Hexblast of Contradiction

Hexblast of ContradictionSpell, AoE, Chaos, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-30) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 340%Requires Level 28Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.Deals (111-1514) to (166-2271) Chaos Damage
This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
Base radius is 2.8 metres
All Damage can Ignite, Freeze, and Shock
Chaos Damage with Hits is Resisted by highest Resistance instead
40% more Damage with Ailments if Enemy is Hexed
150% more Damage with Hits if Enemy is Hexed
100% chance to remove a Hex after Damaging

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% chance to remove a Hex after DamagingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 28
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Hexblast of Contradiction is a spell that deals chaos damage to a single enemy. If the target has a hex curse on it, it deals area of effect damage around the target. On hit, the spell removes the hex curse with the shortest remaining duration from each target hit. Hexblast removes the hex after dealing damage, and thus benefits from the effects of the removed curse.

It is a transfigured version of HexblastHexblastSpell, AoE, Chaos, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-30) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 4.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (300-340)%Requires Level 28Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.Deals (111-1514) to (166-2271) Chaos Damage
This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
Base radius is 2.8 metres
All Damage can Ignite, Freeze, and Shock
Chaos Damage with Hits is Resisted by lowest Resistance instead
40% more Damage with Ailments if Enemy is Hexed
100% more Damage with Hits if Enemy is Hexed
100% chance to remove a Hex after Damaging

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% chance to remove a Hex after DamagingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version has a higher critical strike chance, higher bonus to hit damage against hexed targets, and is resisted by the highest resistance rather than the lowest. Because of this, reducing resistances through curses and exposure is not an effective strategy. Instead, it is better to use mechanics that invert or ignore resistances:

Skill functions and interactions

Main page: Hexblast

• Hits have 25% chance to treat Enemy Monster Elemental Resistance values as inverted from Elemental Mastery does not affect the monster's actual resistance and will therefore not affect which resistance is highest.
• "Ignore resistances" such as Inquisitor's Inevitable Judgement will remove resistances from being calculated in the damage formula, but does not affect which resistance is highest.

Alternatively, another method is to stack extremely large amounts of penetration, e.g. via Crystallised OmniscienceCrystallised Omniscience
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 61+(10-16) to all AttributesModifiers to Attributes instead apply to Omniscience
+1% to all Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience
Penetrate 1% Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience
Attribute Requirements can be satisfied by (15-25)% of OmniscienceThat winter, scorched refugees emerged from the shrine,
speaking only in strange tongues. They prayed to a new
symbol of power, not out of love, but out of fear.; however, this is worse than doing so with the regular version of HexblastHexblastSpell, AoE, Chaos, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-30) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 4.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (300-340)%Requires Level 28Deals chaos damage to a single enemy, dealing more damage if they are Hexed, then removing the Hex. If the enemy was Hexed, also deals area damage to other enemies around the target, boosting damage and removing Hexes from those enemies in the same way.Deals (111-1514) to (166-2271) Chaos Damage
This Spell's Cast Time is added to its Cooldown if Triggered
Base radius is 2.8 metres
All Damage can Ignite, Freeze, and Shock
Chaos Damage with Hits is Resisted by lowest Resistance instead
40% more Damage with Ailments if Enemy is Hexed
100% more Damage with Hits if Enemy is Hexed
100% chance to remove a Hex after Damaging

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% chance to remove a Hex after DamagingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. with the appropriate curses and exposure.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Chaos Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	16	111 to 166	0	0
2	31	73	17	136 to 205	199345	199345
3	34	79	17	167 to 251	285815	485160
4	37	85	18	204 to 307	401344	886504
5	40	92	19	249 to 373	554379	1440883
6	42	96	20	283 to 424	477437	1918320
7	44	100	20	321 to 481	583786	2502106
8	46	104	21	364 to 546	710359	3212465
9	48	109	22	412 to 618	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	23	466 to 699	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	23	526 to 790	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	24	594 to 891	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	25	670 to 1004	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	26	754 to 1131	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	26	849 to 1273	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	27	954 to 1431	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	28	1072 to 1608	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	29	1204 to 1806	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	29	1351 to 2026	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	30	1514 to 2271	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	31	1697 to 2545	—	—
22	74	—	31	1900 to 2850	—	—
23	76	—	32	2126 to 3189	—	—
24	78	—	33	2378 to 3567	—	—
25	80	—	34	2659 to 3988	—	—
26	82	—	34	2971 to 4457	—	—
27	84	—	35	3318 to 4978	—	—
28	86	—	36	3705 to 5557	—	—
29	88	—	37	4134 to 6201	—	—
30	90	—	37	4611 to 6917	—	—
31	91	—	38	4869 to 7304	—	—
32	92	—	38	5141 to 7712	—	—
33	93	—	38	5428 to 8142	—	—
34	94	—	39	5730 to 8595	—	—
35	95	—	39	6049 to 9073	—	—
36	96	—	40	6384 to 9576	—	—
37	97	—	40	6738 to 10107	—	—
38	98	—	40	7110 to 10665	—	—
39	99	—	41	7503 to 11254	—	—
40	100	—	41	7916 to 11874	—	—

Item acquisition

Hexblast of Contradiction has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Hexblast of Contradiction can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality	A
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem 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.	level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Hexblast.

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
Enchantment Hexblast Chance to not Consume Hex 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Hexblast has +10% chance to remove a Hex	helmet 100
Enchantment Hexblast Chance to not Consume Hex 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Hexblast has +15% chance to remove a Hex	helmet 100
Enchantment Hexblast Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Hexblast deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Hexblast Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Hexblast deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Hexblast Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Hexblast has 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Hexblast Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Hexblast has 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Hexblast of Contradiction has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Magmatic HexblastMagmatic HexblastSkill Gem EffectYour Hexblast becomes a Magmatic Effect.	Your Hexblast becomes a Magmatic Effect.
Oblivion HexblastFile:Oblivion Hexblast inventory icon.pngOblivion HexblastSkill Gem EffectYour Hexblast becomes an Oblivion Effect.File:Oblivion Hexblast inventory icon.png	Your Hexblast becomes an Oblivion Effect.
Voidborn HexblastFile:Voidborn Hexblast inventory icon.pngVoidborn HexblastSkill Gem EffectYour Hexblast becomes a Voidborn Effect.File:Voidborn Hexblast inventory icon.png	Your Hexblast becomes a Voidborn Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Added to the game.