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Hydrosphere
Spell, AoE, Duration, Cold, Orb, Lightning, Physical
Level: (1—20)
Cost: (12—20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (65—110)%
Requires Level (34—70), (79—155) Int
Create a sphere of water, or move an existing sphere and reset its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict Cold and Lightning Ailments (other than Chill). The sphere pulses when created, at regular intervals while afflicted by an Ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area.
Deals (37—510) to (56—765) Physical Damage
Base duration is 8 seconds
Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
Pulses every 0.4 seconds while Frozen, Shocked, Brittle or Sapped
Can only be Hit once every 1 second
Drenched Enemies have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -10% to Resistances
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere has no Ailments
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while sphere is Shocked or Sapped
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere is Frozen or Brittle
(If both conversions apply, each will convert 50%)

Additional Effects From Quality:
+(0—10)% increased Pulse Frequency
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Quest /2
ActQuestNPCCharacter
4Breaking the SealQuest RewardWitch · Templar
4Breaking the SealPetarus and VanjaScion
Genus
Hydrosphere
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Pulses every 0.4 seconds while Frozen, Shocked, Brittle or Sapped
Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
Drenched Enemies have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -10% to Resistances
Can only be Hit once every 1 second
Base duration is 8 seconds
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere has no Ailments\n100% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while sphere is Shocked or Sapped\n100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere is Frozen or Brittle
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageDeals 37 to 56 Physical DamageExperience
1347912100%, 100%, 100%37, 56252,595
2368312100%, 100%, 100%43, 65314,394
3388813100%, 100%, 100%51, 76388,734
4409213100%, 100%, 100%59, 88477,437
5429614100%, 100%, 100%69, 103583,786
64410014100%, 100%, 100%80, 120710,359
74610415100%, 100%, 100%93, 1391,355,511
84810915100%, 100%, 100%107, 1611,138,877
95011315100%, 100%, 100%124, 1861,368,233
105211716100%, 100%, 100%144, 2151,638,338
115412116100%, 100%, 100%166, 2491,956,648
125612517100%, 100%, 100%191, 2873,655,184
135813017100%, 100%, 100%221, 3313,017,327
146013418100%, 100%, 100%254, 3813,576,232
156213818100%, 100%, 100%293, 4399,164,731
166414218100%, 100%, 100%337, 50517,861,428
176614619100%, 100%, 100%387, 58046,032,386
186815119100%, 100%, 100%444, 66687,248,039
196915320100%, 100%, 100%476, 714157,972,052
207015520100%, 100%, 100%510, 765
217220100%, 100%, 100%585, 877
227421100%, 100%, 100%670, 1006
237621100%, 100%, 100%768, 1152
247821100%, 100%, 100%879, 1319
258022100%, 100%, 100%1006, 1510
268222100%, 100%, 100%1151, 1727
278423100%, 100%, 100%1316, 1974
288623100%, 100%, 100%1504, 2256
298824100%, 100%, 100%1718, 2577
309024100%, 100%, 100%1962, 2943
319124100%, 100%, 100%2096, 3144
329225100%, 100%, 100%2239, 3359
339325100%, 100%, 100%2392, 3588
349425100%, 100%, 100%2555, 3832
359525100%, 100%, 100%2729, 4093
369625100%, 100%, 100%2914, 4371
379726100%, 100%, 100%3111, 4667
389826100%, 100%, 100%3322, 4983
399926100%, 100%, 100%3547, 5320
4010026100%, 100%, 100%3786, 5679
Attribute /11

