Instruments of Virtue

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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
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Level: (1-20)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 that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Spell Damage
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., 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.

Version history

Version	Changes
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.