Grinding Gear Games released their latest Path of Exile "3.20 Balance Manifesto", listing changes to curses to make them more effective against different higher tier mobs. The Forbidden Sanctum expansion.

In The Forbidden Sanctum expansion, we've introduced several new gems and made some changes to existing ones. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch.

Below are all the new and changed gems in Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum.

Vaal Ancestral Warchief

Added
Modifiers to Totem Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention

Vaal Lightning Strike

Removed
20% increased Damage

Battlemage's Cry

Modified
Warcry, Critical, Trigger, AoE, Duration

Molten Strike

Added
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

Removed
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage
Damage Over Time caused by Projectiles deals 50% less Damage

Punishment

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical Damage

Modified
Spell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed Enemies take 58% increased Damage while on Low Life

Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life.

Smite

Added
Lightning strikes 1 target

Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Vulnerability

Added
10% increased Duration of Bleeding on Cursed Enemies

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
Ailments inflicted on Cursed Enemies deal Damage 20% Faster

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies take 30% increased Physical Damage
Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding

Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding.

Frost Blades

Removed
20% increased Damage

Modified
Attack Damage 225% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage 225%
20% increased Projectile Speed

Lightning Strike

Removed
20% increased Damage

Modified
Fires 2 additional Projectiles

Spectral Helix

Modified
Attack Damage 150% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage 150%

Temporal Chains

Added
20% increased Curse Duration

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% increased Effect of Curse

Modified
Base duration is 8.80 seconds
Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have 18% less Action Speed

Venom Gyre

Added
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Maximum 30 caught Projectiles
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Removed
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage
Can catch up to 30 Returning Projectiles
40% chance to keep caught Projectiles when firing them by using Whirling Blades

Modified
Attack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration

Withering Step

Added
Cannot be Cast or Triggered while Elusive
Grants Elusive

Removed
Removes existing Elusive before granting a new Elusive Buff when used

Grants Elusive and a buff that grants Phasing. While you have this buff, monsters that enter an area around you will be Withered. Using a skill or losing the Elusive buff ends this skill's effects. Shares a cooldown with other Blink skills. Cannot be used while already Elusive.

Bane

Added
Applied Curses have 25% less Effect

Conductivity

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies have -36% to Lightning Resistance

Despair

Added
10% increased Effect of Curse

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
Cursed enemies take 35% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects
Adds 46 to 57 Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies have -30% to Chaos Resistance

Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.

Elemental Weakness

Added
10% increased Effect of Curse

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies have -30% to Elemental Resistances

Enfeeble

Added
20% increased Curse Duration

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
10% increased Effect of Curse

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed Normal or Magic enemies deal 29% less Damage
Cursed Rare or Unique enemies deal 18% less Damage

Flammability

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies have -36% to Fire Resistance

Frostbite

Removed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself

Modified
Base duration is 11.80 seconds
Cursed enemies have -36% to Cold Resistance

Hexblast

Added
This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
All Damage can Ignite, Freeze, and Shock
40% more Damage with Ailments if Enemy is Hexed
100% more Damage with Hits if Enemy is Hexed
Removes a Hex after Damaging

Removed
All Damage can Shock
All Damage can Ignite
All Damage can Freeze
15% more Damage with Ailments per 5 Doom on Hex with most Doom
40% more Damage with Hits per 5 Doom on Hex with most Doom
Removes Hex with most Doom after Damaging

Modified
Cost 30 Mana
Cast Time 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage 340%
Deals 1514 to 2271 Chaos Damage

Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.

Lightning Conduit

Modified
Effectiveness of Added Damage 140%
Deals 387 to 1161 Lightning Damage

Orb of Storms

Added
Strikes every 0.50 seconds while Channelling a Lightning Skill near the Orb

Shockwave Support

Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.

Blasphemy Support

Added
Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
25% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed
Supported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified
96% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills

Hextouch Support

Added
35% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified
Supported Skills have 21% reduced Curse Duration

Impending Doom Support

Removed
15% more Damage with Ailments per 5 Doom on Hex
40% more Damage with Hits per 5 Doom on Hex

Modified
Effectiveness of Added Damage 370%
Deals 1654 to 2481 Chaos Damage

Deals chaos damage in an area.

Pinpoint Support

Added
Projectiles from Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage with Hits per Intensity

Removed
Supported Skills deal 20% more Projectile Damage with Hits per Intensity

Predator Support

Added
Minions from Supported Skills deal 24% more Damage to the Prey with Hits and Ailments

Removed
Minions from Supported Skills deal 24% more Damage to the Prey

Awakened Blasphemy Support

Added
Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
25% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed
Supported Skills apply their Curse as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Hexes from Supported Skills do not gain Doom over time
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified
108% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
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Awakened Hextouch Support

Added
35% less Effect of Supported Curses

Removed
10% increased Effect of Supported Curses

Modified
Supported Skills have 16% reduced Curse Duration

When is the PoE 3.20 release date? 
PoE 3.20: The Forbidden Sanctum release date is December 9, 2022. You can play The Forbidden Sanctum expansion pack on Xbox and PlayStation for free on PC and Mac on December 9 (PST) and on PC and Mac on December 14 (PST).

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