Quick Summary: Support gem hoàn toàn mới trong 3.28 Mirage — không phải transfigured. Hỗ trợ Minion skills: minions nhận increased Critical Strike Chance và Critical Strike Multiplier dựa trên số lần bạn crit gần đây. Tạo ra archetype hybrid chưa từng có: player-crit investment trực tiếp buff minion damage.

Overview

• Gem Name: Exemplar Support
• Gem Type: Support (New Gem — không phải transfigured)
• Gem Color: Blue (Intelligence)
• Gem Tags: Support, Minion, Critical
• Mana Multiplier: ~130% (estimated)
• Level Requirement: 18
• Release: 3.28 Mirage (gem mới hoàn toàn)

Why This Gem Is Significant

Exemplar Support giải quyết một vấn đề lâu dài của minion builds: player stats thường không ảnh hưởng đến minion damage. Hầu hết support gems cho minions scale dựa trên minion stats riêng.

Exemplar Support tạo ra feedback loop trực tiếp:

Player crits → Minions gain crit stats → Minions deal more damage

Đây là lần đầu tiên một support gem tạo ra archetype "player-crit as minion buff" trong PoE 1.

How It Works

Core Mechanic

Gem Effect:

Supports skills that create Minions. For each of your own Critical Strikes in the past few seconds, supported Minions gain increased Critical Strike Chance and increased Critical Strike Multiplier.

Mechanic Breakdown

1. Player Crits: Bạn crit với bất kỳ skill nào (attack, spell, trap, etc.)
2. Counter Tracks: Gem đếm số critical strikes của player trong ~4 giây gần nhất ("recently" window)
3. Minion Buff: Mỗi crit của player = +X% Critical Strike Chance và +Y% Critical Strike Multiplier cho tất cả minions được support
4. Decay: Crits cũ hơn 4 giây rơi ra khỏi window → buff giảm tự nhiên
5. Real-time: Buff update liên tục theo nhịp crit của player

"Recently" Window

Trong PoE, "recently" = 4 giây. Một "recent crit" tồn tại trong 4 giây kể từ khi xảy ra.

Timeline Example:
T=0: Player crit #1 → Minions: +1 stack of buff
T=1: Player crit #2 → Minions: +2 stacks
T=2: Player crit #3 → Minions: +3 stacks
T=4: Crit #1 expires → Minions: +2 stacks
T=5: Crit #2 expires → Minions: +1 stack
...

Maximum Stacks: Phụ thuộc vào attack/cast speed của player và critical strike chance. Crit liên tục với tốc độ cao = nhiều stacks = buff cao hơn.

Stat Estimates (Level 20)

Exact numbers cần in-game verification sau khi gem release.

Crit-Sharing Mechanic — Deep Dive

Player Crit Investment

Để maximize Exemplar Support, bạn cần player bản thân crit thường xuyên:

Player Crit Stack Sources:
- High base Critical Strike Chance (weapon/skill)
- Critical Strike Chance nodes trên passive tree
- Power Charges (40% increased crit per charge)
- Assassin's Mark curse
- Precision aura (accuracy → crit)
- Bottled Faith flask

Minion Crit Baseline

Minions thường có rất ít base crit chance. Exemplar Support cần cả 2 thành phần:

Effective Minion Crit = Base Minion Crit × (1 + Increased from Exemplar)

Example:
- Spectres base crit: 5%
- Player recent crits: 5 (trong 4 giây)
- Exemplar bonus: 5 × 20% = 100% increased crit
- Effective: 5% × 2.0 = 10% crit chance

Further Scaling:
+ Minion crit chance nodes
+ Minion crit multi nodes
+ Unholy Might (minions gain 30% phys as chaos on crit)

Why This Creates a New Archetype

Trước Exemplar Support:

• Minion builds: đầu tư vào minion damage, life, speed
• Player-crit builds: đầu tư vào own crit, attack speed
• Hai archetype hoàn toàn tách biệt

Sau Exemplar Support:

Hybrid Archetype:
Player investment: Crit chance + crit multi (cho player AND minions)
Minion investment: Base crit, crit multi, minion damage
Feedback: Player crits → Minions crit → More damage

