Vulnerability

VulnerabilityBarrageable, Spell, AoE, Physical, Duration, Curse
Tier: 7
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (42-251) 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 -(8-9605) to Total Armour
Curse duration is (6-7.4) seconds

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/Gems/SkillGemVulnerability

Vulnerability is a curse spell skill.

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	Decaying HexDecaying HexSupport, Chaos, Curse Category: Decaying Hex Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills. Cursed enemies' bodies decay, taking Chaos damage over time.Supported Skills inflict Decay, dealing 100% of Intelligence as Chaos damage per second for 8 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.	Impending DoomImpending DoomSupport, Spell, AoE, Trigger, Chaos Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills you cast yourself, causing them to trigger Doom Blast on Cursed enemies when the Curse expires.Support Trigger Doom Blast when Curses from Supported Skills expire Doom Blast Cooldown Time: 0.15s (3 uses) Cast Time: 1.00s Critical Hit Chance: 7.00% Deal Chaos damage in an area around the previously Cursed enemy. Deals base Chaos Damage equal to 15% of your Current Mana Blast radius is 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Coming Soon	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.	Ritualistic CurseRitualistic CurseSupport, Curse Category: Ritualistic Curse Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Supported Skills have 50% increased Area of Effect Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 30% more 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.	Hex BloomHex BloomSupport, AoE, Curse Category: Hex Bloom Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curses, spreading their effects when a Cursed enemy dies.Curses from Supported Skills spread to enemies within 3 metres when a Cursed enemy diesPlace 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.	MobilityMobilitySupport Category: Mobility Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.25% less Movement Speed penalty while using Supported 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.
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Item acquisition

Vulnerability has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Vulnerability has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Curse skills and skills that apply Elemental Exposure now can't apply those debuffs to enemies that are significantly higher level than the skill's own level requirement. This requirement is fairly lenient and disappears completely by high gem levels. Higher Rarity enemies are now less affected by Curses. Curses have 15% less effect on Magic monsters, 30% less effect on Rare monsters, and 50% less effect on Unique monsters. Vulnerability: Curse now inflicts -382 to -19210 to Total Armour at Gem levels 7-20 (previously -191 to -9605).
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0b	All Curse Skill Gems now have a higher growth of radius per Level. Starting at 1.5 metres at Level 1, Growing to 3.1 metres (from 2.1 metres) at Level 20.
0.2.0	Curse Skills now apply their Curse after a 1.5 second delay (previously 1 second).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.