Briarpatch (skill gem)
BriarpatchBuff, Spell, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Plant
Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Cast Time: InstantWhile active, a portion of the Physical Attack damage you deal is stored. Casting a Spell uses the stored damage to create a patch of Thorny Ground that deals Spell damage to moving enemies.Stores 1% of Physical Attack damage dealt, up to (9-256)
Thorny Ground radius is 3 metres
Limit 1 patch of Thorny Ground
Thorny Ground duration is 6 seconds
Cannot create more than one patch of
Thorny Ground every 8 seconds
Overgrown Thorny Ground deals damage 50% more
frequently and expires 50% slower
Modifiers to Thorns damage apply to this Skill's Spell damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.25-5)% chance to Maim on HitSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Tier: 4
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 30 Spirit
Cast Time: InstantWhile active, a portion of the Physical Attack damage you deal is stored. Casting a Spell uses the stored damage to create a patch of Thorny Ground that deals Spell damage to moving enemies.Stores 1% of Physical Attack damage dealt, up to (9-256)
Thorny Ground radius is 3 metres
Limit 1 patch of Thorny Ground
Thorny Ground duration is 6 seconds
Cannot create more than one patch of
Thorny Ground every 8 seconds
Overgrown Thorny Ground deals damage 50% more
frequently and expires 50% slower
Modifiers to Thorns damage apply to this Skill's Spell damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.25-5)% chance to Maim on HitSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBriarpatch
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBriarpatch
Skill functions and interactions
Gem level progression
| Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| 8 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| 10 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| 12 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| 13 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
| 14 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| 15 | 64 | 62 | 62 |
| 16 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| 17 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| 18 | 78 | 75 | 75 |
| 19 | 84 | 80 | 80 |
| 20 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
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.
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Support gems
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Item acquisition
Briarpatch has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Spirit Gem.
Alternate skill effects
Briarpatch (skill gem) has the following alternate skill effects:
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Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 0.4.0 |
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