This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 9 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Dark Effigy
Raise a Totem that bombards enemies afflicted by Chaos damage over time Debuffs.
Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
Effects
9 effectsDark Effigy
Vile Effusion
- Fire a Projectile at every nearby enemy that is afflicted by a Chaos damage over time Debuff. Fires multiple Projectiles at enemies afflicted by multiple Debuffs, but Projectile count cannot be otherwise modified.
- Cast Time: 1.00 sec
- Critical Hit Chance: 7.00%
- Projectile Speed: 12 metres per Second
- Deals (2-69) to (4-128) Chaos Damage
- Impact radius is 1.2 metres
Requirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Totem gains {0:+d}% to all Elemental Resistances | Totem gains +{0}% to Chaos Resistance | Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 2, 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 3, 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 4, 8 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 6, 10 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 24 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 7, 13 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 27 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 9, 16 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 31 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 10, 19 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 35 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 12, 23 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 40 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 15, 27 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 45 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 17, 32 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 51 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 20, 37 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 0 | Not applicable | 23, 43 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 64 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 5 | Not applicable | 27, 50 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 71 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 15 | 5 | 31, 58 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 80 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 25 | 10 | 36, 66 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 89 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 35 | 15 | 41, 76 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 98 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 45 | 20 | 47, 87 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 109 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 55 | 25 | 53, 99 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 120 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 65 | 30 | 61, 113 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 133 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 69, 128 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Totem gains {0:+d}% to all Elemental Resistances | Totem gains +{0}% to Chaos Resistance | Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 147 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 79, 146 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 162 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 89, 166 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 178 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 101, 188 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 196 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 115, 214 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 215 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 131, 243 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 236 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 149, 276 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 259 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 169, 313 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 283 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 192, 356 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 310 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 218, 405 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 339 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 248, 460 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 371 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 282, 523 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 405 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 321, 595 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 442 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 365, 678 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 483 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 416, 772 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 526 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 474, 881 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 574 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 541, 1005 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 625 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 618, 1148 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 680 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 707, 1312 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 740 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 809, 1502 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 805 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 75 | 35 | 926, 1720 |
Quality effects
3 effectsVile Effusion standard quality
- +(0-0.2) metres to Impact radius
Advanced Thaumaturgy
This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.
Recommended support gems
12 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Compatible support gems
33 source recordsShow 9 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: SummonsTotem, Trappable, Mineable, Multicastable, Duration, UsableWhileMoving, Chaos, Limit
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 9
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Dark Effigy. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
8 changesFixed a bug where Ripwire Ballista and Dark Effigy were not displaying totem specific stats, such as totem life, in the skill panel.
Fixed the quality stat on the Dark Effigy Skill not functioning and applying Wither.
Fixed an issue that would cause Dark Effigy to have a longer-than-intended delay before firing its first projectile after being raised if there were only one valid target.
Dark Effigy grants 40% increased Damage over Time.
NEW: Dark Effigy: Quality now provides +0-0.2 metres to Impact radius, instead of 0-20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit.
Dark Effigy: Quality now provides +0-0.2 metres to Impact radius, instead of 0-20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit.
Dark Effigy projectiles now have a Critical Hit Chance of 7% (previously 11%), and an impact radius of 1.2 metres (previously 0.8 metres). Quality is now 0-20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit (previously 0-50%).
Fixed a bug where Vile Effusion, the Skill used by Dark Effigy, was not correctly scaling with Area damage.
