PoE Determination Gem

Here's a breakdown of the Determination Gem in Path of Exile:

Effects:

• Grants Armour: You and nearby allies gain 179–2051 additional Armour (based on gem level) and 40–49% more Armour (multiplicative).
• Area of Effect: The aura's radius starts at 36 and can be further increased with quality and certain modifiers.

Key Points:

• Defensive Staple: Determination is one of the most commonly used defensive auras in Path of Exile, providing a significant boost to physical mitigation.
• Strength Requirement: Ensure your character meets the Strength requirement to use the gem effectively.
• Mana Reservation: Be mindful of its 50% Mana Reservation, as it can significantly impact your available Mana for other skills.
• Scaling: The gem's effectiveness scales with its level, quality, and your character's investment in Armour.

Synergies and Strategies:

• Armour Stacking: Pair Determination with other Armour-boosting mechanics, such as Grace aura, Armour-based gear, and passive skills, for maximum effect.
• Mana Reservation Reduction: Consider using items or passives that reduce Mana Reservation to accommodate other auras or skills.
• Quality: Increase the gem's quality to further enhance its Area of Effect, benefiting both you and your allies.

When to Use Determination:

• Physical Damage Mitigation: It's essential for builds facing significant physical threats, especially in high-level content.
• Strength-Based Builds: It complements Strength-focused characters that naturally have higher Armour values.
• Group Play: It benefits both you and your allies, making it valuable in party settings.

Overall, Determination is a powerful defensive tool that can significantly increase your survivability in Path of Exile. Its ability to provide a substantial Armour boost makes it a valuable asset for many builds, especially those facing physical damage challenges.

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PoE Determination Gem

Determination is an aura that grants more armour multiplicatively to the caster and their allies. Casts an aura that grants armour to you and your allies. Aura, Spell, AoE, Physical. Level: 1–20. Reservation: 50% Mana. Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec. Cast Time: Instant. Radius: 36. Requires Level 24. +(0–19) to radius You and nearby allies gain (179–2051) additional Armour You and nearby allies gain (40–49)% more Armour 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 Determination (0–40)% increased Area of Effect 50

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Related Gems

Determination and Grace

Determination grants more armour multiplicatively to the caster and their allies. Grace grants evasion to the caster and their allies. Determination skill's effect is similar to the effect of Grace for evasion. If the player has Iron Reflexes allocated, they do the same, but Grace is usually better than Determination. With no evasion specific nodes allocated, the player needs to have 5049 base armour (maximum of which is around 9000 without specific uniques) from equipment and passives for a level 20 Determination to be better than a level 20 Grace with Iron Reflexes.

Level Effect

Skill functions and interactions

Armour: This aura multiplies the player's total armour by the listed amount. For more information about auras in general, see aura.

Comparison with Grace

This skill's effect is similar to the effect of Grace for evasion. If the player has Iron Reflexes allocated, they do the same and whichever is better depends on your base armour value. With no evasion specific nodes allocated, the player needs to have 1329 base armour (maximum of which is around 9000 without specific uniques) from equipment and passives for a level 20 Determination to be better than a level 20 Grace with Iron Reflexes.

Item acquisition

Determination can drop anywhere. Drop level: 24.

Recipes

Determination can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description
7	The Wilted Rose	Random corrupted level 21 Aura gem
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	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Determination.

Name	Level	Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Determination has 30% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Determination:

Item	Base Item	Level	Stats
Sublime Vision	Prismatic Jewel	1	<Aura bonus modifier>
Watcher's Eye	Prismatic Jewel	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers>
Aul's Uprising	Onyx Amulet	55	+(10-16) to all Attributes+(20-30) to Strength (15-20)% increased Armour +(50-70) to maximum Life 10% reduced Stun and Block Recovery Nearby Enemies have 10% reduced Stun and Block Recovery <Random Strength aura> has no Reservation

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Determination:

Name	Stats
Uncompromising	Determination has 50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency 20% increased Stun Threshold

Related modifiers

The following modifiers are related to Determination:

