Discharge

DischargeSpell, AoE, Fire, Cold, Lightning, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 450%
AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 28Discharge all the character's charges to deal elemental damage to all nearby monsters.Deals (62-432) to (186-1297) base Lightning Damage per Power Charge removed
Deals (99-692) to (148-1037) base Fire Damage per Endurance Charge removed
Deals (99-692) to (148-1037) base Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge removed
20% increased Area of Effect per charge consumed
30% less Damage with Ailments

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Elemental Damage2% increased Cast Speed0.5% chance to deal Damage without removing Charges2% increased Damage if three different Charge types removedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
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Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDischarge

Discharge is a spell that consumes all of the player's charges (specifically frenzy charges, power charges and endurance charges) to deal elemental damage per charge consumed 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 by charges that are being consumed will be applied to that cast of Discharge. For example, consuming three Power Charges will still cause that cast of Discharge to have +120% increased chance to critically strike. Once Discharge is finished casting, the charges are gone 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 ChainmailArmour: (388-582)
  Energy Shield: (82-122)
  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
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (12-29) Life
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires 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.Base duration is (7.00-10.80) seconds
  Grants (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
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Grants (0.25-5)% increased Attack SpeedPlace 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 MarkPhysical, Spell, Curse, Mark
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (16-33) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 16Curses 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.Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slain
  Cursed enemies grant (15-50) Life when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies grant (8-25) Mana when Hit by Attacks
  Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction
  Adds (3-30) to (4-45) Physical Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Cursed Enemies have a (0.25-5)% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when HitPlace 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 SupportCritical, Support
Icon: P
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills have (35-54)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical Strike
Supported Skills deal 4% more Damage per Power Charge

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% chance to gain a Power Charge on Critical StrikeThis 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. gem gives a chance to gain only one power charge after every cast, regardless of the number of monsters hit.

• Minimum charges: Discharge needs to remove 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 removed. Therefore increasing minimum charges will decrease the damage of discharge as the player is effectively reducing their maximum consumable charges.
• Cooldown: Discharge has a cooldown of 2 seconds, which can be modified by sources such as 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 RateThis 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.. The unique threshold jewel Endless MiseryEndless Misery
  Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1
  Radius: Medium(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. sets the cooldown to 250ms, which overrides all other cooldowns and cannot be further modified by any sources.

• Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
  Icon: T
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation 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.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage
  Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
  Totem lasts 8 seconds
  Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Totem Placement 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 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	69 to 206	110 to 165	110 to 165	0	0
2	31	73	14	82 to 247	132 to 197	132 to 197	199345	199345
3	34	79	15	98 to 295	157 to 236	157 to 236	285815	485160
4	37	85	16	117 to 350	187 to 280	187 to 280	401344	886504
5	40	92	16	138 to 414	221 to 331	221 to 331	554379	1440883
6	42	96	17	154 to 462	247 to 370	247 to 370	477437	1918320
7	44	100	18	172 to 516	275 to 412	275 to 412	583786	2502106
8	46	104	18	191 to 574	306 to 459	306 to 459	710359	3212465
9	48	109	19	213 to 638	340 to 510	340 to 510	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	19	236 to 709	378 to 567	378 to 567	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	20	262 to 786	419 to 629	419 to 629	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	20	290 to 871	464 to 697	464 to 697	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	21	321 to 964	514 to 771	514 to 771	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	21	355 to 1066	569 to 853	569 to 853	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	22	393 to 1178	628 to 942	628 to 942	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	22	434 to 1301	694 to 1040	694 to 1040	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	23	478 to 1435	765 to 1148	765 to 1148	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	24	527 to 1582	844 to 1265	844 to 1265	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	24	581 to 1742	929 to 1394	929 to 1394	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	25	639 to 1918	1023 to 1535	1023 to 1535	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	25	703 to 2110	1126 to 1688	1126 to 1688	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	26	773 to 2320	1238 to 1856	1238 to 1856	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	26	850 to 2550	1360 to 2040	1360 to 2040	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	27	934 to 2801	1494 to 2241	1494 to 2241	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	27	1025 to 3075	1640 to 2460	1640 to 2460	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	28	1124 to 3373	1799 to 2699	1799 to 2699	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	28	1233 to 3700	1973 to 2960	1973 to 2960	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	29	1352 to 4055	2163 to 3244	2163 to 3244	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	30	1481 to 4443	2370 to 3555	2370 to 3555	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	30	1622 to 4867	2596 to 3893	2596 to 3893	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	30	1697 to 5092	2716 to 4074	2716 to 4074	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	31	1776 to 5328	2842 to 4262	2842 to 4262	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	31	1858 to 5574	2973 to 4459	2973 to 4459	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	31	1944 to 5831	3110 to 4665	3110 to 4665	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	31	2033 to 6099	3253 to 4879	3253 to 4879	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	32	2126 to 6379	3402 to 5103	3402 to 5103	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	32	2224 to 6671	3558 to 5337	3558 to 5337	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	32	2325 to 6976	3721 to 5581	3721 to 5581	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	33	2431 to 7294	3890 to 5835	3890 to 5835	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	33	2542 to 7626	4067 to 6101	4067 to 6101	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Discharge can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Discharge can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
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	A
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	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

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:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and only be found in the permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled
Endless MiseryEndless Misery Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(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	(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	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Discharge.

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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Discharge Radius 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	+0.3 metres to Discharge radius	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Radius 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	+0.5 metres to Discharge radius	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Consume Charges 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% chance for Discharge to deal Damage without removing Charges	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Consume Charges 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% chance for Discharge to deal Damage without removing Charges	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Discharge Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Discharge Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Discharge Radius	N/A
Enchantment Discharge Area of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Discharge Radius	N/A

Legacy enchantments

The following enchantments can only be found on legacy items in permanent leagues: No results found

Alternate skill effects

Discharge has the following alternate skill effects:

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

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 62 to 186 base Lightning Damage per Power Charge removed at gem level 1 (previously 56 to 203), up to 432 to 1297 base Lightning Damage at gem level 20 (previously 394 to 1422). Now deals 99 to 148 base Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge removed at gem level 1 (previously 81 to 121), up to 692 to 1037 base Cold Damage at gem level 20 (previously 566 to 849).
3.13.0	PvP Changes: No longer has an attack time override. The skill's actual cast time is now used to calculate damage scaling against other players.
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.