Volatile Dead

Volatile DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12Corpses near the targeted location explode, dealing damage in a small area and creating an orb which moves towards nearby enemies before dealing spell damage in a larger area. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Fire Damage1% increased Orb Movement SpeedDeals (20-507) to (30-760) Fire Damage
Consumes up to 3 corpses
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's Maximum Life
Maximum of 60 Orbs at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Prices

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1x Orb of Transmutation

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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVolatileDead

Volatile Dead is a spell that consumes a corpse to summon a volatile orb. The orb homes in on nearby enemies and explodes for fire damage on contact.

Skill functions and interactions

• Homing: Orbs have the same pathfinding AI as the enemy modifier "Volatile Flameblood", which means they can seek out enemies with no line of sight, and even navigate through short maze layouts and pass through fences and some closed doors to reach an enemy. This can be exploited to damage an enemy without the enemy finding your location to retaliate.
• Despite their appearance, the orbs created by Volatile Dead are not projectiles. Thus, effects that normally affect projectiles (such as Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: l
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
  Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile 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.) do not have an effect on Volatile Dead.
• Orbs created by Volatile Dead stay alive for up to 4.5 seconds, and their travel speed increases over time.

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	Fire Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	0	14	0%	0%	9	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	20 to 30	0	0
2	15	25	0	17	0%	0%	10	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	25 to 38	15249	15249
3	19	30	0	21	0%	0%	12	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	34 to 50	41517	56766
4	23	35	0	24	0%	0%	13	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	44 to 65	81983	138749
5	27	41	0	28	0%	0%	14	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	56 to 84	147968	286717
6	31	46	0	32	0%	0%	15	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	71 to 106	250557	537274
7	35	51	0	36	0%	0%	16	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	89 to 133	405086	942360
8	38	55	0	38	0%	0%	17	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	105 to 157	447718	1390078
9	41	59	0	41	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	123 to 184	615318	2005396
10	44	63	0	44	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	144 to 216	834639	2840035
11	47	67	0	47	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	168 to 252	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	0	49	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	195 to 293	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	0	52	0%	0%	21	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	227 to 340	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	0	55	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	262 to 393	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	0	58	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	303 to 454	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	0	60	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	349 to 524	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	0	62	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	384 to 576	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	0	64	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	421 to 632	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	0	66	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	462 to 693	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	0	68	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	507 to 760	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	0	70	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	555 to 832	-342004647	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	27	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	608 to 911	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	665 to 997	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	727 to 1091	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	795 to 1192	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	868 to 1303	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	948 to 1423	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	31	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1035 to 1553	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	32	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1129 to 1694	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	32	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1232 to 1848	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	32	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1286 to 1929	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	33	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1343 to 2014	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	33	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1402 to 2103	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	33	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1463 to 2195	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1527 to 2291	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1594 to 2391	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1664 to 2495	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1736 to 2604	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	35	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1811 to 2717	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	35	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	1890 to 2834	0	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Volatile Dead. No results found

Alternate skill effects

Volatile Dead has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Stygian Volatile Dead EffectStygian Volatile Dead EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect.
Void Volatile Dead EffectVoid Volatile Dead EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Volatile Dead becomes a Void Effect.	Your Volatile Dead becomes a Void Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.10.0	Now displays that you are limited to a maximum of 60 orbs at a time.
3.9.0	Now has a limit of 60 Orbs.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 9 (was 10). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 31). Now deals 20 to 30 Fire damage at gem level 1 (unchanged) and 507 to 760 Fire damage at gem level 20 (from 535 to 802).
3.1.0	Volatile Dead has been added to the game.