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All skill gems have keywords listed in the first line of the mouseover description. In addition to dividing the skills into groups, keywords largely determine which support gems and modifiers can modify a certain skill. The relationship is not strict, however.

Support Skill Keywords

While you can technically link any support gem to any skill gem, some combinations will have no effect. If a support gem contains one of the following keywords, the skill must have the keyword as well to be affected. Note that any skill with the Bow keyword counts as having Projectile.

• AoE: Concentrated Effect, Elemental Proliferation, Increased Area of Effect
• Attack: Additional Accuracy, Cast on Melee Kill, Endurance Charge on Melee Stun, Faster Attacks, Fortify, Life Gain on Hit, Point Blank
• Aura: Blasphemy, Generosity
• Bow: Ranged Attack Totem
• Chaos Added Chaos Damage, Poison, Void Manipulation
• Cold Added Cold Damage, Cold to Fire, Cold Penetration,Elemental Proliferation, Hypothermia, Ice Bite
• Curse: Blasphemy, Curse on Hit
• Duration: Increased Duration, Less Duration, Ranged Attack Totem, Rapid Decay, Spell Totem
• Fire: Added Fire Damage, Chance to Ignite, Cold to Fire, Elemental Proliferation, Fire Penetration, Increased Burning Damage
• Lightning: Added Lightning Damage, Elemental Proliferation, Innervate, Lightning Penetration,Physical to Lightning
• Melee: Endurance Charge on Melee Stun, Fortify, Melee Damage on Full Life, Melee Physical Damage, Melee Splash, Multistrike
• Mine: Remote Mine, Trap and Mine Damage, Minefield
• Minion: Minion Damage, Minion Life, Minion Speed, Minion and Totem Elemental Resistance
• Movement: Minion Speed
• Projectile: Chain, Faster Projectiles, Fork, Greater Multiple Projectiles, Iron Grip, Lesser Multiple Projectiles, Physical Projectile Attack Damage, Pierce, Point Blank, Ranged Attack Totem, Slower Projectiles
• Spell: Cast on Crit, Cast on Death, Cast on Melee Kill, Cast when Damage Taken, Cast when Stunned, Controlled Destruction, Faster Casting, Iron Will, Spell Echo
• Totem: Ranged Attack Totem, Spell Totem
• Trap: Multiple Traps, Trap, Trap and Mine Damage, Trap Cooldown, Cluster Traps
• Trigger: Cast on Critical Strike, Cast on Death, Cast on Melee Kill, Cast when Damage Taken, Cast when Stunned, Curse on Hit

Just "Support": Elemental Focus

For example, Freezing Pulse and Ethereal Knives get no benefit from being linked to Point Blank: although they are Projectiles, they are not Attacks.

Active Skill Keywords

AoE

See Area Damage.

• Strength: Anger, Cleave, Sunder, Earthquake, Decoy Totem, Determination, Enduring Cry, Ground Slam, Herald of Ash, Infernal Blow, Leap Slam, Molten Shell, Molten Strike, Punishment, Rejuvenation Totem, Shockwave Totem, Static Strike, Sweep, Vaal Ground Slam, Vaal Molten Shell, Vitality, Warlord's Mark
• Dexterity: Blast Rain, Blade Vortex, Bladefall, Cyclone, Detonate Dead, Explosive Arrow, Fire Trap, Ice Trap, Freeze Mine, Grace, Haste, Hatred, Herald of Ice, Ice Shot, Lightning Arrow, Caustic Arrow, Projectile Weakness, Rain of Arrows, Reave, Shrapnel Shot, Smoke Mine, Temporal Chains, Vaal Cyclone, Vaal Detonate Dead, Vaal Grace, Vaal Haste, Vaal Rain of Arrows, Vaal Reave
• Intelligence: Arctic Breath, Assassin's Mark, Ball Lightning, Clarity, Cold Snap, Conductivity, Discharge, Discipline, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Fire Nova Mine, Fireball, Firestorm, Flame Surge, Flameblast, Flammability, Frostbite, Glacial Cascade, Gluttony of Elements, Ice Nova, Kinetic Blast, Lightning Tendrils, Lightning Warp, Magma Orb, Purity of Elements, Righteous Fire, Shock Nova, Vulnerability, Wither, Wrath, Frost Bomb, Orb of Storms, Vaal Clarity, Vaal Cold Snap, Vaal Discipline, Vaal Fireball, Vaal Flameblast, Vaal Ice Nova, Vaal Lightning Warp, Vaal Righteous Fire

Attack

See Attack Damage.

