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:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Fire Damage5% increased Burning DamageFires Projectiles 0.25% faster2% chance to Explode a nearby Corpse when Firing ProjectilesDeals (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
Fires Projectiles every 1 seconds
+(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
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCorpseEruption
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:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Fire Damage5% increased Burning DamageFires Projectiles 0.25% faster2% chance to Explode a nearby Corpse when Firing ProjectilesDeals (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
Fires Projectiles every 1 seconds
+(0-3) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 28Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
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.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
Fires 32 projectiles over an 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:123Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported 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 64 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.
- The Projectiles are fired per second, so increasing the Duration of the skill increases the total number of Projectiles. (If you make Cremation have a Duration of 12 seconds, you will get a total of 48 Projectiles.)
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Fire Damage | Radius | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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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 |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Cremation.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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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 |
Alternate skill effects
Cremation has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Quicksilver Cremation Effect![]() ![]() | Your Cremation becomes a Quicksilver Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.6.0 |
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3.1.0 |
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