Empowered Skills Path of Exile 2 game term
Empowered Skills do not have any inherent bonuses, but a number of stats and modifiers specifically apply to Empowered Skills.
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Empowered Skills do not have any inherent bonuses, but a number of stats and modifiers specifically apply to Empowered Skills.