

Check for the letters to make sure your support gems are having the effect you expect. If a support gem is modifying a skill, a small letter will appear in the corner of the skill’s icon on the skill bar.The types of skill gems supported are written in green below the (gray) line that indicates the support gem’s level. For example, a “Projectile” gem tag doesn’t mean that all skill gems that shoot projectiles are supported. The gem tags written in gray text at the top of the gem description are not reliable indicators of whether a support gem modifies a particular skill. Support gems modify some types of skills and not others.If two copies of the same skill gem are each modified by different support gems, you’ll have access to both versions of the skill on your skill bar (skill radial on a console).

If two support gems of the same kind are linked to a skill gem, the support gem with the higher level will be used while the other is ignored.

Likewise, a skill gem can be modified by more than one support gem. For example, in the image above, the green Volley Support gem adds two projectiles to both the green Caustic Arrow and blue Fireball gems. Credit: Grinding Gear Games/Kevin MurnaneĪ single support gem can modify more than one linked skill gem. Skills can be mapped to the diamond buttons on a console controller by clicking the right stick when you’re not in your inventory.Ī configuration with one support gem modifying two skill gems. If an item holds more than one gem, setting one to Manual doesn’t affect the others.Īctive skills use Mana, and they can be used whether they’re socketed in weapons or armor. You can turn auto-leveling off by clicking on the gem and toggling Auto-level to Manual. There’s an easy way to prevent this from happening. The gem’s attribute requirement can rise above the character’s attribute level rendering the gem unusable. This can create a problem if you’re using gems from an attribute class that isn’t one of the attributes that defines your character class. A gem’s level and attribute requirements also rise when a gem levels. Gems level up and become more powerful as your character levels. This is especially true in the early game when a character’s starting-level attributes are sufficient to meet low-level gem requirements. Keep in mind that gems of any color can be useful for any character class. For example, the Dexterity and Intelligence-based Shadow will be offered an array of green (Dexterity) and blue (Intelligence) gems with a few red (Strength) gems thrown in for good measure. The gems offered by vendors and quest-reward givers are generally biased toward t he attributes that define the character classes. 'Path of Exile' Credit: Grinding Gear Games
