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Skills supported by Cruelty Support deal more damage over time.

Cruelty is a buff associated with Cruelty SupportCruelty SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage with Hits
Cruelty has a Base Duration of 4 seconds
Hits from Supported Skills grant Cruelty
(0-19)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported Skills

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.25-5)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. that grants more damage over time to supported skills.

Mechanics

Cruelty grants more damage over time with supported skills based on the percent of maximum life removed by a damaging hit. It lasts 4 seconds by default, and has a maximum effect of 40% which is unaffected by modifiers to its effect.^[1]

At gem level 20, The Cruelty buff provides 15.85% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 0.01% of the monster's ailment threshold and 40% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 3.2% of the monster's ailment threshold.^[2] Taking Shaper's 7 million ailment threshold^[3] as an example, a hit of 224k is needed to reach the maximum buff of 40%.

The effect of Cruelty is calculated using the following formula:^{[citation needed]}

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}E={1+M \over 120\%}*\left({D \over L}\right)^{0.2}$

where D is the is the amount of damage caused by a hit, L is the enemy's maximum life, and M is the sum of increases to Cruelty effect.

Sources

Support skill gems

Gem
Cruelty SupportCruelty SupportSupport, Duration Icon: Y Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage with Hits Cruelty has a Base Duration of 4 seconds Hits from Supported Skills grant Cruelty (0-19)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported Skills Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.25-5)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.	18		N/A

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Maximum Cruelty Effect is now 40% (previously 50%).
3.14.0	Introduced to the game as a buff (which not related to the original passive skill)
1.3.0	Removed from the game.^[4]^[5] (Originally grants 25% increased Critical Strike Multiplier)
Before 1.0.0	Cruelty is introduced to the game as a notable passive skill

References

↑ Mark_GGG (Jun 3, 2021). "Cruelty buff damage cap". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Jun 4, 2021.
↑ Community_Team (April 14, 2021). "GGG, Please explain Cruelty". Official Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑ ChuanHsing (February 6, 2022). "The Shaper - PoEDB, Path of Exile Wiki". PoEDB. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
↑ EmmittJ (December 4, 2014). "2.1.0". Github. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
↑ Chris (August 11, 2014). "Tentative 1.2.0 Passive Skill Tree (Raw Data for Tools Authors)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[CrueltyCap-1] Mark_GGG (Jun 3, 2021). "Cruelty buff damage cap". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved Jun 4, 2021.

[CrueltyCalculations-2] Community_Team (April 14, 2021). "GGG, Please explain Cruelty". Official Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[ShaperAilmentThreshold-3] ChuanHsing (February 6, 2022). "The Shaper - PoEDB, Path of Exile Wiki". PoEDB. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

[4] EmmittJ (December 4, 2014). "2.1.0". Github. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

[5] Chris (August 11, 2014). "Tentative 1.2.0 Passive Skill Tree (Raw Data for Tools Authors)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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 {{About|the buff|the support gem|Cruelty Support}}
+{{status
+| name                   = Cruelty
+| type                   = Buff
+| description            = Skills supported by Cruelty Support deal more damage over time.
+}}
 '''Cruelty''' is a [[buff]] associated with {{il|Cruelty Support}} that grants more [[damage over time]] to supported skills.
 ==Mechanics==
-Cruelty grants more [[damage over time]] with supported skills based on the percent of maximum [[life]] removed by a [[damage|damaging]] [[hit]].<ref name="CrueltyCalculations"/> It lasts 4 seconds by default, and has a maximum effect of 50% which is unaffected by modifiers to its effect.<ref name="CrueltyCap"/>
+Cruelty grants more [[damage over time]] with supported skills based on the percent of maximum [[life]] removed by a [[damage|damaging]] [[hit]]. It lasts 4 seconds by default, and has a maximum effect of 40% which is unaffected by modifiers to its effect.<ref name="CrueltyCap"/>
-At gem level 20, The Cruelty buff provides 15.85% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 0.01% of the monster's maximum life and 50% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 3.2% of the monster's maximum life.
+At gem level 20, The Cruelty buff provides 15.85% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 0.01% of the monster's [[Ailment#Ailment_threshold|ailment threshold]] and 40% more damage over time to skills supported by Cruelty when the hit does 3.2% of the monster's ailment threshold.<ref name="CrueltyCalculations"/> Taking Shaper's 7 million ailment threshold<ref name="ShaperAilmentThreshold"/> as an example, a hit of 224k is needed to reach the maximum buff of 40%.
 The effect of Cruelty is calculated using the following formula:{{citation needed}}
 {{math|formula=
-E = {5 \over 6} * ({D \over L})^{0.2} * ( 1 + M )
+E ={1 + M \over 120\%} * \left({D \over L}\right)^{0.2}
 }}
-where D is the is the percent of life removed by damage, L is the enemy's maximum life, and M is the sum of increases to Cruelty effect.
+where D is the is the amount of damage caused by a hit, L is the enemy's maximum life, and M is the sum of increases to Cruelty effect.
 ==Sources==
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 |tables=skill_gems
 |join=items._pageID=skill_gems._pageID
-|where=items.class="Support Skill Gems"
+|where=items.class="Support Gem"
     AND items.stat_text LIKE "%Cruelty%"
 }}
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 ==Version history==
 {{Version history table header}}
-{{Version history table row|3.15.0}}
+{{Version history table row|3.15.0|
 * Maximum Cruelty Effect is now 40% (previously 50%).
-{{Version history table row|3.14.0}}
+}}
+{{Version history table row|3.14.0|
 * Introduced to the game as a buff (which not related to the original passive skill)
-{{Version history table row|?}}
+}}
-* Removed from the game.
+{{Version history table row|1.3.0|
-{{Version history table row|?}}
+* Removed from the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/PoESkillTree/PoESkillTree/releases/tag/2.1.0|title=2.1.0|date=December 4, 2014|accessdate=April 27, 2022|author=EmmittJ |publisher=Github}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/994170|title=Tentative 1.2.0 Passive Skill Tree (Raw Data for Tools Authors)|date=August 11, 2014|accessdate=April 27, 2022|author=Chris|publisher=Official Path of Exile Forums}}</ref> (Originally grants {{c|mod|25% increased Critical Strike Multiplier}})
-* Introduced to the game as a notable passive skill
+}}
-|}
+{{Version history table row|1.0.0|rel=before|
+* '''Cruelty''' is introduced to the game as a notable passive skill
+}}
+{{Version history table end}}
 ==References==
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 <ref name=CrueltyCalculations>{{cite web|author=Community_Team|date=April 14, 2021|title=GGG, Please explain Cruelty|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/mr1ijx/ggg_please_explain_cruelty/gujknss/|publisher=Official Path of Exile Subreddit|accessdate=June 5, 2021}}</ref>
 <ref name=CrueltyCap>{{cite web|author=Mark_GGG|date=Jun 3, 2021|title=Cruelty buff damage cap|url=https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3115191#p24145842|publisher=Official Path of Exile Forums|accessdate=Jun 4, 2021}}</ref>
+<ref name=ShaperAilmentThreshold>{{cite web|author=ChuanHsing|date=February 6, 2022|title=The Shaper - PoEDB, Path of Exile Wiki|url=https://poedb.tw/us/The_Shaper#Lvl84TheShaperBoss|publisher=PoEDB|accessdate=August 23, 2023}}</ref>
 }}
 [[Category:Buffs]]