# Exceptional support gem Exceptional support gems are a type of support gem found in the endgame. Once the [[Originator Voidstone]] is obtained, various endgame bosses in the Atlas have a chance to drop Exceptional support gems. They serve as more powerful versions of regular support gems with new, transformative effects. They are the successor to awakened support gems. ## Mechanics Exceptional support gems have a maximum gem level of 3 (4 for Awakened Empower, Awakened Enhance, and Awakened Enlighten) and require much more experience to level. They generally have a higher level and stat requirement. Corruption outcomes are the same as other regular support gems. They cannot gain quality through the Level 20 support gem vendor recipe. ## Mirage Patch Notes * Introduced Exceptional Support Gems, a new and improved version of Awakened Support Gems, which are being phased out. There are over 40 Exceptional Support Gems, which can be found in the Endgame. * The Labyrinth Gem craft outcome to exchange a Support Gem for a random Exceptional Support Gem, instead now states you will receive a random Empower, Enlighten or Enhance Support Gem. * Greater versions of Supports no longer work alongside their non-Greater version, in a similar way to how Awakened Supports did not work with the corresponding non-Awakened version of the Support. In the case both versions of a Support are socketed, the Greater one takes priority. * Existing Supports affected by this change include: Multiple Projectiles and Greater Multiple Projectiles, Volley and Greater Volley, Spell Echo and Greater Spell Echo.