Slower Projectiles Support

Slower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: J
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills deal 0.75% increased Projectile Damage to nearby EnemiesProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 3% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills have (20-30)% less Projectile Speed
Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Projectile 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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Slower Projectiles is a support gem. It reduces the speed and increases the damage of supported projectile skills.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Slower Projectiles won't affect how far arrow projectiles travel, since arrow projectiles have a fixed travel distance of 120 units. However, it will still affect the travel distance of projectiles from skills such as Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles gain Damage over time, dealing up to 3% more Damage by the time they dissipate
Deals 99% of DamageCannot Pierce EnemiesDeals (8-888) to (12-1332) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Projectiles lose Damage over time, dealing up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
(0-19)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., which have a lifetime rather than a fixed travel distance.

Slower Projectiles can support Ball LightningBall LightningSpell, Projectile, AoE, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
Projectile Speed: 400
Radius: 22Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that periodically damages enemies in an area around it with bolts of lightning.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning Damage0.5% increased Cast SpeedProjectiles have 0.5% chance to be SuperchargedDeals (3-22) to (48-426) Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., which causes the projectiles to deal more total hits/damage because enemies would be in the area of effect for longer before the projectile passes by them. At level 20, Slower Projectiles would result in approximately 9 Ball Lightning hits to an enemy instead of 6, other factors being equal.

Gem level progression

Level			less Projectile Speed	more Projectile Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	31	52	20%	20%	0	0
2	34	57	21%	20%	285815	285815
3	36	60	21%	21%	252595	538410
4	38	63	22%	21%	314394	852804
5	40	66	22%	22%	388734	1241538
6	42	69	23%	22%	477437	1718975
7	44	72	23%	23%	583786	2302761
8	46	75	24%	23%	710359	3013120
9	48	78	24%	24%	1355511	4368631
10	50	81	25%	24%	1138877	5507508
11	52	84	25%	25%	1368233	6875741
12	54	87	26%	25%	1638338	8514079
13	56	90	26%	26%	1956648	10470727
14	58	93	27%	26%	3655184	14125911
15	60	96	27%	27%	3017327	17143238
16	62	99	28%	27%	7720126	24863364
17	64	102	28%	28%	15058455	39921819
18	66	105	29%	28%	25964218	65886037
19	68	108	29%	29%	62460771	128346808
20	70	111	30%	29%	211508743	339855551
21	72	114	30%	30%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	31%	30%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	31%	31%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	32%	31%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	32%	32%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	33%	32%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	33%	33%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	34%	33%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	34%	34%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	34%	34%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	35%	34%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	35%	35%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	35%	35%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	35%	35%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	36%	35%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	36%	36%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	36%	36%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	36%	36%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	37%	36%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	37%	37%	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
The Shaper's	68	(15-18)% increased Projectile Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 16 Slower Projectiles	gloves_shaper 800 default 0
The Shaper's	75	(19-22)% increased Projectile Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 18 Slower Projectiles	gloves_shaper 800 default 0
The Shaper's	83	(23-25)% increased Projectile Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Slower Projectiles	gloves_shaper 800 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now has a 130% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 140%). Supported Skills now deal 10-19% more Projectile Damage (previously 20-29%).
3.11.0	Supported skills now have 20% less projectile speed at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 30% less at gem level 20 (from 49%).
1.0.0	Added a new Dexterity Support Gem - Slower Projectiles.