This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 7 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Detonate Dead
Cause a Corpse to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.
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
3 effectsRequirements 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 | Deals 19 to 28 Fire Damage | Deals Physical damage equal to 5% ofCorpse's maximum Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 19, 28 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 21, 32 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 24, 37 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 28, 42 | 5.9 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 32, 48 | 6.2 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 20 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 36, 55 | 6.5 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 23 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 41, 62 | 6.8 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 26 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 46, 69 | 7.1 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 51, 77 | 7.4 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 34 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 57, 86 | 7.7 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 38 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 64, 95 | 8 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 42 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 70, 106 | 8.3 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 48 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 78, 116 | 8.6 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 53 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 85, 128 | 8.9 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 59 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 94, 141 | 9.2 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 66 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 103, 154 | 9.5 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 73 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 112, 168 | 9.8 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 81 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 123, 184 | 10.1 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 89 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 134, 200 | 10.4 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 99 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 145, 218 | 10.7 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 19 to 28 Fire Damage | Deals Physical damage equal to 5% ofCorpse's maximum Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 109 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 158, 237 | 11 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 120 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 172, 257 | 11.3 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 132 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 186, 279 | 11.6 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 146 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 202, 303 | 11.9 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 160 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 218, 328 | 12.2 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 175 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 236, 354 | 12.5 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 192 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 255, 383 | 12.8 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 211 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 276, 414 | 13.1 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 231 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 298, 447 | 13.4 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 252 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 322, 482 | 13.7 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 276 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 347, 520 | 13.8 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 301 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 374, 561 | 14 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 329 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 403, 605 | 14.1 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 359 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 435, 652 | 14.3 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 392 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 468, 702 | 14.4 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 427 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 504, 756 | 14.6 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 465 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 543, 814 | 14.7 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 506 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 585, 877 | 14.9 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 551 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 629, 944 | 15 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 599 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 678, 1016 | 15.2 |
Quality effects
2 effectsDetonate Dead standard quality
- +(0-0.4) metres to explosion 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
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
190 source recordsShow 166 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, TargetsDestructibleCorpses, Unleashable, AreaSpell, Physical, UsableWhileMoving, Detonator
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 7
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Detonate Dead. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
3 changesFaridun Plaguebringer's detonate dead skill has had its damage slightly lowered, and the visual effects improved.
Fixed a bug where enemies could cast detonate dead on players minions when the player was using the Sacrifice Gem.
Detonate Dead now deals Physical Damage equal to 8.8-10.7% of Corpse's maximum Life at Gem levels 7-20 (previously 20% at all Gem levels), scaling further past Gem level 20. It also now deals 41 to 61 Fire Damage at gem level 7 (previously 28 to 43), scaling up to 139 to 208 Fire Damage at gem level 20 (previously 169 to 254).
Monster skill variants
4 monstersThese monsters use source skill records whose exact name, external key, or reviewed implementation ID resolves to Detonate Dead. Monster-specific values remain on each monster page.
