies.

A special limitation applies to Endurance, Frenzy, and Power charge gain from hits with skills: most skills are limited to granting 1 of each type of charge per skill use. For example, one use or trigger of that hits multiple enemies through chaining projectiles or will only grant the user 1 Frenzy charge.

Exceptions to the above rule exist. The following skills may gain multiple charges per skill use:

• Channelling skills that hit while channelling (e.g. CycloneCycloneAttack, AoE, Movement, Channelling, Physical, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 2 Mana
  Attack Speed: 300% of base
  Attack Damage: (44-59)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (44-59)%
  AoE Radius: 1.6Requires Level 28Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channelling this skill, you cannot be knocked back.(5-28) to (8-42) Added Attack Physical Damage
  10% increased Area of Effect per 0.1 metre additional Melee Strike Range
  30% less Movement Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% more Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Divine IreDivine IreLightning, Spell, AoE, Channelling, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (3-5) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.22 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 45%Requires Level 28Channelling draws in energy around you to repeatedly build up stages, damaging a number of nearby enemies when you do so. Release to unleash this energy in a burst around you and a beam in front of you. Modifiers to area of effect do not affect the beam. Maximum of 10 Stages.Deals (17-203) to (25-305) Physical Damage
  50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Damages 5 nearby Enemies when you gain Stages
  Beam deals 240% more Damage with Hits per Stage after the first
  Beam deals 100% more Damage with Ailments per Stage after the first
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased beam widthPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.)
• Skills with a reservation that hit (e.g. , )
• Brand skills
• Orb skills
• , Blade VortexBlade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Deals (3-140) to (5-211) Physical Damage
  Base duration is 4.00 seconds
  +(0-0.2) metres to radius
  35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
  35% more Damage for each blade
  Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.25-5)% increased Hit Rate for each bladePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., , BladestormBladestormAttack, AoE, Duration, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 8 Mana
  Attack Speed: 70% of base
  Attack Damage: (105-150)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (105-150)%Requires Level 28Perform a spinning attack, damaging enemies around you and creating a bladestorm matching your stance. The bladestorm repeatedly damages enemies, based on your weapon damage and attack time, for a duration. Blood bladestorms are stationary and cause Bleeding, while Sand bladestorms move slowly forwards and Blind enemies. Requires a Sword or Axe. You are in Blood Stance by default.Base duration is 3.00 seconds
  (70-108)% more Damage with Bleeding while in Blood Stance
  (10-12)% more Attack Speed while you're in a Blood Bladestorm
  Maximum of 3 Bladestorms at a time
  Sand Bladestorms grant (30-38)% increased Movement Speed to you
  Bladestorm deals 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.05-1) to Maximum number of Bladestorms at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., , and certain Vaal skills

Charge loss

Charges have a limited duration, which is 10 seconds for the three default charges. This may be extended with modifiers to charge duration (e.g. Swift Killer) or .

Charges may also be removed or consumed by item or skill effects. Additionally, map modifiers can allow enemies to steal Endurance, Frenzy, and Power charges from the player.

Maximum charges

Characters have a default maximum of three Endurance, Frenzy, and Power charges. This limit can be raised or lowered with certain passive skills and equipment. If the character would gain a charge while already at the limit for that type of charge, no additional charge will be gained. However, the duration of all charges of that type will still be reset.

If maximum charges are lowered to 0, modifiers with "at maximum charge" will be permanently active, since 0/0 charge is considered to be at maximum charges. However, 0/0 charge would not trigger the "reaching maximum charge" effect since your charges can never go from having less than maximum charges to maximum.

Minimum Charges

Certain mods grant +X to Minimum Endurance/Frenzy/Power Charges, causing your character to always have that amount of charges.

Skills and effects that consume charges to activate an effect cannot use these minimum charges. For example, using with +1 to Minimum Frenzy Charges at 1 Frenzy charge will never use that charge to remove its cooldown.

Maximum charges will take priority over minimum charges (e.g., with -2 to maximum charges and +2 to minimum charges, you will have 1 charge).

Having a net negative number of minimum charges does not have any detrimental effects, although it will counteract your other sources of minimum charges.

