PoE2 skill gem

Despair

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Current data

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

5 effects

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Int
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int

Gem level progression

40 levels
Despair levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageCurse duration is 6 secondsCurse radius is 1.5 metresCurse inflicts -35% to Chaos ResistanceCurse does not apply to enemies above level 20
10441100%, 100%, 100%61.5-3520
23946100%, 100%, 100%6.21.6-3523
361452100%, 100%, 100%6.21.7-3625
4102157100%, 100%, 100%6.21.8-3729
5142863100%, 100%, 100%6.41.8-3832
6183569100%, 100%, 100%6.41.9-3836
7224176100%, 100%, 100%6.42-3939
8264882100%, 100%, 100%6.62.1-4043
9315789100%, 100%, 100%6.62.2-4147
10366596100%, 100%, 100%6.62.3-4152
114174103100%, 100%, 100%6.82.3-4256
124682110100%, 100%, 100%6.82.4-4361
135292118100%, 100%, 100%6.82.5-4466
1458103126100%, 100%, 100%72.6-4472
1564113134100%, 100%, 100%72.7-4574
1666116142100%, 100%, 100%72.8-4676
1772126151100%, 100%, 100%7.22.8-4778
1878137160100%, 100%, 100%7.22.9-470
1984147169100%, 100%, 100%7.23-480
2090157178100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-490
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Despair levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageCurse duration is 6 secondsCurse radius is 1.5 metresCurse inflicts -35% to Chaos ResistanceCurse does not apply to enemies above level 20
21Not applicableNot applicable188100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-500
22Not applicableNot applicable198100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-500
23Not applicableNot applicable208100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-510
24Not applicableNot applicable219100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-520
25Not applicableNot applicable230100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-530
26Not applicableNot applicable241100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-530
27Not applicableNot applicable253100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-540
28Not applicableNot applicable265100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-550
29Not applicableNot applicable277100%, 100%, 100%83.4-560
30Not applicableNot applicable289100%, 100%, 100%83.4-560
31Not applicableNot applicable302100%, 100%, 100%83.4-570
32Not applicableNot applicable316100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-570
33Not applicableNot applicable329100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-570
34Not applicableNot applicable344100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-580
35Not applicableNot applicable358100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-580
36Not applicableNot applicable373100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-590
37Not applicableNot applicable388100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-590
38Not applicableNot applicable404100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-590
39Not applicableNot applicable420100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-600
40Not applicableNot applicable437100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-600

Quality effects

2 effects

Despair standard quality

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.

  • 50% reduced Mana CostQuality scaling: (0-50)% reduced Mana Cost

Compatible support gems

52 source records
Show 27 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules

Active Type: Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, AppliesCurse, Unleashable, AreaSpell, UsableWhileMoving

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 9

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Occult, tier 9

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.

Open Occult

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Despair. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

3 changes
0.4.0
Direct change

Temporal Chains, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Vulnerability, Despair and Inevitable Agony now have lowered radius scaling for Gem Level 20+, increasing by 0.1 metres every 3 levels (previously every level).

0.3.0
Direct change

Despair: Curse now inflicts -41 to -49% to Chaos Resistance at Gem levels 9-20 (previously -20 to -24%).

0.2.0
Direct change

Despair now causes Cursed enemies to have -20% to Chaos Resistance at Gem level 9 (previously -32%), scaling up to -24% at Gem level 20 (previously -36%).

Monster skill variants

2 monsters

These monsters use source skill records whose exact name, external key, or reviewed implementation ID resolves to Despair. Monster-specific values remain on each monster page.

Filthy Crone

SSM Cauldron Crone Despair

Ribrattle

Azmeri Fabrication Despair