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PoE Hextoad Support Exceptional Gem Build Guide 3.28

Written by:  U4N
Published: Mar 02, 2026
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PoE 3.28: Introduced Exceptional Support Gems, a new and improved version of Awakened Support Gems, which are being phased out. There are over 40 Exceptional Support Gems, which can be found in the Endgame.

Hextoad Support

Hextoad Support is an Exceptional Support Gem.

Tag: Exceptional, AoE, Duration, Support, Hex, Spell, Chaos. Level: 3 (Max). Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 160%. Quality: +20%.

Requires Level 76, 120 Int

Supports non-aura hex curse skills.

  • Supported Skills create Cursed Ground with a base Duration of 14 seconds
  • Hexes from Supported Skills have no Duration
  • Enemies on the Cursed Ground from a Supported Skill are Cursed with that Hex
  • Maximum 1 area of Cursed Ground
  • 10% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
  • Cursed Ground from Supported Skills Triggers Bursting Toad every 0.8 seconds

Flavour Text: "A warlock like myself knows that even the most abominable plagues are part of the cycle of life and death. From that ruination, new life will emerge, and that life will kill, and so on..."

Bursting Toad

Cast Time: 1.00 sec. Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%. Effectiveness of Added Damage: 400%

A toad leaps towards enemies and explodes, dealing spell damage in an area.

  • Deals 2504 to 3757 Chaos Damage
  • Base radius is 2.3 metres
  • Inflicts Withered for 2 seconds on Hit

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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.

PoE Hextoad Support

Originator Voidstone

  • Bosses within the Atlas can drop Astrolabes and Exceptional Support Gems

This Voidstone allows new Exceptional Support Gems to drop from many bosses across the Atlas.

The Labyrinth Gem craft

  • The Labyrinth Gem craft outcome to exchange a Support Gem for its Awakened version has been removed.
  • The Labyrinth Gem craft outcome to exchange a Support Gem for a random Exceptional Support Gem, instead now states you will receive a random Empower, Enlighten or Enhance Support Gem.

Bestiary

  • The Beastcrafting recipe to increase the level of non-Corrupted Awakened Gem by 1 now adds 500m Experience to an Exceptional Support Gem.
  • The Beastcrafting recipe to Reroll an Awakened Support Gem now sacrifices an Exceptional Support Gem for 3 high Level, high Quality Support Gems.
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