Elemental Weakness

Elemental WeaknessSpell, AoE, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Duration, Curse
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (41-178) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Elemental Resistances.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres
Curse inflicts -(40-59)% to Elemental Resistances
Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds
Curse does not apply to enemies above level (20-0)

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Curse MagnitudesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemElementalWeakness

Elemental Weakness is a curse spell skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Base duration	Reduced Elemental Resistances	Curse Radius	Curse Duration
1	0	0	41	6.00 sec	-40%	1.5	6
2	3	9	46	6.20 sec	-41%	1.6	6.2
3	6	14	52	6.20 sec	-42%	1.7	6.2
4	10	21	57	6.20 sec	-43%	1.8	6.2
5	14	28	63	6.40 sec	-44%	1.8	6.4
6	18	35	69	6.40 sec	-45%	1.9	6.4
7	22	41	76	6.40 sec	-46%	2	6.4
8	26	48	82	6.60 sec	-47%	2.1	6.6
9	31	57	89	6.60 sec	-48%	2.2	6.6
10	36	65	96	6.60 sec	-49%	2.3	6.6
11	41	74	103	6.80 sec	-50%	2.3	6.8
12	46	82	110	6.80 sec	-51%	2.4	6.8
13	52	92	118	6.80 sec	-52%	2.5	6.8
14	58	103	126	7.00 sec	-53%	2.6	7
15	64	113	134	7.00 sec	-54%	2.7	7
16	66	116	142	7.00 sec	-55%	2.8	7
17	72	126	151	7.20 sec	-56%	2.8	7.2
18	78	137	160	7.20 sec	-57%	2.9	7.2
19	84	147	169	7.20 sec	-58%	3	7.2
20	90	157	178	7.40 sec	-59%	3.1	7.4

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Heightened CurseHeightened CurseSupport, Curse Category: Heightened Curse Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Supported Curses have 25% increased MagnitudesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Spell CascadeSpell CascadeSupport Category: Spell Cascade Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location, causing those Spells to also target additional areas on either side of the target area, along a randomly chosen axis. Cannot support Channelling skills or Remote skills.Supported Skills have 20% less Area of Effect Cascades from Supported Skills have 20% less Area of Effect Supported Skills deal 30% less Damage Supported Skills also affect Areas on either side of the targeted Area along a random axisPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Abiding HexAbiding HexSupport, Curse Category: Abiding Hex Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills you cast yourself. Supported Skills will consume Power Charges on use, gaining significant Curse duration if they do.Supported Skills consume a Power Charge on use Supported Skills have 80% more duration when consuming a Power ChargePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Focused CurseFocused CurseSupport, Curse Category: Focussed Curse Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 50% less delayPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Cursed GroundCursed GroundSupport, Curse Category: Cursed Ground Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.Supported Skills create Cursed Ground Enemies on the Cursed Ground from a Supported Skill are Cursed while within it Maximum 2 areas of Cursed GroundPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Magnified Area IIMagnified Area IISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.Supported Skills have 45% increased Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Burning InscriptionBurning InscriptionSupport, AoE, Trigger, Fire Category: Burning Inscription Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Skill which creates Runic Inscriptions when Cast, causing those Runic Inscriptions to trigger Burning Inscription when they expire. Burning Inscription is a Spell which creates Ignited Ground based off of your Maximum Mana.Supported Skills trigger Burning Inscription after their Runic Inscriptions expire Burning Inscription Create Ignited Ground Igniting Enemies based on a percentage of your Maximum Mana. Create Ignited Ground, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire Damage equal to 20% of your Maximum Mana Ignited Ground radius is 2 metres Ignited Ground duration is 4 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Rapid Casting IIRapid Casting IISupport, Spell Category: Rapid Casting Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Supported Skills have 20% increased Cast SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Cold MasteryCold MasterySupport, Cold Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Cold SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Fire MasteryFire MasterySupport, Fire Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Fire SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Elemental Weakness has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Elemental Weakness has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.4.0	Temporal ChainsTemporal ChainsSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (41-178) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all enemies in an area, Slowing them and making other effects on them expire more slowly.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres Curse Slows targets by (40-59)% Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds Curse makes other effects on targets expire 25% slower Curse does not apply to enemies above level (20-0) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Curse MagnitudesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., Elemental Weakness, EnfeebleEnfeebleSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (41-178) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, making them deal less damage.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres Curse makes targets deal (20-29)% less Damage Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds Curse does not apply to enemies above level (20-0) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Curse MagnitudesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., VulnerabilityVulnerabilitySpell, AoE, Physical, Duration, Curse Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (41-178) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all targets in an area after a short delay. making Hits against them ignore a portion of their Armour.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres Curse inflicts -(16-19210) to Total Armour Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds Curse does not apply to enemies above level (20-0) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Curse MagnitudesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Curse Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (41-178) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay Curse inflicts -(35-49)% to Chaos Resistance Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds Curse does not apply to enemies above level (20-0) Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Curse MagnitudesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and Inevitable AgonyInevitable AgonySpell, AoE, Duration, Curse Level: (1-20) Cost: (41-178) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 secCurse all targets in an area after a short delay, causing a portion of Damage they take from Hits to be tracked by the Curse debuff. When the debuff's duration expires, they take that tracked damage again, all at once.Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay Curse radius is (1.5-3.1) metres Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds Cursed targets take 50% of Hit Damage dealt to them while Cursed again when Curse expires Taking Damage again this way cannot inflict Ailments on the Cursed target Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Curse zone erupts after (0.5-10)% reduced delaySkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. now have lowered radius scaling for Gem Level 20+, increasing by 0.1 metres every 3 levels (previously every level).
0.3.0	Introduced to the game.