• Strength: Ancestral Protector, Cleave, Dominating Blow, Glacial Hammer, Ground Slam, Heavy Strike, Ice Crash, Infernal Blow, Leap Slam, Molten Strike, Shield Charge, Static Strike, Sweep, Vaal Glacial Hammer, Vaal Ground Slam, Vigilant Strike, Sunder, Earthquake
• Dexterity: Barrage, Blast Rain, Blink Arrow, Burning Arrow, Cyclone, Double Strike, Dual Strike, Elemental Hit, Explosive Arrow, Flicker Strike, Frenzy, Frost Blades, Ice Shot, Lightning Arrow, Lightning Strike, Mirror Arrow, Caustic Arrow, Puncture, Rain of Arrows, Reave, Shrapnel Shot, Siege Ballista, Spectral Throw, Split Arrow, Vaal Reave, Viper Strike, Whirling Blades, Vaal Burning Arrow, Vaal Cyclone, Vaal Double Strike, Vaal Lightning Strike, Vaal Rain of Arrows, Vaal Spectral Throw, Wild Strike
• Intelligence: Power Siphon, Kinetic Blast, Vaal Power Siphon

Aura

An aura is a permanent effect focused on your character that also affects nearby party members and minions. Auras reserve a portion of your mana pool. Most of them reserve a percentage of your Mana, only Clarity reserves a flat amount. See Aura.

• Strength: Anger, Determination, Purity of Fire, Vitality
• Dexterity: Grace, Haste, Hatred, Purity of Ice, Vaal Grace, Vaal Haste
• Intelligence: Clarity, Discipline, Gluttony of Elements, Purity of Elements, Purity of Lightning, Vaal Clarity, Vaal Discipline, Wrath

Bow

These skills require a bow to be used. They implicitly have the projectile keyword (see Projectile Damage).

• Dexterity: Barrage, Blast Rain, Blink Arrow, Burning Arrow, Elemental Hit, Explosive Arrow, Frenzy, Ice Shot, Lightning Arrow, Mirror Arrow, Caustic Arrow, Puncture, Rain of Arrows, Shrapnel Shot, Siege Ballista, Split Arrow, Tornado Shot, Vaal Burning Arrow, Vaal Rain of Arrows

Cast

Skills marked with the Cast keyword deal secondary damage. Cast gems are not spells, and are therefore not affected by modifiers that would normally only modify spells.

• Strength: Herald of Ash
• Dexterity: Bear Trap, Detonate Dead, Herald of Ice, Vaal Detonate Dead
• Intelligence: Herald of Thunder

Chaining

Arc effectively has the Chain support built in, but can be linked to Chain for additional chains.

• Intelligence: Arc, Magma Orb, Tempest Shield, Orb of Storms, Vaal Arc

Chaos

Chaos is one of the five damage types; see Chaos Damage.

• Strength: Abyssal Cry
• Dexterity: Caustic Arrow, Desecrate, Viper Strike
• Intelligence: Contagion, Essence Drain, Summon Chaos Golem, Wither

Cold

Cold is one of the five damage types; see Cold Damage.

• Strength: Glacial Hammer, Ice Crash, Vaal Glacial Hammer
• Dexterity: Elemental Hit, Freeze Mine, Hatred, Herald of Ice, Summon Ice Golem, Ice Shot, Ice Trap, Purity of Ice, Wild Strike
• Intelligence: Arctic Breath, Cold Snap, Discharge, Freezing Pulse, Frostbite, Frost Wall, Frost Bomb, Glacial Cascade, Ice Nova, Ice Spear, Vaal Cold Snap, Vaal Ice Nova

Curse

These skills weaken enemies to make them less dangerous or easier to kill. See Curse.

• Strength: Punishment, Warlord's Mark
• Dexterity: Poacher's Mark, Projectile Weakness, Temporal Chains
• Intelligence: Assassin's Mark, Conductivity, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Flammability, Frostbite, Vulnerability

Duration

Certain skills have an effect over time or activate after the duration. In some cases, such as curses, reusing the skill will reset the timer.

