Swift Affliction Support support gem artwork
VIEWING SUPPORT FORPath of Exile 1The original game
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Dexterity · Support gem

Swift Affliction Support

Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.

Reviewed Aug 12, 2026Source rules retained
POEXPLORER FIELD NOTE

How to think about it

Best evaluated on duration-based damage and ailments: the shorter effect window changes uptime even when the damage rate improves.

COMPATIBILITY METHOD

What it can support

PoExplorer accepts a match only when this support's allowed types intersect the active skill's source types, none of its exclusions conflict, and any gem-only restriction is satisfied.

Allowed source types

DurationThresholdJewelDurationDamageAttack
COMPATIBLE ACTIVE SKILLS

Skills that pass the source rules

These are compatibility candidates—not a promise that every pairing is optimal for a particular build.