Temporal Chains

Temporal ChainsSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all enemies in an area, lowering their action speed and making other effects on them expire more slowly.Base duration is (5-8.8) seconds
+(0-10) to radius
50% less Effect of Curse against Players
Cursed Normal and Magic Enemies have (15-29)% less Action Speed
Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 40% slower
Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have (9-18)% less Action Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Curse Duration1% increased Area of EffectCurse Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 24Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemTemporalChains

Temporal Chains is a spell that curses all targets in an area, reducing their action speed and making all temporary effects on them expire more slowly.

Skill functions and interactions

Action speed

Temporal Chains affects the action speed of the target.

• Cap - The Less Action Speed modifier is capped at 75%. This is a local cap, meaning that it only applies to temporal chains and has no effect on other action speed modifiers.

Slower expiry of temporary effects

Temporal Chains causes temporary effects to expire more slowly not including the curse itself.

• The slower expiry is affected by modifiers that increase or reduce the curse effect.
• Ailments and debuffs that inflict damage over time will expire more slowly. This does not increase the amount of damage per second, but it may result in higher total damage.
• Recovery effects, such as leech and flask recovery, expire more slowly while recovering the same amount per second of whatever resource they provide.
• Even though temporary effects last longer due to the fact that they expire more slowly, they do not count as having a longer duration. Instead, in-game time passes more slowly for those effects, causing their duration timer to count down more slowly. In practice, this means that slower expiry is multiplicative with all duration modifiers in terms of how long the effect lasts.
• Cap - The slower expiry effect is capped at 75%; The gem's advanced description specifies (Effects cannot be slowed below 25% of their normal expiry rate). This is a global cap, meaning all sources of expiration rate are subject to this limitation.

Cursed characters

Characters can curse themselves with temporal chains by using Shackles of the WretchedShackles of the Wretched
Chain GlovesArmour: (14-20)
Energy Shield: (4-6)Requires Level 7Hexes applied by Socketed Curse Skills are Reflected back to you
(40-60)% increased Stun and Block Recovery
You cannot be Chilled for 3 seconds after being Chilled
You cannot be Frozen for 3 seconds after being Frozen
You cannot be Ignited for 3 seconds after being Ignited
You cannot be Shocked for 3 seconds after being Shocked
You grant (4-6) Frenzy Charges to allies on DeathCaptivity breeds creativity. or Rotblood PromiseRotblood Promise
Unset RingRequires Level 56Has 1 SocketSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Blasphemy
Curse Auras from Socketed Skills also affect you
Socketed Curse Gems have 80% increased Reservation Efficiency
+(20-30) to Intelligence
20% reduced Effect of Curses on you
(15-25)% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Cursed EnemiesAccept the infection, let it take hold.
Then carry it far and wide.). They can also become cursed by map modifiers and certain monsters.

• character difference - Characters have 50% less curse effect than normal.
• duration - The duration of skills like Immortal CallImmortal CallSpell, Duration, Guard
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (21-36) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Take less Physical and Elemental Damage for a short time. Consumes up to 5 Endurance Charges to lengthen the buff and further lessen Physical Damage taken. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.00 seconds
  20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed
  This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
  (25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken
  (25-35)% less Physical Damage taken
  15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal Immortal CallVaal Immortal CallSpell, Duration, Vaal, Guard
  Level: (1-20)
  Cooldown Time: 60.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Souls Per Use: 100
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Discharges Endurance Charges, making the character unable to die or gain Vaal souls for a short time, proportional to how many endurance charges were expended.Base duration is 0.40 seconds
  Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  (100-157)% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed
  Buff expiry rate cannot be modified
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will last a longer time, granting longer periods of protection.
• Slow - Characters will have reduced action speed, unless using Kaom's RootsKaom's Roots
  Titan GreavesArmour: (241-278)Requires Level 68, 120 StrHas no Sockets
  Cannot be Knocked Back
  +(150-200) to maximum Life
  Action Speed cannot be modified to below base value
  Unwavering StanceDon't flinch. It's a waste of good hitting time., allocating the Juggernaut's Unstoppable ascendancy or the Trickster's One Step Ahead ascendancy passive. It is also possible to use the Garb of the EphemeralGarb of the Ephemeral
  Savant's RobeEnergy Shield: (322-435)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 56, 600 Str, 752 Int<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>(180-230)% increased Energy Shield
  +600 Strength and Intelligence Requirement
  Gain a Divine Charge on Hit
  +10 to maximum Divine Charges
  You gain Divinity for 10 seconds on reaching maximum Divine Charges
  Lose all Divine Charges when you gain Divinity
  Nearby 5.0m radius Allies' Action Speed cannot be modified to below Base Value
  Nearby 6.0m radius Enemies cannot deal Critical StrikesExceptional men and women of strong will can flicker a spark,
  but something much greater is needed to unleash the wildfire of true divine flames. on Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (11-20) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life
  Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100)
  Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (2-40)% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., at the risk of the minion dying and losing his items. These options only remove the downside for characters with no other sources of increased action speed on them.
• Map modifiers that curse characters with temporal chains override and therefore remove self cast temporal chains. This can make temporal chains potentially weaker or stronger depending on % curse effect bonus.
• The following link graphs how curse effect impacts skill duration: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/oavey7q17q