Hydrosphere

NameShow Full Descriptions
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xCurrencyUpgradeRandomlyOrb of Chance
AcronymHit, Resistance, Exposure, Ailment, Shock, Brittle, Sap
IdHydrosphere
DropLevel 34
BaseType Hydrosphere
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround,
TypeDamage, Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Triggerable, AreaSpell, Cold, Totemable, Orb, Multicastable, CanRapidFire, Lightning, Physical
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHydrosphere
ActiveSkillsCodehydrosphere
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Crucible Weapon /1
WeightDesc
1000 (T5)Trigger Level 20 Hydrosphere while you Channel Winter Orb
Version history /6
VersionChanges
3.25.0
  • Hydrosphere: Now has 65% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 110% at gem level 20 (previously 110% at all gem levels).
    • 3.21.0
  • Fixed a visual bug where Hydrospheres would pop out of existence.
    • 3.19.0

    Hydrosphere

    • Problem: Hydrosphere was previously commonly used to provide an extra target to hit, allowing many skills to benefit from extra damage splashing, projectile chain and so on against single targets. A cooldown was added to being able to hit Hydrosphere in patch 3.17.0, but this cooldown is necessarily per entity, meaning that Hydrosphere still provides an enormous damage bonus in cases where many different entities are hitting it (most notably minion builds).
  • Solution: Only allow Hydrosphere to be hit by the entity that cast it.
    • 3.17.0
  • Hydrosphere: Now deals 37 to 56 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 510 to 765 at gem level 20 (previously 356 to 533). Now has 110% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 80%).

    • Skill interactions with Hydrosphere

    Certain skills that have a chaining or shockwave effect can multiply their damage against single targets by also hitting Hydrosphere. These skills should not be balanced around using an off-class or off-theme skill like this. Maintaining the ability to use this interaction would prevent us from improving certain bow skills and hit damage spells without their maximum damage output being too high.
    Change Hydrosphere to have a one second cooldown before it can be hit again. This maintains the ailment mechanic on Hydrosphere to still allow for some special skill interactions but is no longer such a significant single target damage multiplier for so many skills.
  • Fixed a bug where Hydrosphere would not continually apply the drenched debuff to Totem Enemies.
    • 3.16.0
  • Hydrosphere and Sigil of Power are no longer offered to the Shadow for completing Breaking the Seal.
    • 3.13.0
    • Added a new Intelligence Skill Gem - Hydrosphere: Creates a sphere of water, or moves an existing sphere and resets its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict cold and lightning ailments (other than chill). The sphere pulses at regular intervals while afflicted by an ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area with that ailment.
    • Added a new "Orb" Gem Tag. This applies to skills which have a periodic effect over an area and persist for a duration but are not targetable by enemies. Orb of Storms, Void Sphere, Winter Orb, Hydrosphere and Frost Bomb now have this tag. To avoid confusion, Magma Orb has been renamed to Rolling Magma.
  • Hydrosphere is now offered to the Witch, Templar and Shadow for completing Breaking the Seal, and can be purchased from Petarus and Vanja by the Scion.
    • Hydrosphere
    Spell, AoE, Duration, Cold, Orb, Lightning, Physical
    Level: (1—20)
    Cost: (12—20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (65—110)%
    Requires Level (34—70), (79—155) Int
    Create a sphere of water, or move an existing sphere and reset its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict Cold and Lightning Ailments (other than Chill). The sphere pulses when created, at regular intervals while afflicted by an Ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area.
    Deals (37—510) to (56—765) Physical Damage
    Base duration is 8 seconds
    Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
    Pulses every 0.4 seconds while Frozen, Shocked, Brittle or Sapped
    Can only be Hit once every 1 second
    Drenched Enemies have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -10% to Resistances
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere has no Ailments
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while sphere is Shocked or Sapped
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere is Frozen or Brittle
    damage cannot be reflected or leech if used by other object [1]
    hydrosphere ailment threshold [1500,103048]
    is area damage [1]
    skill can add multiple charges per action [1]
    (If both conversions apply, each will convert 50%)

