PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Detonate Dead

SpellAoEFire

Overview

Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
5
Cast time
0.6 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Base radius is 2.2 metres
At 20% quality

15% chance to detonate an additional corpse

Acquisition

Breaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · WitchBreaking Some EggsAct 1 quest reward · Shadow

Related gem versions 3

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

Detonate Dead of ScavengingDetonate Dead of Chain ReactionVaal Detonate Dead

Compatible support gems 97

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportSpell Cascade SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Spell Cascade SupportAwakened Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Cascade SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1456%6000%—8410
2666%6000%—3,099841
3966%6000%—7,4333,940
41276%6000%—22,89511,373
51686%6000%Base radius is 0.1 metres49,72534,268
62096%6000%Base radius is 0.1 metres95,71483,993
724106%6000%Base radius is 0.1 metres169,595179,707
828116%6000%Base radius is 0.1 metres283,759349,302
932116%6000%Base radius is 0.1 metres453,996633,061
1036126%6000%Base radius is 0.2 metres703,1281,087,057
1140136%6000%Base radius is 0.2 metres1,061,2231,790,185
1244146%6000%Base radius is 0.2 metres2,065,8702,851,408
1348156%6000%Base radius is 0.2 metres2,507,1104,917,278
1452166%6000%Base radius is 0.2 metres2,573,7317,424,388
1555166%6000%Base radius is 0.3 metres7,611,3519,998,119
1658176%6000%Base radius is 0.3 metres13,437,90817,609,470
1761186%6000%Base radius is 0.3 metres25,052,14731,047,378
1864186%6000%Base radius is 0.3 metres43,869,43656,099,525
1967196%6000%Base radius is 0.3 metres242,081,17899,968,961
2070206%6000%Base radius is 0.4 metres—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172206%6000%Base radius is 0.4 metres——
2274216%6000%Base radius is 0.4 metres——
2376216%6000%Base radius is 0.4 metres——
2478216%6000%Base radius is 0.4 metres——
2580226%6000%Base radius is 0.5 metres——
2682226%6000%Base radius is 0.5 metres——
2784236%6000%Base radius is 0.5 metres——
2886236%6000%Base radius is 0.5 metres——
2988246%6000%Base radius is 0.5 metres——
3090246%6000%Base radius is 0.6 metres——
3191246%6000%Base radius is 0.6 metres——
3292256%6000%Base radius is 0.6 metres——
3393256%6000%Base radius is 0.6 metres——
3494256%6000%Base radius is 0.6 metres——
3595256%6000%Base radius is 0.7 metres——
3696256%6000%Base radius is 0.7 metres——
3797266%6000%Base radius is 0.7 metres——
3898266%6000%Base radius is 0.7 metres——
3999266%6000%Base radius is 0.7 metres——
40100266%6000%Base radius is 0.8 metres——

Alternate effects 1

Void Detonate Dead Effect

Your Detonate Dead becomes a Void Effect.

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