Temporal Chains can be turned into an aura by linking it with either Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Using Supported Skills is Instant
25% less Effect of Supported Curses
(0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse 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. or Awakened Blasphemy SupportAwakened Blasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
Icon: A
Level: (1-5)
Reservation: (34-32)% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 72Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Using Supported Skills is Instant
25% less Effect of Supported Curses
(80-88)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
+(0-1) to Level of Supported Curse Skill Gems

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse 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..

The aura version of Temporal Chains

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Base duration	Base Duration	Normal Magic Action Speed	Rare Unique Action Speed	Added Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	37	25	16	5.00 sec	5.00	15%	9%	N/A	0	0
2	27	41	28	17	5.20 sec	5.20	15%	9%	N/A	118383	118383
3	30	45	31	18	5.40 sec	5.40	16%	10%	N/A	175816	294199
4	33	49	34	19	5.60 sec	5.60	17%	10%	N/A	254061	548260
5	36	52	36	21	5.80 sec	5.80	18%	11%	N/A	359090	907350
6	39	56	39	22	6.00 sec	6.00	18%	11%	N/A	498508	1405858
7	42	60	42	23	6.20 sec	6.20	19%	12%	N/A	682057	2087915
8	45	64	45	24	6.40 sec	6.40	20%	12%	N/A	921777	3009692
9	48	68	48	25	6.60 sec	6.60	21%	13%	N/A	1727879	4737571
10	50	71	49	26	6.80 sec	6.80	21%	13%	N/A	1138877	5876448
11	52	74	51	26	7.00 sec	7.00	22%	14%	N/A	1368233	7244681
12	54	76	53	27	7.20 sec	7.20	23%	14%	N/A	1638338	8883019
13	56	79	55	28	7.40 sec	7.40	24%	15%	N/A	1956648	10839667
14	58	82	57	29	7.60 sec	7.60	24%	15%	N/A	3655184	14494851
15	60	84	59	29	7.80 sec	7.80	25%	16%	N/A	3017327	17512178
16	62	87	60	30	8.00 sec	8.00	26%	16%	N/A	7793914	25306092
17	64	90	62	31	8.20 sec	8.20	27%	17%	N/A	15206031	40512123
18	66	92	64	31	8.40 sec	8.40	27%	17%	N/A	26185582	66697705
19	68	95	66	32	8.60 sec	8.60	28%	18%	N/A	62755923	129453628
20	70	98	68	33	8.80 sec	8.80	29%	18%	N/A	211877683	341331311
21	72	100	70	34	9.00 sec	9.00	30%	19%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	34	9.20 sec	9.20	30%	19%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	35	9.40 sec	9.40	30%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	36	9.60 sec	9.60	30%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	36	9.80 sec	9.80	31%	21%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	37	10.00 sec	10.00	31%	21%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	38	10.20 sec	10.20	31%	22%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	39	10.40 sec	10.40	31%	22%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	39	10.60 sec	10.60	32%	23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	40	10.80 sec	10.80	32%	23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	40	10.90 sec	10.90	32%	23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	41	11.00 sec	11.00	32%	24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	41	11.10 sec	11.10	33%	24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	42	11.20 sec	11.20	33%	24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	42	11.30 sec	11.30	33%	24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	42	11.40 sec	11.40	33%	25%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	43	11.50 sec	11.50	34%	25%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	43	11.60 sec	11.60	34%	25%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	43	11.70 sec	11.70	34%	25%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	44	11.80 sec	11.80	34%	26%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	(1-20)% increased Curse Duration	1

