Hungry Corpse

Hungry Corpse
Hungry Corpse
Level(s)	1
Location(s)	The Twilight Strand (Act 1)
Skill(s)	Melee

Hungry Corpse is a type of zombie found in The Twilight Strand (Act 1). The Hungry Corpse is the first monster encountered in Path of Exile - its mechanics serve as a tutorial for the player.

Mechanics

The Hungry Corpse is encountered in the starting area of The Twilight Strand (Act 1), lying as an inanimate corpse. During the Dying Exile's dialogue, if the character has a weapon equipped, the Hungry Corpse will rise and attack the Dying Exile, interrupting their dialogue and killing them.

Once killed, the Hungry Corpse is guaranteed to drop a level 1 class-dependant skill gem. If the character exits the game and re-enters The Twilight Strand (Act 1) after having killed the Hungry Corpse, it and the Dying Exile will appear again. The Hungry Corpse can drop its gem again.

Guaranteed gem drop

Class	Gem
Duelist	Double StrikeDouble StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (91-140)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (91-140)%Performs two fast strikes with a melee weapon.25% chance to cause Bleeding Adds (3-113) to (5-169) Physical Damage against Bleeding Enemies Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to deal Double Damage to Bleeding EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Marauder	Heavy StrikeHeavy StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (195-313)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (195-313)%Attacks enemies with a forceful blow, knocking them back. Requires a Mace, Sceptre, Axe, Sword or Two-Handed Weapon.Knocks Enemies Back on Hit 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range (20-39)% chance to deal Double Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% chance to deal Double DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ranger	Burning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-12) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (200-300)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (200-300)% Projectile Speed: 3260Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage and has a chance to ignite.Adds (3-201) to (4-302) Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited Enemies 25% chance to Ignite enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Damage with IgnitePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Scion	Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-8) Mana Attack Speed: 110% of base Attack Damage: (80-125)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-125)% Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path. Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Shadow	Viper StrikeViper StrikeAttack, Duration, Melee, Strike, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Damage: (90-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90-154)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to chaos damage and inflicting poison which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. If dual wielding, will strike with both weapons. Requires a claw, dagger or sword.30% less Attack Speed if Dual Wielding Each Weapon Hits separately if Dual Wielding, dealing 20% less Damage Base duration is 4.00 seconds (5-169) to (7-254) Added Chaos Damage 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage 60% chance to Poison on Hit Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base duration is (0.05-1) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Templar	Glacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: 5 Mana Attack Damage: (165-269)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-269)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If a non-unique enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.25% chance to Freeze enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range 35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments (10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (5-100)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Witch	FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-25) Mana Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 370% Projectile Speed: 1040 AoE Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Deals (9-1640) to (14-2460) Fire Damage 25% chance to Ignite enemies Base radius is (0.9-1.4) metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.01-0.2) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Abilities

The Hungry Corpse's only ability is a basic Melee attack, dealing physical damage.

Modifiers

• Undead
• Zombie

Monster packs

Unlike most non-unique monsters, the Hungry Corpse does not appear in any monster packs, only being encountered in one place - next to the Dying Exile in The Twilight Strand.

Areas

• The Twilight Strand (Act 1)

Gallery

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  The Hungry Corpse lying immobile before attacking the Dying Exile

Version history

Version	Changes
3.0.0	Removed the Cruel and Merciless difficulty version of this monster. Due to those versions of this monster being the only ones with cold resistance, this monster can no longer be encountered with cold resistance.