Cruelty Support

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Cruelty SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.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% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported SkillsSupported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceCruelty granted by Supported Skills has 1% increased DurationThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 18Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemCruelty

Cruelty Support is a support gem.

Skill functions and interactions

Hits from active skills supported by this gem grant the Cruelty buff, which grants more damage over time with supported skills.

Cruelty has a maximum effect of 40% more Damage over Time, which cannot bypass even you stack gem quality.

Gem level progression

Level				Cruelty effect	More Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	18	21	14	N/A	15%	0	0
2	22	24	17	1%	15%	69833	69833
3	26	28	19	2%	16%	128549	198382
4	29	31	21	3%	16%	154553	352935
5	32	34	23	4%	17%	225374	578309
6	35	37	25	5%	17%	320672	898981
7	38	40	27	6%	18%	447718	1346699
8	41	42	29	7%	18%	615318	1962017
9	44	45	31	8%	19%	834639	2796656
10	47	48	33	9%	19%	1570760	4367416
11	50	51	35	10%	20%	1633987	6001403
12	53	54	37	11%	20%	2151030	8152433
13	56	57	39	12%	21%	2812189	10964622
14	58	58	41	13%	21%	3655184	14619806
15	60	60	42	14%	22%	3017327	17637133
16	62	62	43	15%	22%	7818905	25456038
17	64	64	44	16%	23%	15256013	40712051
18	66	66	46	17%	23%	26260555	66972606
19	68	68	47	18%	24%	62855887	129828493
20	70	70	48	19%	24%	212002638	341831131
21	72	72	50	20%	25%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	21%	25%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	22%	26%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	23%	26%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	24%	27%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	25%	27%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	26%	28%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	27%	28%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	28%	29%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	29%	29%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	29%	29%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	30%	30%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	30%	30%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	31%	30%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	31%	30%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	32%	31%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	32%	31%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	33%	31%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	33%	31%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	34%	32%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Cruelty Support can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Cruelty Support can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
9	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	Random level 20 support gem	A
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness	Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 Yeena	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0d	Cruelty Support now has a Cost and Reservation Multiplier of 140% (previously 150%).
3.15.0	Now has a 150% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 130%). Supported Skills now have 0-19% increased effect of Cruelty (previously 10-20%). Supported Skills now deal 15-24% more Damage with Hits (previously 20-29%). Maximum Cruelty Effect is now 40% (previously 50%).
3.14.0	Cruelty Support has been added to the game.