Vicious Projectiles Support
Vicious Projectiles SupportProjectile, Attack, Physical, Chaos, Support
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports projectile attack skills.Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Chaos Damage over Time
Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Physical Damage over Time
Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage
Supported Skills have 10% less Projectile Attack Speed
This 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
Drop level: 18Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Support Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemPhysicalProjectileAttackDamage
Vicious Projectiles is a support gem. Projectile attack skill gems linked to this support gem deal more physical damage and physical and chaos damage over time, but suffer an attack speed reduction.
This is the base variant of Awakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportProjectile, Attack, Physical, Chaos, Support
Icon: d
Level: (1-5)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 72Supports projectile attack skills.Supported Skills deal (50-59)% more Chaos Damage over Time
Supported Skills deal (50-59)% more Physical Damage over Time
Supported Skills deal (50-59)% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage
Supported Skills have 10% less Projectile Attack Speed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Physical 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..
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | more Physical Projectile Attack Damage | more Physical DoT | more Chaos DoT | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 18 | 33 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 22 | 39 | 31% | 31% | 31% | 69833 | 69833 |
3 | 26 | 45 | 32% | 32% | 32% | 128549 | 198382 |
4 | 29 | 49 | 33% | 33% | 33% | 154553 | 352935 |
5 | 32 | 54 | 34% | 34% | 34% | 225374 | 578309 |
6 | 35 | 58 | 35% | 35% | 35% | 320672 | 898981 |
7 | 38 | 63 | 36% | 36% | 36% | 447718 | 1346699 |
8 | 41 | 67 | 37% | 37% | 37% | 615318 | 1962017 |
9 | 44 | 72 | 38% | 38% | 38% | 834639 | 2796656 |
10 | 47 | 76 | 39% | 39% | 39% | 1570760 | 4367416 |
11 | 50 | 81 | 40% | 40% | 40% | 1633987 | 6001403 |
12 | 53 | 85 | 41% | 41% | 41% | 2151030 | 8152433 |
13 | 56 | 90 | 42% | 42% | 42% | 2812189 | 10964622 |
14 | 58 | 93 | 43% | 43% | 43% | 3655184 | 14619806 |
15 | 60 | 96 | 44% | 44% | 44% | 3017327 | 17637133 |
16 | 62 | 99 | 45% | 45% | 45% | 7818905 | 25456038 |
17 | 64 | 102 | 46% | 46% | 46% | 15256013 | 40712051 |
18 | 66 | 105 | 47% | 47% | 47% | 26260555 | 66972606 |
19 | 68 | 108 | 48% | 48% | 48% | 62855887 | 129828493 |
20 | 70 | 111 | 49% | 49% | 49% | 212002638 | 341831131 |
21 | 72 | 114 | 50% | 50% | 50% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 51% | 51% | 51% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 52% | 52% | 52% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 53% | 53% | 53% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 54% | 54% | 54% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 55% | 55% | 55% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 56% | 56% | 56% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 57% | 57% | 57% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 58% | 58% | 58% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 59% | 59% | 59% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 59% | 59% | 59% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 60% | 60% | 60% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 60% | 60% | 60% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 61% | 61% | 61% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 61% | 61% | 61% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 62% | 62% | 62% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 62% | 62% | 62% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 63% | 63% | 63% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 63% | 63% | 63% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 64% | 64% | 64% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Physical Damage | 50 |
Anomalous | Supported Attacks have 0.5% chance to cause Bleeding Supported Skills have 0.5% chance to Poison on Hit | 100 |
Divergent | Supported Attacks have 0.5% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit | 100 |
Skill functions and interactions
- Although the gem itself requires the skill to have a projectile and attack tag to support a skill, the Chaos and Physical Damage over Time Multipliers do not specify that the Damage over Time must originate from a projectile. This can be used in a few niche situations where either a skill has distinct melee weapon/ranged weapon animation variations e.g.
FrenzyFrenzyAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%Requires Level 16Performs an attack that gives the character a frenzy charge if it hits. Frenzy charges increase your attack speed.5% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge
5% more Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8 seconds
(3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Causes Bleeding
(30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Bleeding inflicted by this Skill deals Damage 0.5% fasterPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and
Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-11) Mana
AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 12Each attack with this skill will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will also deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.(18-391) to (33-726) Added Cold Damage
(22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
(3-75) to (67-1467) Added Lightning Damage
Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
(30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Elemental DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.- or when a skill is considered a melee skill (therefore not projectile) but has a projectile component e.g.
Molten StrikeMolten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (110-185)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-185)%
Projectile Speed: 750Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will deal area attack damage to enemies where they land.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Fire Damage
Fires 3 additional Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
+(2-6) to Melee Strike Range
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Fire DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Lightning StrikeLightning StrikeAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (135-225)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-225)%Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy is released from the weapon as projectiles as you strike, flying out to hit farther-away enemies. The projectiles cannot miss if the melee attack hits a target.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
Fires 2 additional Projectiles
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Frost BladesFrost BladesAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (110-225)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-225)%
Projectile Speed: 2250Attack enemies with increased range, releasing icy blades from the first enemy hit which fly at other enemies. Requires a Melee Weapon.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Cold Damage
Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
+(18-21) to Melee Strike Range
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and
Wild StrikeWild StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Projectile, AoE, Chaining, Prismatic
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (160-231)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-231)%
Projectile Speed: 1800Requires Level 28Your melee weapon strikes enemies, converting physical damage to a random element. Then, depending on the element chosen, it releases a fiery explosion, an arcing bolt of lightning, or an icy wave. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Beams Chain (4-7) Times
(0-19)% increased Area of Effect
Fires 2 additional Projectiles
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Elemental DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. In both situations, Poison, Decay, or Bleeding will all benefit from the damage multiplier without suffering an attack speed loss.
Item acquisition
Vicious Projectiles Support can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Vicious Projectiles Support can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality | A |
9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems. ![]() | Random level 20 support gem | A |
7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +23% CorruptedA symbol of beauty and innocence The gems corrupted her mind Malachai corrupted her gems All but a glimmer of greatness lost in madness ![]() | Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Sharp and Cruel Act 2 Yeena | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.15.0d |
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3.15.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.8.0 |
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3.4.0 |
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3.0.0 |
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1.0.3 |
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References
- ↑ Bex_GGG (September 17, 2020). "Alternate Quality Gems in Path of Exile: Heist". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved September 11, 2021.