• Strength: Ancestral Protector, Decoy Totem, Devouring Totem, Flame Totem, Rejuvenation Totem, Searing Bond, Shockwave Totem, Immortal Call, Abyssal Cry, Enduring Cry, Rallying Cry, Molten Shell, Punishment, Static Strike, Earthquake, Vaal Immortal Call, Vaal Molten Shell, Warlord's Mark
• Dexterity: Animate Weapon, Bear Trap, Blade Vortex, Blink Arrow, Blood Rage, Explosive Arrow, Fire Trap, Ice Trap, Freeze Mine, Ice Shot, Mirror Arrow, Phase Run, Caustic Arrow, Projectile Weakness, Puncture, Siege Ballista, Smoke Mine, Temporal Chains, Vaal Grace, Vaal Haste, Viper Strike
• Intelligence: Arctic Breath, Assassin's Mark, Conductivity, Contagion, Conversion Trap, Elemental Weakness, Essence Drain, Enfeeble, Firestorm, Flame Dash, Flammability, Frostbite, Frost Wall, Gluttony of Elements, Lightning Trap, Spark, Summon Raging Spirit, Summon Skeletons, Vulnerability, Wither, Frost Bomb, Orb of Storms, Vaal Clarity, Vaal Discipline, Vaal Lightning Trap, Vaal Spark, Vaal Summon Skeletons

Fire

Fire is one of the five damage types; see Fire Damage.

• Strength: Anger, Flame Totem, Herald of Ash, Infernal Blow, Molten Shell, Molten Strike, Purity of Fire, Searing Bond, Summon Flame Golem, Vaal Molten Shell,
• Dexterity: Blast Rain, Burning Arrow, Detonate Dead, Elemental Hit, Explosive Arrow, Fire Trap, Vaal Burning Arrow, Vaal Detonate Dead, Wild Strike
• Intelligence: Discharge, Fire Nova Mine, Fireball, Firestorm, Flame Dash, Flame Surge, Flameblast, Flammability, Incinerate, Magma Orb, Righteous Fire, Summon Raging Spirit, Vaal Fireball, Vaal Flameblast, Vaal Righteous Fire

Golem

Golems are a type of minion that provides a direct Buff to the person who summoned them, but not to anyone else.

• Strength: Summon Flame Golem, Summon Stone Golem
• Dexterity: Summon Ice Golem
• Intelligence: Summon Chaos Golem

Lightning

Lightning is one of the five damage types; see Lightning Damage.

• Strength: Static Strike
• Dexterity: Elemental Hit, Lightning Arrow, Lightning Strike, Shrapnel Shot, Vaal Lightning Strike, Wild Strike
• Intelligence: Arc, Ball Lightning, Conductivity, Discharge, Herald of Thunder, Lightning Tendrils, Lightning Trap, Lightning Warp, Purity of Lightning, Shock Nova, Spark, Orb of Storms, Storm Call, Tempest Shield, Vaal Arc, Vaal Lightning Trap, Vaal Lightning Warp, Vaal Spark, Wrath

Melee

Some melee skills require certain weapons; see Melee Skills. These skills all deal melee damage.

• Strength: Ancestral Protector, Cleave, Dominating Blow, Glacial Hammer, Ground Slam, Heavy Strike, Ice Crash, Infernal Blow, Leap Slam, Molten Strike, Shield Charge, Static Strike, Sweep, Sunder, Earthquake, Vaal Glacial Hammer, Vaal Ground Slam
• Dexterity: Cyclone, Double Strike, Dual Strike, Elemental Hit, Lightning Strike, Flicker Strike, Frenzy, Puncture, Reave, Viper Strike, Whirling Blades, Wild Strike, Vaal Cyclone, Vaal Double Strike, Vaal Lightning Strike, Vaal Reave

Mine

See Mine Damage.

• Dexterity: Freeze Mine, Smoke Mine
• Intelligence: Fire Nova Mine

Minion

These skills let characters raise monsters to fight enemies; see minion damage.

• Strength: Animate Guardian, Dominating Blow, Summon Flame Golem, Summon Stone Golem
• Dexterity: Animate Weapon, Blink Arrow, Mirror Arrow, Summon Ice Golem
• Intelligence: Bone Offering, Convocation, Flesh Offering, Raise Spectre, Raise Zombie, Summon Chaos Golem, Summon Raging Spirit, Summon Skeletons, Vaal Summon Skeletons

Movement

Skills that move the character.

• Strength: Leap Slam, Shield Charge
• Dexterity: Blink Arrow, Cyclone, Flicker Strike, Phase Run, Smoke Mine, Vaal Cyclone, Whirling Blades
• Intelligence: Flame Dash, Lightning Warp, Vaal Lightning Warp

Projectile

See Projectile Damage.

• Strength: Flame Totem, Molten Strike
• Dexterity: Ethereal Knives, Frost Blades, Lightning Strike, Spectral Throw, Wild Strike, Vaal Lightning Strike, Vaal Spectral Throw
• Intelligence: Arctic Breath, Ball Lightning, Essence Drain, Fireball, Freezing Pulse, Ice Spear, Incinerate, Kinetic Blast, Lightning Trap, Magma Orb, Power Siphon, Spark, Vaal Fireball, Vaal Lightning Trap, Vaal Power Siphon, Vaal Spark

Spell

See Spell Damage.

