Temporal Chains

Temporal ChainsAoE, Duration, Curse
Tier: 13
Level: 1Curses all enemies in an area, Slowing them and making other effects on them expire more slowly.Curse applies after 1 second delay
Curse radius is (1.5–2.1) metres
Curse duration is (6–7.4) seconds
Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 25% slower
Cursed enemies are Slowed by (22–28)%

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0–10)% increased Effect of CurseSkills 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/Gems/SkillGemTemporalChains

Temporal Chains is a curses spell slowing all enemies in an area, and making other effects on them expire more slowly.

Gem level progression

Level
1

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	Decaying HexDecaying HexSupport, Chaos, Curse Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills. Cursed enemies' bodies decay, taking Chaos damage over time.Supported Skills inflict Decay, dealing 100% of Intelligence as Chaos damage per second for 8 secondsPlace 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.	Heightened CurseHeightened CurseSupport, Curse Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Supported Curses have 25% increased MagnitudesPlace 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.
II	Abiding HexAbiding HexSupport, Curse Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills you cast yourself. Supported Skills will consume Power Charges on use, gaining significant Curse duration if they do.Supported Skills consume a Power Charge on use Supported Skills have 80% more duration when consuming a Power ChargePlace 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.	Focused CurseFocused CurseSupport, Curse Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 30% reduced delayPlace 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.	Ritualistic CurseRitualistic CurseSupport, Curse Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 30% increased delay Supported Skills have 50% increased 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.
III	Burning InscriptionBurning InscriptionSupport, AoE, Trigger, Fire Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Skill which creates Runic Inscriptions when Cast, causing those Runic Inscriptions to trigger Burning Inscription when they expire. Burning Inscription is a Spell which creates Ignited Ground based off of your Maximum Mana.Burning Inscription Create Ignited Ground Igniting Enemies based on a percentage of your Maximum Mana. Create Ignited Ground, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire Damage equal to 20% of your Maximum Mana Ignited Ground radius is 2 metres Ignited Ground duration is 4 secondsPlace 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.	Coming Soon	Cursed GroundCursed GroundSupport Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills no longer have an activation delay, instead creating areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.Supported Skills create Cursed Ground Enemies on the Cursed Ground from a Supported Skill are Cursed while within it Maximum 1 area of Cursed GroundPlace 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

Temporal Chains has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Temporal Chains has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0b	All Curse Skill Gems now have a higher growth of radius per Level. Starting at 1.5 metres at Level 1, Growing to 3.1 metres (from 2.1 metres) at Level 20.
0.2.0	Curse Skills now apply their Curse after a 1.5 second delay (previously 1 second).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.