PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Transfigured

Essence Drain of Desperation

SpellProjectileDurationChaosAoE

Overview

Fires a projectile that applies a damage over time debuff when it hits. You lose Life and Energy Shield equal to a portion of the debuff damage. The debuff is spread by Contagion.

Properties

Gem type
Transfigured
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.7 sec

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

  • Lose Life and Energy Shield equal to 0.3% of Debuff Damage
  • Base duration is 3.8 seconds
  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Deals 12 to 18 Chaos Damage
At 20% quality

+0.4 seconds to Base duration

Related gem versions 2

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

Essence DrainEssence Drain of Wickedness

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, Damage Over Time, Chaos, Damage, Triggerable, Can Rapid Fire, Area, Area Spell, Trappable, Mineable
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 112

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration 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 SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles 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 Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportPinpoint SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1128 Mana5%160%Deals 12 to 18 Chaos Damage15,2490
2159 Mana5%160%Deals 16 to 23 Chaos Damage41,51715,249
31910 Mana5%160%Deals 22 to 33 Chaos Damage81,98356,766
42311 Mana5%160%Deals 31 to 46 Chaos Damage147,968138,749
52712 Mana5%160%Deals 42 to 63 Chaos Damage250,557286,717
63113 Mana5%160%Deals 57 to 85 Chaos Damage405,086537,274
73514 Mana5%160%Deals 76 to 115 Chaos Damage447,718942,360
83815 Mana5%160%Deals 95 to 142 Chaos Damage615,3181,390,078
94116 Mana5%160%Deals 117 to 175 Chaos Damage834,6392,005,396
104416 Mana5%160%Deals 144 to 216 Chaos Damage1,570,7602,840,035
114717 Mana5%160%Deals 177 to 265 Chaos Damage1,633,9874,410,795
125018 Mana5%160%Deals 216 to 324 Chaos Damage2,151,0306,044,782
135319 Mana5%160%Deals 264 to 396 Chaos Damage2,812,1898,195,812
145619 Mana5%160%Deals 321 to 482 Chaos Damage5,099,36011,008,001
155920 Mana5%160%Deals 390 to 586 Chaos Damage9,400,73116,107,361
166221 Mana5%160%Deals 474 to 710 Chaos Damage15,273,36625,508,092
176421 Mana5%160%Deals 538 to 807 Chaos Damage26,286,58240,781,458
186622 Mana5%160%Deals 611 to 916 Chaos Damage62,890,59067,068,040
196822 Mana5%160%Deals 693 to 1040 Chaos Damage212,046,017129,958,630
207023 Mana5%160%Deals 786 to 1179 Chaos Damage—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217224 Mana5%160%Deals 891 to 1336 Chaos Damage——
227424 Mana5%160%Deals 1009 to 1513 Chaos Damage——
237625 Mana5%160%Deals 1142 to 1712 Chaos Damage——
247825 Mana5%160%Deals 1291 to 1937 Chaos Damage——
258026 Mana5%160%Deals 1460 to 2190 Chaos Damage——
268226 Mana5%160%Deals 1650 to 2475 Chaos Damage——
278427 Mana5%160%Deals 1864 to 2796 Chaos Damage——
288627 Mana5%160%Deals 2104 to 3156 Chaos Damage——
298828 Mana5%160%Deals 2375 to 3562 Chaos Damage——
309028 Mana5%160%Deals 2679 to 4018 Chaos Damage——
319128 Mana5%160%Deals 2845 to 4267 Chaos Damage——
329229 Mana5%160%Deals 3020 to 4531 Chaos Damage——
339329 Mana5%160%Deals 3207 to 4810 Chaos Damage——
349429 Mana5%160%Deals 3405 to 5107 Chaos Damage——
359529 Mana5%160%Deals 3614 to 5421 Chaos Damage——
369630 Mana5%160%Deals 3836 to 5754 Chaos Damage——
379730 Mana5%160%Deals 4071 to 6107 Chaos Damage——
389830 Mana5%160%Deals 4321 to 6481 Chaos Damage——
399930 Mana5%160%Deals 4585 to 6877 Chaos Damage——
4010031 Mana5%160%Deals 4865 to 7297 Chaos Damage——

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%+0.1 seconds to Base duration
10%+0.2 seconds to Base duration
15%+0.3 seconds to Base duration
20%+0.4 seconds to Base duration
23%+0.46 seconds to Base duration
30%+0.6 seconds to Base duration

Alternate effects 5

Arcane Essence Drain Effect

Your Essence Drain becomes a blue arcane effect.

Celestial Essence Drain Effect

Your Essence Drain becomes a Celestial Effect.

Project Essence Drain Effect

Your Essence Drain becomes a Project Effect.

Scientist Essence Drain Effect

Your Essence Drain becomes a Scientist Effect.

Sunprism Essence Drain Effect

Your Essence Drain becomes a Sunprism Effect.

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