What is a frenzy charge?

Question

I noticed some passive skills that mention Frenzy Charges, either increasing the amount you get by one or having some other effects.

What is a Frenzy Charge? How do I get them in the first place? What do they do?

Answer 1

1. What's a (frenzy) charge ?

Charges are glowing orbs that represent temporary amplification of physical and mental abilities. There are three types of charges, each corresponding to a different core attribute:

• Endurance charges are associated with strength.
• Frenzy charges are associated with dexterity.
• Power charges are associated with intelligence.

2. How to get charges ?

Charges are accumulated by the use of certain skills and equipment, and last a short duration—nine seconds by default. Gaining a charge resets the duration of all accumulated charges.

3. What do they do ?

Each type of charge grants different bonuses. A charge bonus increases proportional to the number of accumulated charges of that type.

By default, characters can have a maximum of three charges of each type active. This limit can be raised by certain passives and equipment.

More specifically, in the case of frenzy charges:

Frenzy charges are associated with dexterity and represent a temporary increase to swiftness and fervor during combat. They are visualized as glowing green orbs surrounding the character. Bonuses granted by frenzy charges:

• +5% increased Attack Speed per Charge
• +5% increased Cast Speed per Charge

Sources:

• http://en.pathofexilewiki.com/wiki/Charge
• http://en.pathofexilewiki.com/wiki/Frenzy_Charge