Rend Any skill gem · Attack, Shapeshift, Wyvern, AoE, Melee, Strike, Duration

AnyAttackShapeshiftWyvernAoE

Shapeshift into a Wyvern and perform a wide slash with your wingtip claws. Consumes a Power Charge if possible to grant you a Buff that gives you extra Lightning damage. While you have the Buff, Rend covers a much larger area but is slower.

Rend gem card

Game data Verified for 0.5.5f

Rend stats per level

Game data

Every level from 1 to 20: the character level it needs, its cost and what changes.

Level table (20 levels)

At every level

Buff duration is 10 seconds

Rend stats per level
Gem level	Char. level	Stats
1	1	—
2	3	—
3	6	—
4	10	—
5	14	—
6	18	—
7	22	—
8	26	—
9	31	—
10	36	—
11	41	—
12	46	—
13	52	—
14	58	—
15	64	—
16	66	—
17	72	—
18	78	—
19	84	—
20	90	—

Game data: Path of Exile 2 client · How we source this

Rend alternate forms

Extra stat sets the skill switches to (infused or triggered versions), shown at max level.

Lightning-Charged — 20 levels

At every level

20% less Attack Speed
150% more Area of Effect

Supports for Rend

Calculated

Support gems that share Rend's tags, the most shared tags first.

Supports for Rend
Support	Shared tags	Effect
Dreamer's Knell	AoE, Melee, Duration	DNT-UNUSED Supported Skills create a Bell for every 2 Combo expended when expending Combo
Crater	AoE, Melee, Duration	Supports Melee Skills that leap into the air, causing them to create Fissures when you land. Cannot Support Totem Skills, and does not modify Skills used by Minions.
Fist Of Kalguur	AoE, Melee, Duration	Limit 1 active rune
Impact Shockwave	AoE, Melee, Strike	Supported Skills cause an Aftershock when they Heavy Stun an enemy, Damaging other enemies within 1.5 metres Aftershocks caused this way cannot Stun
Jagged Ground I	AoE, Melee, Duration	Supported Skills consume an Endurance Charge on Use
Jagged Ground II	AoE, Melee, Duration	Aftershocks caused by Supported Skills create Jagged Ground
Volcanic Eruption	AoE, Melee, Strike	Supported Strikes trigger Volcanic Eruption on Hitting Ignited Enemies
Einhar's Beastrite	Melee, Strike	Supported Skills can only Damage Low Life Enemies
Trickster's Shard	AoE, Duration	Supported Spells Trigger Fragment Self
Ancestral Aid	Melee, Strike	Supported Strikes are Ancestrally Boosted
Ancestral Call I	Melee, Strike	Supported Skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 5 seconds
Ancestral Call II	Melee, Strike	Supported Skills are Ancestrally Boosted once every 3 seconds

Matched by gem tags. In game, a support can only be socketed into a skill it can support, so check the support's own page.

Skills like Rend

Other gems of the same type with the most tags in common.

Rend in Path of Exile 2

Rend — Any skill gem, tagged Attack, Shapeshift, Wyvern, AoE, Melee, Strike, Duration — levels to 20, where it needs character level 90 and costs 0 Mana. Supports that share its tags include Dreamer's Knell, Crater, Fist Of Kalguur, Impact Shockwave.

Rend FAQ — PoE 2 0.5.5f

What does Rend do in Path of Exile 2?

Shapeshift into a Wyvern and perform a wide slash with your wingtip claws. Type: Any skill gem, tagged Attack, Shapeshift, Wyvern, AoE, Melee, Strike, Duration.

What are the best supports for Rend?

Supports that share Rend's tags are a good start: Dreamer's Knell, Crater, Fist Of Kalguur, Impact Shockwave. Pick the ones that boost the damage type and mechanic your build scales.

What level does Rend need?

Gem level 1 needs character level 1. The max gem level, 20, needs character level 90.

How much does Rend cost to use?

0 Mana at gem level 1, rising to 0 Mana at level 20.

What weapon does Rend need?

Rend requires: Talisman. Without it equipped in the active weapon set, the skill cannot be used.