Pierce Support

Pierce SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: p
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsProjectiles from Supported Skills that have Pierced deal 2% increased DamageProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more Projectile DamageThis 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
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Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemPierce

Pierce Support is a support gem that grants piercing to projectiles created by skills linked to this gem.

Skill functions and interactions

Some projectiles, such as those from Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles gain Damage over time, dealing up to 3% more Damage by the time they dissipate
Deals 99% of DamageCannot Pierce EnemiesDeals (8-888) to (12-1332) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Projectiles lose Damage over time, dealing up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
(0-19)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Holy Flame TotemHoly Flame TotemTotem, Spell, Projectile, Fire, Channelling, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-39) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
Projectile Speed: 750Summons a totem that channels to fire a stream of flame at nearby enemies, and creates an area of consecrated ground around the totem.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile SpeedFires an additional Projectile1% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage1% increased Totem Placement speed
1% increased Totem DurationTotem lasts 8 seconds
Deals (3-134) to (5-202) Physical Damage
Fires 2 additional Projectiles
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Consecrated Ground grants Immunity to Curses to you and AlliesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., already have infinite Pierces, so increased pierces will have no effect. These projectiles will benefit from the more damage multiplier from this support gem (as well as the increased projectile damage from a quality gem). Ice SpearIce SpearSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%
Projectile Speed: 1000Requires Level 12Launches shards of ice in rapid succession. After travelling a short distance they change to a second form, which moves much faster and pierces through enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets1% increased Cold DamageTravels 1% reduced distance before changing formsDeals (22-383) to (33-575) Cold Damage
Second form has 600% increased Critical Strike Chance
Second form has 300% more Projectile Speed
Second form has +(30-49)% to Critical Strike Multiplier
Fires an additional ProjectilePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. also has infinite Pierces in its armed form, but before arming, it doesn't have the pierce effect - this gem will give the projectile's first form target piercing.

The Pierce from this support gem is additive with other Pierces modifiers from other sources such as the Piercing Shots notable passive.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Added Piercing	More Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	1%	70	70
3	4	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	2%	308	378
4	7	16	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	3%	1554	1932
5	11	22	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	4%	6667	8599
6	16	30	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	5%	26047	34646
7	20	36	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	6%	49725	84371
8	24	42	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	2	7%	95714	180085
9	28	48	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	8%	169595	349680
10	32	54	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	9%	283759	633439
11	36	60	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	10%	453996	1087435
12	40	66	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	11%	703128	1790563
13	44	72	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	12%	1061223	2851786
14	48	78	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	13%	2065870	4917656
15	52	84	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	14%	2507110	7424766
16	56	90	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	3	15%	5798936	13223702
17	60	96	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	16%	15083919	28307621
18	64	102	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	17%	27792735	56100356
19	67	106	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	18%	43869739	99970095
20	70	111	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	19%	242081556	342051651
21	72	114	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	20%	-342051651	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	21%	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	22%	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	4	23%	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	24%	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	25%	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	26%	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	27%	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	28%	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	29%	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	29%	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	30%	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	30%	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	31%	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	31%	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	32%	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	32%	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	33%	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	5	33%	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	0	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	6	34%	0	0

Item acquisition

In addition, the Large Chest in The Twilight Strand (Act 1) contains this gem, if the player selects Ranger as the character.

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Pierce Support:

Item	Base Item		Stats

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now has a 130% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 110%).
3.0.0	Pierce Support now provides +2 Pierces at level 1, up to +4 Pierces at level 20. Mana multiplier return to 110%.
2.4.0	Mana multiplier has been increased from 110% to 130%. Damage at high levels only has been reduced. Its damage at level 20 has been reduced from 29% to 19%.
2.2.0	Now grants 10% more damage at gem level 1, up to 29% at gem level 20. Grants 50% chance to pierce at all gem levels.
2.1.0	Base increased pierce chance starts 10% higher. It now grants 0.5% increased projectile damage per 1% quality (was 0.75% pierce chance per 1% quality).
2.0.0	Base increased pierce chance starts 10% higher. It now grants 0.5% chance to pierce per 1% quality (was 0.75% per 1% quality).
0.9.6	Slightly increased the mana cost multiplier.
0.8.4	Added new support gem: Pierce

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