Gem Attribute Requirements
A skill gem's attribute requirement grows with the character level its gem level needs. At gem level 20 (character level 90) a single-attribute gem needs 157 Strength, Dexterity or Intelligence; a two-attribute gem needs 86 of each. Support gems need none. Without gear, a class starting with 15 in that attribute needs 29 "+5 to any Attribute" passives to reach 157. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.
Requirement at every gem level
| Gem level | Character level | 100% | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 9 | 8 | — | — | |
| 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | — | |
| 10 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 | |
| 14 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 11 | |
| 18 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 13 | |
| 22 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 15 | |
| 26 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 17 | |
| 31 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 19 | |
| 36 | 65 | 51 | 37 | 22 | |
| 41 | 74 | 58 | 41 | 24 | |
| 46 | 82 | 64 | 46 | 26 | |
| 52 | 92 | 72 | 51 | 29 | |
| 58 | 103 | 80 | 57 | 32 | |
| 64 | 113 | 88 | 62 | 35 | |
| 66 | 116 | 91 | 64 | 36 | |
| 72 | 126 | 98 | 70 | 39 | |
| 78 | 137 | 106 | 75 | 42 | |
| 84 | 147 | 114 | 80 | 45 | |
| 90 | 157 | 122 | 86 | 48 |
Share = the gem's split of its requirement (100% Int for Fireball; 50% Dex / 50% Int for Charged Staff). Each gem page shows its own numbers in its level table.
"+5 to any Attribute" passives each class needs for a level 20 gem
| Class (base Str/Dex/Int) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 29 | 30 | |
| 30 | 29 | 30 | |
| 29 | 30 | 30 | |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| 30 | 30 | 29 | |
| 30 | 30 | 29 | |
| 30 | 30 | 30 |
Passives to reach 157 from the class's starting attribute with the tree's attribute nodes alone; gear, small "+X to Strength" nodes and runes lower it.
How it is worked out
The game files give each gem's attribute split and the character level of each gem level (SkillGems, ItemExperiencePerLevel). The requirement is round((5 + (character level − 3) × 1.7) × (share/100)^0.9) + 4, and none below 8 — Path of Building for PoE2's formula (CalcTools.lua), which matches poe2db's tables (Fireball 157 Int, Charged Staff 86/86 at gem level 20).
Assumptions
- The common gem level curve (most skill gems); a gem page uses that gem's own levels.
- Requirements under 8 are shown as none, as in Path of Building; poe2db prints them (4 at gem level 1).
- Class starting attributes from the game files (Characters).