Name	Domain	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of Shaping	Item	Suffix	68	Grants Level 22 Determination Skill	amulet_shaper 800 default 0
of Aid	Heist NPC	Suffix	45	Grants Level 5 Determination Skill	heist_equipment_melee 500 default 0
of Coordination	Heist NPC	Suffix	68	Grants Level 10 Determination Skill	heist_equipment_melee 400 default 0
of Cooperation	Heist NPC	Suffix	75	Grants Level 15 Determination Skill	heist_equipment_melee 300 default 0
V2DeterminationSkillCorrupted__	Item	Corrupted	56	Grants Level 23 Determination Skill	shield 333 default 0
V2IncreasedAuraEffectDeterminationCorrupted	Item	Corrupted	45	Determination has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect	amulet 1000 ring 1000 belt 1000 default 0
of the Conquest	Item	Suffix	75	Determination has (40-50)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	amulet_adjudicator 500 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit1	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (19-21)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit2	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (22-24)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit4	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (28-30)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit6	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (34-36)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence3	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (37-39)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 150 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit3	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (25-27)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicit5	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (31-33)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 300 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence4	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (40-42)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 150 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence2	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (34-36)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 150 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence6	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (46-48)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 150 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence5	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (43-45)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 150 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence3	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (49-51)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_4_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 60 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence4	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (52-54)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_3_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 60 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence5	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (55-57)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_2_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 60 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence6	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (58-60)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_1_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 60 default 0
of Determination	Sentinel	Suffix	55	Grants Level 20 Determination Aura	special_sentinel_mod 0 sentinel_b 0 default 200

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

Name	Domain	Level	Stats
SynthesisImplicitDeterminationEffect1	Item	55	Determination has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect
SynthesisImplicitDeterminationPhysicalDamageReduction1	Item	65	(4-6)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Determination
SynthesisImplicitDeterminationReservation1	Item	48	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency
SynthesisImplicitDeterminationReservationEfficiency1_	Item	48	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency

Legacy mods

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

Name	Domain	Generation Type	Level	Stats	Spawn Weighting
of the Conquest	Item	Suffix	75	Determination has (50-40)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	amulet_adjudicator 0 default 0
DeterminationSkillCorrupted	Item	Corrupted	61	Grants Level 16 Determination Skill	shield 0 default 0
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 1	Item	Enchantment	66	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0 default 0
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 2	Item	Enchantment	75	Determination has 30% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence2	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (46-48)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_5_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 0 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitPinnaclePresence1	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (43-45)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 0 default 0
DeterminationAuraEffectEldritchImplicitUniquePresence1	Item	Eater of Worlds	75	Determination has (31-33)% increased Aura Effect	no_tier_6_eldritch_implicit 0 body_armour 0 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Determination has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Angelic Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes an Angelic Effect.
Archon Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes the archon effect.
Arctic Skull Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes a circling, freezing skull.
Balefire Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Balefire Effect.
Betrayal Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Betrayal Effect.
Black Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Black Effect.
Blue Dragon Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Blue Dragon Effect.
Carnage Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes the red carnage effect.
Celestial Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Celestial Effect.
Chaotic Ethercraft Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Chaotic Ethercraft Effect.
Corsair Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Corsair Effect.
Dark Magic Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Dark Magic Effect.
Darkshard Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Darkshard Effect.
Darkwood Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Darkwood Effect.
Deepwater Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Deepwater Effect.
Demonic Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Demonic Effect.
Dragon Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Dragon Effect.
Dragon Hunter Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Dragon Hunter Effect.
Dual Dragon Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Dual Dragon Effect.
Enraged Ethercraft Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes an Enraged Ethercraft Effect.
Force Field Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes a force field bubble.
Frost Viking Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Frost Viking effect.
Harlequin Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Harlequin Effect.
Huntsman Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Huntsman Effect.
Illusionist Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Illusionist Effect.
Imp Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes the green imp demon effect.
Infernal Skull Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes a circling, burning skull.
Invisible Buff Effect	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Lava Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Lava Effect.
Lich Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Lich Effect.
Lightbringer Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Lightbringer Effect.
Lightning Skull Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes a circling, sparking skull.
Madcap Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Madcap Effect.
Merchant Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Merchant Effect.
Misery Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Misery Effect.
Monolith Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Monolith Effect.
Mystic Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Mystic Effect.
Nightfall Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Nightfall Effect.
Overseer Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes an Overseer Effect.
Project Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Project Effect.
Ringmaster Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Ringmaster Effect.
Savage Ethercraft Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Savage Ethercraft Effect.
Scavenger Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Scavenger Effect.
Scientist Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Scientist Effect.
Siren Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Siren Effect.
Soul Nexus Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes a vortex of swirling spirits.
Stygian Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Stygian Effect.
Suffering Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Suffering Effect.
Sun Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Sun Effect.
Sunrise Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Sunrise Effect.
Tranquil Ethercraft Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Tranquil Ethercraft Effect.
Trinity Aura Effect	Your aura effect becomes the elemental trinity effect.
Void Emperor Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Void Emperor Effect.
White Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a White Effect.
Wild Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Wild Effect.
Wrangler Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Wrangler Effect.
Zenith Aura Effect	Your Aura becomes a Zenith Effect.