New & Updated Gems in Ancestor League

PoE 3.22 Trial of the Ancestors includes 14 new Support Gems, Grinding Gear Games also updated several existing Gems.

New Gems

Here are all 14 new Support Gems:

Controlled Blaze Support

• The new Controlled Blaze Support allows you to deal more damage by inflicting multiple Ignites with Melee Attacks.
  • Fire, Support, Melee, Attack

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Corrupting Cry Support

• With Corrupting Cry you can inflict the powerful Corrupting Blood debuff on enemies using your Warcries and the Attacks they Exert.
  • AoE, Physical, Support, Warcry, Duration

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Flamewood Support

• Totems supported by Flamewood Support retaliate when struck, dealing Fire damage based on their Maximum Life.
  • Support, Totem, Spell, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Trigger

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Guardian's Blessing Support

• Support both a Minion and an Aura with Guardian's Blessing to gain access to that Aura without Reserving any Mana, at least so long as the Minion is alive. Minions supported by Guardian's Blessing take Physical damage over time
  • Support, Aura, Blessing, Minion

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Trauma Support

• Trauma Support adds stacking Physical damage to your Melee Strike Skills, but in exchange you take Physical damage when you Attack with them. Supported Skills can only be used with Axes, Maces, Sceptres, or Staves.
  • Physical, Support, Melee, Attack, Strike, Duration

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Volatility Support

• Use Volatility Support to increase your Maximum Attack damage while lowering your Minimum Attack damage, making your Attacks stronger but more random.
  • Attack, Support

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Locus Mine Support

• Bow and Wand Attack Skills Supported by Locus Mines use the skill and target you when detonated. A Locus Mine cannot be detonated while within 30 units of your character.
  • Bow, Attack, Support, Projectile, Mine

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Returning Projectiles Support

• This Support works like how Vengeant Cascade used to, causing Projectiles to return when reaching the end of their flight.
  • Support, Projectile

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Sadism Support

• Sadism Support causes Ailments inflicted by Supported Skills to deal their damage much faster in exchange for a much shorter duration.
  • Support

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Devour Support

• When a Skill supported by Devour kills an enemy, it consumes corpses to restore Life and Mana.
  • Support

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Fresh Meat Support

• The Fresh Meat Support gives Minions Adrenaline, and Wakened Fury (a buff to Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier) for a short duration when you summon them.
  • Critical, Support, Minion

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Frigid Bond Support

• If you want everyone in your party to be a Cold DoT build, use Frigid Bond Support to transform your Link Skill into a beam of icy death.
  • Cold, Support, Link, Duration

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Sacrifice Support

• Sacrifice Support causes supported skills to Sacrifice a portion of your current Life to gain Added Chaos damage proportional to the Sacrificed Life.
  • Chaos, Support, Spell

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Spellblade Support

• Spellblade adds a portion of the damage from your One Hand Melee Weapons to the Supported Spell Skill.
  • Support, Spell

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Updated Gems

On top of the 14 New Support Gems, the following 3 Skills Gems and 2 Supports have been updated for Path of Exile's Ancestor League.

Cremation

Cremation

• New: Spell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile, Orb.
• Old: Spell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile.

The Orb Tag was added.

Temporal Chains

Temporal Chains

• New: Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 25% slower.
• Old: Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 40% slower.

Other effects on Cursed Enemies expire slower was reduced by 15%.

Whirling Blades

Whirling Blades

• When Dual Wielding, Deals 75% Damage from each Weapon combined.
• New: Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. If dual wielding attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one hit. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.
• Old: Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.

Changed skill behavior to better support dual wielding.

Ruthless Support

Ruthless Support

• New: Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal 98% more Damage with
  Ailments caused by Melee Hits.
• Old: Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal 98% more Damage with Bleeding caused by Melee Hits.

The bonus damage from Ruthless Support now applies to all Ailments caused by Melee Hits rather than just Bleeding.

Combustion Support

Combustion Support

Added

• Str 48

Modified

• New: Int 70.
• Old: Int 111.

Combustion Support is now a Str/Int gem and has a lower Intelligence requirement.

Hungry for More?

That's all the new and updated gems in PoE's Ancestor League, what builds will you make with them?

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Written by: Tenkiei

Reviewed by: Xtra37