Hydrosphere
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 34Create a sphere of water, or move an existing sphere and reset its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict Cold and Lightning Ailments (other than Chill). The sphere pulses when created, at regular intervals while afflicted by an Ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area.+8 seconds to Base duration
Deals (37–356) to (56–533) Physical Damage
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Pulses every 0.4 seconds while Frozen, Shocked, Brittle or Sapped
Base secondary duration is 4 seconds
Drenched Enemies have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -10% to Resistances
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere has no Ailments
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while sphere is Shocked or Sapped
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while Sphere is Frozen or Brittle
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 34Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHydrosphere
Hydrosphere is a skill gem that creates a sphere of water, or moves an existing sphere and resets its duration. The sphere continually applies a drenched debuff with a short duration to enemies in its area or those it moves through. You can hit the sphere with other skills to inflict cold and lightning ailments (other than chill). The sphere pulses at regular intervals while afflicted by an ailment, and after moving, damaging all drenched enemies in a large area with that ailment. It is classified as an Intelligence Skill Gem.
Skill functions and interactions
Targeting
Skills that can target and hit enemies can also target hydrosphere. This can be targeted even when no enemies are around.[1] Some examples include:
- Frenzy - gives frenzy charges
- Chain Hook - Gives Rage
- Chain - Skills can chain off the hydrosphere on their first hit. They will not chain from the enemies to the hydrosphere.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Lightning Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 34 | 79 | 12 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 36 | 83 | 12 | N/A | 252595 | 252595 |
3 | 38 | 88 | 13 | N/A | 314394 | 566989 |
4 | 40 | 92 | 13 | N/A | 388734 | 955723 |
5 | 42 | 96 | 14 | N/A | 477437 | 1433160 |
6 | 44 | 100 | 14 | N/A | 583786 | 2016946 |
7 | 46 | 104 | 15 | N/A | 710359 | 2727305 |
8 | 48 | 109 | 15 | N/A | 1355511 | 4082816 |
9 | 50 | 113 | 15 | N/A | 1138877 | 5221693 |
10 | 52 | 117 | 16 | N/A | 1368233 | 6589926 |
11 | 54 | 121 | 16 | N/A | 1638338 | 8228264 |
12 | 56 | 125 | 17 | N/A | 1956648 | 10184912 |
13 | 58 | 130 | 17 | N/A | 3655184 | 13840096 |
14 | 60 | 134 | 18 | N/A | 3017327 | 16857423 |
15 | 62 | 138 | 18 | N/A | 3576232 | 20433655 |
16 | 64 | 142 | 18 | N/A | 9164731 | 29598386 |
17 | 66 | 146 | 19 | N/A | 17861428 | 47459814 |
18 | 68 | 151 | 19 | N/A | 46032386 | 93492200 |
19 | 69 | 153 | 20 | N/A | 87248039 | 180740239 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 20 | N/A | 157972052 | 338712291 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 26 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Hydrosphere can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Hydrosphere can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking the Seal Act 4 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking the Seal Act 4 Petarus and Vanja | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Hydrosphere:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats | Drop Enabled |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Hydrosphere.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Hydrosphere Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Hydrosphere deals 25% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Hydrosphere Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Hydrosphere deals 40% increased Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Hydrosphere Exposure Amount 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Enemies Drenched by Hydrosphere have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -4% to Resistances | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Hydrosphere Exposure Amount 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Enemies Drenched by Hydrosphere have Cold and Lightning Exposure, applying -6% to Resistances | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Hydrosphere Pulse Frequency 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Hydrosphere has 20% increased Pulse Frequency | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Hydrosphere Pulse Frequency 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Hydrosphere has 30% increased Pulse Frequency | helmet 100 |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.13.0 |
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References
- ↑ ZiggyD, 1/25/2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7i0kkgS7AI