Elemental Weakness - Path of Exile

Elemental Weakness is an active skill gem. Curses all targets in an area, lowering their elemental resistances.You are cursed. You take more Elemental damage. Spell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex. Level: 1–20. Cost: 16–33 Mana. Cast Time: 0.50 sec. Radius: 16. Requires Level 24. Base duration is (8–11.8) seconds +(0–10) to radius Cursed enemies have (-30–-15)% to Elemental Resistances Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. Name Additional Effects From Quality Weight Elemental Weakness 0-10% increased Effect of Curse 50

PoE 3.20 Changes

Elemental Weakness

Added 10% increased Effect of Curse Removed Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself Modified New: Base duration is 11.80 seconds Old: Base duration is 10.90 seconds New: Cursed enemies have -30% to Elemental Resistances Old: Cursed enemies have -44% to Elemental Resistances

PoE 3.20: Elemental Weakness now causes Cursed Enemies to have -15% to Elemental Resistances at gem level 1 (previously -20%), up to -30% at gem level 20 (previously -39%). Quality on Elemental Weakness no longer causes Cursed Enemies to have 0 to -5% to Elemental Resistance. Instead, it now grants 0-10% increased Effect of Curse.

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Level Effect

Elemental Weakness is a Hex spell that curses all targets in an area, lowering their elemental Resistance. If the player character self casts this hex, it gains 10 Doom per second. Doom increases the effectiveness of this hex.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Negative Resistances: This curse can cause resistance values to dip into the negatives, if the base values are low enough. This will have the affect of increasing the damage above values listed on the character screen. For example, if a monster has 0% elemental resistances by default (as well as 100% curse effectiveness) and is inflicted with level 1 Elemental Weakness, that monster now has -20% (negative 20%) elemental resistances. Consequently, the monster thus receives 20% more elemental damage than the spell or attack would normally cause. The curse gets even more effective against monsters with higher resistances. However, a boss such as The Shaper has 66% less curse effectiveness, thus for the overall calculation it is needed to take both monster resistances and curse effectiveness into account.
• The extra damage is multiplicative with other damage modifiers as it is considered to be the monsters damage mitigation, and not due to a buff on any players' elemental skills damage.
• Elemental Weakness can be turned into an aura by linking it with either Blasphemy Support or Awakened Blasphemy Support.

Item acquisition

Elemental Weakness can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Elemental Weakness can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description
13	The Cataclysm	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem
6	The Fox	Random level 20 gem
8	Dying Anguish	Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality
8	The Hook	Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality
3	Gemcutter's Promise	Random gem with 20% quality
1	Gemcutter's Incubator	Random gem with 1–20% quality
1	The Void	Random divination card set exchange

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Unique items

Item	Level	Stats
Watcher's Eye	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers>
Sentari's Answer	33	10% Chance to Block Spell Damage +(20-30) to Intelligence (4-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +5% Chance to Block Curse Enemies with Punishment when you Block their Melee Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Temporal Chains when you Block their Projectile Attack Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness when you Block their Spell Damage, with 60% increased Effect and ignoring Curse Limit
Soul Mantle	49	Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Spell Totem (20-25)% increased Spell Damage (100-120)% increased Energy Shield (20-30)% increased Totem Life Inflicts a random Hex on you when your Totems die, with 80% more Effect
Impresence	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Cold Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life (45-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Frostbite has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Impresence	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (20-24) to (33-36) Fire Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Fire Resistance Regenerate 1% of Life per second Flammability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Impresence	64	+(10-16) to all Attributes(30-40)% increased Damage over Time Adds (17-19) to (23-29) Chaos Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance Despair has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Impresence	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (12-16) to (20-25) Physical Damage +(400-500) to Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life (30-40)% increased Stun and Block Recovery Vulnerability has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Impresence	64	+(10-16) to all AttributesAdds (10-13) to (43-47) Lightning Damage +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-25)% to Lightning Resistance Regenerate 1% of Energy Shield per second Conductivity has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura Gain Maddening Presence for 10 seconds when you Kill a Rare or Unique Enemy <Secondary Curse> has no Reservation if Cast as an Aura
Ylfeban's Trickery	69	Trigger Level 10 Shock Ground when Hit Adds 1 to (60-80) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks (130-170)% increased Energy Shield +(25-35)% to Lightning Resistance 20% chance to Curse non-Cursed Enemies with a random Hex on Hit

