Quick Summary
Meta skills are those that allow you to socket other active skills as support gems. Meta gems are often used to trigger active skills or change its functionality (for example, summoning a totem that attacks with a socketed skill). Key points: Corruption effects that add or subtract a gem level are innate to the skill gem and works independently from the gem's actual level. · A skill gem can have up to 23% base quality via corruption. · Corruption cannot cause a skill gem to have more than 5 sockets.
Sockets
Meta skills are those that allow you to socket other active skills as support gems. Meta gems are often used to trigger active skills or change its functionality (for example, summoning a totem that attacks with a socketed skill).
Mechanics
Support gems socketed in a meta gem will support the meta gem and any other compatible socketed skill gems.
Energy
Most trigger meta gems generate and use Energy, a counter that balances the frequency of triggering the skill based on its use time. The rate that Energy is obtained may be influenced by enemy Power, a stat dependent on the enemy's rarity.
Skills
The following skills have the Meta gem tag:
| Gem | Tier | |||
| SpellslingerSpellslingerBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Invocation, MetaLevel: (1-20)Cooldown Time: 0.20 secCan Store 1 Use(s)While active, gains Energy when you cast Spells. Using the Invocation once sufficient Energy is gathered will consume t | 0 | |||
| Called ShotsCalled ShotsBuff, Persistent, AoE, MetaLevel: (1-20)Applies a socketed Mark Skill to a nearby unmarked Enemy every few seconds. Consuming socketed Marks will cause them to be reapplied to an unmarked Enemy. This reapplication ca | 0 | |||
| Cast on BlockCast on BlockBuff, Persistent, Trigger, MetaLevel: (1-20)While active, gains Energy when you Block and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.Gains 25 Energy when you Block(0-57)% increased Energy gainedTriggers al | 0 | |||
| Cast on Charm UseCast on Charm UseBuff, Persistent, Trigger, MetaLevel: (1-20)While active, gains Energy when one of your Charms is used and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.When a Charm is used gains 2 Energy per Charge | 0 | |||
| Fire Spell on HitFire Spell on HitBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Fire, MetaLevel: (1-20)While active, gains Energy when you Hit enemies with Melee Attacks and triggers socketed Fire spells on reaching maximum Energy.Gains 3 Energy per Power of | 0 | |||
| Mirage DeadeyeMirage DeadeyeBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Duration, MetaLevel: (1-20)Requires: Spear, Bow, CrossbowWhile active, firing a ranged Projectile Attack will create a Mirage that uses socketed ranged Attacks for a short duration, the | 0 | |||
| Thundergod's WrathThundergod's WrathBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Lightning, MetaLevel: (1-20)While active, gains Energy when you Hit enemies with Melee Attacks and triggers socketed Lightning spells on reaching maximum Energy.Gains 3 Energy p | 0 | |||
| PouncePounceAttack, Minion, Shapeshift, Werewolf, AoE, Melee, Slam, Trigger, Mark, Duration, Travel, MetaTier: 3Level: (1-20)Cost: (15-102) ManaCooldown Time: (6.00 sec-5.10 sec)Can Store 1 Use(s)Attack Damage: (100-312)% of baseRequires: T | 3 | |||
| Ferocious RoarFerocious RoarWarcry, Shapeshift, Bear, AoE, Nova, MetaTier: 7Level: (1-20)Cost: (19-85) ManaCooldown Time: 8.00 secCan Store 1 Use(s)Use Time: 1.10 secRequires: TalismanShapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately | 7 | |||
| Spell TotemSpell TotemSpell, Totem, Duration, Conditional, MetaTier: 7Level: (1-20)Cost: (18-121) ManaCast Time: 0.50 secConsume any combination of 3 Power and/or Endurance Charges to raise a Totem that uses socketed Spells. Cannot use Skil | 7 | |||
| Mirage ArcherMirage ArcherBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Duration, MetaTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 60 SpiritRequires: Spear, Bow, CrossbowWhile active, dodge rolling will create a Mirage that uses socketed ranged Attacks for a short durati | 8 | |||
| BlasphemyBlasphemyBuff, Persistent, AoE, Aura, MetaTier: 8Level: (1-20)Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.Socketed Curse Skills apply in an Aura around youReserves 60 Spirit per socketed | 8 | |||
| Cast on Minion DeathCast on Minion DeathBuff, Minion, Persistent, Trigger, MetaTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, gains Energy when one of your Persistent Minions is Killed, and triggers socketed Spells upon reaching ma | 8 | |||
| Barrier InvocationBarrier InvocationBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Invocation, MetaTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 30 SpiritCooldown Time: 0.20 secCan Store 1 Use(s)While active, gains Energy when your Energy Shield is damaged by Enemy Hits. U | 8 | |||
