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DesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Requires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed10% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to spawn an additional CorpseEach Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten CorpseBase duration is 4 seconds
Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
Spawns 5 corpses
Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Desecrate skill iconDesecrate inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 16
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Alteration
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDesecrate

Desecrate skill screenshot


Desecrate is a spell that summons corpses and a patch of desecrated ground, which deals chaos damage to all enemies in the area.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

  • Note that the levels stated beneath are maximum levels of the corpses created by Desecrate. The real level of the spawned corpses is still capped by the zone level.[1]
  • Desecrate's chaos damage over time is not increased by bonuses to spell damage. It is affected by bonuses to chaos damage, damage over time, and area damage. When linked to the Trap Support inventory iconTrap SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
    Icon: T
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectTrap lasts 4 seconds
    Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing Speed
    Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Trap Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Trap Support inventory icon
    gem it is affected by trap-related modifiers, and linked to a Spell Totem Support inventory iconSpell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
    Icon: T
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
    Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem RangeSupported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
    Totem lasts 8 seconds
    Supported Skills deal (28-24)% less Damage
    Spells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Spell Totem Support inventory icon
    gem it is affected by totem-related modifiers.
  • Raise Spectre inventory iconRaise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (15-28) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.85 sec
    Requires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions deal 1% increased Melee Damage
    1% increased Minion Maximum Life
    Minions have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdMinions are Created with maximum Frenzy Charges
    Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
    55% more Minion Movement Speed
    Minion Movement Speed is Capped
    Raised Spectres are Level (28-72)
    Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
    Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Raise Spectre skill icon
    Raise Spectre inventory icon
    : Desecrate may also spawn corpses which can be raised as spectres the player can bring into a zone. Desecrate also has a corpse spawn table based on the monsters found in the area. In areas without monsters, a specific table is used.
  • Spell Cascade Support inventory iconSpell Cascade SupportSpell Cascade SupportAoE, Spell, Support
    Icon: p
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Supports spell skills that apply an effect to an area around a targeted location. Cannot support Vaal skills or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect
    Supported Skills have 5% increased delay between affected Areas
    Supported Area of Effect Skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area
    Supported Skills have (25-16)% less Area of Effect
    Supported Skills deal (40-31)% less Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Spell Cascade Support inventory icon
    : causes Desecrate to spawn the maximum of 10 corpses at one cast. Because this skill is mainly used to create corpses, the penalties of Spell Cascade like reduced AoE or reduced damage are irrelevant.[2]
  • When Triggered by Cast when Damage Taken Support inventory iconCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
    Icon: !
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
    Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
    Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
    This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Cast when Damage Taken Support inventory icon
    alongside an Offering, corpses will not be consumed on the first trigger, as corpses must exist at the time of corpse consuming skills triggering to function.[3]
  • Totems share a pool of 10 corpses with each other, and most likely the player.
  • On a PC, you can press and hold the "A" key to see the type of corpse when you hover your mouse over it.
  • Having spectres with high base life will increase the chance of getting high life corpses. These corpses provide more damage for skills like Detonate Dead inventory iconDetonate DeadDetonate DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 160%
    Radius: 22
    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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Cast SpeedExplosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Deals (15-798) to (22-1197) Fire Damage
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Detonate Dead skill icon
    Detonate Dead inventory icon
    . These high life corpses will also make enemies who use detonate dead do more damage to the character.

Alternative quality[ | ]

Phantasmal Desecrate has a chance (1% per 1% quality) to spawn a corpse of a Forgotten Corpse, such as Flickershade, which is the only way to obtain them for Raise Spectre inventory iconRaise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 sec
Requires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions deal 1% increased Melee Damage
1% increased Minion Maximum Life
Minions have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdMinions are Created with maximum Frenzy Charges
Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Raised Spectres are Level (28-72)
Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Raise Spectre skill icon
Raise Spectre inventory icon
. As of 3.13, it no longer spawns Primal Crushclaw.[citation needed]

