Absolution

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AbsolutionSpell, Minion, Duration, Physical, Lightning, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
Requires Level 12Damages enemies in an area, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed to summon a Sentinel of Absolution for a longer secondary duration, or to refresh the duration and life of an existing one instead if you have the maximum number of them.Deals (21-873) to (31-1310) Physical Damage
Base duration is 1 seconds
Base secondary duration is 10 seconds
+(0-6) to radius
25% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Absolution on Hitting a Rare or Unique Enemy
This Spell and Minions Convert 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Maximum 3 Summoned Sentinels of Absolution

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Minions deal 1% increased Damage1% increased Minion Movement SpeedSummoned Sentinels have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Absolution skill icon.pngAbsolution inventory icon.png
Acquisition
Drop level: 12
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAbsolution

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Absolution.

Absolution is a skill that damages enemies in an area, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed to summon a friendly Sentinel of Absolution minion for a longer secondary duration, or to refresh the duration and life of an existing one instead if you have the maximum number of them.

Skill functions and interactions

  • Despite what the gem says, the skill does not consume corpses when refreshing sentinels as of the launch of 3.19.
  • Support gems: Any support gem that can apply to both a spell as well as to a minion skill will apply to both the spell cast by the player's skill and the Sentinels' relevant spells. For example, Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
    Icon: k
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
    Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
    Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed

    Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    will grant cause both the player's and minions' casts to repeat.
    • Sentinels will not affect additional areas if the skill gem is supported by Spell Cascade SupportSpell Cascade SupportAoE, Spell, Support
      Icon: p
      Level: (1-20)
      Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
      Requires Level 4Supports spell skills that apply an effect to an area around a targeted location. Cannot support Vaal skills or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills have (25-16)% less Area of Effect
      Supported Skills deal (40-31)% less Damage
      Supported Area of Effect Skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area

      Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
      Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of Effect
      This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
      , but will still be affected by Supported Skills deal x% less Damage.

Sentinel of Absolution

  • Stats: Like most minions, Sentinels' life and base damage scale heavily with the gem level of Absolution. Sentinels have 40% Elemental Resistances and 20% Chaos Resistance by default. Sentinels have a base cast time of 1.33 and 6% base Critical Strike Chance. The minion's regular AbsolutionMinion spell has 180% Effectiveness of Added Damage, and its empowered version, AbsolutionMinionEmpowered, has a value of 130%.
    • This Spell and Minions Convert 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage: 50% of the Sentinels' Physical damage dealt is converted to Lightning damage baseline. Using Physical to Lightning SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportLightning, Physical, Support
      Icon: x
      Level: (1-20)
      Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
      Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills gain (10-29)% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
      Supported Skills have 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage

      Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
      Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Physical Damage
      Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Lightning Damage
      This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
      allows full elemental conversion without requiring Triad GripTriad Grip
      Mesh Gloves
      Armour: (104-147)
      Energy Shield: (21-30)
      Requires Level 32, 26 Str, 26 Int(80-120)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
      Minions convert 25% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage per Red Socket
      Minions convert 25% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage per Green Socket
      Minions convert 25% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage per Blue Socket
      Minions convert 25% of Physical Damage to Chaos Damage per White Socket
      Minions have (5-10)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
      The secret of the elements lies within a square triangle.
      .