Item acquisition

Temporal Chains can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Temporal Chains can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	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 ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓

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 ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Unique items

Item		Stats
The Balance of TerrorThe Balance of Terror Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented. For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances <2 random curse modifiers> Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Shock if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds Immune to Curses if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds Inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds Immune to Exposure if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds Gain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as a Random Element if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds +(30-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Ignite if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds Cold Exposure on Hit if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds Immune to Reflected Damage if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds Intimidate Enemies on Hit if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds Action Speed cannot be modified to below Base Value if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds (20-25)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds (6-10)% chance to deal Double Damage if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Bleeding if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds
Watcher's EyeWatcher's Eye Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers>One by one, they stood their ground against a creature they had no hope of understanding, let alone defeating, and one by one, they became a part of it.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers> (1-1.5)% of Fire Damage Leeched as Life while affected by Anger Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Fire Resistance while affected by Anger +(30-50)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while affected by Anger (40-60)% increased Fire Damage while affected by Anger Gain (15-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage while affected by Anger (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage while affected by Anger (6-10)% of Damage taken from Mana before Life while affected by Clarity (15-20)% of Damage taken while affected by Clarity Recouped as Mana Gain (6-10)% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield while affected by Clarity (10-15)% increased Mana Recovery Rate while affected by Clarity (10-15)% chance to Recover 10% of Mana when you use a Skill while affected by Clarity Non-Channelling Skills have -(10-5) to Total Mana Cost while affected by Clarity +(600-1000) to Armour while affected by Determination +(5-8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while affected by Determination (5-8)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Determination You take (60-40)% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes while affected by Determination (50-40)% reduced Reflected Physical Damage taken while affected by Determination Unaffected by Vulnerability while affected by Determination +(5-8)% Chance to Block Spell Damage while affected by Discipline Gain (20-30) Energy Shield per Enemy Hit while affected by Discipline (10-15)% increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate while affected by Discipline Regenerate (1.50-2.50)% of Energy Shield per Second while affected by Discipline (30-40)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge while affected by Discipline +(5-8)% chance to Evade Attack Hits while affected by Grace (30-50)% chance to Blind Enemies which Hit you while affected by Grace +(12-15)% chance to Suppress Spell Damage while affected by Grace (10-15)% increased Movement Speed while affected by Grace Unaffected by Enfeeble while affected by Grace (30-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills used while affected by Haste Debuffs on you expire (20-15)% faster while affected by Haste You gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on Kill while affected by Haste You have Phasing while affected by Haste Unaffected by Temporal Chains while affected by Haste Adds (58-70) to (88-104) Cold Damage while affected by Hatred +(1.2-1.8)% to Critical Strike Chance while affected by Hatred Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Cold Resistance while affected by Hatred (40-60)% increased Cold Damage while affected by Hatred (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while affected by Hatred +(18-22)% to Damage over Time Multiplier while affected by Malevolence (8-12)% increased Recovery rate of Life and Energy Shield while affected by Malevolence Unaffected by Bleeding while affected by Malevolence Unaffected by Poison while affected by Malevolence Damaging Ailments you inflict deal Damage (10-15)% faster while affected by Malevolence Cannot be Blinded while affected by Precision Gain a Flask Charge when you deal a Critical Strike while affected by Precision (40-60)% increased Attack Damage while affected by Precision (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while affected by Precision +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while affected by Precision (8-12)% chance to deal Double Damage while using Pride 25% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks while using Pride Impales you inflict last 2 additional Hits while using Pride (40-60)% increased Physical Damage while using Pride Your Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while you are using Pride +(30-50)% to Chaos Resistance while affected by Purity of Elements (50-40)% reduced Reflected Elemental Damage taken while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage while affected by Purity of Elements Unaffected by Elemental Weakness while affected by Purity of Elements Immune to Ignite while affected by Purity of Fire (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage while affected by Purity of Fire Unaffected by Burning Ground while affected by Purity of Fire Unaffected by Flammability while affected by Purity of Fire Immune to Freeze while affected by Purity of Ice (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage while affected by Purity of Ice Unaffected by Chilled Ground while affected by Purity of Ice Unaffected by Frostbite while affected by Purity of Ice Immune to Shock while affected by Purity of Lightning (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage while affected by Purity of Lightning Unaffected by Conductivity while affected by Purity of Lightning Unaffected by Shocked Ground while affected by Purity of Lightning (0.8-1.2)% of Damage leeched as Life while affected by Vitality Gain (20-30) Life per Enemy Hit while affected by Vitality (50-70)% increased Life Recovery from Flasks while affected by Vitality (10-15)% increased Life Recovery Rate while affected by Vitality Regenerate (1.00-1.50)% of Life per second while affected by Vitality (70-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance while affected by Wrath (40-60)% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (1-1.5)% of Lightning Damage is Leeched as Energy Shield while affected by Wrath Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Lightning Resistance while affected by Wrath Gain (15-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (10-15)% increased Cast Speed while affected by Zealotry Effects of Consecrated Ground you create while affected by Zealotry Linger for 2 seconds Consecrated Ground you create while affected by Zealotry causes enemies to take (8-10)% increased Damage (100-120)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Enemies on Consecrated Ground while affected by Zealotry Critical Strikes Penetrate (8-10)% of Enemy Elemental Resistances while affected by Zealotry Gain Arcane Surge for 4 seconds when you create Consecrated Ground while affected by Zealotry 30% increased Maximum total Energy Shield Recovery per second from Leech while affected by Zealotry
Asenath's Gentle TouchAsenath's Gentle Touch Silk GlovesEnergy Shield: (18-23)Requires Level 25, 39 Int+(20-30) to Intelligence +(60-80) to maximum Life +(60-80) to maximum Mana Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit Non-Aura Curses you inflict are not removed from Dying Enemies Enemies near corpses affected by your Curses are Blinded Enemies Killed near corpses affected by your Curses explode, dealing 3% of their Life as Physical DamageCool the head and cool the blade.	25	+(20-30) to Intelligence +(60-80) to maximum Life +(60-80) to maximum Mana Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit Non-Aura Curses you inflict are not removed from Dying Enemies Enemies near corpses affected by your Curses are Blinded Enemies Killed near corpses affected by your Curses explode, dealing 3% of their Life as Physical Damage
TimeclaspTimeclasp Moonstone RingRequires Level 25+(15-25) to maximum Energy Shield(10-15)% increased Attack Speed (10-15)% increased Cast Speed (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Life (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Mana (-20-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration Unaffected by Temporal Chains"To us mere mortals, time is slippery. I'm just evening things out." - Doryani, Queen's Thaumaturgist	25	+(15-25) to maximum Energy Shield(10-15)% increased Attack Speed (10-15)% increased Cast Speed (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Life (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Mana (-20-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration Unaffected by Temporal Chains
Sentari's AnswerSentari's Answer Brass Spirit ShieldChance to Block: 30% Energy Shield: (35-40) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 33, 83 Int10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse LimitOpen your eyes and you will see the cracks in your enemy's walls. Open your mind and you will see the cracks in your enemy's plans.	33	10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, ignoring Curse Limit
Chains of EmancipationChains of Emancipation Chain BeltRequires Level 61+(9-20) to maximum Energy Shield+(60-80) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Enemy Hits inflict Temporal Chains on you When you lose Temporal Chains you gain maximum Rage Immune to Curses while you have at least 25 RageFreedom is won only by those who are not free.	61	+(9-20) to maximum Energy Shield+(60-80) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Enemy Hits inflict Temporal Chains on you When you lose Temporal Chains you gain maximum Rage Immune to Curses while you have at least 25 Rage
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life (45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life (45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
ImpresenceImpresence Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage +(400-500) to Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life (30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an AuraThough its body was locked in stone, its essence wandered the infinite, learning, and preparing.	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage +(400-500) to Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life (30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Elemental Weakness has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Enfeeble has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Punishment has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Solstice VigilSolstice Vigil Onyx AmuletRequires Level 64+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life Regenerate (8-10) Mana per second Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Shaper's Presence for 10 seconds when you kill a Rare or Unique EnemyTime, like light, can be refracted into all its myriad colours. The first shade is beautiful, but the last will drive the unwary insane.	64	+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life Regenerate (8-10) Mana per second Temporal Chains has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Shaper's Presence for 10 seconds when you kill a Rare or Unique Enemy

