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Despair
Spell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex
Level: (1—20)
Cost: (16—33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Requires Level (24—70), (25—68) Dex, (37—98) Int
Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.
Base duration is (8—11.8) seconds
+(0—1) metre to radius
Cursed enemies have (-30—-15)% to Chaos Resistance

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0—10)% increased Effect of Curse
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Quest /2
ActQuestNPCCharacter
3Lost in LoveQuest RewardWitch · Ranger · Shadow
3Lost in LoveClarissaRanger · Scion · Shadow · Witch
Genus
Despair
Level Effect /40
LevelRequires LevelIntDexManaBase DamageBase duration is 8 seconds# metres to radiusCursed enemies have -15% to Chaos ResistanceExperience
124372516100%, 100%, 100%80-15118,383
227412817100%, 100%, 100%8.20.1-16175,816
330453118100%, 100%, 100%8.40.1-17254,061
433493419100%, 100%, 100%8.60.2-18359,090
536533721100%, 100%, 100%8.80.2-18498,508
639573922100%, 100%, 100%90.3-19682,057
742614223100%, 100%, 100%9.20.3-20921,777
845654524100%, 100%, 100%9.40.4-211,727,879
948694825100%, 100%, 100%9.60.4-211,138,877
1050714926100%, 100%, 100%9.80.5-221,368,233
1152745126100%, 100%, 100%100.5-231,638,338
1254765327100%, 100%, 100%10.20.6-241,956,648
1356795528100%, 100%, 100%10.40.6-243,655,184
1458825729100%, 100%, 100%10.60.7-253,017,327
1560845929100%, 100%, 100%10.80.7-267,793,914
1662876030100%, 100%, 100%110.8-2715,206,031
1764906231100%, 100%, 100%11.20.8-2726,185,582
1866926431100%, 100%, 100%11.40.9-2862,755,923
1968956632100%, 100%, 100%11.60.9-29211,877,683
2070986833100%, 100%, 100%11.81-30
217234100%, 100%, 100%121-30
227434100%, 100%, 100%12.21.1-31
237635100%, 100%, 100%12.41.1-32
247836100%, 100%, 100%12.61.2-33
258036100%, 100%, 100%12.81.2-33
268237100%, 100%, 100%131.3-34
278438100%, 100%, 100%13.21.3-35
288639100%, 100%, 100%13.41.4-36
298839100%, 100%, 100%13.61.4-36
309040100%, 100%, 100%13.81.5-37
319140100%, 100%, 100%13.91.5-37
329241100%, 100%, 100%141.5-38
339341100%, 100%, 100%14.11.5-38
349442100%, 100%, 100%14.21.6-39
359542100%, 100%, 100%14.31.6-39
369642100%, 100%, 100%14.41.6-39
379743100%, 100%, 100%14.51.6-40
389843100%, 100%, 100%14.61.7-40
399943100%, 100%, 100%14.71.7-40
4010044100%, 100%, 100%14.81.7-41
Attribute /12

Despair

NameShow Full Descriptions
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xCurrencyRerollMagicOrb of Alteration
AcronymResistance, Curse
IdDespair
DropLevel 24
BaseType Despair
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround, Enemy,
TypeSpell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, AppliesCurse, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, InstantNoRepeatWhenHeld, InstantShiftAttackForLeftMouse, Hex
BuffIconDespair
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVulnerability
ActiveSkillsCodedespair
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Version history /4
VersionChanges
3.20.0
Different Hex types are not evenly balanced when applied via Hex-on-hit modifiers. Some Hexes like Vulnerability and Despair are much more powerful than others. This is because Hex-on-hit modifiers apply a Hex equivalent to the level 1 version of the Hex skill gem. Some Hexes are very strong at Level 1, relative to their Level 20 power, because they scale in a more gradual way with gem level. This means that in some cases, using Hex-on-hit is too powerful alongside its benefit of also applying Hexes automatically.
  • The following Skills now have a base duration of 8 seconds at gem level 1 (previously 9), up to 11.8 at gem level 20 (previously 10.9): Conductivity, Despair, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Flammability, Frostbite, Punishment, and Vulnerability.
  • Misery Everlasting now provides "Your Despair Curse can affect Hexproof Enemies" and "Recover 2% of Energy Shield on killing Cursed Enemies."
    • While working on the updates outlined above, we took the opportunity to make some stat changes to Vulnerability and Despair to help make these gems cleaner. They are now more focussed on making enemies vulnerable to Physical and Chaos damage in ways that are generically useful for any build dealing primarily Physical or Chaos damage.
  • Despair no longer causes Cursed enemies to take 15-25% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects, and it no longer adds 9-46 to 12-76 Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies. It now causes Cursed enemies to have -15% to Chaos Resistance at gem level 1 (previously -20%), up to -30% at gem level 20 (previously -29%). Quality no longer causes Cursed Enemies to take 0-10% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects. Instead, it now provides 0-10% increased Effect of Curse.
  • Quality on Anomalous Despair no longer provides 0-10% increased Effect of Curse. Instead, it now causes Cursed Enemies to take 0-10% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects.
    • 3.12.0

