This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 14 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Sacrifice
While active, your undead Reviving Minions can be used in place of Corpses by your skills, but your Minions Revive more slowly.
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 effects- Mana: 60
- Must be active in both Weapon Sets
- Skills can use your undead Reviving Minions inplace of CorpsesMinions Revive (40-59)% more slowly
Requirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Base Damage | Skills can use your undead Reviving Minions inplace of CorpsesMinions Revive 59% more slowly | Minion Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 59 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 58 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 57 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 56 | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 55 | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 54 | 12 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 53 | 14 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 52 | 16 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 51 | 18 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 50 | 20 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 49 | 22 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 48 | 24 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 47 | 26 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 46 | 28 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 45 | 30 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 44 | 32 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 43 | 34 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 42 | 36 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 41 | 38 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 100%, 100%, 100% | 40 | 40 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Base Damage | Skills can use your undead Reviving Minions inplace of CorpsesMinions Revive 59% more slowly | Minion Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 39 | 42 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 38 | 44 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 37 | 46 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 36 | 48 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 35 | 50 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 34 | 52 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 33 | 54 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 32 | 56 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 31 | 58 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 30 | 60 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 29 | 62 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 28 | 64 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 27 | 66 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 26 | 68 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 25 | 70 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 24 | 72 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 23 | 74 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 22 | 76 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 21 | 78 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 100%, 100%, 100% | 20 | 80 |
Quality effects
2 effectsSacrifice standard quality
- Minions Revive +(0-5)% more quickly
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
9 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
34 source recordsShow 10 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: OngoingSkill, HasReservation, Buff, Persistent, Minion, ReserveInAllSets, AttackInPlace
Granted by items
1 itemsAcquisition
2 sources- Portent Amulet: Portent Amulet · Uncut Spirit Gem Tier 14
- Uncut Spirit Gem: Portent Amulet · Uncut Spirit Gem Tier 14
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Sacrifice. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
8 changesFixed a bug where Devour could not consume your minions when Sacrifice was active.
Fixed a bug where enemies could cast detonate dead on players minions when the player was using the Sacrifice Gem.
Fixed a bug where Unearth didn't work with the Sacrifice Spirit Gem.
Fixed a bug where the Sacrifice Spirit Gem couldn't target minions with Profane Ritual.
Fixed a bug where Quality on the Sacrifice Skill was causing Minions to Revive 0-5% more slowly, instead of more quickly.
Sacrifice: Now grants Minions Revive 46-40% more Slowly (previously 66-60%) at Gem levels 14-20.
Blink, Convalescence and Sacrifice can no longer be activated in specific weapon sets. They are now required to be active in both weapon sets, and will fail to activate if this is not possible.
Sacrifice now has Minions Revive 66% more slowly at gem level 14 (previously 37%), scaling to 60% more slowly at gem level 20 (previously 31% more slowly).