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Chaos
Damage
per sec
Corpse
Level
Exp.Total Exp.
1162618118.22000
22031221211.3244972549725
32437251315.42895714145439
42842291420.632169595315034
53146321525.535199345514379
63450351631.438285815800194
73754371738.5414013441201538
84058401846.9445543791755917
94362431857477550492510966
1046664619695010165333527499
114970482083.45318986025426101
1252745121100.55619640197390120
1355785422120.75925737319963851
1458825723144.862467643914640290
1560845923163.265301732717657617
1662876024183.969782300125480618
1764906225207731526420840744826
1866926425232.8772627284567017671
1968956626261.78162872274129889945
2070986826294100212023122341913067
21721007027330.1100N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A27370.3100N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A28415.2100N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A29465.3100N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A29521.2100N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A30583.5100N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A30653100N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A31730.4100N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A32816.6100N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A32912.6100N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A32964.6100N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A331019.5100N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A331077.3100N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A331138.4100N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A341202.8100N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A341270.8100N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A341342.4100N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A341418100N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A351497.7100N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A351581.8100N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
3Divination card inventory iconThe Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom card artDivination card frameThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem
Quality: +23%
Corrupted
The pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted superior level 21 Chaos gem with 23% qualityAutomatic
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Intruders in Black
Act 2

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Root of the Problem
Act 2
Yeena
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Desecrate.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Desecrate Additional Corpse 166Desecrate Spawns 2 additional corpseshelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Desecrate Additional Corpse 275Desecrate Spawns 3 additional corpseshelmet 100
default 0

Related passive skills[ | ]

The following passive skills are related to Desecrate:

NameStats
Undertaker
CorpsesNotable passive skill icon
30% increased Damage if you have Consumed a corpse Recently
Desecrate and Unearth have +2 to Maximum number of corpses allowed
Regenerate 2% of Life per second if you've Consumed a corpse Recently [1]

Alternate skill effects

Desecrate has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Stygian Desecrate EffectStygian Desecrate Effect inventory iconStygian Desecrate EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Desecrate becomes a Stygian Effect.Stygian Desecrate Effect inventory iconYour Desecrate becomes a Stygian Effect.
Tombstone Desecrate EffectTombstone Desecrate Effect inventory iconTombstone Desecrate EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Desecrate summons a cluster of necrotic tombstonesTombstone Desecrate Effect inventory iconYour Desecrate summons a cluster of necrotic tombstones
Void Desecrate EffectVoid Desecrate Effect inventory iconVoid Desecrate EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Desecrate becomes a Void Effect.Void Desecrate Effect inventory iconYour Desecrate becomes a Void Effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.13.0
  • Phantasmal Desecrate now has a chance to produce a different special monster corpse based on its quality.
  • Phantasmal Desecrate now has 1% chance to spawn a forgotten corpse per 1% gem quality (from 0.1% per 1% gem quality).
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative quality
3.8.0
  • Now has a corpse limit of 10 (from 15)
  • Now has a cast time of 0.6 seconds (from 0.8)
  • Now has a base duration of 4 seconds (from 5).
  • No longer has a cooldown.
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 11 (was 8).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 20).
3.5.0
  • Added physics interactions.
3.1.0
  • Now creates 5 corpses (up from 3). The cooldown has been reduced to 3 seconds per stack (down from 5), and the cast time has been reduced to 0.8 seconds (down from 1). Desecrate's maximum corpse level now grows more steadily as the skill gem levels up. It can now create higher level corpses at most levels, except level 19 of the gem, in which the maximum corpse level has been lowered from 100 to 81.
3.0.2b
  • Desecrate now chooses corpses from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that existed in the instance.
3.0.2
  • Desecrate can now only create monsters that are in the instance it is used in. In areas where no monsters have spawned, a specific desecrate table is used. This fixes a longstanding bug with the desecration list that had further problems introduced due to persistent spectres.
1.1.0
  • The maximum level of a created corpse has been changed to being higher than the required level of the skill.
    This scales up to a monster level cap of 100 by level 20 of the gem.
  • Desecrate also now enforces a limit of 15 corpses at a time.
1.0.6b
  • Fixed a bug where corpses created by Desecrate weren't limited by the level requirement of the gem.
1.0.6
  • Desecrate has been added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Mark_GGG (March 6, 2014). "Skill Feedback - Desecrate". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. Learned by experimentation
  3. https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2474665/page/1#p21831501
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