| Elemental InvocationElemental InvocationBuff, Persistent, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Invocation, MetaTier: 8Level: (1-20)Reservation: 60 SpiritCooldown Time: 0.20 secCan Store 1 Use(s)While active, gains Energy when you Freeze, Shock o | 8 | |||
| Hand of ChayulaHand of ChayulaAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Chaos, MetaTier: 9Level: (1-20)Cost: (11-79) ManaAttack Speed: 89% of baseAttack Damage: (67-209)% of baseRequires: QuarterstaffDash to an enemy and Strike them, triggering socketed | 9 | |||
| Mortar CannonMortar CannonTotem, Grenade, Duration, MetaTier: 11Level: (1-20)Cost: (18-121) ManaRequires: CrossbowRaise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.Mortar Ca | 11 | |||
| Ancestral Warrior TotemAncestral Warrior TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Duration, Conditional, MetaTier: 13Level: (1-20)Cost: (13-91) ManaCost & Reservation Multiplier: (200-100)%Requires: One Hand Mace, Two Hand MaceConsume 3 Endurance Ch | 13 | |||
| Cast on CriticalCast on CriticalBuff, Persistent, Trigger, MetaTier: 14Level: (1-20)Reservation: 100 SpiritWhile active, gains Energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.Gains 1 Energy per | 14 |
| Version | Changes |
| 0.1.1c | (Hotfix 1) Meta Gems will no longer trigger in town areas. |
| 0.1.1 | Skills socketed in a Meta Gem's sockets can no longer gain energy. |
| 0.1.0 | Introduced to the game. |
Support Gems
Gems are a type of item that either grants a skill (skill gem) or modifies a skill (support gem) when placed into a gem socket.
There are currently 244 different skill gems, 16 different meta skill gems and 533 support gems in the game, for a total of 793.
Skill gems
Skill gems can be socketed in the skill panel to gain an active skill which can be assigned on the player's keybinds. Up to 9 skill gems can be bound simultaneously by default. The number of skill gems you can have socketed at one time can be increased with an Unset RingUnset RingRequires Level 44Grants 1 additional Skill Slot or the Instill-exclusive passive, Augmented Flesh.
Characters need to meet the skill gem's level and attribute requirements to be able to use it. Level and attribute requirements increase as a skill gem is leveled up.
When creating a skill gem using an Uncut Skill GemUncut Skill GemCreates a Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to level #Right Click to engrave a Skill Gem., it will be engraved at a gem level matching that of the uncut gem. Skill gems can be levelled up further using an Uncut Skill GemUncut Skill GemCreates a Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to level #Right Click to engrave a Skill Gem. up to level 20. A Gemcutter's PrismGemcutter's PrismStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a Skill GemRight click this item then left click a skill gem to apply it. adds 5% quality to a skill gem, up to 20%.
Corruption
Corrupting a skill gem can cause it to gain or lose a skill level, gem socket, or quality.
- Corruption effects that add or subtract a gem level are innate to the skill gem and works independently from the gem's actual level.
- A skill gem can have up to 23% base quality via corruption.
- Corruption cannot cause a skill gem to have more than 5 sockets.
Corrupted gems can be leveled using an Uncut Skill Gem.
When double corrupting a skill gem with Crystallised CorruptionCrystallised CorruptionStack Size: 10Modifies a Corrupted Skill Gem unpredictably or destroys itRight click this item then left click on a corrupted gem to apply it., it cannot roll the same effect as the corruption effect it already had (Ex. you cannot get +1 to gem level on a corrupted gem that already has a +1 to gem level corruption).
Kalguuran skill
Kalguuran skills are special types of skill gems that can be acquired from Remnant encounters. Kalguuran skills have no attribute requirements and are not aligned to any attribute. All Kalguuran skills use Runic Ward as their skill cost. Kalguuran skill gems can have their levels upgraded by using a Thaumaturgic Flux.
Spirit gems
Spirit gems, or persistent buff skill gems, are special skill gems which can only be created using an Uncut Spirit GemUncut Spirit GemCreates a Persistent Buff Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to Level #Right Click to engrave a Persistent Buff Skill Gem.. They can be socketed to gain access to skills that grant persistent buffs, trigger other skills, or to summon permanent minions. These gems have require the reservation of spirit in order to gain their effect.
Spirit gems can be supported by support gems, but this will often increase the reservation based on the support gem's cost multiplier. Other support gems may incur a flat spirit reservation instead which does not scale.
