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:
0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (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

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
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.

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:
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported 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.
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
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 a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
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
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
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)
Stygian Volatile Dead EffectStygian Volatile Dead EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Volatile Dead becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
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.