    Additional Effects From Quality:
    +(0—10)% increased Pulse Frequency
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Supported By /110
  • Active Type: Damage, Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Triggerable, AreaSpell, Cold, Totemable, Orb, Multicastable, CanRapidFire, Lightning, Physical
    • AddedFireDamage
    Added Fire Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Knockback
    Knockback Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    LifeLeech
    Life Leech Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
    Stun
    Stun Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
    IncreasedDuration
    More Duration Support
    Supports any skill with a duration.
    ColdtoFire
    Cold to Fire Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IronWill
    Iron Will Support
    Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
    Totem
    Spell Totem Support
    Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
    FirePenetration
    Fire Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
    IncreasedBurnDuration
    Burning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
    CastOnMeleeKill
    Cast on Melee Kill Support
    Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Empower
    Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    ReduceDuration
    Less Duration Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration.
    CastOnDmgTaken
    Cast when Damage Taken Support
    Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Brutality
    Brutality Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    AddedFireDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    BrutalityPlus
    Awakened Brutality Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    IncreasedBurnDurationPlus
    Awakened Burning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
    FirePenetrationPlus
    Awakened Fire Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
    EmpowerPlus
    Awakened Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Fragility
    Cruelty Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
    LifeTap
    Lifetap Support
    Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
    ObliterationSupport
    Annihilation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    TransfusionSupport
    Transfusion Support
    Supports non-blessing spells.
    AddedColdDamage
    Added Cold Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Trap
    Trap Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
    CullingStrike
    Culling Strike Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
    ChancetoFlee
    Chance to Flee Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Blind
    Blind Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ColdPenetration
    Cold Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
    CastOnCrit
    Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    CastOnDeath
    Cast on Death Support
    Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    enhance
    Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    BreakBlock
    Block Chance Reduction Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    FrenzyChargeOnShatter
    Ice Bite Support
    Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    DamageAgainstChilled
    Hypothermia Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    Poison
    Critical Strike Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    VoidManipulation
    Void Manipulation Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    SupportRapidDecayGem
    Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    LesserPoison
    Chance to Poison Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    DeadlyAilments
    Deadly Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    VileToxins
    Vile Toxins Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    AddedColdDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    CastOnCritPlus
    Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    ColdPenetrationPlus
    Awakened Cold Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
    DeadlyAilmentsPlus
    Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    SupportRapidDecayPlus
    Awakened Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    VoidManipulationPlus
    Awakened Void Manipulation Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage.
    enhanceplus
    Awakened Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Sadism
    Sadism Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    CastonWardBreak
    Cast on Ward Break Support
    Each supported spell skill will be triggered when your Ward breaks. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Machinations
    Machinations Support
    Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    CullingStrike
    Cull the Weak Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
    LethalDoseSupport
    Lethal Dose Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedAOE
    Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    AddedLightningDamage
    Added Lightning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedCriticalStrikes
    Increased Critical Strikes Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedCriticalDamage
    Increased Critical Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    AddedChaosDamage
    Added Chaos Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    IncreasedQuality
    Item Rarity Support
    Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
    FasterCast
    Faster Casting Support
    Supports non-instant spell skills.
    ConcentratedAOE
    Concentrated Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
    ChancetoIgnite
    Combustion Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    ElementalProliferation
    Elemental Proliferation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
    RemoteMine
    Blastchain Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    LightningPenetration
    Lightning Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
    ElementalPenetration
    Elemental Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
    Echo
    Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    PowerCharges
    Power Charge On Critical Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    CurseOnHit
    Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    CastOnStun
    Cast when Stunned Support
    Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Enlighten
    Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    PhysicalToLightning
    Physical to Lightning Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    OnslaughtOnSlayingShocked
    Innervate Support
    Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    ControlledDestructionGem
    Controlled Destruction Support
    Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
    ElementalFocus
    Elemental Focus Support
    Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
    CastWhileChanneling
    Cast while Channelling Support
    Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    IgniteProliferation
    Ignite Proliferation Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Decay
    Decay Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Efficacy
    Efficacy Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
    Immolate
    Immolate Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    UnboundAilments
    Unbound Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
    ArcaneSurge
    Arcane Surge Support
    Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
    SummonPhantasm
    Summon Phantasm Support
    Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
    BoneChillSupport
    Bonechill Support
    Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
    EnergyShieldLeechsupport
    Energy Leech Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
    SpellFocusSupport
    Intensify Support
    Supports spell skills that you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    UnleashSupport
    Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    AltRemoteMineSupportGem
    High-Impact Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    AddedChaosDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    AddedLightningDamagePlus
    Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    CastWhileChannelingPlus
    Awakened Cast While Channelling Support
    Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    ControlledDestructionPlus
    Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
    Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
    CurseOnHitPlus
    Awakened Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    ElementalFocusPlus
    Awakened Elemental Focus Support
    Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
    IncreasedAOEPlus
    Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    LightningPenetrationPlus
    Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
    EchoPlus
    Awakened Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    UnboundAilmentPlus
    Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
    UnleashPlus
    Awakened Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Enlightenplus
    Awakened Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    PureShockSupportGem
    Overcharge Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    SpellBlade
    Spellblade Support
    Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Devour
    Devour Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    InverttheRules
    Invert the Rules Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    Echo
    Greater Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, brand skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    Devour
    Greater Devour Support
    Supports any skill that hits enemies.
    UnleashSupport
    Greater Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    LivingLightningSupportGem
    Living Lightning Support
    Supports Skills which cause Damaging Hits, causing them to trigger Summon Living Lightning when dealing lightning damage. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of Minions.
    Eclipse
    Eclipse Support
    Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Microtransactions /2
    HarmoniousHydrosphereEffect
    Harmonious Hydrosphere Effect
    Your Hydrosphere becomes a Harmonious Effect.