• Strength: Anger, Animate Guardian, Decoy Totem, Determination, Devouring Totem, Flame Totem, Immortal Call, Molten Shell, Punishment, Purity of Fire, Rejuvenation Totem, Searing Bond, Shockwave Totem, Summon Flame Golem, Summon Stone Golem, Vaal Immortal Call, Vaal Molten Shell, Vitality, Warlord's Mark
• Dexterity: Animate Weapon, Blade Vortex, Bladefall, Blood Rage, Detonate Dead, Ethereal Knives, Fire Trap, Freeze Mine, Grace, Haste, Hatred, Phase Run, Projectile Weakness, Purity of Ice, Smoke Mine, Summon Ice Golem, Temporal Chains, Vaal Detonate Dead, Vaal Grace, Vaal Haste
• Intelligence: Arc, Arctic Breath, Assassin's Mark, Ball Lightning, Bone Offering, Clarity, Cold Snap, Conductivity, Contagion, Conversion Trap, Desecrate, Discharge, Discipline, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Essence Drain, Fire Nova Mine, Fireball, Firestorm, Flame Dash, Flame Surge, Flameblast, Flammability, Flesh Offering, Freezing Pulse, Frostbite, Frost Wall, Glacial Cascade, Gluttony of Elements, Ice Nova, Ice Spear, Incinerate, Lightning Warp, Magma Orb, Lightning Tendrils, Lightning Trap, Purity of Elements, Purity of Lightning, Raise Spectre, Raise Zombie, Righteous Fire, Shock Nova, Spark, Storm Call, Summon Chaos Golem, Summon Raging Spirit, Summon Skeletons, Tempest Shield, Vaal Arc, Vaal Clarity, Vaal Cold Snap, Vaal Discipline, Vaal Fireball, Vaal Flameblast, Vaal Ice Nova, Vaal Lightning Trap, Vaal Lightning Warp, Vaal Righteous Fire, Vaal Spark, Vaal Summon Skeletons, Vulnerability, Wither, Wrath

Totem

Totems are stationary summons that assist in battle. Note that many other skills can be turned into a totem with the Spell Totem or Ranged Attack Totem support gems. See totem damage.

• Strength: Ancestral Protector, Decoy Totem, Devouring Totem, Flame Totem, Rejuvenation Totem, Shockwave Totem
• Dexterity: Siege Ballista

Trap

Traps are skills that trigger when an enemy walks over it. Note that many other skills can be turned into a trap with the Trap support gem. See trap damage.

• Dexterity: Bear Trap, Fire Trap, Ice Trap
• Intelligence: Conversion Trap, Lightning Trap, Vaal Lightning Trap

Trigger

Certain skills can't be activated manually, and happen automatically when specific conditions are met.

• Strength: Reckoning, Vengeance
• Dexterity: Riposte

Getting hit by these skills does not activate any trigger effects, like Reckoning or the energy shield recovery of .

Vaal

Vaal Skills are special, more powerful versions of existing skills. They can be obtained from Vaal Vessels in Corrupted Areas or by using a Vaal Orb on a normal skill gem. Vaal Skills can only be used if they are fuelled with the souls of killed enemies.

• Strength: Vaal Glacial Hammer, Vaal Ground Slam, Vaal Immortal Call, Vaal Lightning Strike, Vaal Molten Shell,
• Dexterity: Vaal Burning Arrow, Vaal Cyclone, Vaal Detonate Dead, Vaal Double Strike, Vaal Grace, Vaal Haste, Vaal Rain of Arrows, Vaal Reave, Vaal Spectral Throw
• Intelligence: Gluttony of Elements, Vaal Arc, Vaal Clarity, Vaal Cold Snap, Vaal Discipline, Vaal Fireball, Vaal Flameblast, Vaal Ice Nova, Vaal Lightning Trap, Vaal Lightning Warp, Vaal Power Siphon, Vaal Righteous Fire, Vaal Spark, Vaal Storm Call, Vaal Summon Skeletons

Warcry

Warcries are active skills that provide situational benefits to players and are typically aligned with melee characters, because they only affect nearby enemies and allies. Warcries are not spells can therefore cannot be supported by support gems that specifically link with spells, such as Cast when Damage Taken. They all share a cooldown.

• Strength: Abyssal Cry, Enduring Cry, Rallying Cry