Elemental Sundering

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Elemental SunderingAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Nova, Payoff
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-53) Mana
Attack Speed: 55% of basePlunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to Pulse radiusSkills 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/SkillGemElementalSundering

Elemental Sundering is a spear skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost
1	0	0	7
2	3	9	8
3	6	16	9
4	10	25	10
5	14	34	11
6	18	43	12
7	22	52	14
8	26	61	15
9	31	72	17
10	36	83	19
11	41	95	21
12	46	106	23
13	52	119	26
14	58	133	29
15	64	146	32
16	66	160	35
17	72	173	39
18	78	189	43
19	84	205	48
20	90	221	53

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	HourglassHourglassSupport Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal significantly more damage but gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Supported Skills deal 30% more Damage Supported Skills have +10 seconds to CooldownPlace 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.	Magnified EffectMagnified EffectSupport, AoE Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 30% more 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	PursuitPursuitSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Melee Attacks. Supported Skills deal more Melee damage if you have struck with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Projectile Damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Melee Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Projectile Attack Hit in the last eight seconds Supported Skills deal no Projectile damagePlace 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	ExcoriateExcoriateSupport, Attack, Melee Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills deal more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they hit, but cannot themselves inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments Supported Skills deal 10% more Melee Damage for each Elemental Ailment on Enemies they HitPlace 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.	Hit and RunHit and RunSupport, Attack, Conditional Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills can only be used after you have moved a certain distance, but have massively increased Skill Speed. Cannot support Skills which have a Cooldown or that are Triggered.Supported Skills become usable after you have moved 10 metres Supported Skills become unusable again after use Supported Skills have 40% more Skill SpeedPlace 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.	Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental DamagePlace 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.
III	Astral ProjectionAstral ProjectionSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Nova Skills, causing those Skills to take place at the targeted location when used instead of around you.Supported Skills Cast at the targeted location instead of around you Supported Skills have 25% less 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 copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	CulminationCulminationSupport, Attack, Melee, Conditional Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills gain Combo when you successfully Strike Enemies with other Melee Attacks. Supported Skills reset their Combo on use, dealing more Damage the higher Combo you had on use. Cannot support skills which already gain Combo. Cannot Support Skills used by Minions.Supported Skills can gain Combo Supported Skills lose all Combo on use Supported Skills lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 3% more Damage per ComboPlace 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.	Elemental FocusElemental FocusSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Damage Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental AilmentsPlace 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.

Item acquisition

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

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Elemental Sundering has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0d	Elemental Sundering now pauses the Freeze, Shock and Ignites on targets when building up to explode, and now consumes them when exploding. Previously the ailment was removed as soon as the buildup began, this change has been made so targets remain frozen until the explosion.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.