Wave of Conviction

Wave of ConvictionFire, Lightning, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%Requires Level 16An expanding wave of energy surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped area over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the element of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a timePer 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Elemental Damage1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageBase duration is 0.5 seconds
Deals (32-972) to (48-1459) Physical Damage
25% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
25% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
Exposure applies -15% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken
(0-38)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Wave of Conviction is an active skill gem that creates an expanding wave of energy that surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped AoE over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the damage type of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a time

Skill functions and interactions

• Skill behavior: Wave of Conviction produces an advancing arc-shaped line of damage, which may only damage an enemy once on pass-through. It will stop on terrain only in places where the terrain makes contact; it is possible (and common) for a rock or pillar to split a wave in two and shield anything behind it.
• Effective range: The travel distance after which the Wave terminates is dictated by two factors: area of effect modifiers, and duration modifiers. Mathematically, the result is multiplicative between the two stats; when applied independently of each other, area of effect will appear to increase the Wave's travel speed while duration directly affects range while not changing Wave speed.
• Conversion: Because the math of conversion is applied before base damage rolling, it is practically impossible to apply Exposure for more than a single element.
• Wave count limit: Casting Wave of Conviction while there is another Wave active will cause the first Wave to disappear shortly after. In effect, this translates to an inversely proportional relationship between cast speed and area of effect when holding down the skill key (faster casts = considerably shorter travel distance).

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Skill Effect Duration	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	18	26	9	32 to 48	N/A	0	0
2	20	22	31	10	44 to 66	2%	49725	49725
3	24	25	37	11	59 to 89	4%	95714	145439
4	28	29	42	12	78 to 117	6%	169595	315034
5	31	32	46	13	96 to 144	8%	199345	514379
6	34	35	50	14	117 to 175	10%	285815	800194
7	37	37	54	15	142 to 212	12%	401344	1201538
8	40	40	58	15	171 to 257	14%	554379	1755917
9	43	43	62	16	206 to 309	16%	755049	2510966
10	46	46	66	17	247 to 370	18%	1016533	3527499
11	49	48	70	18	295 to 443	20%	1898602	5426101
12	52	51	74	18	352 to 528	22%	1964019	7390120
13	55	54	78	19	419 to 629	24%	2573731	9963851
14	58	57	82	20	498 to 747	26%	4676439	14640290
15	60	59	84	20	558 to 837	28%	3017327	17657617
16	62	60	87	21	624 to 936	30%	7823001	25480618
17	64	62	90	21	698 to 1047	32%	15264208	40744826
18	66	64	92	22	780 to 1170	34%	26272845	67017671
19	68	66	95	22	871 to 1307	36%	62872274	129889945
20	70	68	98	23	972 to 1459	38%	212023122	341913067
21	72	70	100	24	1085 to 1627	40%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	24	1209 to 1813	42%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	25	1347 to 2020	44%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	25	1499 to 2249	46%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	26	1669 to 2503	48%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	26	1856 to 2784	50%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	27	2063 to 3095	52%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	27	2293 to 3440	54%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	28	2547 to 3821	56%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	28	2828 to 4242	58%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	28	2980 to 4469	59%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	29	3139 to 4708	60%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	29	3306 to 4959	61%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	29	3482 to 5223	62%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	29	3667 to 5501	63%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	30	3862 to 5793	64%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	30	4066 to 6100	65%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	30	4281 to 6422	66%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	30	4507 to 6761	67%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	31	4745 to 7117	68%	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
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
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

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 ↓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Wave of Conviction:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Wave of Conviction.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Additional Enemy Resistance 1	66	Wave of Conviction's Exposure applies -4% Elemental Resistance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Additional Enemy Resistance 2	75	Wave of Conviction's Exposure applies -6% Elemental Resistance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Damage 1	66	Wave of Conviction deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Damage 2	75	Wave of Conviction deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Duration 1	66	Wave of Conviction has 20% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Duration 2	75	Wave of Conviction has 30% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Wave of Conviction has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now has added damage effectiveness of 240% (previously 220%). Exposure now applies -15% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken (previously -25%). Now deals 35 to 52 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 32 to 48) and 1057 to 1585 Physical Damage at gem level 20 (previously 972 to 1459).
3.11.0f	Fixed a bug where Wave of Conviction, when supported by Arcanist BrandArcanist BrandSpell, Duration, Brand Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-32) Mana Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 38Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells. The brand will detach if the enemy dies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Activation frequencySupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeCan be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds Activates every 1 second while Attached Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency Supported Skills deal (55-46)% less Damage Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage to Branded Enemy Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's locationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., was hitting more often than intended against stationary monsters.
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 220% (from 160%).
3.6.0	Wave of Conviction has been added to the game.