Scaling Vectors

Player-Side Scaling (Feed the Buff)

1. Player Critical Strike Chance
   • Mỗi power charge: +40% increased crit
   • Crit nodes trên tree
   • High-crit weapons (daggers, wands, claws)
   • Assassin ascendancy (Ambush and Assassinate)
2. Player Attack/Cast Speed
   • Nhiều hits/second = nhiều crit/second = nhiều stacks
   • Faster crit rate = higher average buff level
3. "Recently" Window Optimization
   • Aim for continuous critting để maintain stacks
   • Burst crit in short windows = stacks spike then drop

Minion-Side Scaling (Use the Buff)

1. Minion Base Critical Strike Chance
   • Spectres với high base crit
   • Minion crit nodes trên tree
   • Minion crit support gems stacked
2. Minion Critical Strike Multiplier
   • More multiplier = higher crit damage
   • Exemplar's multiplier bonus amplifies this
   • Unholy Might (30% phys as chaos on crit) — huge DPS multiplier
3. Minion Damage
   • Higher base damage → crit hits harder
   • Minion damage supports (Feeding Frenzy, Minion Damage)

Best Use Cases

Strengths

• Unique Scaling Axis: Player crit investment buff minions — không overlap với existing minion scaling
• Dynamic Buff: Scales với gameplay intensity — crit liên tục = minions mạnh hơn
• Archetype Creator: Enables "summoner who fights" playstyle thay vì passive minion commander
• Spectre Synergy: Spectres với high base crit (ví dụ: Carnage Chieftain, Host Chieftain) benefit greatly
• Golems: Stone/Carrion Golem có decent base crit — potential strong pairing

Weaknesses

• Crit Investment Required: Phải đầu tư vào player crit — tốn passive points và gear budget
• Minion Low Base Crit: Nhiều minions có quá ít base crit để benefit effectively
• Uptime Dependency: Nếu player ngừng crit (out of mana, positioning, boss mechanic), buff drop
• Gem Cost (Intelligence): Blue gem trong minion builds thường thiên về Red/Green — socket pressure
• vs. Minion Damage Support: Minion Damage Support luôn on, Exemplar fluctuates — consistency trade-off

Ideal Minion Types

Ascendancy Compatibility

Necromancer (Primary)

• Mindless Aggression: More minion damage + attack speed (more crit opportunities)
• Unnatural Strength: +2 levels to support gems
• Bone Sculptor: Better Skeletons (if using skeletons)
• Mistress of Sacrifice: Self-sacrifice for power (niche)

Key Synergy: Unnatural Strength tăng level của Exemplar Support → higher bonus per stack.

Assassin (Exotic Hybrid)

• Ambush and Assassinate: Massive player crit chance
• Noxious Strike: Poison on crit (alternative damage)
• Player crits rất thường xuyên → Exemplar buffs at near-maximum

Trade-off: Mất Necromancer minion bonuses. Chỉ viable với very tanky spectres.

Champion (Theorycraft)

• Worthy Foe: Enemies Impaled → more physical damage
• Player uses high-crit attack → Exemplar stacks build up
• Interesting for Animate Weapon builds

Gem Level Scaling

Why Level Matters

Higher gem level = higher bonus per recent crit. Prioritize leveling this gem:

Awakened Version: Nếu tồn tại, Awakened Exemplar Support sẽ có higher bonuses per stack.

Support Gem Stacking

Exemplar Support stacks với các minion supports khác. Suggested setups:

Spectre 6-Link with Exemplar

Raise Spectre
├─ Exemplar Support         ← Player crit buff
├─ Minion Damage Support    ← Raw damage
├─ Feeding Frenzy Support   ← Minion attack speed (more crits)
├─ Predator Support         ← Single-target focus
└─ Empower Support          ← Level scaling

Animate Weapon with Exemplar

Animate Weapon
├─ Exemplar Support
├─ Minion Damage Support
├─ Feeding Frenzy Support
└─ Spell Echo Support

Sources

• GGG Patch Notes 3.28.0 Mirage — New gem reveal, mechanic description, initial stat preview

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