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The Poet's Pen is a unique Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes...[1]

Mechanics[]

One socketed spell is triggered at the end of an attack. If you have more than one spell socketed in a wand they will be alternately triggered between attacks, in order (top to bottom).

Cooldown Time: When a supported spell is successfully cast, it and all supported spells of the same name are put on cooldown for 150 milliseconds.[2][3] The resulting optimal attacks per second have certain breakpoints, which are lower than pure calculations would yield, likely due to technical constraints.[4]

Dual wielding: Spells will trigger right after their corresponding wand attack. Spells of the same name share the cooldown even if they are socketed in each wand (Ex: 1 Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes.. in one Pen and another Arc in the other). Spells in main hand are triggered before spells in offhand.

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Legacy variants[]

The Poet's Pen has a legacy variant.

Version Discontinued Modifiers
2.3.0


  • (9-13)% increased Spell Damage
  • +1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels
  • Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack with this Weapon
  • Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels
  • (8-12)% increased Attack Speed

Supporter attribution[]

The Poet's Pen was created by supporter Loate.[5][6]

Gallery[]

Version history[]

Version Changes
3.11.0
  • Improved behaviour around animation cancelling (now works similarly to Spellslinger Support).
3.8.0
  • Now triggers socketed spells at the end of an attack, rather than at the start. Now has a cooldown of 0.15 seconds (from 0.25).
3.6.0
  • The Poet's Pen now only triggers spells socketed within it if you attacked with that specific weapon. Previously, dual-wielding The Poet's Pen would mean that you triggered spells from both weapons with each attack.
3.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.

References[]

  1. Bex_GGG (November 28, 2017). "In every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic.". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. Bex_GGG (November 28, 2017). "In every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic.". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. Mark_GGG (November 28, 2017). "In every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic.". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. u/aggixx (July 16, 2018). "Poet's Pen APS Breakpoints". Reddit. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. Loate (November 27, 2017). "In every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic.". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  6. Loate (December 21, 2017). "(3.1) 'The Pencromancer' by Loate - (Summon Skeleton/Dark Pact)(Shaper/Red Elder down) SC". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved February 4, 2018.