Refutation's Cooldown no longer recovers while the Buff is active.
PoE2 skill gem
Refutation
Spends all your Ward to gain a short-duration Buff that causes you to Block all Blockable Hits and apply Parried to enemies from which you've Blocked a Hit. This Buff is removed if you are Heavy Stunned. While this Buff is active, you cannot be Light Stunned, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you.
Changed in 0.5
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.
Effects
7 effects- Buff duration is 4 seconds
- Parried Debuff makes targets take 50% more Attack Damage
- 50% less Stun Threshold while Buff is active
- 5% more Stun Threshold while Buff is active per 10 Runic Ward spent
- While the Buff is active, automatically Block from all directions and inflict Parried to Blocked enemies
- Cooldown does not recover during Buff effect
- Parried Debuff duration is (2-3.9) seconds
Requirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90)
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Mana | CooldownTime | Base Damage | Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 3 | 11900 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 11800 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.1 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 11700 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.2 |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 11600 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.3 |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | 11500 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.4 |
| 6 | 18 | 5 | 11400 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.5 |
| 7 | 22 | 5 | 11300 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.6 |
| 8 | 26 | 6 | 11200 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.7 |
| 9 | 31 | 6 | 11100 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.8 |
| 10 | 36 | 7 | 11000 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 2.9 |
| 11 | 41 | 7 | 10900 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3 |
| 12 | 46 | 8 | 10800 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.1 |
| 13 | 52 | 8 | 10700 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.2 |
| 14 | 58 | 9 | 10600 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.3 |
| 15 | 64 | 9 | 10500 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.4 |
| 16 | 66 | 10 | 10400 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.5 |
| 17 | 72 | 11 | 10300 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.6 |
| 18 | 78 | 11 | 10200 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.7 |
| 19 | 84 | 12 | 10100 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.8 |
| 20 | 90 | 13 | 10000 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.9 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Mana | CooldownTime | Base Damage | Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | 13 | 9950 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 3.95 |
| 22 | Not applicable | 14 | 9900 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4 |
| 23 | Not applicable | 15 | 9850 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.15 |
| 24 | Not applicable | 15 | 9800 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.2 |
| 25 | Not applicable | 16 | 9750 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.3 |
| 26 | Not applicable | 17 | 9700 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.35 |
| 27 | Not applicable | 18 | 9650 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.4 |
| 28 | Not applicable | 19 | 9600 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.45 |
| 29 | Not applicable | 20 | 9550 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.5 |
| 30 | Not applicable | 21 | 9500 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.55 |
| 31 | Not applicable | 22 | 9450 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.6 |
| 32 | Not applicable | 23 | 9400 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.65 |
| 33 | Not applicable | 23 | 9350 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.7 |
| 34 | Not applicable | 25 | 9300 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.75 |
| 35 | Not applicable | 26 | 9250 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.8 |
| 36 | Not applicable | 27 | 9200 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.85 |
| 37 | Not applicable | 28 | 9150 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.9 |
| 38 | Not applicable | 29 | 9100 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 4.95 |
| 39 | Not applicable | 30 | 9050 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 5 |
| 40 | Not applicable | 31 | 9000 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 5.05 |
Quality effects
2 effectsRefutation standard quality
- +(0-20)% more Stun Threshold while Buff is active
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
7 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Compatible support gems
36 source recordsShow 11 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: Spell, Buff, Duration, Triggerable, Unleashable, UsableWhileMoving, Cooldown
Level this Kalguuran gem
Use Thaumaturgic Flux instead of treating it as a normal gem upgrade.
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.
Vaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Refutation. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
2 changesRefutation's Cooldown no longer recovers while the Buff is active.
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.

