# Gems Path of Exile 2 features 240 Skill Gems that grant devastating active skills and 200 Support Gems that modify their behaviour. Combine these together to create your perfect build. This is the next generation of Path of Exile's famous skill system. Support Gems are now socketed directly into Skill Gems, removing many of the frustrations present in the old system while maintaining all the previous depth. It's now possible to six-link every skill your character uses. * Characters start with 9 sockets. Gems always have 2 gem sockets by default. * Attacks scale more significantly with levels. * Support Gems add additional attribute requirements to Skill Gems based on the support's attribute theme. * Socket crafting (extra sockets, colouring) is deterministic. * Chromatic Orb let you pick the colour. * Jeweller's Orb tiers: Each upgrade tier is rarer than the previous. * Lesser Jeweller's Orb: Upgrades 2 → 3 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem * Jeweller's Orb: Upgrades 3 → 4 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem * Greater Jeweller's Orb: Upgrades 4 → 5 additional gem sockets on a Skill Gem * Orb of Fusing, Orb of Scouring, Orb of Alteration removed