Absolution

AbsolutionSpell, Minion, Duration, AoE, Physical, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentMinions deal 1% increased Damage1% increased Minion Movement SpeedSummoned Sentinels have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery RateBase duration is 1 seconds
Deals (21-588) to (31-882) Physical Damage
This Spell and Minions Convert 50% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage
Maximum 3 Summoned Sentinels of Absolution
Base secondary duration is 10 seconds
25% chance to Summon a Sentinel of Absolution on Hitting a Rare or Unique Enemy
+(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemAbsolution

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 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.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Physical Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	9	21 to 31	N/A	0	0
2	15	25	17	10	26 to 39	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	12	35 to 52	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	13	46 to 69	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	14	59 to 89	1	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	15	76 to 114	1	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	16	96 to 144	1	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	17	114 to 170	1	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	18	134 to 201	2	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	19	158 to 237	2	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	20	186 to 278	2	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	20	217 to 326	2	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	21	254 to 381	3	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	22	296 to 443	3	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	23	344 to 516	3	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	24	399 to 598	3	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	25	440 to 660	4	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	25	485 to 728	4	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	26	534 to 802	4	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	26	588 to 882	4	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	27	647 to 971	5	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	27	712 to 1067	5	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	28	782 to 1173	5	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	29	859 to 1288	5	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	29	943 to 1414	6	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	30	1034 to 1552	6	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	30	1135 to 1702	6	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	31	1244 to 1865	6	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	32	1363 to 2044	7	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	32	1492 to 2239	7	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	32	1562 to 2343	7	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	33	1634 to 2451	7	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	33	1709 to 2564	7	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	33	1788 to 2682	7	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	34	1870 to 2806	8	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	34	1956 to 2934	8	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	34	2046 to 3069	8	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	34	2139 to 3209	8	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	35	2237 to 3355	8	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	35	2339 to 3508	8	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Absolution can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Absolution can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 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 quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight 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 superior 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
6	The SummonerThe Summoner6Minion Gem Quality: +20%To own a piece of the Nightmare, you must first belong to the Nightmare.	Random superior Minion gem with 20% quality	A
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
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 superior gem with 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
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 →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Absolution Cast Speed 1	66	8% increased Absolution Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Absolution Cast Speed 2	75	12% increased Absolution Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Absolution Duration 1	66	20% increased Absolution Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Absolution Duration 2	75	30% increased Absolution Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Absolution Minion Area of Effect 1	66	Summoned Sentinels of Absolution have 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Absolution Minion Area of Effect 2	75	Summoned Sentinels of Absolution have 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Absolution has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)

Version history

Version	Changes
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.