PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Blight

SpellChaosAoEChannellingDuration

Overview

Apply a debuff to enemies in front of you which deals chaos damage over time. Enemies who aren't already debuffed by Blight are also hindered for a shorter secondary duration, slowing their movement. Continued channelling adds layers of damage to the debuff, each with their own duration.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
5
Cast time
0.3 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Enemy at the GateWitch11
Enemy at the GateShadow11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • 80% reduced Movement Speed
  • Debuff can have up to 20 layers of Damage
  • Base duration is 2 seconds
  • Base secondary duration is 1 seconds
  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Deals 5.9 Base Chaos Damage per second
At 20% quality

+0.8 seconds to Base duration

Acquisition

Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · WitchEnemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Shadow

Related gem versions 3

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Blight of ContagionBlight of AtrophyVaal Blight

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Chaos, Area, Totemable, Channel, Duration, Damage Over Time, Degen Only Spell Damage, Area Spell
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 26

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportLess Duration SupportHypothermia SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportCast while Channelling SupportEfficacy SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportInfused Channelling SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Cast While Channelling SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportLifetap SupportFocused Channelling Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
112 ManaDeals 5.9 Base Chaos Damage per second700
222 ManaDeals 6.68 Base Chaos Damage per second30870
342 Mana+0.1 metres to radius Deals 8.37 Base Chaos Damage per second1,554378
472 Mana+0.1 metres to radius Deals 11.3 Base Chaos Damage per second6,6671,932
5112 Mana+0.1 metres to radius Deals 16.05 Base Chaos Damage per second26,0478,599
6162 Mana+0.2 metres to radius Deals 23.65 Base Chaos Damage per second49,72534,646
7202 Mana+0.2 metres to radius Deals 31.35 Base Chaos Damage per second95,71484,371
8242 Mana+0.2 metres to radius Deals 40.8 Base Chaos Damage per second169,595180,085
9283 Mana+0.3 metres to radius Deals 52.37 Base Chaos Damage per second283,759349,680
10323 Mana+0.3 metres to radius Deals 66.45 Base Chaos Damage per second453,996633,439
11363 Mana+0.3 metres to radius Deals 83.55 Base Chaos Damage per second703,1281,087,435
12403 Mana+0.4 metres to radius Deals 104.25 Base Chaos Damage per second1,061,2231,790,563
13444 Mana+0.4 metres to radius Deals 129.25 Base Chaos Damage per second2,065,8702,851,786
14484 Mana+0.4 metres to radius Deals 159.35 Base Chaos Damage per second2,507,1104,917,656
15524 Mana+0.5 metres to radius Deals 195.5 Base Chaos Damage per second5,798,9367,424,766
16564 Mana+0.5 metres to radius Deals 238.87 Base Chaos Damage per second15,083,91913,223,702
17604 Mana+0.5 metres to radius Deals 290.78 Base Chaos Damage per second27,792,73528,307,621
18645 Mana+0.6 metres to radius Deals 352.8 Base Chaos Damage per second43,869,73956,100,356
19675 Mana+0.6 metres to radius Deals 407.07 Base Chaos Damage per second242,081,55699,970,095
20705 Mana+0.6 metres to radius Deals 468.95 Base Chaos Damage per second—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21725 Mana+0.7 metres to radius Deals 514.95 Base Chaos Damage per second——
22745 Mana+0.7 metres to radius Deals 565.12 Base Chaos Damage per second——
23765 Mana+0.7 metres to radius Deals 619.82 Base Chaos Damage per second——
24785 Mana+0.8 metres to radius Deals 679.43 Base Chaos Damage per second——
25805 Mana+0.8 metres to radius Deals 744.42 Base Chaos Damage per second——
26826 Mana+0.8 metres to radius Deals 815.2 Base Chaos Damage per second——
27846 Mana+0.9 metres to radius Deals 892.28 Base Chaos Damage per second——
28866 Mana+0.9 metres to radius Deals 976.23 Base Chaos Damage per second——
29886 Mana+0.9 metres to radius Deals 1067.6 Base Chaos Damage per second——
30906 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1167.02 Base Chaos Damage per second——
31916 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1219.97 Base Chaos Damage per second——
32926 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1275.2 Base Chaos Damage per second——
33936 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1332.8 Base Chaos Damage per second——
34946 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1392.87 Base Chaos Damage per second——
35956 Mana+1 metre to radius Deals 1455.52 Base Chaos Damage per second——
36966 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Deals 1520.83 Base Chaos Damage per second——
37976 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Deals 1588.93 Base Chaos Damage per second——
38986 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Deals 1659.95 Base Chaos Damage per second——
39997 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Deals 1733.98 Base Chaos Damage per second——
401007 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Deals 1811.18 Base Chaos Damage per second——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%+0.2 seconds to Base duration
10%+0.4 seconds to Base duration
15%+0.6 seconds to Base duration
20%+0.8 seconds to Base duration
23%+0.92 seconds to Base duration
30%+1.2 seconds to Base duration

Alternate effects 4

Celestial Blight Effect

Your Blight becomes a Celestial Effect.

Project Blight Effect

Your Blight becomes a Project Effect.

Scientist Blight Effect

Your Blight becomes a Scientist Effect.

Sunprism Blight Effect

Your Blight becomes a Sunprism Effect.

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