Cremation

CremationSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile
Mana Cost: (11-20)
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 28A targeted corpse explodes, dealing area damage and turning into a volcanic geyser, which will repeatedly unleash projectiles sequentially over the surrounding area for a duration. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Fire DamageDeals (49-434) to (74-651) Fire Damage
Base duration is 8 seconds
Maximum of 3 Geysers at a time
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 4% of the corpse's Maximum Life
Fires 3 additional Projectiles
+(0-3) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 28Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Chance

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCorpseEruption

Cremation is a spell that explodes a corpse, turning it into a volcanic geyser that rapidly creates projectiles that explode for fire damage.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Fires 42 projectiles over 8 second duration. Each projectile can hit the same enemy.

• Additional projectiles: Scales total number of projectiles. For example, with Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: P
  Mana Multiplier: 165%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
  Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile DamageThis 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. (1+3+4), this skill fires 84 projectiles over the duration.
• Critical strike chance: Each projectiles roll own critical strike chance.
• Cast speed: Only affects the speed to create a geyser. Fire frequency is not changed.
• Area of effect: Affects both the area the projectiles cover and the distance they travel from the geyser.
• Projectile speed: Faster projectiles land sooner after they are fired. AoE is not changed.
• Pierce and Chain: Don't affect the skill.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Fire Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	42	29	11	49 to 74	N/A	0	0
2	31	46	32	11	59 to 89	N/A	199,345	199,345
3	34	50	35	12	70 to 105	N/A	285,815	485,160
4	37	54	37	13	83 to 125	N/A	401,344	886,504
5	40	58	40	13	98 to 147	N/A	554,379	1,440,883
6	42	60	42	14	109 to 163	1	477,437	1,918,320
7	44	63	44	14	121 to 182	1	583,786	2,502,106
8	46	66	46	15	134 to 202	1	710,359	3,212,465
9	48	68	48	15	149 to 224	1	1,355,511	4,567,976
10	50	71	49	15	165 to 248	1	1,138,877	5,706,853
11	52	74	51	16	183 to 274	2	1,368,233	7,075,086
12	54	76	53	16	202 to 303	2	1,638,338	8,713,424
13	56	79	55	17	223 to 334	2	1,956,648	10,670,072
14	58	82	57	17	245 to 368	2	3,655,184	14,325,256
15	60	84	59	18	270 to 406	2	3,017,327	17,342,583
16	62	87	60	18	298 to 447	3	7,759,995	25,102,578
17	64	90	62	18	328 to 491	3	15,138,193	40,240,771
18	66	92	64	19	360 to 540	3	26,083,825	66,324,596
19	68	95	66	19	395 to 593	3	62,620,247	128,944,843
20	70	98	68	20	434 to 651	3	211,708,088	340,652,931
21	72	100	70	20	476 to 714	4	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	21	522 to 783	4	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	21	572 to 858	4	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	21	627 to 940	4	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	22	686 to 1029	4	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	22	750 to 1125	5	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	23	820 to 1231	5	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	23	897 to 1345	5	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	24	980 to 1470	5	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	24	1070 to 1605	5	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	24	1118 to 1677	5	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	25	1168 to 1752	6	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	25	1220 to 1830	6	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	25	1274 to 1912	6	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	25	1331 to 1997	6	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	25	1390 to 2085	6	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	26	1452 to 2178	6	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	26	1516 to 2274	6	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	26	1583 to 2374	6	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	26	1652 to 2479	6	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

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

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Cremation.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Cremation Cast Speed 1	66	8% increased Cremation Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Cremation Cast Speed 2	75	12% increased Cremation Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Cremation Damage 1	66	25% increased Cremation Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Cremation Damage 2	75	40% increased Cremation Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Cremation Maximum Geysers 1	75	Cremation can have up to 1 additional Geyser at a time	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Cremation's Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 11 (was 14). Cremation's Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 20 (was 27). Now deals 49 to 74 Fire damage at gem level 1 (from 40 to 60) and 434 to 651 Fire damage at gem level 20 (from 357 to 535). Now gains radius as the gem levels, up to +3 radius at gem level 20. Now has an added damage effectiveness of 100% (from 80%).
3.1.0	Cremation has been added to the game.