PoE2 skill gem

Explosive Transmutation

While active, picking up Remnants Triggers a deadly explosion, dealing damage at the location of the Remnant based on the type of Remnant picked up.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.4b
Direct change

Fixed a bug that could cause Explosive Transmutation supported by Spell Cascade to deal damage in the wrong location.

0.5.0
Direct change

Added 23 Kalguuran Skills that can be crafted from Remnants: Animus Exchange, Animus Splinters, Bitter Dead, Conductive Runes, Detonate Living, Eternal March, Explosive Transmutation, Fragments of the Past, Frostflame Nova, Grim Pillars, Hollow Shell, Leylines, Powered by Verisium, Rain of Blades, Refutation, Remnants of Kalguur, Repulsion, Runic Reprieve, Skyfall, Triskelion Cascade, Verisium Manifestations, Voltaic Barrier, and Wardbound Minions.

Full patch history

Effects

14 effects
  • Mana: 30
  • Trigger Transmutation Explosion on picking up a Remnant
  • Explosion radius is 1.8 metres

Explosive Transmutation

Physical

  • Cost: (7-30) Ward
  • Cooldown Time: 0.50 s (5 Times)
  • Cast Time: Instant
  • Critical Hit Chance: 14.00%
  • Deals (4-149) to (7-223) Physical Damage
  • Explosion radius is 1.8 metres

Cold

  • Deals (4-103) to (6-155) Cold Damage
  • Explosion radius is 1.8 metres

Fire

  • Deals (4-116) to (6-174) Fire Damage
  • Explosion radius is 1.8 metres

Lightning

Chaos

  • Deals (4-139) to (8-259) Chaos Damage
  • Explosion radius is 1.8 metres

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90)
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90)

Gem level progression

40 levels
Explosive Transmutation levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelBase DamageDeals 4 to 7 Physical DamageDeals 4 to 6 Cold DamageDeals 4 to 6 Fire DamageDeals 1 to 9 Lightning DamageDeals 4 to 8 Chaos Damage
10100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%4, 74, 64, 61, 94, 8
23100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6, 95, 86, 81, 126, 10
36100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8, 127, 108, 111, 178, 14
410100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11, 169, 1310, 151, 2210, 18
514100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%13, 2011, 1712, 191, 2812, 23
618100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%16, 2514, 2015, 232, 3515, 29
722100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%20, 3016, 2518, 282, 4219, 35
826100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%24, 3620, 2922, 333, 5023, 42
931100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%29, 4323, 3526, 393, 6027, 50
1036100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%34, 5127, 4130, 464, 7132, 59
1141100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%40, 6031, 4735, 534, 8338, 70
1246100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%47, 7036, 5441, 615, 9644, 82
1352100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%55, 8242, 6347, 716, 11251, 95
1458100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%63, 9548, 7254, 817, 12959, 110
1564100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%73, 11055, 8262, 928, 14969, 128
1666100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%85, 12762, 9470, 1059, 17179, 147
1772100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%98, 14671, 10680, 12010, 19692, 170
1878100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%112, 16981, 12191, 13612, 225105, 196
1984100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%129, 19491, 137103, 15414, 258121, 225
2090100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%149, 223103, 155116, 17416, 295139, 259
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Explosive Transmutation levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelBase DamageDeals 4 to 7 Physical DamageDeals 4 to 6 Cold DamageDeals 4 to 6 Fire DamageDeals 1 to 9 Lightning DamageDeals 4 to 8 Chaos Damage
21Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%171, 256117, 175131, 19718, 337160, 298
22Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%196, 294132, 198148, 22320, 385184, 342
23Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%225, 338149, 223168, 25123, 440211, 393
24Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%259, 388168, 252189, 28426, 503243, 451
25Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%297, 446190, 284213, 32030, 574279, 518
26Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%342, 513214, 321241, 36135, 656320, 595
27Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%393, 589241, 362271, 40739, 749368, 684
28Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%452, 678272, 408306, 45945, 856424, 787
29Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%520, 780307, 460345, 51852, 979488, 906
30Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%599, 898346, 519389, 58459, 1121562, 1043
31Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%690, 1036391, 586440, 65968, 1283647, 1202
32Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%797, 1195441, 662496, 74477, 1470747, 1387
33Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%920, 1380498, 747561, 84189, 1686862, 1601
34Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1063, 1595563, 845634, 950102, 1935997, 1851
35Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1230, 1845637, 955716, 1075117, 22221153, 2142
36Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1425, 2138721, 1081811, 1216134, 25551336, 2481
37Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1653, 2479816, 1224918, 1377155, 29411549, 2877
38Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1919, 2878924, 13871040, 1560178, 33881799, 3341
39Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%2231, 33471048, 15721179, 1769206, 39082092, 3884
40Not applicable100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%2597, 38961189, 17841338, 2007237, 45122435, 4522

Quality effects

2 effects

Physical standard quality

  • +(0-0.2) 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.

Compatible support gems

29 source records
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Compatibility rules

Active Type: HasReservation, OngoingSkill, Persistent, Buff

Level this Kalguuran gem

Use Thaumaturgic Flux instead of treating it as a normal gem upgrade.

Levels 1 to 20

Apply the Thaumaturgic Flux whose level matches the level you want this gem to become. A Flux cannot lower the gem below its current level. Check the resulting level requirement before applying a high-level Flux.

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Patch history

2 changes
0.5.4b
Direct change

Fixed a bug that could cause Explosive Transmutation supported by Spell Cascade to deal damage in the wrong location.

0.5.0
Direct change

Added 23 Kalguuran Skills that can be crafted from Remnants: Animus Exchange, Animus Splinters, Bitter Dead, Conductive Runes, Detonate Living, Eternal March, Explosive Transmutation, Fragments of the Past, Frostflame Nova, Grim Pillars, Hollow Shell, Leylines, Powered by Verisium, Rain of Blades, Refutation, Remnants of Kalguur, Repulsion, Runic Reprieve, Skyfall, Triskelion Cascade, Verisium Manifestations, Voltaic Barrier, and Wardbound Minions.