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Faster Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: j
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Requires Level 31Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased projectile SpeedProjectiles have 3% chance to Return to you from final TargetSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have (50-69)% increased Projectile Speed
Supported Skills deal (20-29)% increased Projectile Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Faster Projectiles Support inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 31
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Chance
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Support Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SupportGemFasterProjectiles


Faster Projectiles is a support gem. It increases the speed and damage of supported projectile skills.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

Faster Projectiles won't affect how far the arrow projectiles travel.[1] However, it will still affect the travel distance of projectiles from skills such Ethereal Knives inventory iconEthereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
Projectile Speed: 1300
Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedFires 0.1 additional Projectiles0.5% chance to Impale on Spell HitBase duration is 6 seconds
Deals (7-633) to (10-949) Physical Damage
Fires 9 additional Projectiles
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ethereal Knives skill icon
Ethereal Knives inventory icon
and Freezing Pulse inventory iconFreezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-21) Mana
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
Projectile Speed: 1800
An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles gain Damage over time, dealing up to 3% more Damage by the time they dissipate
Deals 99% of Damage
Cannot Pierce Enemies
Deals (8-888) to (12-1332) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Projectiles lose Damage over time, dealing up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Freezing Pulse skill icon
Freezing Pulse inventory icon
, which have a lifetime rather than a fixed travel distance.

For Anomalous Faster Projectiles Support, skills that never collide with targets (e.g. Ball Lightning) will never return.[2]

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired Dexterityincreased
Projectile
Speed
increased
Projectile
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1315250%20%00
2345751%20%285815285815
3366052%21%252595538410
4386353%21%314394852804
5406654%22%3887341241538
6426955%22%4774371718975
7447256%23%5837862302761
8467557%23%7103593013120
9487858%24%13555114368631
10508159%24%11388775507508
11528460%25%13682336875741
12548761%25%16383388514079
13569062%26%195664810470727
14589363%26%365518414125911
15609664%27%301732717143238
16629965%27%772012624863364
176410266%28%1505845539921819
186610567%28%2596421865886037
196810868%29%62460771128346808
207011169%29%211508743339855551
217211470%30%N/AN/A
2274N/A71%30%N/AN/A
2376N/A72%31%N/AN/A
2478N/A73%31%N/AN/A
2580N/A74%32%N/AN/A
2682N/A75%32%N/AN/A
2784N/A76%33%N/AN/A
2886N/A77%33%N/AN/A
2988N/A78%34%N/AN/A
3090N/A79%34%N/AN/A
3191N/A79%34%N/AN/A
3292N/A80%35%N/AN/A
3393N/A80%35%N/AN/A
3494N/A81%35%N/AN/A
3595N/A81%35%N/AN/A
3696N/A82%36%N/AN/A
3797N/A82%36%N/AN/A
3898N/A83%36%N/AN/A
3999N/A83%36%N/AN/A
40100N/A84%37%N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
9Divination card inventory iconGift of the Gemling QueenGift of the Gemling Queen card artDivination card frameGift of the Gemling Queen9Level 20 Support GemOur Lady Dialla,
as a symbol of our progress,
shines greater than all the gems.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 Support gemAutomatic
7Divination card inventory iconDialla's SubjugationDialla's Subjugation card artDivination card frameDialla's Subjugation7Superior Support Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
A symbol of beauty and innocence
The gems corrupted her mind
Malachai corrupted her gems
All but a glimmer of
greatness lost in madness
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted superior Support gem with 23% qualityAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3

Vendor reward

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

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Clarissa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Mods[ | ]

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Eldritch68(15-20)% increased Projectile Speed
Socketed Gems are supported by Level 16 Faster Projectiles
gloves_elder 800
default 0
Eldritch75(21-25)% increased Projectile Speed
Socketed Gems are supported by Level 18 Faster Projectiles
gloves_elder 800
default 0
Eldritch82(26-30)% increased Projectile Speed
Socketed Gems are supported by Level 20 Faster Projectiles
gloves_elder 800
default 0
V2SupportedByFasterProjectilesCorrupted1Socketed Gems are supported by Level 10 Faster Projectilesbow 1000
default 0

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now has a 130% Cost and Reservation Multiplier (previously 110%).
  • Quality no longer grants “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Attack Speed” or “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Cast Speed”. It now grants “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Projectile Speed”.
  • Quality on the Divergent Faster Projectiles Support no longer grants “Supported Skills have 0-10% increased Projectile Speed”.
0.10.0
  • Faster Projectiles has been moved from level 15 to level 12.
0.9.5g
0.9.2
  • Now quality increases cast speed as well as attack speed.

References[ | ]

  1. Rory_Rackham (December 15, 2015). "Siege Ballista Skill Impressions & Gameplay - How Good Is It!?". Path of Exile subreddit. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3123794
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