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired StrengthRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Physical
Damage
RadiusExp.Total Exp.
1122114921 to 31N/A00
21525171026 to 40N/A1524915249
31930211236 to 5514151756766
42335241349 to 74181983138749
52741281465 to 981147968286717
63146321586 to 1292250557537274
735513616112 to 1672405086942360
838553817135 to 20324477181390078
941594118163 to 24536153182005396
1044634419196 to 29438346392840035
1147674720235 to 352315707604410795
1250714920281 to 421416339876044782
1353755221335 to 502421510308195812
1456795522398 to 5974281218911008001
1559835823473 to 7095509936016107361
1662876024560 to 8405940073125508092
1764906225627 to 94051527336640781458
1866926425700 to 105062628658267068040
1968956626782 to 1173662890590129958630
2070986826873 to 13106212046017342004647
21721007027974 to 14617N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A271086 to 16297N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A281210 to 18157N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A291347 to 20218N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A291500 to 22508N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A301669 to 25038N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A301855 to 27839N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A312062 to 30939N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A322291 to 34379N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A322544 to 381710N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A322681 to 402110N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A332824 to 423710N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A332975 to 446310N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A333134 to 470110N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A343301 to 495210N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A343477 to 521511N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A343661 to 549211N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A343855 to 578211N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A354059 to 608811N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A354273 to 641011N/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeStats (per 1% quality)Weight
SuperiorMinions deal 1% increased Damage100
Anomalous1% increased Minion Movement Speed50
DivergentSummoned Sentinels have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate50

Item acquisition
Questionmark.png

Absolution can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Absolution can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
6The SummonerThe SummonerThe Summoner card art.png6Minion Gem
Quality: +20%
To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.
Random Minion gem with 20% qualityA
13The CataclysmThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card art.png13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The 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 gemA
6The FoxThe FoxThe Fox card art.png6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gemA
8Dying AnguishDying AnguishDying Anguish card art.png8Level 19 Gem
Alternate Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityA
8The HookThe HookThe Hook card art.png8Level 21 Gem
Alternate Quality: +23%
Corrupted
Every obsession began with a single, innocent taste.
Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative qualityA
3Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card art.png3Gem
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% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Shift click to unstack.
Random gem with 1–20% qualityA
1The VoidThe VoidThe Void card art.png1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Absolution.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Absolution Cast Speed 166Merciless Labyrinth8% increased Absolution Cast Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Absolution Cast Speed 275Eternal Labyrinth12% increased Absolution Cast Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Absolution Duration 166Merciless Labyrinth20% increased Sentinel of Absolution Durationhelmet 100
Enchantment Absolution Duration 275Eternal Labyrinth30% increased Sentinel of Absolution Durationhelmet 100
Enchantment Absolution Minion Area of Effect 166Merciless LabyrinthSummoned Sentinels of Absolution have 16% increased Area of Effecthelmet 100
Enchantment Absolution Minion Area of Effect 275Eternal LabyrinthSummoned Sentinels of Absolution have 24% increased Area of Effecthelmet 100

Related passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Absolution:

NameStats
Disciples
MinionDmgHeraldSkillsNotable passive skill icon.png
Minions deal 20% increased Damage while you are affected by a Herald
Summoned Sentinels have 25% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate [1]

Alternate skill effects

Absolution has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)

Version history

Version Changes
3.19.0
  • The damage and life scaling values for minions have been adjusted. Generally speaking, minion life and damage is unchanged in the very early game, roughly 30% lower in mid acts, roughly 20% lower at level 20 of the minion skill, and roughly 10% lower at level 30 of the minion skill.
  • Sentinels of Absolution now deal approximately 25% less damage at gem level 1, scaling to approximately 5% less damage at gem level 20. The player version of the skill now has +0 to radius at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to +6 to radius at gem level 20 (previously +4). Both the player and minion versions of the skill now have 6% base Critical Strike Chance (previously 5%). The regular Minion skill now has 180% Effectiveness of Added Damage (previously 100%), and the empowered version now has 130% (previously 100%).
3.17.0
  • Absolution now deals 21 to 31 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 873 to 1310 at gem level 20 (previously 588 to 882).
  • Now has 200% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 130%).
3.16.0
  • Absolution now has +0 to radius at gem level 1, up to +4 to radius at gem level 20.
  • Absolution now grants 25% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Absolution on Hitting a Rare or Unique Enemy (previously only Hitting a Unique Enemy).
3.15.0d
  • Absolution now deals 21 to 31 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 19 to 28), up to 588 to 882 at gem level 20 (previously 408 to 612).
  • Sentinels of Absolution now deal 242% more damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 429% more damage at gem level 20.
3.15.0
  • Absolution has been added to the game.

References

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