POE 3.20 New and Changed Gems in Sanctum

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In The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, we've introduced several new gems and made some changes to existing ones. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch.

Below are all the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

New Gems

Updated Gems

Vaal Ancestral Warchief

Added

Modifiers to Totem Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention

Vaal Lightning Strike

Removed

20% increased Damage

Battlemage's Cry

Modified

New: Warcry, Critical, Trigger, AoE, Duration
Old: Warcry, Critical, AoE, Duration

Molten Strike

Added

Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

Removed

Projectiles deal 50% less Damage
Damage Over Time caused by Projectiles deals 50% less Damage

Punishment

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical Damage

Modified

New: Spell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Old: Spell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex
New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed Enemies take 58% increased Damage while on Low Life
Old: Cursed Enemies take 78% increased Damage while on Low Life

New: Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life.

Old: Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life. Some overkill damage from a killing blow on a cursed enemy will be reflected to surrounding targets.

Smite

Added

Lightning strikes 1 target

New: Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Old: Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. If the melee strike hits a target, that enemy cannot also be hit by the area damage. If this skill hits an enemy, you gain an aura buff, granting you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Vulnerability

Added

10% increased Duration of Bleeding on Cursed Enemies

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
Ailments inflicted on Cursed Enemies deal Damage 20% Faster

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies take 30% increased Physical Damage
Old: Cursed enemies take 39% increased Physical Damage
New: Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding
Old: Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 30% chance to inflict Bleeding

New: Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding.

Old: Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding, and ailments inflicted on them will deal damage faster.

Frost Blades

Removed

20% increased Damage

Modified

New: Attack Damage 225% of base
Old: Attack Damage 175% of base
New: Effectiveness of Added Damage 225%
Old: Effectiveness of Added Damage 175%
New: 20% increased Projectile Speed
Old: 39% increased Projectile Speed

Lightning Strike

Removed

20% increased Damage

Modified

New: Fires 2 additional Projectiles
Old: Fires 7 additional Projectiles

Spectral Helix

Modified

New: Attack Damage 150% of base
Old: Attack Damage 250% of base
New: Effectiveness of Added Damage 150%
Old: Effectiveness of Added Damage 250%

Temporal Chains

Added

20% increased Curse Duration

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% increased Effect of Curse

Modified

New: Base duration is 8.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 5.95 seconds
New: Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have 18% less Action Speed
Old: Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have 14% less Action Speed

Venom Gyre

Added

Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Maximum 30 caught Projectiles
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Removed

Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage
Can catch up to 30 Returning Projectiles
40% chance to keep caught Projectiles when firing them by using Whirling Blades

Modified

New: Attack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Old: Attack, Projectile, Chaos

Withering Step

Added

Cannot be Cast or Triggered while Elusive
Grants Elusive

Removed

Removes existing Elusive before granting a new Elusive Buff when used

New: Grants Elusive and a buff that grants Phasing. While you have this buff, monsters that enter an area around you will be Withered. Using a skill or losing the Elusive buff ends this skill's effects. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills. Cannot be used while already Elusive.

Old: Removes any existing Elusive buff before applying both Elusive and a buff that grants Phasing. While you have this buff, monsters that enter an area around you will be Withered. Using a skill or losing the Elusive buff ends this skill's effects. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills.

Bane

Added

Applied Curses have 25% less Effect

Conductivity

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies have -36% to Lightning Resistance
Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Lightning Resistance

Despair

Added

10% increased Effect of Curse

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
Cursed enemies take 35% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects
Adds 46 to 57 Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies have -30% to Chaos Resistance
Old: Cursed enemies have -29% to Chaos Resistance

New: Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.

Old: Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance and increasing damage over time they take. All hits will deal added chaos damage to the cursed enemies.

Elemental Weakness

Added

10% increased Effect of Curse

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies have -30% to Elemental Resistances
Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Elemental Resistances

Enfeeble

Added

20% increased Curse Duration

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% increased Effect of Curse

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed Normal or Magic enemies deal 29% less Damage
Old: Cursed Normal or Magic enemies deal 30% less Damage
New: Cursed Rare or Unique enemies deal 18% less Damage
Old: Cursed Rare or Unique enemies deal 15% less Damage

Flammability

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies have -36% to Fire Resistance
Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Fire Resistance

Frostbite

Removed

Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified

New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds
New: Cursed enemies have -36% to Cold Resistance
Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Cold Resistance

Hexblast

Added

This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
All Damage can Ignite, Freeze, and Shock
40% more Damage with Ailments if Enemy is Hexed
100% more Damage with Hits if Enemy is Hexed
Removes a Hex after Damaging

Removed

All Damage can Shock
All Damage can Ignite
All Damage can Freeze
15% more Damage with Ailments per 5 Doom on Hex with most Doom
40% more Damage with Hits per 5 Doom on Hex with most Doom
Removes Hex with most Doom after Damaging

Modified

New: Cost 30 Mana
Old: Cost 20 Mana
New: Cast Time 1.00 sec
Old: Cast Time 0.60 sec
New: Effectiveness of Added Damage 340%
Old: Effectiveness of Added Damage 310%
New: Deals 1514 to 2271 Chaos Damage
Old: Deals 1397 to 2096 Chaos Damage

New: Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.

Old: Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removes the Hex with the highest Doom. If a Hex was removed this way, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.

Lightning Conduit

Modified

New: Effectiveness of Added Damage 140%
Old: Effectiveness of Added Damage 190%
New: Deals 387 to 1161 Lightning Damage
Old: Deals 516 to 1548 Lightning Damage

Orb of Storms

Added

Strikes every 0.50 seconds while Channelling a Lightning Skill near the Orb

Shockwave Support

New: Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.

Old: Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support Triggered attacks, skills used by Totems, or skills which create minions.

Blasphemy Support

Added

Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
25% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed

Supported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified

New: 96% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
Old: 76% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills

Hextouch Support

Added

35% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed

10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified

New: Supported Skills have 21% reduced Curse Duration
Old: Supported Skills have 12% reduced Curse Duration

Impending Doom Support

Removed

15% more Damage with Ailments per 5 Doom on Hex
40% more Damage with Hits per 5 Doom on Hex

Modified

New: Effectiveness of Added Damage 370%
Old: Effectiveness of Added Damage 200%
New: Deals 1654 to 2481 Chaos Damage
Old: Deals 868 to 1301 Chaos Damage

New: Deals chaos damage in an area.

Old: Deals chaos damage in an area based on the amount of Doom on the triggering Hex.

Pinpoint Support

Added

Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage with Hits per Intensity

Removed

Supported Skills deal 20% more Projectile Damage with Hits per Intensity

Predator Support

Added

Minions from Supported Skills deal 24% more Damage to the Prey with Hits and Ailments

Removed

Minions from Supported Skills deal 24% more Damage to the Prey

Awakened Blasphemy Support

Added

Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
25% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed

Supported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses