Wave of Conviction

Wave of ConvictionFire, Lightning, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Mana Cost: (9-23)
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%Requires Level 16An expanding wave of energy surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped area over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the element of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a timePer 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Elemental Damage1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageBase duration is 0.5 seconds
Deals (32-972) to (48-1459) Physical Damage
25% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
25% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
Exposure applies -25% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken
(0-38)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 16Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Alteration

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemPurge

Wave of Conviction is an active skill gem that creates an expanding wave of energy that surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped AoE over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the damage type of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a time

Skill functions and interactions

• Skill behavior: Wave of Conviction produces an advancing arc-shaped line of damage, which may only damage an enemy once on pass-through. It will stop on terrain only in places where the terrain makes contact; it is possible (and common) for a rock or pillar to split a wave in two and shield anything behind it.
• Effective range: The travel distance after which the Wave terminates is dictated by two factors: area of effect modifiers, and duration modifiers. Mathematically, the result is multiplicative between the two stats; when applied independently of each other, area of effect will appear to increase the Wave's travel speed while duration directly affects range while not changing Wave speed.
• Conversion: Because the math of conversion is applied before base damage rolling, it is practically impossible to apply Exposure for more than a single element.
• Wave count limit: Casting Wave of Conviction while there is another Wave active will cause the first Wave to disappear shortly after. In effect, this translates to an inversely proportional relationship between cast speed and area of effect when holding down the skill key (faster casts = considerably shorter travel distance).

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Skill Effect Duration	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	16	18	26	9	32 to 48	N/A	0	0
2	20	22	31	10	44 to 66	2%	49,725	49,725
3	24	25	37	11	59 to 89	4%	95,714	145,439
4	28	29	42	12	78 to 117	6%	169,595	315,034
5	31	32	46	13	96 to 144	8%	199,345	514,379
6	34	35	50	14	117 to 175	10%	285,815	800,194
7	37	37	54	15	142 to 212	12%	401,344	1,201,538
8	40	40	58	15	171 to 257	14%	554,379	1,755,917
9	43	43	62	16	206 to 309	16%	755,049	2,510,966
10	46	46	66	17	247 to 370	18%	1,016,533	3,527,499
11	49	48	70	18	295 to 443	20%	1,898,602	5,426,101
12	52	51	74	18	352 to 528	22%	1,964,019	7,390,120
13	55	54	78	19	419 to 629	24%	2,573,731	9,963,851
14	58	57	82	20	498 to 747	26%	4,676,439	14,640,290
15	60	59	84	20	558 to 837	28%	3,017,327	17,657,617
16	62	60	87	21	624 to 936	30%	7,823,001	25,480,618
17	64	62	90	21	698 to 1047	32%	15,264,208	40,744,826
18	66	64	92	22	780 to 1170	34%	26,272,845	67,017,671
19	68	66	95	22	871 to 1307	36%	62,872,274	129,889,945
20	70	68	98	23	972 to 1459	38%	212,023,122	341,913,067
21	72	70	100	24	1085 to 1627	40%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	24	1209 to 1813	42%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	25	1347 to 2020	44%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	25	1499 to 2249	46%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	26	1669 to 2503	48%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	26	1856 to 2784	50%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	27	2063 to 3095	52%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	27	2293 to 3440	54%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	28	2547 to 3821	56%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	28	2828 to 4242	58%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	28	2980 to 4469	59%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	29	3139 to 4708	60%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	29	3306 to 4959	61%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	29	3482 to 5223	62%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	29	3667 to 5501	63%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	30	3862 to 5793	64%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	30	4066 to 6100	65%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	30	4281 to 6422	66%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	30	4507 to 6761	67%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	31	4745 to 7117	68%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black Act 2	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗

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 ↓
The Root of the Problem Act 2 Yeena	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Wave of Conviction:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Wave of Conviction.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Additional Enemy Resistance 1	66	Wave of Conviction's Exposure applies -4% Elemental Resistance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Additional Enemy Resistance 2	75	Wave of Conviction's Exposure applies -6% Elemental Resistance	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Damage 1	66	Wave of Conviction deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Damage 2	75	Wave of Conviction deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Duration 1	66	Wave of Conviction has 20% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wave Of Conviction Duration 2	75	Wave of Conviction has 30% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0f	Fixed a bug where Wave of Conviction, when supported by Arcanist BrandArcanist BrandSpell, Duration, Brand Mana Cost: (18-32) Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 38Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells. The brand will detach if the enemy dies.Per 1% Quality:Can be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy Activates every 1 second while Attached Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency Supported Skills deal (55-46)% less Damage Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage to Branded Enemy Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's locationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., was hitting more often than intended against stationary monsters.
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 220% (from 160%).
3.6.0	Wave of Conviction has been added to the game.