Volatile Dead

Spell, AoE, Fire

Level: 1–20

Cast Time: 0.80 sec

Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 170%

AoE Radius: 15

Requires Level 12

Corpses near the targeted location explode, dealing damage in a small area and creating an orb which moves towards nearby enemies before dealing spell damage in a larger area. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.

Deals (20–753) to (30–1129) Fire Damage
Consumes up to 3 corpses
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to (3–4)% of the corpse's Maximum Life
Maximum of 60 Orbs at a time

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–10)% increased Area of Effect

Unusual Gems /3 ⍟

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–10)% increased Area of Effect	50
Anomalous	(0–20)% increased Fire Damage	100
Divergent	(0–20)% increased Orb Movement Speed	20

Quest /2 ⍟

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	The Siren's Cadence	Quest Reward	Shadow · Witch
1	The Siren's Cadence	Nessa	Ranger · Scion · Shadow · Templar · Witch

Weapon /2

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	Volatile Dead and Cremation Penetrate 2% Fire Resistance per 100 Dexterity
1000 (T5)	Volatile Dead and Cremation Penetrate 4% Fire Resistance per 100 Dexterity

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Consumes up to 3 corpses Maximum of 60 Orbs at a time

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Intelligence	Cost	Deals 20 to 30 Fire Damage	Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's Maximum Life	Experience
1	12	21	14	9	20, 30	3	15,249
2	15	25	17	10	26, 38	3.1	41,517
3	19	30	21	12	35, 52	3.1	81,983
4	23	35	24	13	47, 70	3.2	147,968
5	27	41	28	14	62, 92	3.2	250,557
6	31	46	32	15	80, 120	3.3	405,086
7	35	51	36	16	104, 155	3.3	447,718
8	38	55	38	17	125, 187	3.4	615,318
9	41	59	41	18	149, 224	3.4	834,639
10	44	63	44	19	178, 268	3.5	1,570,760
11	47	67	47	20	213, 319	3.5	1,633,987
12	50	71	49	20	253, 379	3.6	2,151,030
13	53	75	52	21	299, 449	3.6	2,812,189
14	56	79	55	22	354, 530	3.7	5,099,360
15	59	83	58	23	417, 626	3.7	9,400,731
16	62	87	60	24	491, 737	3.8	15,273,366
17	64	90	62	25	547, 820	3.8	26,286,582
18	66	92	64	25	609, 913	3.9	62,890,590
19	68	95	66	26	677, 1016	3.9	212,046,017
20	70	98	68	26	753, 1129	4
21	72			27	836, 1254	4
22	74			27	928, 1392	4.1
23	76			28	1030, 1545	4.1
24	78			29	1142, 1713	4.2
25	80			29	1266, 1899	4.2
26	82			30	1402, 2104	4.3
27	84			30	1553, 2329	4.3
28	86			31	1719, 2578	4.4
29	88			32	1901, 2852	4.4
30	90			32	2103, 3154	4.5
31	91			32	2211, 3316	4.5
32	92			33	2324, 3486	4.5
33	93			33	2443, 3665	4.5
34	94			33	2568, 3852	4.6
35	95			34	2699, 4049	4.6
36	96			34	2837, 4255	4.6
37	97			34	2981, 4472	4.6
38	98			34	3132, 4699	4.7
39	99			35	3291, 4937	4.7
40	100			35	3457, 5186	4.7

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Volatile Dead
Class	Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Corpse
Type	Spell, Damage, Area, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Fire, Cascadable, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVolatileDead
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Volatile Dead Monster /2 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Kirmes Olli	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]	Y
Alira Darktongue	monster dropped item rarity +% [6000] monster slain experience +% [250] 20% Chance to Block Spell Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y

Microtransactions /3 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Stygian Volatile Dead Effect Your Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect.
	Void Volatile Dead Effect Your Volatile Dead becomes a Void Effect.
	Darkwood Volatile Dead Effect Your Volatile Dead becomes a Darkwood Effect.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /7 ⍟

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Orbs 1	Volatile Dead Consumes up to 1 additional corpse
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Orbs 2	Volatile Dead Consumes up to 1 additional corpse
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Orbs 3	Volatile Dead Consumes up to 1 additional corpse	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Damage 1	25% increased Volatile Dead Damage	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Damage 2	40% increased Volatile Dead Damage	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Cast Speed 1	8% increased Volatile Dead Cast Speed	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Volatile Dead Cast Speed 2	12% increased Volatile Dead Cast Speed	100

Supported By /89 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	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.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Faster Casting Support Supports non-instant spell skills.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Iron Will Support Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
	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.
	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.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Spell Echo Support Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills with a reservation.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	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.
	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.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	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.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	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.
	Awakened Spell Echo Support Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills with a reservation.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	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.
	Archmage Support Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Spellblade Support Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sacrifice Support Supports spell skills that hit enemies and have no reservation. Cannot support brand skills, orb skills, channelling skills, Vaal skills or skills used by traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

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Volatile Dead

Volatile Dead is a spell that consumes a corpse to summon a volatile orb. The orb homes in on nearby enemies and explodes for fire damage on contact.

Skill functions and interactions

Homing: Orbs have the same pathfinding AI as the enemy modifier "Volatile Flameblood", which means they can seek out enemies with no line of sight, and even navigate through short maze layouts and pass through fences and some closed doors to reach an enemy. This can be exploited to damage an enemy without the enemy finding your location to retaliate.
Despite their appearance, the orbs created by Volatile Dead are not projectiles. Thus, effects that normally affect projectiles (such as Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support) do not have an effect on Volatile Dead.
Orbs created by Volatile Dead stay alive for up to 4.5 seconds, and their travel speed increases over time.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	Now has "Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's maximum Life" at gem level 1, up to 4% at gem level 20 (previously 3% at all gem levels).
3.17.0	Volatile Dead now deals 20 to 30 Fire Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 753 to 1129 at gem level 20 (previously 507 to 760). Now has 170% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 120%).
3.10.0	Now displays that you are limited to a maximum of 60 orbs at a time.
3.9.0	Now has a limit of 60 Orbs.
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 9 (was 10). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 31). Now deals 20 to 30 Fire damage at gem level 1 (unchanged) and 507 to 760 Fire damage at gem level 20 (from 535 to 802).
3.1.0	Volatile Dead has been added to the game.

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