PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Detonate Dead

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. This will continue to target other corpses in the area, with an increasing delay between each one, until it runs out of corpses or has destroyed 22 corpses.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
4
Cast time
0.6 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

  • Base radius is 2.4 metres
  • Deals 23 to 33 Fire Damage
  • Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
At 20% quality

30% chance to detonate an additional corpse

Related gem versions 3

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

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Vaal, Fire, 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 81

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 SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch 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 SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech 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 Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
14308 sec5%200%Deals 23 to 33 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life8410
26308 sec5%200%Deals 32 to 49 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.1% of the corpse's Maximum Life3,099841
39308 sec5%200%Deals 48 to 64 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.2% of the corpse's Maximum Life7,4333,940
412308 sec5%200%Deals 55 to 82 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.3% of the corpse's Maximum Life22,89511,373
516308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 74 to 111 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.4% of the corpse's Maximum Life49,72534,268
620308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 98 to 147 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.5% of the corpse's Maximum Life95,71483,993
724308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 127 to 190 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.6% of the corpse's Maximum Life169,595179,707
828308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 162 to 243 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.7% of the corpse's Maximum Life283,759349,302
932308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.1 metres Deals 205 to 308 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.8% of the corpse's Maximum Life453,996633,061
1036308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 257 to 385 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6.9% of the corpse's Maximum Life703,1281,087,057
1140308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 319 to 479 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7% of the corpse's Maximum Life1,061,2231,790,185
1244308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 394 to 591 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.1% of the corpse's Maximum Life2,065,8702,851,408
1348308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 484 to 726 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.2% of the corpse's Maximum Life2,507,1104,917,278
1452308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.2 metres Deals 592 to 888 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.3% of the corpse's Maximum Life2,573,7317,424,388
1555308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 686 to 1029 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.4% of the corpse's Maximum Life7,611,3519,998,119
1658308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 793 to 1190 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.5% of the corpse's Maximum Life13,437,90817,609,470
1761308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 916 to 1374 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.6% of the corpse's Maximum Life25,052,14731,047,378
1864308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 1056 to 1583 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.7% of the corpse's Maximum Life43,869,43656,099,525
1967308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.3 metres Deals 1214 to 1822 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.8% of the corpse's Maximum Life242,081,17899,968,961
2070308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1395 to 2092 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 7.9% of the corpse's Maximum Life—342,050,139
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1529 to 2293 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2274308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1675 to 2512 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.1% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2376308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 1833 to 2750 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.2% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2478308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.4 metres Deals 2006 to 3008 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.3% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2580308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 2193 to 3290 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.4% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2682308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 2397 to 3595 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.5% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2784308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 2619 to 3928 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.6% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2886308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 2859 to 4289 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.7% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
2988308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.5 metres Deals 3121 to 4681 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.8% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3090308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 3405 to 5108 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.9% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3191308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 3556 to 5334 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 8.9% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3292308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 3713 to 5570 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3393308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 3877 to 5816 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3494308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 4048 to 6072 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.1% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3595308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 4226 to 6339 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.1% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3696308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 4412 to 6617 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.2% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3797308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 4605 to 6907 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.2% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3898308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 4806 to 7209 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.3% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
3999308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.6 metres Deals 5015 to 7523 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.3% of the corpse's Maximum Life——
40100308 sec5%200%Base radius is 0.7 metres Deals 5234 to 7850 Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 9.4% of the corpse's Maximum Life——

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%7.5% chance to detonate an additional corpse
10%15% chance to detonate an additional corpse
15%22.5% chance to detonate an additional corpse
20%30% chance to detonate an additional corpse
23%34.5% chance to detonate an additional corpse
30%45% chance to detonate an additional corpse

Alternate effects 1

Void Detonate Dead Effect

Your Detonate Dead becomes a Void Effect.

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