Mechanic
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Choose the Curse that matches the problem you need to solve, cast it before the damage window, and wait for its activation delay. Damage builds usually lower a relevant resistance or Armour, while defensive builds use Enfeeble or Temporal Chains. Curse Magnitude scales the stated penalty, but Magic, Rare, and Unique monsters have progressively less Curse effect.
Use Despair for Chaos Resistance, the matching elemental Curse for a single element, or Elemental Weakness when several elemental damage types need coverage.
Related: Despair, Flammability, Hypothermia, Conductivity, Elemental WeaknessVulnerability reduces the target's Armour against Hits. Check the current gem page for the exact Armour reduction and monster-level limit at your gem level.
Related: Vulnerability, Armour, HitEnfeeble lowers enemy damage. Temporal Chains slows enemy actions and makes other effects on the target expire more slowly.
Related: Enfeeble, Temporal ChainsBlasphemy turns socketed Curse skills into Auras that apply their effects to nearby enemies. Each socketed Curse has its own Spirit reservation and the normal Curse limit still matters.
Related: Blasphemy, Aura, PersistentHand of Chayula dashes to an enemy, Strikes it, triggers socketed Marks, and applies socketed Curses with increased duration.
Related: Hand of Chayula, MarkFocused Curse shortens activation time, Heightened Curse increases power, Cursed Ground ties the Curse to an area, and Hex Bloom spreads the Curse when a cursed enemy dies.
Related: Focused Curse, Heightened Curse, Cursed Ground, Hex BloomWhispers of Doom raises the Curse limit by one and doubles activation delay. This is a direct tradeoff for builds that need two simultaneous Curses.
Related: Whispers of Doom
skillElemental WeaknessCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Elemental Resistances.
skillDespairCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
skillVulnerabilityCurse all targets in an area after a short delay. making Hits against them ignore a portion of their Armour.
mechanicEnfeebleEnfeeble is a defensive Curse that makes affected targets deal less damage. The skill gem scales from 20% less damage at level 1 to 29% less damage at level 20 before Curse Magnitude and monster-rarity modifiers.
skillTemporal ChainsCurse all enemies in an area, Slowing them and making other effects on them expire more slowly.
skillBlasphemyTurn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.
skillHand of ChayulaDash to an enemy and Strike them, triggering socketed Marks with increased effect and applying socketed Curses with increased duration.
supportFocused CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.
supportHeightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.
supportCursed GroundSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.
supportHex BloomSupports Curses, spreading their effects when a Cursed enemy dies.
mechanicDebuffsDebuffs are negative effects that deal damage or penalise stats for a duration or while a condition is met.
mechanicMagnitudeMagnitude is the numeric strength of a Buff or Debuff. It changes the values that effect applies, such as damage per second, a Slow percentage, increased damage taken, or Ignite chance.
mechanicDurationDuration is the length of time a skill component, Buff, Debuff, Ailment, Curse, Mark, Minion, Totem, Flask effect, Charm effect, Hazard, or delayed event remains active. Each duration modifier applies only to the effect type it names.
mechanicMarkMarks are single-enemy debuffs with a trigger condition. When that condition occurs, the Mark activates, produces its stated result, and is usually consumed. An enemy can have only one Mark at a time by default.
MechanicResistancesResistances reduce damage of their matching type. Fire, Cold and Lightning Resistances are Elemental Resistances. Chaos Resistance is separate and does not benefit from modifiers that only say Elemental Resistances.
MechanicMagnitudeMagnitude is the numeric strength of a Buff or Debuff. It changes the values that effect applies, such as damage per second, a Slow percentage, increased damage taken, or Ignite chance.
MechanicEffectEffect is the multiplier a Buff or Debuff has on its target. Effect modifiers usually come from the affected target and multiply the creator's Magnitude.
MechanicAuraAn Aura continuously applies a Buff to eligible allies or a Debuff to eligible enemies within an area around its source. Many player Auras use the character's Presence, but the exact targets, radius, reservation, and effect come from the individual skill.
MechanicMarkMarks are single-enemy debuffs with a trigger condition. When that condition occurs, the Mark activates, produces its stated result, and is usually consumed. An enemy can have only one Mark at a time by default.
MechanicDebuffsDebuffs are negative effects that deal damage or penalise stats for a duration or while a condition is met.
MechanicUnaffectedUnaffected means a specified debuff can still be placed on you, but it does not apply its effect while the Unaffected condition is active.
MechanicHexproofHexproof means a target is Unaffected by Curses. A Curse can still be placed on a Hexproof target, but the Curse's debuff does not apply its effect unless the inflictor has an explicit Hexproof bypass.
MechanicEnfeebleEnfeeble is a defensive Curse that makes affected targets deal less damage. The skill gem scales from 20% less damage at level 1 to 29% less damage at level 20 before Curse Magnitude and monster-rarity modifiers.
MechanicConsecrated GroundConsecrated Ground is a beneficial ground surface. You and your Allies regenerate 5% of maximum Life per second and have 50% reduced Curse effect while standing on your Consecrated Ground.
Direct relationAbiding HexSupports Curse Skills you cast yourself. Supported Skills will consume Power Charges on use, gaining significant Curse duration if they do. Cannot Support Skills which consume Power Charges.
Direct relationAtziri's AllureSupports Curse Spells you cast yourself, causing those Curses to ignore the usual Curse Limit, but be reflected back to you when inflicted.
Direct relationConductivityCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Lightning Resistance.
Direct relationCospri's Will(150-200)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Direct relationCursed GroundSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.
Direct relationDecaying HexSupports Curse skills. Supported skill Trigger Profane Decay on each target they curse to inflict a damaging Debuff.
Direct relationDespairCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
Direct relationDoedre's UndoingSupports Curse Skills. Supported Skills create an area which Curses Enemies within it, and spawns Witchtoads in that area. Witchtoads leap at eneimes that get close, and seek out Cursed enemies with higher aggression. Dark Consequences will be Triggered when they hit enemies with their leap, violently exploding the Witchtoad.
Direct relationElemental WeaknessCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Elemental Resistances.
Direct relationEnfeebleCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, making them deal less damage.
Direct relationFlammabilityCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Fire Resistance.
Direct relationFocused CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.
Direct relationHayoxi's FulminationSupports Curse Skills, giving them a short cooldown but causing them to create areas which Curse enemies so long as they are within them. Cursed areas from Supported Skills gather power before erupting in a column of annihilating light after a moderate delay.
Direct relationHeightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.
Direct relationHex BloomSupports Curses, spreading their effects when a Cursed enemy dies.
Direct relationHypothermiaCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Cold Resistance.
Direct relationLiminal Coil(71-113)% increased Spell Damage
Direct relationOverabundance IIISupports Skills which have a Limit, doubling that Limit, but Cursing yourself on Supported Skill use. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit". Cannot support Persistent Skills.
Direct relationRepulsionTarget an area and Curse enemies within with a Verisium Rune, inflicting them with Fragility. Hitting these enemies causes the Curse to Trigger an explosion to deal damage in an area and apply significant Knockback to other enemies near the Cursed target, with more Stun buildup based on the Fragility on the target Hit.
Direct relationRitualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.
Direct relationRondel de Ezo(50-150)% increased Evasion Rating
Direct relationShackles of the Wretched(30-50)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
Direct relationSoul Mantle(80-120)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
Direct relationTemporal ChainsCurse all enemies in an area, Slowing them and making other effects on them expire more slowly.