Related modifiers

The following mods are related to Temporal Chains:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
V2CurseOnHitTemporalChainsCurrupted	Corrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit	gloves 1000
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit1	Searing Exarch	75	10% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit2	Searing Exarch	75	11% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit3	Searing Exarch	75	12% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit4	Searing Exarch	75	13% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit5	Searing Exarch	75	14% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicit6	Searing Exarch	75	15% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3	Searing Exarch	75	20% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4	Searing Exarch	75	21% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5	Searing Exarch	75	22% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6	Searing Exarch	75	23% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2	Searing Exarch	75	15% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3	Searing Exarch	75	16% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4	Searing Exarch	75	17% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5	Searing Exarch	75	18% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6	Searing Exarch	75	19% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150

Legacy mods

The following mods can only be find in legacy item in permanent leagues, or just spawn disabled:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
CurseOnHitTemporalChainsCurruption	Corrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit	gloves 0
TemporalChainsSkillCorrupted	Corrupted	40	Grants Level 14 Temporal Chains Skill	boots 0
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitUniquePresence1	Searing Exarch	75	14% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence1	Searing Exarch	75	18% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0
CurseEffectTemporalChainsEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence2	Searing Exarch	75	19% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0

In addition, since Scourge mechanic is not added to the core game, both the downside and upside Scourge mods are legacy mods:

Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (spawned on gloves)

You are Cursed with Temporal Chains (spawned on gloves)

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Temporal Chains.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Temporal Chains Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Temporal Chains Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Temporal Chains Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	30% increased Temporal Chains Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Temporal Chains Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	45% increased Temporal Chains Duration	helmet 100

Note that the #% increased Temporal Chains Curse Effect enchantments have legacy mod values (15% and 30%).

Temporal Chains in maps

See also: List of map suffix mods

Temporal Chains is one of the hex curse debuffs that can be rolled on maps, vaal side area (in spawn weight table known as "secret_area"), Eldritch and Maven's Invitations' arenas (known as "primordial_map" and "maven_map" respectively in spawn weight table) and expedition logbook areas. They all belongs to the same mod domain no.5.

The debuff affects the entire area and cannot be removed, as it would applied back immediately. The character can avoid the curse by having curse immunity or the Unaffected by Curses mod. The base magnitude of the curse debuff is fixed (same as from level 1 skill) :

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Temporal	69	15% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area Found Items have 2% chance to drop Corrupted in Area Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 secret_area 700
of Temporal Chains	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 mid_tier_map 850 expedition_logbook 0 primordial_map 0
of Temporal Chains	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000
of Temporal Chains	68	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000
of Temporal Chains	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 1000 maven_map 0 expedition_logbook 0 primordial_map 0
of Temporal Chains	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 0 maven_map 1000 primordial_map 1000
of Temporal Chains	73	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000

The following mods can only be find in legacy map in permanent leagues:

Name	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Temporal Chains	Suffix	1	27% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	uber_tier_map 0 secret_area 0 old_map 0
of Temporal Chains	Suffix	1	18% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 9% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains 14% increased Pack size	uber_tier_map 0 mid_tier_map 0
of Temporal Chains	Suffix	1	18% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 9% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains 14% increased Pack size	uber_tier_map 0 top_tier_map 0

• Delve area mods:

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• Heist and grand heist mods:

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Temporal Chains	73	Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	default 850
of Temporal Chains	78	Players are Cursed with Temporal Chains	default 1000

• Synthesis area mods

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In addition, monster with the following explicit, implicit and unique mod would use this curse. Note that some of these mods are legacy mods:

Name	Generation Type		Stats
DelveMonsterTemporalChainsOnHit	Intrinsic	1	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (Hidden)
MonsterCastsTemporalChainsText	Intrinsic	1	N/A
MonsterChanceToTemporalChainsOnHit1	Intrinsic	1	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (Hidden)
MonsterChanceToTemporalChainsOnHit2	Intrinsic	1	25% chance to Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (Hidden)
Hexfont	Intrinsic	1	N/A
MonsterImplicitTemporalChainsOnHit	Intrinsic	1	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (Hidden)
Hexfont	Nemesis	25	N/A
Chronophage	Nemesis	25	Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains on Hit (Hidden)
Hexfont	Intrinsic	1	N/A
TotemHasTemporalChainsAuraText	Intrinsic	1	Enemies are affected by Temporal Chains