Similar to skill gems, characters need to meet the spirit gem's level and attribute requirements and sometimes weapon requirements to be able to use them.
Skills granted by spirit gems can be activated in the skill panel by right-clicking the desired spirit gem. They may also have a skill component which can be used directly.
Spirit gems can be corrupted and uses the same results as skill gems.
Support gems
Support gems can be socketed into individual skills; these modify the effects of the supported skill. Each gem is limited to two support slots at start, with up to three additional supports available via the use of Jeweller's Orbs. Skills granted by items and Ascendancy skills can also have sockets; their number of sockets is based on the item's item level or your character level, respectively.
You cannot have multiple support gems that share the same category socketed to the same skill. Additionally, only one copy per rank of support gems that add a spirit reservation is allowed across all your skills; for example, you cannot socket more than one copy of Herbalism IHerbalism ISupport, Buff, PersistentCategory: HerbalismTier: 2Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.30% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill., but you can socket Herbalism IIHerbalism IISupport, Buff, PersistentCategory: HerbalismTier: 4Additional Reservation: 30 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.50% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill. in another skill.
The total number of support gems of each color are limited by the corresponding stat totals of the character, with 5 points of the stat allowing one support of that color.
- Strength - Red
- Dexterity - Green
- Intelligence - Blue
For example, a character with 20 Strength, 40 Dexterity and 30 Intelligence would be able to use a total of 4 red, 8 green and 6 blue support gems.
Support gems cannot be corrupted or leveled.
Connected: Support gems count as connected as long as they not disabled and support the skill they are socketed into. They count as connected if they support a meta skill or any skills socketed in that meta skill. This feature is only used for certain mechanics such as Gemling Legionnaire's Integrated Efficiency.
Lineage support gems
Lineage support gems are special types of support gems. These cannot be crafted using Uncut Support Gems and can only be found as drops from the core drop pool or specific bosses.
Only one copy of each Lineage support gem can be socketed across all your skills. Solus IpseSolus IpseGrand VisageArmour: (220-264)Evasion: (200-240)Energy Shield: (75-90)Requires Level 65, 36 Str, 36 Dex, 36 Int+(60-100) to maximum Mana25% increased Light Radius(150-200)% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy ShieldEquipment and Skill Gems have 25% increased Attribute RequirementsYou can Socket 2 additional copies of each Lineage Support Gem, in different SkillsOne warrior alone survived to face the Arbiter. allows you to socket up to three copies of the same Lineage support gem on different skills.
Kalguuran support
Kalguuran supports are special types of support gems that can be acquired from Remnant encounters. They do not require attribute points to socket and are not aligned to any attribute. Kalguuran supports have effects that scale or interact with Runic Ward.
Gemcutting
| Version | Changes |
| 0.3.0 | You can no longer socket multiple copies of the same Skill Gem into your main skill sockets. Skills not granted by gems and skills socketed into Persistent Buff Skill Gems do not count towards this limit. You can still have multiple copies |
| 0.2.0 | Added over 25 new Skills, primarily Spear Skills. Added over 100 new Supports. |
| 0.1.0 | Introduced to the game. |
Skill Gems
Gems are a type of item that either grants a skill (skill gem) or modifies a skill (support gem) when placed into a gem socket.
There are currently 244 different skill gems, 16 different meta skill gems and 533 support gems in the game, for a total of 793.
Skill gems
Skill gems can be socketed in the skill panel to gain an active skill which can be assigned on the player's keybinds. Up to 9 skill gems can be bound simultaneously by default. The number of skill gems you can have socketed at one time can be increased with an Unset RingUnset RingRequires Level 44Grants 1 additional Skill Slot or the Instill-exclusive passive, Augmented Flesh.
Characters need to meet the skill gem's level and attribute requirements to be able to use it. Level and attribute requirements increase as a skill gem is leveled up.
When creating a skill gem using an Uncut Skill GemUncut Skill GemCreates a Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to level #Right Click to engrave a Skill Gem., it will be engraved at a gem level matching that of the uncut gem. Skill gems can be levelled up further using an Uncut Skill GemUncut Skill GemCreates a Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to level #Right Click to engrave a Skill Gem. up to level 20. A Gemcutter's PrismGemcutter's PrismStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a Skill GemRight click this item then left click a skill gem to apply it. adds 5% quality to a skill gem, up to 20%.
Corruption
Corrupting a skill gem can cause it to gain or lose a skill level, gem socket, or quality.
- Corruption effects that add or subtract a gem level are innate to the skill gem and works independently from the gem's actual level.
- A skill gem can have up to 23% base quality via corruption.
- Corruption cannot cause a skill gem to have more than 5 sockets.
