Slower Projectiles Support

Slower Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: J
Cost and 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
Level: 31Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Chance

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemSlowerProjectiles

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
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
Radius: 22
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
Projectile Speed: 400Requires 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%	285,815	285,815
3	36	60	21%	21%	252,595	538,410
4	38	63	22%	21%	314,394	852,804
5	40	66	22%	22%	388,734	1,241,538
6	42	69	23%	22%	477,437	1,718,975
7	44	72	23%	23%	583,786	2,302,761
8	46	75	24%	23%	710,359	3,013,120
9	48	78	24%	24%	1,355,511	4,368,631
10	50	81	25%	24%	1,138,877	5,507,508
11	52	84	25%	25%	1,368,233	6,875,741
12	54	87	26%	25%	1,638,338	8,514,079
13	56	90	26%	26%	1,956,648	10,470,727
14	58	93	27%	26%	3,655,184	14,125,911
15	60	96	27%	27%	3,017,327	17,143,238
16	62	99	28%	27%	7,720,126	24,863,364
17	64	102	28%	28%	15,058,455	39,921,819
18	66	105	29%	28%	25,964,218	65,886,037
19	68	108	29%	29%	62,460,771	128,346,808
20	70	111	30%	29%	211,508,743	339,855,551
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 (Q23)	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 (Q20)	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
3.11.0	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.