Notable monster included:

• Wailing Widow (The Cathedral Rooftop (Act 5) or area with Kitava monsters)

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	Now has Base duration is (5-8) seconds (previously (5-5.95) seconds). Now causes Cursed Normal and Magic Enemies have (15-29)% less Action Speed (previously (20-29)%). Now causes Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have (9-18)% less Action Speed (previously (10-14)%). Quality no longer grants (0-10)% increased Effect of Curse. Instead, it grants (0-20)% increased Curse Duration. Anomalous quality no longer grants Curse has (0-40)% increased Doom gain rate. Instead, it now grants (0-20)% increased Area of Effect. Fixed a bug introduced in 3.12 where applying Temporal Chains in a way not from a Curse Skill, such as through Curse on Hit modifiers, was incorrectly applying Temporal Chains' 50% less effect on Players to all targets. Labyrinth Helmet Enchantments that provide increased Effect to a specific Hex now have values of 10% for the Merciless Enchantments (previously 20%), and 15% for the Eternal Enchantments (previously 30%).
3.12.0	All curse skills have been reworked and are now divided into two categories: Hexes and Marks. Hexes apply a curse in an area and, when manually cast, apply an amount of Doom per second to cursed enemies up to a maximum. Doom increases the effect of the afflicted curse and stacks additively with modifiers to increased Curse effect. Items which apply a Curse to an enemy (such as the curse-on-hit Ring modifiers) no longer specify a level, and instead have a set magnitude for their values with a fixed amount of Doom, which is overwritten when another source applies a more potent version (similar to Arcane Surge). Curses applied by casting Temporal Chains now gain 10 Doom per second. Now gains additional radius as the gem levels, up to +10 at gem level 20 (from +7). Now gains 1% increased effect of Curse per 2% gem quality (previously caused normal and magic enemies to have 1% less action speed per 2% gem quality). Now offered Witch, Shadow and Scion for completing Lost in Love, and can be purchased from Clarissa by the Ranger. Now has alternative gem quality.
3.10.0	Now has 50% less effect against players. Previously, it had 40% reduced effect against players. Note that this change means it is multiplicative with sources of increased curse effect.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 16 (was 24). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 33 (was 50). Now causes Normal and Magic enemies to have 20% less Action Speed at gem level 1, up to 29% less Action Speed at gem level 20. Now causes Rare and Unique enemies to have 10% less Action Speed at gem level 1, up to 14% less Action Speed at gem level 20.
3.5.0	The total amount that you can slow the expiration of an effect on a character through a time-slowing mechanism (such as Temporal Chains) is now capped at 75% from all sources.
3.3.0	Added new corrupted implicits which can appear on items corrupted by Vaal OrbsVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again., bringing the total to approximately 176. Many of the old implicits were buffed or moved to different items, and some were disabled. Generally, corrupted implicits are now more powerful on average. (Not in patch note) Temporal Chains Skill granted from boots corrupted implicit, is spawn disabled.
2.6.0	Increased Area of Effect mod and its progression per level doubled.
2.1.0c	Temporal Chains, Enfeeble, Curse on Hit and Blasphemy have had their quality bonuses returned to normal. A cap of 75% now applies to the action speed reduction caused by Temporal Chains.
2.1.0c	Temporal Chains quality now grants 0.5% increased Cast Speed per point of quality instead of slowing enemies by 0.5% per point of quality.
2.0.2	Temporal Chains' slowing effect now applies multiplicatively with Chill's slowing effect. This will result in less of an impact when both are used on the same target.
2.0.0	Mana cost reduced at all levels. Area of effect increases per gem level reduced, but the base area of effect has been increased by 37.5% (from 16 to 22). Duration increases per level slightly modified. The end result is slightly longer duration at level 1 but slightly shorter duration at level 20.
0.10.0	Fixed a bug where chilling monsters or cursing them with Temporal Chains could prevent their attacks from succeeding.
0.9.13	Reduced the effect of Temporal Chains, due to being overpowered in both PvE and PvP. This also affects the version that Maps inflict on you
0.9.12	The quality bonuses have been corrected to not include movement speed, as it is already part of the core effect.
0.9.4	Reduced the duration.
0.9.2	Temporal Chains has been added to the game.

See also

• Purple Effluent
• Doedre's Suffering