Related modifiers

The following mods are related to Elemental Weakness:

Name	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of the Hunt	Suffix	75	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit, with 20% increased Effect	ring_basilisk 200 default 0
of the Hunt	Suffix	80	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit, with 32% increased Effect	ring_basilisk 200 default 0
V2CurseOnHitElementalWeaknessCorrupted	Corrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit, with (40-48)% increased Effect	gloves 1000 default 0
HellscapeUpsideCurseOnHitElementalWeakness1___	Scourge Benefit	68	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit	gloves 50 default 0
HellscapeDownsideCursedWithElementalWeakness1	Scourge Detriment	68	You are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	gloves 100 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit1	Searing Exarch	75	(19-21)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit3	Searing Exarch	75	(25-27)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit2	Searing Exarch	75	(22-24)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit4	Searing Exarch	75	(28-30)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit5	Searing Exarch	75	(31-33)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicit6	Searing Exarch	75	(34-36)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 300 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2	Searing Exarch	75	(34-36)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3	Searing Exarch	75	(37-39)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5	Searing Exarch	75	(43-45)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4	Searing Exarch	75	(40-42)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6	Searing Exarch	75	(46-48)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 150 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3	Searing Exarch	75	(49-51)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4	Searing Exarch	75	(52-54)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5	Searing Exarch	75	(55-57)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6	Searing Exarch	75	(58-60)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 60 default 0

These Synthesis implicit are able to find in pre-synthesised item or added via Harvest mechanics:

Name	Level	Stats
SynthesisImplicitCurseEffectElementalWeakness1	55	(20-30)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect
SynthesisImplicitCurseOnHitElementalWeakness1__	45	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit, with 20% increased Effect

Legacy mods

The following mods can only be find in legacy item in permanent leagues:

Name	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
CurseOnHitElementalWeaknessCorruption	Corrupted	30	Curse Enemies with Elemental Weakness on Hit, with (40-48)% increased Effect	gloves 0 default 0
ElementalWeaknessSkillCorrupted	Corrupted	31	Grants Level 10 Elemental Weakness Skill	wand 0 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitUniquePresence1	Searing Exarch	75	(31-33)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence2	Searing Exarch	75	(46-48)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0 default 0
CurseEffectElementalWeaknessEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence1	Searing Exarch	75	(43-45)% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 helmet 0 default 0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Elemental Weakness.

Name	Level	Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Elemental Weakness Curse Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Weakness Curse Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Elemental Weakness Curse Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Weakness Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	30% increased Elemental Weakness Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Elemental Weakness Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	45% increased Elemental Weakness Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Area mods

Elemental Weakness is one of the curses that can be rolled on maps and vaal side area (known as "secret_area" in spawn weight table), the curses affect the entire area and cannot be removed. The level of the curses is fixed (level 1, -20% elemental resistance) and NOT affected by awakening bonus objectives. It can be reduced by upgraded Soul of Yugul or other item mod that offers reduced/less effect of curses on you

Name	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	69	15% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area Found Items have (1-3)% chance to drop Corrupted in Area Area contains 1 additional pack of Corrupted Vaal Monsters Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	secret_area 800 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	mid_tier_map 850 expedition_logbook 0 primordial_map 0 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	top_tier_map 1000 maven_map 0 expedition_logbook 0 primordial_map 0 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	68	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	top_tier_map 0 maven_map 1000 primordial_map 1000 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	73	13% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area 5% increased Pack size Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	top_tier_map 0 expedition_logbook 1000 default 0

Heist and grand heist mod

Name	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	73	Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	default 850
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	78	Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	default 1000

Legacy map mods

The following map mods can only be find in legacy map item in permanent leagues:

Name	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	17% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness	secret_area 0 old_map 0 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	18% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 9% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness 14% increased Pack size	mid_tier_map 0 default 0
of Elemental Weakness	Suffix	1	18% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area 9% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area Players are Cursed with Elemental Weakness 14% increased Pack size	top_tier_map 0 default 0

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