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

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 18Metadata
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 From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..

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, Bow
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (115-135)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-135)%Requires Level 16Performs an attack with a ranged weapon 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 From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.1-2)% more Attack Damage per Frenzy Charge
  +(0.1-2)% more Attack Speed per Frenzy ChargePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Physical, Bow
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-14) Mana
  Attack Speed: 70% of base
  Attack Damage: (168-205)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (168-205)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies with your Bow, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration.Base duration is 8.00 seconds
  (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding
  Causes Bleeding
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(1-20)% more Damage with BleedingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-10) Mana
  AoE Radius: 10Requires Level 12Each attack with a melee weapon 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 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.(21-609) to (40-1133) Added Cold Damage
  (26-748) to (49-1389) Added Fire Damage
  (4-118) to (80-2287) 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
  Base radius is 1 metre
  80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
  10% more Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.25-5)% more Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on the EnemyPlace 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: (6-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (126-329)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (126-329)%
  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.Fires 4 Projectiles
  60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Projectiles deal (0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsPlace 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: (6-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (198-456)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (198-456)%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 hit a target.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Fires 3 Projectiles
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace 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: (6-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (143-409)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (143-409)%
  Projectile Speed: 2250Attack enemies with increased range, releasing icy blades from the first enemy hit which fly at other enemies. Requires a Melee Weapon.Fires (5-8) Projectiles
  60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
  +(1.8-2.1) metres to Melee Strike Range
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace 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: (7-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (219-403)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (219-403)%
  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
  Fires 3 Projectiles
  (0-19)% increased Area of Effect
  100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire, Cold or Lightning Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (1-20)% chance to Freeze, Shock and IgnitePlace 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.

Gem level progression

Level			more Physical Projectile Attack Damage	more Physical DoT	more Chaos DoT	Exp.	Total Exp.
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%	—	—
22	74	—	51%	51%	51%	—	—
23	76	—	52%	52%	52%	—	—
24	78	—	53%	53%	53%	—	—
25	80	—	54%	54%	54%	—	—
26	82	—	55%	55%	55%	—	—
27	84	—	56%	56%	56%	—	—
28	86	—	57%	57%	57%	—	—
29	88	—	58%	58%	58%	—	—
30	90	—	59%	59%	59%	—	—
31	91	—	59%	59%	59%	—	—
32	92	—	60%	60%	60%	—	—
33	93	—	60%	60%	60%	—	—
34	94	—	61%	61%	61%	—	—
35	95	—	61%	61%	61%	—	—
36	96	—	62%	62%	62%	—	—
37	97	—	62%	62%	62%	—	—
38	98	—	63%	63%	63%	—	—
39	99	—	63%	63%	63%	—	—
40	100	—	64%	64%	64%	—	—

Item acquisition

Vicious Projectiles Support can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Vicious Projectiles Support can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
3	The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem 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	Gift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla, as a symbol of our progress, shines greater than all the gems.	Random level 20 support gem	A
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Support Gem 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	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 ↓
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
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
3.15.0d	Vicious Projectiles Support now has a Cost and Reservation Multiplier of 130% (previously 140%).
3.15.0	Now has a 140% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 120%). Supported Skills now deal 30-49% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage (previously 40-59%). Supported Skills now deal 30-49% more Physical Damage over Time (previously 40-59%). Supported Skills now deal 30-49% more Chaos Damage over Time (previously 40-59%).
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality: Anomalous: Supported Attacks have 0.5% chance to cause Bleeding and Supported Skills have 0.5% chance to Poison on Hit (per 1% quality) Divergent: Supported Attacks have 0.5% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit (per 1% quality)
3.8.0	Supported skills now deal 40% more Chaos Damage over Time at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 59% more at gem level 20 (from 49%). Supported skills now deal 40% more Physical Damage over Time at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 59% more at gem level 20 (from 49%). Supported skills now deal 40% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 59% more at gem level 20 (from 49%).
3.4.0	Physical Projectile Attack has been renamed Vicious Projectiles. In addition to 30% more Physical projectile attack damage and 10% less Projectile attack speed, It now causes supported skills to deal 30% more Chaos damage over time and 30% more Physical damage over time (as opposed to more damage with Bleeding and Poison specifically) at gem level 1.
3.0.0	Physical Projectile Attack Damage Support now also grants 30% more Damage with Bleeding and Poison caused by Projectile hits. It now has the Attack tag.
1.0.3	Physical Projectile Attack Damage has been added to the game.