Vulnerability

Though they generally feared sorcery, even the Marauders came to learn the value of the powerful Vulnerability Curse. Before charging into battle, a caster on the front lines would speak the curse, throwing it far and wide on their assembled enemies. The Marauders would come on with a roar, a tidal wave of rage and steel crashing against their foes. The Vulnerability curse could hardly be seen, but its effects were dire. Blows from the Marauders hit far harder, sundering helm and shield like tin. Those not killed immediately would be stunned inert, unable to defend themselves from the onslaught. Even masters of magic were vulnerable, for the curse corrupted the force of their protective shields.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

Vulnerability is a spell that curses all targets in an area, making them take increased physical damage and damage over time.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Cursed enemies take increased damage: Because these modifiers are an increase to the target's damage taken, they are multiplicative with attacker's damage dealt and additive with any other effects to damage taken on the defender.
• Vulnerability can be turned into an aura by linking it with the 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..

  

  The aura version of Vulnerability

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Base duration	Base Duration	increased AoE	increased Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	37	25	16	8.00 sec	8.00	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	27	41	28	17	8.20 sec	8.20	N/A	N/A	118383	118383
3	30	45	31	18	8.40 sec	8.40	N/A	N/A	175816	294199
4	33	49	34	19	8.60 sec	8.60	N/A	N/A	254061	548260
5	36	52	36	21	8.80 sec	8.80	N/A	N/A	359090	907350
6	39	56	39	22	9.00 sec	9.00	N/A	N/A	498508	1405858
7	42	60	42	23	9.20 sec	9.20	N/A	N/A	682057	2087915
8	45	64	45	24	9.40 sec	9.40	N/A	N/A	921777	3009692
9	48	68	48	25	9.60 sec	9.60	N/A	N/A	1727879	4737571
10	50	71	49	26	9.80 sec	9.80	N/A	N/A	1138877	5876448
11	52	74	51	26	10.00 sec	10.00	N/A	N/A	1368233	7244681
12	54	76	53	27	10.20 sec	10.20	N/A	N/A	1638338	8883019
13	56	79	55	28	10.40 sec	10.40	N/A	N/A	1956648	10839667
14	58	82	57	29	10.60 sec	10.60	N/A	N/A	3655184	14494851
15	60	84	59	29	10.80 sec	10.80	N/A	N/A	3017327	17512178
16	62	87	60	30	11.00 sec	11.00	N/A	N/A	7793914	25306092
17	64	90	62	31	11.20 sec	11.20	N/A	N/A	15206031	40512123
18	66	92	64	31	11.40 sec	11.40	N/A	N/A	26185582	66697705
19	68	95	66	32	11.60 sec	11.60	N/A	N/A	62755923	129453628
20	70	98	68	33	11.80 sec	11.80	N/A	N/A	211877683	341331311
21	72	100	70	34	12.00 sec	12.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	34	12.20 sec	12.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	35	12.40 sec	12.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	36	12.60 sec	12.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	36	12.80 sec	12.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	37	13.00 sec	13.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	38	13.20 sec	13.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	39	13.40 sec	13.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	39	13.60 sec	13.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	40	13.80 sec	13.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	40	13.90 sec	13.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	41	14.00 sec	14.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	41	14.10 sec	14.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	42	14.20 sec	14.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	42	14.30 sec	14.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	42	14.40 sec	14.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	43	14.50 sec	14.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	43	14.60 sec	14.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	43	14.70 sec	14.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	44	14.80 sec	14.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vulnerability.

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 Vulnerability Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Vulnerability Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Vulnerability Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Vulnerability Curse Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Vulnerability Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	30% increased Vulnerability Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Vulnerability Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	45% increased Vulnerability Duration	helmet 100

Vulnerability in maps

Main page: List of map suffix mods

Vulnerability is one of the curses that can be rolled on maps, the curses affect the entire area and cannot be removed. The level of the curses varies depending on the map tier.

Mid tier maps

For mid tier maps the modifier is called Template:SMW query mod, the level of the curse is Template:SMW query mod stat.

High tier maps

For high tier maps the modifier is called Template:SMW query mod, the level of the curse is Template:SMW query mod stat.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Increased Area of Effect mod and its progression per level doubled.
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). Normalised the increased duration per gem level.
1.2.0	In addition to the general curse reduction, Vulnerability no longer affects Energy Shield. The Energy Shield Recharge Delay Increase and Energy Shield Recharge Rate Reduction stats have been removed. In addition, the Increased Chance to be Stunned and Reduced Enemy Stun Recovery stats have been removed as well. Vulnerability now only increases physical damage and degeneration damage.
1.1.0	Undocumented Change: Physical damage taken changed from "more" to "increased".
0.9.13b	The additional chance to be stunned now works correctly.
0.9.5g	Fixed Vulnerability not being affected by the Hex Master keystone passive.
0.9.2	Vulnerability has been added to the game.