Less Duration Support

Less Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more 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.Acquisition
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Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemReducedDuration

Less Duration is a support gem that reduces the duration of any effects produced by the supported skill. It is the counterpart to Increased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% increased Duration of Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect DurationThis 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..

Strategy

Less Duration is best used with skills that applies the effect a short time after the attack or cast, such as EarthquakeEarthquakeAttack, AoE, Duration, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Attack Damage: (85-120)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (85-120)%
Radius: 18 / 28Requires Level 28Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short duration. Cracks created before the first one has erupted will not generate their own aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage3% increased Damage
1% increased Skill Effect DurationInitial Slam has 2% increased Area of EffectIncreases and Reductions to Spell Damage also apply to Attack Damage from this Skill at 2.5% of their valueDeals (85-150)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 1 seconds
Aftershock deals 150% 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 WarpLightning WarpSpell, AoE, Duration, Movement, Lightning, Travel
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
Radius: 16Requires Level 10Waits for a duration before teleporting to a targeted destination, with the duration based on the distance and your movement speed. When the teleport occurs, lightning damage is dealt to the area around both where the player was and where they teleported to. Casting again will queue up multiple teleportations to occur in sequence.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Duration
3% increased Damage0.5% less DurationDeals (1-37) to (19-707) Lightning Damage
(30-49)% reduced Duration
Can queue up to 50 uses
+(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Storm CallStorm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. After a short duration, lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers you've cast.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Area of Effect
2% reduced Cast Speed0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration0.25% chance for Lightning to Strike the Marker when CastDeals (21-510) to (38-947) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 1.5 seconds
(10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
+(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Frost Bomb or Explosive ArrowExplosive ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Fire, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-10) Mana
Projectile Speed: 3260
Radius: 15Requires Level 28Fires an arrow which will stick into an enemy or wall, and then explode, dealing area damage around it, either after a duration or when the maximum number of arrows stuck to that target is reached. If an enemy has multiple Explosive Arrows stuck in them, the first one to explode will consume the others, adding their damage to its explosion.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% chance to Ignite enemies
1% increased Skill Effect Duration3% increased Critical Strike ChanceMaximum 0.2 Explosive Arrows stuck in an Enemy
2% less Skill Effect DurationBase duration is 1 seconds
+2 to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to +12
Explosion will have (47-522) to (71-783) added Fire Damage
Explosion deals 50% less Base Damage
Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target
Maximum 20 Explosive Arrows stuck in an EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

For more information, see duration.

Gem level progression

Level			less Duration	more Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	52	40%	10%	0	0
2	34	57	40%	10%	285815	285815
3	36	60	41%	11%	252595	538410
4	38	63	41%	11%	314394	852804
5	40	66	42%	12%	388734	1241538
6	42	69	42%	12%	477437	1718975
7	44	72	43%	13%	583786	2302761
8	46	75	43%	13%	710359	3013120
9	48	78	44%	14%	1355511	4368631
10	50	81	44%	14%	1138877	5507508
11	52	84	45%	15%	1368233	6875741
12	54	87	45%	15%	1638338	8514079
13	56	90	46%	16%	1956648	10470727
14	58	93	46%	16%	3655184	14125911
15	60	96	47%	17%	3017327	17143238
16	62	99	47%	17%	7720126	24863364
17	64	102	48%	18%	15058455	39921819
18	66	105	48%	18%	25964218	65886037
19	68	108	49%	19%	62460771	128346808
20	70	111	49%	19%	211508743	339855551
21	72	114	50%	20%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	50%	20%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	51%	21%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	51%	21%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	52%	22%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	52%	22%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	53%	23%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	53%	23%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	54%	24%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	54%	24%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	54%	24%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	55%	25%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	55%	25%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	55%	25%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	55%	25%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	56%	26%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	56%	26%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	56%	26%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	56%	26%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	57%	27%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
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	Automatic
7	Dialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation7Superior Support 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 superior Support gem with 23% quality	Automatic
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative 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	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Clarissa	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Mods

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Eldritch	68	Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Less Duration	helmet_elder 800 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now has a 140% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 120%). Quality on the Anomalous Less Duration Support no longer grants “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Attack and Cast Speed”. It now grants “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies”.
3.11.0	Now gains 0.5% less Skill Effect Duration per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration per 1% gem quality).
2.4.0	Damage bonus has been reduce to 10% more damage at gem level 1, up to 19% more damage at gem level 20.
2.2.0	Now grants 20% more damage to supported skills at Level 1, increasing to 29% more damage to supported skills by Level 20.
2.0.0	Renamed to Less Duration. Changed from "x% reduced Skill Effect Duration" to "x% less skill effect duration"
1.0.0	Added a new Strength Support Gem - Reduced Duration.