    Despair
  • The Putrid Cloister: No longer applies Projectile Weakness to players. Now applies Despair instead.
  • Despair is now offered to the Witch, Shadow and Ranger for completing Lost in Love, and can be purchased from Clarissa by the Scion.
    • 3.6.0
    Despair
    3.1.0
  • Vulnerability has been split into two skill gems - Vulnerability and Despair. Vulnerability, a Strength Skill Gem, curses all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage and increased physical damage over time. Attacks against cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding and maim.
  • Despair, an Intelligence Skill Gem, curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to chaos damage and causing them to take increased damage over time. Cursed enemies also take additional chaos damage when hit. Existing Vulnerability skill gems have become Despair.
  • Existing Vulnerability Skill gems are now Despair gems. Despair curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to chaos damage, and causing them to take increased damage over time. Cursed enemies also take additional chaos damage when hit. There is a new red skill gem called Vulnerability.
  • Witchfire Brew: Now creates a Despair curse aura on use. This affects all versions of the item.
    • Despair
    Spell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex
    Level: (1—20)
    Cost: (16—33) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Requires Level (24—70), (25—68) Dex, (37—98) Int
    Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.
    Base duration is (8—11.8) seconds
    +(0—1) metre to radius
    Cursed enemies have (-30—-15)% to Chaos Resistance
    base deal no damage [1]

    Additional Effects From Quality:
    (0—10)% increased Effect of Curse
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Supported By /52
  • Active Type: Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, AppliesCurse, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, InstantNoRepeatWhenHeld, InstantShiftAttackForLeftMouse, Hex
    • IncreasedDuration
    More Duration Support
    Supports any skill with a duration.
    Totem
    Spell Totem Support
    Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
    CastOnMeleeKill
    Cast on Melee Kill Support
    Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Empower
    Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    ReduceDuration
    Less Duration Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration.
    CastOnDmgTaken
    Cast when Damage Taken Support
    Each 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.
    EmpowerPlus
    Awakened Empower Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    LifeTap
    Lifetap Support
    Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
    TransfusionSupport
    Transfusion Support
    Supports non-blessing spells.
    Trap
    Trap Support
    Supports 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.
    CastOnCrit
    Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    CastOnDeath
    Cast on Death Support
    Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    enhance
    Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    SupportRapidDecayGem
    Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    CastOnCritPlus
    Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support
    Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    SupportRapidDecayPlus
    Awakened Swift Affliction Support
    Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
    enhanceplus
    Awakened Enhance Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    CastonWardBreak
    Cast on Ward Break Support
    Each supported spell skill will be triggered when your Ward breaks. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    IncreasedAOE
    Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    FasterCast
    Faster Casting Support
    Supports non-instant spell skills.
    ConcentratedAOE
    Concentrated Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
    RemoteMine
    Blastchain Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    Echo
    Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    CurseOnHit
    Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    CastOnStun
    Cast when Stunned Support
    Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Enlighten
    Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Aurify
    Blasphemy Support
    Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.
    CastWhileChanneling
    Cast while Channelling Support
    Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    Efficacy
    Efficacy Support
    Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
    ArcaneSurge
    Arcane Surge Support
    Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
    SpellCascade
    Spell Cascade Support
    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.
    SpellFocusSupport
    Intensify Support
    Supports spell skills that you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
    UnleashSupport
    Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    AltRemoteMineSupportGem
    High-Impact Mine Support
    Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
    AurifyPlus
    Awakened Blasphemy Support
    Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.
    CastWhileChannelingPlus
    Awakened Cast While Channelling Support
    Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
    CurseOnHitPlus
    Awakened Hextouch Support
    Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
    IncreasedAOEPlus
    Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
    Supports any skill with an area of effect.
    SpellCascadePlus
    Awakened Spell Cascade Support
    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.
    EchoPlus
    Awakened Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    UnleashPlus
    Awakened Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Enlightenplus
    Awakened Enlighten Support
    Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    ViciousHexSupport
    Impending Doom Support
    Supports hex curse skills, causing them to trigger Doom Blast when the hex ends. Cannot support curse skills which are triggered or applied as an aura.
    HexZoneSupport
    Cursed Ground Support
    Supports non-aura hex curse skills.
    HexSpreadingSupport
    Hex Bloom Support
    Supports hex curse skills. Hexes from auras or cursed ground cannot transfer.
    SpellCascade
    Greater Spell Cascade Support
    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.
    Echo
    Greater Spell Echo Support
    Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, brand skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
    HexZoneSupport
    Hextoad Support
    Supports non-aura hex curse skills.
    Hexpass
    Hexpass Support
    Supports hex curse skills.
    Aurify
    Eldritch Blasphemy Support
    Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.
    UnleashSupport
    Greater Unleash Support
    Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
    Eclipse
    Eclipse Support
    Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
    Despair Unique /1
    WitchFireBrew
    Creates a Smoke Cloud on Use
    (-10—10)% reduced Charges per use
    Grants Level 21 Despair Curse Aura during Effect
    Despair
    You are cursed. You have reduced Chaos Resistance.
    base_chaos_damage_resistance_%
    degen_effect_+%
    minimum_added_chaos_damage_taken
    maximum_added_chaos_damage_taken
    chance_to_be_hindered_when_hit_by_spells_%
    Attribute /4