Proxies

Because proxies use the player's skill, and the player's skill has the player's stats, proxies normally cannot benefit from Frenzy or Power charges. To avoid confusion, most proxies are not allowed to gain them. Proxies can gain Endurance charges if it would be meaningful for them, like totems, in which case they gain the same bonuses as players and minions. Note that stats that check for current charges, such as 's #% more Area of Effect per Endurance Charge will still check the player, not the totem.

Mirages summoned by may have offensive charges. This does not affect their damage calculation, but the charges may be consumed to e.g. bypass 's cooldown.

Effects on players and their minions

Endurance charges:

• +4% to all Elemental Resistances per Endurance Charge
• 4% additional Physical Damage Reduction per Endurance Charge

Frenzy charges:

• 4% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
• 4% increased Cast Speed per Frenzy Charge
• 4% more Damage per Frenzy Charge

Power charges:

• 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge

Effects on Monsters

Enemies gain greater bonuses from charges:

Endurance charges:

• 15% additional Physical Damage Reduction per Endurance Charge
• +15% to all Elemental Resistances per Endurance Charge

Frenzy charges:

• 4% more Damage per Frenzy Charge
• 15% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
• 15% increased Cast Speed per Frenzy Charge
• 5% increased Movement Speed per Frenzy Charge

Power charges:

• 200% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge

Version history

Version	Changes
3.21.0	Power Charges now provide 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge for players and minions (previously 40%).
3.19.0	Minions now gain the same bonuses from Endurance, Frenzy and Power Charges as players do, rather than the significantly elevated bonuses that other Monsters gain.
3.18.1c	Updated the description on the Map modifier that causes Monsters to have a chance to remove Power, Frenzy and Endurance Charges on Hit, as it can also remove any type of Charge on Hit (such as Inspiration or Void Charges).
3.17.0	Introduced new modifiers that can roll on Maps, Expedition Logbooks, Heist Contracts, Blueprints and Delve areas. This includes of Enervationof Enervation Suffix 10% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 6% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 4% increased Pack size Monsters steal Power, Frenzy and Endurance charges on Hit [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.0.0	Power Charges now grant 40% increased Critical Strike Chance per Charge (down from 50%).
2.2.0	Charge Duration and Overcharged passive skills behind Conduit.
2.0.0	Frenzy Charges now grant 4% Increased Attack Speed and Cast Speed. They also grant 4% more Damage.
1.0.1	New art has been added for Endurance, Power and Frenzy charges.
0.11.0	Endurance Charges now only provide 4% elemental and physical damage reduction per charge.
0.10.1	Updated and shrunk the visual size of Frenzy, Endurance and Power charges.
0.10.0	Monsters now gain 15% physical and elemental resistance per Endurance Charge, rather than 20%.
0.9.12qq	Fixed a bug where an incorrect number of charges could be displayed around a character.
0.9.12m	Fixed two client crashes related to charges and skill cooldowns.
0.9.7d	Added two increased duration passives for each Charge type.
0.9.7	Base maximum charges for each class are now 3 of each type rather than 2 of each type. The maximum number of additional charges you can get from the passive tree is now +3. All passives that gave bonus effects to charges were removed for now. This allows us to balance the charges to be more useful without making them mandatory.
0.9.5	Reduced the bonuses granted by Frenzy and Endurance charges.
0.9.3d	Increased the physical damage reduction and resistances per Endurance Charge from 6 to 7. Increased the bonus Critical Strike chance per Power Charge to +50%. For example, if your base Critical Strike chance is 7.5% and you have two Power Charges, the modified Critical Strike chance is 15%.
0.9.3	Set the maximum number of each type of charge to two for all classes. Additional ones can be picked up in the passive tree. Charges have been rebalanced. They have large effects now because the default limit is two of each type and it takes a substantial investment in the passive tree to get a large maximum.
0.9.2	Reduced the amount of Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge from 3% to 2%.
0.8.8	Reduced critical strike chance per Power Charge to 3%.
0.8.2	You can only gain one charge of each type per action now. (Only applied to frenzy charges, power charges, and endurance charges)
0.8.1	You can now only gain one charge of each type per action you perform, all stats gained per active charge are now slightly worse. (Only applied to frenzy charges, power charges, and endurance charges).