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    Hydrosphere

    Hydrosphere is a skill gem that creates a sphere of water, or moves an existing sphere and resets its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict cold and lightning ailments (other than chill). The sphere pulses at regular intervals while afflicted by an ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area with that ailment. It is classified as an Intelligence Skill Gem

    Skill functions

    Skills that hit enemies can also hit the hydrosphere. This can happen even when no enemies are around. The hydrosphere itself cannot be targeted, so skills that require a specific target and are not merely cast at a location will typically not work with Hydrosphere.

    Skill interactions

    • Brands: Brands cannot attach to hydrosphere. Activations of brands attached to other creatures can hit the hydrosphere.

    • Chain Hook: Grants Rage when hitting the hydrosphere.

    • Chaining skills: Skills can chain off the hydrosphere on their first hit. They will not chain from the enemies to the hydrosphere.

    • Curses: Hydrosphere cannot be affected by hexes or marks, even if the player applies them on-hit. However, since Hydrosphere itself does hit with its initial pulse, it can be used to curse on hit when linked with Hextouch Support.

    • Explosive Arrow: Explosive Arrows can stick into a hydrosphere and will explode as expected.

    • Frenzy: Grants frenzy charge when hitting the hydrosphere.

    • Herald of Thunder: Lightning strikes will target hydrosphere but since it is not allowed to shock it would need to be able to inflict another valid ailment.

    • Strike skills: Strike skills that strike additional nearby targets, such as those supported by Ancestral Call Support, can choose the hydrosphere as a nearby target. When combined with skills that deal area of effect damage, such as Molten Strike or skills supported by Melee Splash Support, these extra strikes can cause an area of effect overlap back onto the primary target that may increase single target DPS.

    Reflected Ailments

    Maligaro's Restraint: Shocking hydrosphere reflects the same shock on the player.

    The Fulcrum: All Cold and Lightning ailments applied to hydrosphere reflect to the player.

    Version history

    VersionChanges
    3.19.0
  • Hydrosphere can only be hit by the entity that cast it.
    • 3.17.0
  • Hydrosphere now deals 37 to 56 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 510 to 765 at gem level 20 (previously 356 to 533).
  • Now has 110% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 80%).
  • Changed Hydrosphere to have a one second cooldown before it can be hit again. This maintains the ailment mechanic on Hydrosphere to still allow for some special skill interactions but is no longer such a significant single target damage multiplier for so many skills.
    • 3.13.1e
  • Fixed a bug where '''Hydrospheres''' couldn't be Shocked or Frozen when using Elemental Hit as a Ranged skill.
    • 3.13.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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