Inspiration Support Support

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Mana Multiplier: 115% Icon:Mana Multiplier: 115% Requires Level 31 Supports any skill. Minions, Totems, Traps and Mines cannot gain Inspiration Charges. Per 1% Quality:

Supported Skills have 1% increased Inspiration Charge Duration Supported Skills have (25-34)% reduced Mana Cost

Gain an Inspiration Charge when you Spend Mana for Supported Skills

Lose all Inspiration Charges after Spending a total of (122-800) Mana with Supported Skills

Supported Skills deal (5-7)% more Elemental Damage per Inspiration Charge

Supported Skills have (6-8)% increased Critical Strike Chance per Inspiration Charge 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

Level: 31 Purchase Costs

Normal 1x Orb of Chance

Sell Price

1x 1x Scroll Fragment Miscellaneous

Item class: Support Skill Gems

Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemReducedMana

Inspiration Support is a support gem that reduces the mana cost of linked skills. When the supported skill is used, it grants an Inspiration charge, which grants more elemental damage and critical strike chance. You lose all Inspiration Charges after you spend a certain amount of mana.

The mod Supported Skills have (25-34)% reduced Mana Cost does not affect mana reservation.

Skill functions and interactions

Supported skills grant you an Inspiration Charge when you spend mana with them, up to 5 charges. These charges last for 10 seconds. If you haven't generated a charge for longer, you will lose all Inspiration Charges.

This creates a mana counter for all skills linked with Inspiration Support, up to the respective cap.

As soon as a skill is used that puts the total mana spent above the threshold, the mana counter is reset to 0 and all Inspiration Charges are removed.

Hence lower mana costs result in better usage of Inspiration Charges. For example, if it takes 100 mana to cast a skill, the first 5 casts will average at 50% of the gem's potential and then the next 3 casts will be at 100% potential, while a mana cost of 1 will result in 795 casts at maximum efficiency after the first 5 initial casts.

The reduced mana cost of skills is additive with other sources of reduced mana costs.

The buff grants more elemental damage and increased critical strike chance per Inspiration Charge. Inspiration Charges are shared between all skills linked with Inspiration Support. It doesn't matter which skill created the charges, each skill linked to this support will benefit from the charges even if it doesn't use mana.

Effective usage

Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger

Icon: &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:

Supported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance

Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy

Supported Skills deal (20-39)% 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. - Since attacks usually cost much less mana to use than spells, especially CycloneCycloneAttack, AoE, Movement, Channelling, Physical, Melee

Mana Cost: 2

Cast Time: 1.00 sec

Attack Speed: 300% of Base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (44%-54%)Requires Level 28Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning, building up stages while constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channelling this skill, you cannot be knocked back.Per 1% Quality:

0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (44-54)% of Base Attack Damage

30% less Movement Speed

First Hit deals 50% less Damage

Gains 1 Stage every (0.33-0.17) seconds while Channelling

+1 to radius per Stage

Lose 1 Stage every 0.33 seconds while not Channelling

(5-28) to (8-42) Added Attack Physical Damage

Maximum (3-6) Stages

8% increased Area of Effect per 1 additional Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. , it results in more efficient use of Inspiration Support. Both the attack and spell(s) in a common Cast On Critical Strike set-up will be supported, granting increased critical strike chance and more elemental damage to both.

Herald of IceHerald of IceSpell, AoE, Cold, Herald

Mana Reserved: 25%

Can Store 1 Use(s)

Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 16Grants a buff adding cold damage to spells and attacks. If you shatter an enemy, this skill will cause them to explode and deal AoE cold damage to enemies near them. This damage is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality:

Buff grants 0.75% increased Cold DamageAdds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Spells

Adds (4-38) to (5-56) Cold Damage to Attacks

Deals (18-308) to (26-462) Cold Damage

Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald

Radius: 32

Mana Reserved: 25%

Can Store 1 Use(s)

Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Per 1% Quality:

Buff grants 0.75% increased Lightning DamageBuff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage

Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage

Base duration is 6 seconds

Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds

Cannot inflict Shock

Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. - The effects of these Heralds only scale off of elemental damage and not spell damage, while also using critical strike chance (assuming they are given a base critical strike chance through other means like Deadly Infusion, Increased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportSupport

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Mana Multiplier: 115%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:

Supported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills have (50-88)% increased Critical Strike Chance

Supported Skills have +(1-1.9)% to Critical Strike ChanceThis 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. , etc.). Supporting both an attack like Shield ChargeShield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Melee

Radius: 8 / 16

Mana Cost: 10

Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 10Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. The further you travel, the more damage you deal, and the greater your chance of stunning enemies. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:

1% increased Movement Speed75% increased Stun Threshold reduction on enemies at Maximum charge distance

(90-109)% increased Movement Speed

100% more Damage with Hits at Maximum Charge Distance

(15-172) to (22-258) Base Off Hand Physical Damage

2 to 3 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour or Evasion Rating on Shield

Base Off Hand Attack time is (0.53-0.48) seconds

+0.1% to Critical Strike Chance per 10 Maximum Energy Shield on Shield

Base Off Hand Critical Strike Chance is 5%Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. , which has a low mana cost, and the Heralds with Inspiration Support will make maintaining Inspiration Charges easy.

Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire

Radius: 18

Can Store 1 Use(s)

Cooldown Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 16Engulfs you in magical fire that rapidly burns you and nearby enemies. Your spell damage is substantially increased while under this effect. The effect ends when you have 1 life remaining.Per 1% Quality:

1% increased Burning DamageGrants (20-39)% more Spell Damage

Deals 20% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second

You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage

Deals 20% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second

You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage

Deals (35.8-1541.8) Base Fire Damage per second

+(0-5) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will appreciate the very rare "more elemental damage" multiplier. By supporting both Righteous Fire and another skill, like Shield Charge, with Inspiration Support, it is possible to generate charges with the attack and having Righteous Fire benefit from the buff.

Weave the Arcane (and other ways to reduce the mana cost of skills to 0) can be used to bypass the mana counter. However Inspiration Charges will be lost if no mana is spent by supported skills within the 10 seconds the charges last.

Mines, which reserve mana and have a low mana cost, can benefit as well and with the right set-up maintain the buff consistently. Similarly Brands can link the main brand-skill, Brand RecallBrand RecallBrand, Spell

Mana Cost: (7-16)

Can Store 1 Use(s)

Cooldown Time: 4.00 secRequires Level 16Recall your brands to you, detaching them from enemies and increasing attachment range until they next attach to an enemy. Spends a portion of each recalled brand's mana cost to cause it to activate.Per 1% Quality:

Brands gain 1% increased Attachment RangeBrands gain (25-45)% increased Attachment Range

Spends 20% of Brand's Mana Cost

(0-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and a movement skill to keep the buff active. Builds that use Ignite as their main damage source can use the "more elemental damage" multiplier to scale both the initial hit and the ailment.

So while this gem doesn't have the highest more-multiplier, the downside of generating and maintaining charges can be easily managed while other support gems come at a steep opportunity cost such as reducing critical strike chance with Controlled Destruction SupportControlled Destruction SupportSpell, Support

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Mana Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.Per 1% Quality:

Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills deal (25-44)% more Spell Damage

Supported Skills have 100% reduced Critical Strike ChanceThis 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 being unable to inflict elemental ailments with Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport

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Mana Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies.Per 1% Quality:

Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Elemental DamageSupported Skills deal (30-49)% more Elemental Damage

Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsThis 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 Reduced

Mana cost Mana

spent Elemental

Damage Critical

Chance Exp. Total Exp. 1 31 33 23 25% 122 5% 6% 0 0 2 34 36 25 25% 144 5% 6% 285,815 285,815 3 36 38 26 26% 160 5% 6% 252,595 538,410 4 38 40 27 26% 178 5% 6% 314,394 852,804 5 40 41 29 27% 198 5% 6% 388,734 1,241,538 6 42 43 30 27% 220 5% 6% 477,437 1,718,975 7 44 45 31 28% 242 5% 6% 583,786 2,302,761 8 46 47 33 28% 268 5% 7% 710,359 3,013,120 9 48 49 34 29% 296 6% 7% 1,355,511 4,368,631 10 50 51 35 29% 326 6% 7% 1,138,877 5,507,508 11 52 53 37 30% 356 6% 7% 1,368,233 6,875,741 12 54 55 38 30% 390 6% 7% 1,638,338 8,514,079 13 56 57 39 31% 426 6% 7% 1,956,648 10,470,727 14 58 58 41 31% 464 6% 7% 3,655,184 14,125,911 15 60 60 42 32% 504 6% 8% 3,017,327 17,143,238 16 62 62 43 32% 548 6% 8% 7,720,126 24,863,364 17 64 64 44 33% 592 7% 8% 15,058,455 39,921,819 18 66 66 46 33% 660 7% 8% 25,964,218 65,886,037 19 68 68 47 34% 730 7% 8% 62,460,771 128,346,808 20 70 70 48 34% 800 7% 8% 211,508,743 339,855,551 21 72 72 50 35% 922 7% 8% N/A N/A 22 74 N/A N/A 35% 1054 7% 9% N/A N/A 23 76 N/A N/A 36% 1200 7% 9% N/A N/A 24 78 N/A N/A 36% 1360 7% 9% N/A N/A 25 80 N/A N/A 37% 1532 8% 9% N/A N/A 26 82 N/A N/A 37% 1720 8% 9% N/A N/A 27 84 N/A N/A 38% 1922 8% 9% N/A N/A 28 86 N/A N/A 38% 2140 8% 9% N/A N/A 29 88 N/A N/A 39% 2374 8% 10% N/A N/A 30 90 N/A N/A 39% 2624 8% 10% N/A N/A 31 91 N/A N/A 40% 2758 8% 10% N/A N/A 32 92 N/A N/A 40% 2892 8% 10% N/A N/A 33 93 N/A N/A 40% 3036 9% 10% N/A N/A 34 94 N/A N/A 40% 3180 9% 10% N/A N/A 35 95 N/A N/A 41% 3334 9% 10% N/A N/A 36 96 N/A N/A 41% 3486 9% 11% N/A N/A 37 97 N/A N/A 41% 3650 9% 11% N/A N/A 38 98 N/A N/A 41% 3812 9% 11% N/A N/A 39 99 N/A N/A 42% 3984 9% 11% N/A N/A 40 100 N/A N/A 42% 4156 9% 11% N/A N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:



Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Inspiration Support:

Related modifiers

The following spawnable modifiers also grants Inspiration Support.

Name Generation Type Stats Tags Spawn Weighting V2SupportedByReducedManaCorrupted Corrupted 1 Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Inspiration support, gem sword 0

bow 0

staff 0

two_hand_weapon 1000

default 0 Eldritch Prefix 68 Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Inspiration support, gem grants_2h_support 0

staff_elder 400

warstaff_elder 400

default 0

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