List 10 or 20 of the weakest skills or least played

List 10 or 20 of the weakest skills or least played.

Least played doesn't always mean weakest. Tho most of the time it means weakest. Less its a sfx or animation reason for not popular.

So if you want 2 separate 10 lists for weakest & least played. Then you're free to write two 10 lists. For the rest, ye just 20 skills you find or want to rank as the least played.

google says this: " According to the Path of Exile Wiki on Gamepedia, there are 213 active skill gems and 109 support gems in the game "

So suppose a list of 10 only is too small. Amateur's or lazy people list 10 weakest. May Vet's rank the 20 weakest active skills?




I suppose the feedback thread had a post mentioning how if someone made a chain hook build they would be respected as a meme expert. If that build had good dps. Also many other posts people mention balance. Yet barely explain the skills they want to balance. They just kinda diss streamers for meta builds & say they want lesser played skills buffed. & then nothing else. At this rate their should be a official weak skills wait list for buffs.


I found a few threads others have made first

The best thread was this " Skill Usage Statistics " post. Yet was posted 4 years ago: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/605432-path-of-exile/76505770

Then found a " viable or not " list debate from 1 year ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/oncish/lets_break_down_every_single_skill_gem_and_see/

A debate about poe having too many weak abilities. Yet they didn't list the gems. 6 months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/r9j0ub/are_that_many_abilities_truly_bad/

& " [Question] Name the worst skill in the game " 3 years ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/aekeir/question_name_the_worst_skill_in_the_game_the/

I'm only at league 3. So I'm no vet. So I didn't make a list of 10 or 20. Unless someone has a 2022 version of the " Skill Usage Statistics " thread. Please share.

Chain Hook
Stormbind
Siphoning Trap
Searing Bond
Voltaxic Burst
Frost Wall
Tornado
Reave
Sweep
Devouring Totem

Glacial Hammer
Dual Strike
Sweep
Chain Hook
Cleave
Ground Slam
Heavy Strike
Perforate
Vigilant Strike
Tectonic Slam
Dominating Blow

Its all one in common these are strength based melee gems you can open Lilly Roths trade window and browse through red gems most of the just suck.

The game favours blue/green gems especially spell based gems a lot more.

Sunder
Rain of Arrows
Reaper
Lacerate
Wild Strike anything but lightning focus
Pyroclast mine
Rolling magma
Armageddon brand
Cobra Lash
Glacial Hammer (yes 3 people played it to PoB warrior a billion dps, but aside from meme builds)
Burning Arrow
Galvanic Arrow
Dark Pact
Firestorm
Static strike
Heavy strike
Blast rain
Shrapnel Ballista
Holy flame totem
Searing Bond
Shockwave totem
Vig strike
Ball lightning (post AM nerf)
Divine Ire
Glacial cascade
Kinetic bolt

If you want a list, check here
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds
And in the main skills section, scroll down to where it hits 0 or near-0.

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trixxar wrote:

If you want a list, check here
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds
And in the main skills section, scroll down to where it hits 0 or near-0.

Just because it is the only data set available to you does not mean it is accurate.

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Marxone wrote:

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trixxar wrote:

If you want a list, check here
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds
And in the main skills section, scroll down to where it hits 0 or near-0.

Just because it is the only data set available to you does not mean it is accurate.

Don't get so forum-warriory, offended by someone sharing data.

I'm not making some broad point about the game, the OP has clearly been searching diligently for info on lesser-played skills and this is, as you define it, the only data set available to players.

Relax friend, read your signature and find peace.

GGG should just take the 10 least used skills and greatly increase the numbers. If these skills are STILL not used investigate why no one wants them.
Hardy any work on ggg's part, it may open up new builds and even if something turns out mega OP you can always nerf it next league.

Conversion trap :p

To simplify it, red skill gems. To add a layer, strike skills.

I think most skills are workable if the mechanic is friendly enough. Strike skills suffer from the mechanic being so awkward and slow. I know I'm making a broad statement, but it feels mostly true.