Instruments of Virtue

Instruments of Virtue

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

10% more Attack Damage for each Non-Instant Spell you've Cast in the past 8 seconds, up to a maximum of 30%
Battlemage [1]

Instruments of Virtue is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Inquisitor that grants more attack damage for each non-instant spell you've cast in the past 8 seconds. It also grants Battlemage, which causes you to gain added spell damage equal to the damage of your main hand weapon.

Triggered spells, for example through Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
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Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage
Trigger Supported Spells when you take (528-3272) total Damage from Hits

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills require (0.5-10)% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerThis 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., Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger
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Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Cooldown Time: 0.15 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
Supported Skills deal (19-10)% less Spell Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceThis 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., MjölnerMjölner
GavelOne Handed Mace
Physical Damage: (97.2-118.8) to (181.8-222.2)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 412 Str, 300 Int15% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdTrigger a Socketed Lightning Spell on Hit, with a 0.25 second Cooldown
Socketed Lightning Spells have no Cost if Triggered
+300 Intelligence Requirement
+200 Strength Requirement
(80-120)% increased Physical Damage
Skills Chain +1 times
(80-100)% increased Lightning DamageLook the storm in the eye and you will have its respect. or similar mechanics, do not count as your character "using" or "casting" a spell and therefore do not activate their respective effect. Also, using totems, traps, or mines do not.

Ruthless mode

Instruments of Virtue (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Battlemage

Instruments of Virtue in Ruthless mode does not grant attack damage based on the number of spells you cast.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "10% more Attack Damage for each Non-Instant Spell you've Cast in the past 8 seconds, up to a maximum of 30%" in Ruthless.
3.13.0	No longer grants 30% increased Spell Damage if you've Cast a Spell Recently, 50% increased Attack Damage if you've Cast a Spell Recently, 20% increased Attack Speed if you've Attacked Recently and 30% increased Cast Speed if you've Attacked Recently. Now grants 10% more Attack Damage for each Non-Instant Spell you've Cast in the past 8 seconds, up to a maximum of 30% and Battlemage.
2.3.0	Increased spell damage from recent spell cast increased from 20% to 30%. Increased attack damage from recent spell cast increased from 40% to 50%. Increased attack speed from recent attack increased from 10% to 20%. Increased cast speed from recent attack increased from 20% to 30%.
2.2.0	Added to the game.