Desecrate
DesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 4 seconds
Spawns 5 corpses
Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 16Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDesecrate
Desecrate is a spell that summons corpses and a patch of desecrated ground, which deals chaos damage to all enemies in the area.
Skill functions and interactions
- Note that the levels stated beneath are maximum levels of the corpses created by Desecrate. The real level of the spawned corpses is still capped by the zone level.[1]
- Desecrate's chaos damage over time is not increased by bonuses to spell damage. It is affected by bonuses to chaos damage, damage over time, and area damage. When linked to the
Trap SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Supported Skills deal (20-6)% less Trap Damage
Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing Speed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedThis 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.gem it is affected by trap-related modifiers, and linked to a
Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage
Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 1% increased Totem Placement speedThis 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.gem it is affected by totem-related modifiers.
Raise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
Raised Spectres are Level (28-70)
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Desecrate may also spawn corpses which can be raised as spectres the player can bring into a zone. Desecrate also has a corpse spawn table based on the monsters found in the area. In areas without monsters, a specific table is used.
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 EffectThis 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.: causes Desecrate to spawn the maximum of 10 corpses at one cast. Because this skill is mainly used to create corpses, the penalties of Spell Cascade like reduced AoE or reduced damage are irrelevant.[2]
- When Triggered by
Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageThis 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.alongside an Offering, corpses will not be consumed on the first trigger, as corpses must exist at the time of corpse consuming skills triggering to function.[3]
- Totems share a pool of 10 corpses with each other, and most likely the player.
- On a PC, you can press and hold the "A" key to see the type of corpse when you hover your mouse over it. This can be changed to a different key or not requiring a key in the options.
- Having spectres with high base life will increase the chance of getting high life corpses. These corpses provide more damage for skills like
Detonate DeadDetonate DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 160%
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 4Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected.Deals (15-798) to (22-1197) Fire Damage
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to (6-7.9)% of the corpse's Maximum Life
+(0-4) to radius
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. These high life corpses will also make enemies who use detonate dead do more damage to the character.
Alternative quality
Phantasmal Desecrate has a chance (1% per 1% quality) to spawn a corpse of a Forgotten Corpse, such as Flickershade, which is the only way to obtain them for Raise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
Raised Spectres are Level (28-70)
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Additionally, inaccessible monsters from previous leagues are otherwise inaccessible this way. Currently, the pool of potential monsters includes those from Scourge league.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Chaos Damage per sec | Corpse Level | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 16 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 11.3 | 24 | 49725 | 49725 |
3 | 24 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 15.4 | 28 | 95714 | 145439 |
4 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 20.6 | 32 | 169595 | 315034 |
5 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 25.5 | 35 | 199345 | 514379 |
6 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 31.4 | 38 | 285815 | 800194 |
7 | 37 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 38.5 | 41 | 401344 | 1201538 |
8 | 40 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 46.9 | 44 | 554379 | 1755917 |
9 | 43 | 62 | 43 | 18 | 57 | 47 | 755049 | 2510966 |
10 | 46 | 66 | 46 | 19 | 69 | 50 | 1016533 | 3527499 |
11 | 49 | 70 | 48 | 20 | 83.4 | 53 | 1898602 | 5426101 |
12 | 52 | 74 | 51 | 21 | 100.5 | 56 | 1964019 | 7390120 |
13 | 55 | 78 | 54 | 22 | 120.7 | 59 | 2573731 | 9963851 |
14 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 23 | 144.8 | 62 | 4676439 | 14640290 |
15 | 60 | 84 | 59 | 23 | 163.2 | 65 | 3017327 | 17657617 |
16 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 24 | 183.9 | 69 | 7823001 | 25480618 |
17 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 25 | 207 | 73 | 15264208 | 40744826 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 25 | 232.8 | 77 | 26272845 | 67017671 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 26 | 261.7 | 81 | 62872274 | 129889945 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 26 | 294 | 100 | 212023122 | 341913067 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 27 | 330.1 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 370.3 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 415.2 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 465.3 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 521.2 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 583.5 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 653 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 31 | 730.4 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 816.6 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 912.6 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 964.6 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1019.5 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1077.3 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1138.4 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1202.8 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1270.8 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1342.4 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1418 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1497.7 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1581.8 | 100 | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
---|---|---|
Superior | 1% increased Cast Speed | 50 |
Anomalous | 10% increased Chaos Damage | 100 |
Divergent | 3% chance to spawn an additional Corpse | 100 |
Phantasmal | Each Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten Corpse | 10 |
Item acquisition
Desecrate can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Desecrate can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality | A |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 ↓ | |||||||
Intruders in Black Act 2 Yeena | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Desecrate.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Desecrate Additional Corpse 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Desecrate Spawns 2 additional corpses | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Desecrate Additional Corpse 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Desecrate Spawns 3 additional corpses | helmet 100 |
Related passive skills
The following passive skills are related to Desecrate:
Name | Stats |
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Undertaker | 30% increased Damage if you have Consumed a corpse Recently Regenerate 2% of Life per second if you've Consumed a corpse Recently Desecrate and Unearth have +2 to Maximum number of corpses allowed [1] |
Alternate skill effects
Desecrate has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Stygian Desecrate Effect![]() ![]() | Your Desecrate becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Tombstone Desecrate Effect![]() ![]() | Your Desecrate summons a cluster of necrotic tombstones |
Void Desecrate Effect![]() ![]() | Your Desecrate becomes a Void Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.13.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.8.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.5.0 |
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3.1.0 |
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3.0.2b |
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3.0.2 |
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1.1.0 |
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1.0.6b |
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1.0.6 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (March 6, 2014). "Skill Feedback - Desecrate". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Learned by experimentation
- ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2474665/page/1#p21831501
- ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3218097