Volatile Dead
Volatile DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
Mana Cost: (9-26)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12Corpses 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Fire Damage1% increased Orb Movement SpeedDeals (20-507) to (30-760) Fire Damage
Consumes up to 3 corpses
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's Maximum Life
Maximum of 60 Orbs at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVolatileDead
Mana Cost: (9-26)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12Corpses 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Fire Damage1% increased Orb Movement SpeedDeals (20-507) to (30-760) Fire Damage
Consumes up to 3 corpses
Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's Maximum Life
Maximum of 60 Orbs at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 12Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Transmutation |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVolatileDead

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.
Contents
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 SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: l
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports 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 2 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (15-6)% 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.) 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.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Fire Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 20 to 30 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 25 to 38 | 15,249 | 15,249 |
3 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 34 to 50 | 41,517 | 56,766 |
4 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 44 to 65 | 81,983 | 138,749 |
5 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 56 to 84 | 147,968 | 286,717 |
6 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 71 to 106 | 250,557 | 537,274 |
7 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 89 to 133 | 405,086 | 942,360 |
8 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 105 to 157 | 447,718 | 1,390,078 |
9 | 41 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 123 to 184 | 615,318 | 2,005,396 |
10 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 144 to 216 | 834,639 | 2,840,035 |
11 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 168 to 252 | 1,570,760 | 4,410,795 |
12 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 20 | 195 to 293 | 1,633,987 | 6,044,782 |
13 | 53 | 75 | 52 | 21 | 227 to 340 | 2,151,030 | 8,195,812 |
14 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 22 | 262 to 393 | 2,812,189 | 11,008,001 |
15 | 59 | 83 | 58 | 23 | 303 to 454 | 5,099,360 | 16,107,361 |
16 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 24 | 349 to 524 | 9,400,731 | 25,508,092 |
17 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 25 | 384 to 576 | 15,273,366 | 40,781,458 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 25 | 421 to 632 | 26,286,582 | 67,068,040 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 26 | 462 to 693 | 62,890,590 | 129,958,630 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 26 | 507 to 760 | 212,046,017 | 342,004,647 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 27 | 555 to 832 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 608 to 911 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 665 to 997 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 727 to 1091 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 795 to 1192 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 868 to 1303 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 948 to 1423 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 31 | 1035 to 1553 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 1129 to 1694 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 1232 to 1848 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 32 | 1286 to 1929 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1343 to 2014 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1402 to 2103 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 1463 to 2195 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1527 to 2291 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1594 to 2391 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1664 to 2495 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 34 | 1736 to 2604 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1811 to 2717 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 35 | 1890 to 2834 | 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 ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Volatile Dead.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Volatile Dead Cast Speed 1 | 66 | 8% increased Volatile Dead Cast Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Volatile Dead Cast Speed 2 | 75 | 12% increased Volatile Dead Cast Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Volatile Dead Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Volatile Dead Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Volatile Dead Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Volatile Dead Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Volatile Dead Orbs 3 | 75 | Volatile Dead Consumes up to 1 additional corpse | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Volatile Dead has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Stygian Volatile Dead Effect![]() ![]() | Your Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Void Volatile Dead Effect![]() ![]() | Your Volatile Dead becomes a Void Effect. |
Version history
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3.10.0 |
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3.9.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.1.0 |
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