PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Despair

SpellAoEDurationChaosCurseHex

Overview

Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
24
Cast time
0.5 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
Lost in LoveWitch11
Lost in LoveRanger11
Lost in LoveShadow11

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

  • Base duration is 8 seconds
  • -15% to Chaos Resistance
At 20% quality

10% increased Effect of Curse

Acquisition

Lost in LoveAct 3 quest reward · WitchLost in LoveAct 3 quest reward · RangerLost in LoveAct 3 quest reward · Shadow

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, Applies Curse, Can Rapid Fire, Area Spell, Instant No Repeat When Held, Instant Shift Attack For Left Mouse, Hex
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 36

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportTrap SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportSpell Echo SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportBlasphemy SupportSwift Affliction SupportEfficacy SupportArcane Surge SupportSpell Cascade SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Blasphemy SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Spell Cascade SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unleash SupportImpending Doom SupportLifetap SupportCursed Ground SupportHex Bloom SupportGreater Spell Cascade SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportHextoad SupportEldritch Blasphemy SupportGreater Unleash Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
12416 ManaBase duration is 8 seconds -15% to Chaos Resistance118,3830
22717 Mana+0.1 metres to radius Base duration is 8.2 seconds -16% to Chaos Resistance175,816118,383
33018 Mana+0.1 metres to radius Base duration is 8.4 seconds -17% to Chaos Resistance254,061294,199
43319 Mana+0.2 metres to radius Base duration is 8.6 seconds -18% to Chaos Resistance359,090548,260
53621 Mana+0.2 metres to radius Base duration is 8.8 seconds -18% to Chaos Resistance498,508907,350
63922 Mana+0.3 metres to radius Base duration is 9 seconds -19% to Chaos Resistance682,0571,405,858
74223 Mana+0.3 metres to radius Base duration is 9.2 seconds -20% to Chaos Resistance921,7772,087,915
84524 Mana+0.4 metres to radius Base duration is 9.4 seconds -21% to Chaos Resistance1,727,8793,009,692
94825 Mana+0.4 metres to radius Base duration is 9.6 seconds -21% to Chaos Resistance1,138,8774,737,571
105026 Mana+0.5 metres to radius Base duration is 9.8 seconds -22% to Chaos Resistance1,368,2335,876,448
115226 Mana+0.5 metres to radius Base duration is 10 seconds -23% to Chaos Resistance1,638,3387,244,681
125427 Mana+0.6 metres to radius Base duration is 10.2 seconds -24% to Chaos Resistance1,956,6488,883,019
135628 Mana+0.6 metres to radius Base duration is 10.4 seconds -24% to Chaos Resistance3,655,18410,839,667
145829 Mana+0.7 metres to radius Base duration is 10.6 seconds -25% to Chaos Resistance3,017,32714,494,851
156029 Mana+0.7 metres to radius Base duration is 10.8 seconds -26% to Chaos Resistance7,793,91417,512,178
166230 Mana+0.8 metres to radius Base duration is 11 seconds -27% to Chaos Resistance15,206,03125,306,092
176431 Mana+0.8 metres to radius Base duration is 11.2 seconds -27% to Chaos Resistance26,185,58240,512,123
186631 Mana+0.9 metres to radius Base duration is 11.4 seconds -28% to Chaos Resistance62,755,92366,697,705
196832 Mana+0.9 metres to radius Base duration is 11.6 seconds -29% to Chaos Resistance211,877,683129,453,628
207033 Mana+1 metre to radius Base duration is 11.8 seconds -30% to Chaos Resistance—341,331,311
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217234 Mana+1 metre to radius Base duration is 12 seconds -30% to Chaos Resistance——
227434 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Base duration is 12.2 seconds -31% to Chaos Resistance——
237635 Mana+1.1 metres to radius Base duration is 12.4 seconds -32% to Chaos Resistance——
247836 Mana+1.2 metres to radius Base duration is 12.6 seconds -33% to Chaos Resistance——
258036 Mana+1.2 metres to radius Base duration is 12.8 seconds -33% to Chaos Resistance——
268237 Mana+1.3 metres to radius Base duration is 13 seconds -34% to Chaos Resistance——
278438 Mana+1.3 metres to radius Base duration is 13.2 seconds -35% to Chaos Resistance——
288639 Mana+1.4 metres to radius Base duration is 13.4 seconds -36% to Chaos Resistance——
298839 Mana+1.4 metres to radius Base duration is 13.6 seconds -36% to Chaos Resistance——
309040 Mana+1.5 metres to radius Base duration is 13.8 seconds -37% to Chaos Resistance——
319140 Mana+1.5 metres to radius Base duration is 13.9 seconds -37% to Chaos Resistance——
329241 Mana+1.5 metres to radius Base duration is 14 seconds -38% to Chaos Resistance——
339341 Mana+1.5 metres to radius Base duration is 14.1 seconds -38% to Chaos Resistance——
349442 Mana+1.6 metres to radius Base duration is 14.2 seconds -39% to Chaos Resistance——
359542 Mana+1.6 metres to radius Base duration is 14.3 seconds -39% to Chaos Resistance——
369642 Mana+1.6 metres to radius Base duration is 14.4 seconds -39% to Chaos Resistance——
379743 Mana+1.6 metres to radius Base duration is 14.5 seconds -40% to Chaos Resistance——
389843 Mana+1.7 metres to radius Base duration is 14.6 seconds -40% to Chaos Resistance——
399943 Mana+1.7 metres to radius Base duration is 14.7 seconds -40% to Chaos Resistance——
4010044 Mana+1.7 metres to radius Base duration is 14.8 seconds -41% to Chaos Resistance——

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%2.5% increased Effect of Curse
10%5% increased Effect of Curse
15%7.5% increased Effect of Curse
20%10% increased Effect of Curse
23%11.5% increased Effect of Curse
30%15% increased Effect of Curse
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