Corrupted gems can be leveled using an Uncut Skill Gem.
When double corrupting a skill gem with Crystallised CorruptionCrystallised CorruptionStack Size: 10Modifies a Corrupted Skill Gem unpredictably or destroys itRight click this item then left click on a corrupted gem to apply it., it cannot roll the same effect as the corruption effect it already had (Ex. you cannot get +1 to gem level on a corrupted gem that already has a +1 to gem level corruption).
Kalguuran skill
Kalguuran skills are special types of skill gems that can be acquired from Remnant encounters. Kalguuran skills have no attribute requirements and are not aligned to any attribute. All Kalguuran skills use Runic Ward as their skill cost. Kalguuran skill gems can have their levels upgraded by using a Thaumaturgic Flux.
Spirit gems
Spirit gems, or persistent buff skill gems, are special skill gems which can only be created using an Uncut Spirit GemUncut Spirit GemCreates a Persistent Buff Skill Gem or Level an existing gem to Level #Right Click to engrave a Persistent Buff Skill Gem.. They can be socketed to gain access to skills that grant persistent buffs, trigger other skills, or to summon permanent minions. These gems have require the reservation of spirit in order to gain their effect.
Spirit gems can be supported by support gems, but this will often increase the reservation based on the support gem's cost multiplier. Other support gems may incur a flat spirit reservation instead which does not scale.
Similar to skill gems, characters need to meet the spirit gem's level and attribute requirements and sometimes weapon requirements to be able to use them.
Skills granted by spirit gems can be activated in the skill panel by right-clicking the desired spirit gem. They may also have a skill component which can be used directly.
Spirit gems can be corrupted and uses the same results as skill gems.
Support gems
Support gems can be socketed into individual skills; these modify the effects of the supported skill. Each gem is limited to two support slots at start, with up to three additional supports available via the use of Jeweller's Orbs. Skills granted by items and Ascendancy skills can also have sockets; their number of sockets is based on the item's item level or your character level, respectively.
You cannot have multiple support gems that share the same category socketed to the same skill. Additionally, only one copy per rank of support gems that add a spirit reservation is allowed across all your skills; for example, you cannot socket more than one copy of Herbalism IHerbalism ISupport, Buff, PersistentCategory: HerbalismTier: 2Additional Reservation: 15 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.30% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill., but you can socket Herbalism IIHerbalism IISupport, Buff, PersistentCategory: HerbalismTier: 4Additional Reservation: 30 SpiritSupport Requirements: +5 StrSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.50% Increased Recovery from Life Flasks while a Supported Skill is activePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill. in another skill.
The total number of support gems of each color are limited by the corresponding stat totals of the character, with 5 points of the stat allowing one support of that color.
- Strength - Red
- Dexterity - Green
- Intelligence - Blue
For example, a character with 20 Strength, 40 Dexterity and 30 Intelligence would be able to use a total of 4 red, 8 green and 6 blue support gems.
Support gems cannot be corrupted or leveled.
Connected: Support gems count as connected as long as they not disabled and support the skill they are socketed into. They count as connected if they support a meta skill or any skills socketed in that meta skill. This feature is only used for certain mechanics such as Gemling Legionnaire's Integrated Efficiency.
Lineage support gems
Lineage support gems are special types of support gems. These cannot be crafted using Uncut Support Gems and can only be found as drops from the core drop pool or specific bosses.
Only one copy of each Lineage support gem can be socketed across all your skills. Solus IpseSolus IpseGrand VisageArmour: (220-264)Evasion: (200-240)Energy Shield: (75-90)Requires Level 65, 36 Str, 36 Dex, 36 Int+(60-100) to maximum Mana25% increased Light Radius(150-200)% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy ShieldEquipment and Skill Gems have 25% increased Attribute RequirementsYou can Socket 2 additional copies of each Lineage Support Gem, in different SkillsOne warrior alone survived to face the Arbiter. allows you to socket up to three copies of the same Lineage support gem on different skills.
Kalguuran support
Kalguuran supports are special types of support gems that can be acquired from Remnant encounters. They do not require attribute points to socket and are not aligned to any attribute. Kalguuran supports have effects that scale or interact with Runic Ward.
Gemcutting
| Version | Changes |
| 0.3.0 | You can no longer socket multiple copies of the same Skill Gem into your main skill sockets. Skills not granted by gems and skills socketed into Persistent Buff Skill Gems do not count towards this limit. You can still have multiple copies |
| 0.2.0 | Added over 25 new Skills, primarily Spear Skills. Added over 100 new Supports. |
| 0.1.0 | Introduced to the game. |