    curse_chaos_weakness

    NameShow Full Descriptions
    IsSkillBuff1
    BuffGroupsID36
    IsBuffDefinition1
    BuffMergeModesID6
    Codebase chaos damage resistance %
    IsPublic1
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty0
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics1
    Codedegen effect +%
    IsPublic1
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty1
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics1
    Codeminimum added chaos damage taken
    IsPublic1
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty0
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics3
    Codemaximum added chaos damage taken
    IsPublic1
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty0
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics3
    Codechance to be hindered when hit by spells %
    IsPublic0
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty0
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics1
    Despair Monster /5
    NameModifiersSpectre
    Rama, The Kinslayer15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
    Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
    cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
    cannot be stunned while stunned [1]    		Y
    Kalria, The RisenTraps from Skills are thrown randomly around targeted locationY
    Kalria, The RisenTraps from Skills are thrown randomly around targeted location
    15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
    Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
    cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
    cannot be stunned while stunned [1]    		Y
    RibrattleY
    Tremorbonescorpse cannot be destroyed [1]Y

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    Despair

    Despair is a spell that curses all targets in an area, making them take increased chaos damage, damage over time, and chaos damage on hit.

    Skill functions and interactions

    • Cursed enemies take increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects: Because these stats are an increase to the target's damage taken, they are multiplicative with attacker's damage dealt and additive with any other effects to damage taken on the defender.

    • Adds Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies: Skills, passives, and items that grant Increased effect of your Curses will increase the added chaos damage granted by this curse (Note: These increases are not reflected in the tooltip, they only display base values). This added damage is identical in function to other sources of added damage, such as Added Chaos Damage Support, and thus can be further increased by any of the applicable increases to the attacker's damage.

    • Cursed enemies have -x% to Chaos Resistance: The reduction to Chaos Resistance granted by this curse (after modifiers) stacks additively with the Occultist's Void Beacon Ascendancy passive and other similar effects.

    • Despair can be turned into an aura by linking it with either Blasphemy Support or Awakened Blasphemy Support.

    Version history

    VersionChanges
    3.20.0
  • Now has Base duration is ('''8-11.8''') seconds (previously (9-10.9) seconds).
  • Now causes Cursed enemies have -('''15-30''')% to Chaos Resistance. (previously -(20-29)%).
  • No longer causes Cursed enemies take (15-25)% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects.
  • No longer causes Adds (9-46) to (12-57) Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies.
  • Quality no longer grants Cursed Enemies to take (0-10)% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects.
  • *Instead, it now grants (0-10)% increased Effect of Curse.
  • Anomalous quality no longer grants (0-10)% increased Effect of Curse.
  • *Instead, it now grants Cursed Enemies to take (0-10)% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects.
    • 3.12.0 ''All curse skills have been reworked and are now divided into two categories: Hexes and Marks.''
  • Hexes apply a curse in an area and, when manually cast, apply an amount of Doom per second to cursed enemies up to a maximum. Doom increases the effect of the afflicted curse and stacks additively with modifiers to increased Curse effect.
  • Curses applied by casting this spell now gain 10 Doom per second.
  • '''Despair''' is now offered to the Witch, Shadow and Ranger for completing Lost in Love, and can be purchased from Clarissa by the Scion.
    • 3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 16 (was 24).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 33 (was 50).
  • Cursed enemies now take 35% increased damage from damage over time effects at gem level 20.
    • 3.1.2
  • Added new helmet enchantments for Bodyswap and '''Despair'''. These are available from the Divine Font in the Merciless and Eternal Labyrinths.
    • 3.1.0
  • Vulnerability has been split into two skill gems - Vulnerability and '''Despair'''. Existing Vulnerability Skill gems are now '''Despair''' gems. There is a new red skill gem called Vulnerability.
  • Despair curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to chaos damage, and causing them to take increased damage over time. Cursed enemies also take additional chaos damage when hit.
  • Despair, an Intelligence Skill Gem, curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to chaos damage and causing them to take increased damage over time. Cursed enemies also take additional chaos damage when hit.
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