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Despair
Tier: 9
Level: (1—20)
Cost: (41—178) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Requires: Level (1—90), 6 Int
Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
Despair
Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
Curse does not apply to enemies above level (0—20)
Curse inflicts (-49—-35)% to Chaos Resistance
Curse radius is (1.5—3.1) metres
Curse duration is (6—7.4) seconds

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0—10)% increased Curse Magnitudes
Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageCurse duration is 6 secondsCurse radius is 1.5 metresCurse inflicts -35% to Chaos ResistanceCurse does not apply to enemies above level 20
11641100%, 100%, 100%61.5-3520
21646100%, 100%, 100%6.21.6-3523
31652100%, 100%, 100%6.21.7-3625
41657100%, 100%, 100%6.21.8-3729
51663100%, 100%, 100%6.41.8-3832
61669100%, 100%, 100%6.41.9-3836
71676100%, 100%, 100%6.42-3939
81682100%, 100%, 100%6.62.1-4043
91689100%, 100%, 100%6.62.2-4147
101696100%, 100%, 100%6.62.3-4152
1116103100%, 100%, 100%6.82.3-4256
1216110100%, 100%, 100%6.82.4-4361
1316118100%, 100%, 100%6.82.5-4466
1416126100%, 100%, 100%72.6-4472
1516134100%, 100%, 100%72.7-4574
1616142100%, 100%, 100%72.8-4676
1716151100%, 100%, 100%7.22.8-4778
1816160100%, 100%, 100%7.22.9-470
1916169100%, 100%, 100%7.23-480
2016178100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-490
211188100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-500
221198100%, 100%, 100%7.43.1-500
231208100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-510
241219100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-520
251230100%, 100%, 100%7.63.2-530
261241100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-530
271253100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-540
281265100%, 100%, 100%7.83.3-550
291277100%, 100%, 100%83.4-560
301289100%, 100%, 100%83.4-560
311302100%, 100%, 100%83.4-570
321316100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-570
331329100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-570
341344100%, 100%, 100%8.23.5-580
351358100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-580
361373100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-590
371388100%, 100%, 100%8.43.6-590
381404100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-590
391420100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-600
401437100%, 100%, 100%8.63.7-600
Attribute /9

Despair

NameShow Full Descriptions
AcronymResistance, Curse
IdDespair
BaseType Despair
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround, Enemy, , ,
TypeSpell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, AppliesCurse, Unleashable, AreaSpell, UsableWhileMoving
BuffIconDespair
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDespair
ActiveSkillsCodedespair
Version history /3
VersionChanges
0.4.0
  • Temporal Chains, Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Vulnerability, Despair and Inevitable Agony now have lowered radius scaling for Gem Level 20+, increasing by 0.1 metres every 3 levels (previously every level).
  • 0.3.0
  • Despair: Curse now inflicts -41 to -49% to Chaos Resistance at Gem levels 9-20 (previously -20 to -24%).
  • Enabled the following existing Footprints Effect microtransactions for use in Path of Exile 2: Apollyon Footprints, Arcane Footprints, Arctic Footprints, Darkshard Footprints, Despair Footprints, Dragon Hunter Footprints, Ebony Footprints, Fire Footprints, Ghostflame Footprints, Gore Footprints, Huntsman Footprints, Ice Footprints, Infernal Footprints, Lightning Footprints, Madcap Footprints, Midnight Pact Footprints, Misery Footprints, Necrotic Footprints, Overseer Footprints, Pure Light Footprints, Radiant Footprints, Scavenger Footprints, Silver Wrangler Footprints, Wild Footprints, Wild Gold Footprints, and Wrangler Footprints.
  • 0.2.0
  • Despair now causes Cursed enemies to have -20% to Chaos Resistance at Gem level 9 (previously -32%), scaling up to -24% at Gem level 20 (previously -36%).
  • Fixed a bug where some modifiers that affected Delirium Splinters, such as Distilled Despair or the I'm not afraid of you! Notable Atlas Passive, were not working correctly.
  • Despair
    Tier: 9
    Level: (1—20)
    Cost: (41—178) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Requires: Level (1—90), 6 Int
    Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
    Despair
    Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
    Curse does not apply to enemies above level (0—20)
    Curse inflicts (-49—-35)% to Chaos Resistance
    Curse radius is (1.5—3.1) metres
    Curse duration is (6—7.4) seconds
    base deal no damage [1]
    can perform skill while moving [1]
    movement speed +% final while performing action [-70]
    movement speed acceleration +% per second while performing action [160]
    movement speed while performing action locked duration % [50]

    Additional Effects From Quality:
    (0—10)% increased Curse Magnitudes
    Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
    Microtransactions /2
    SanguineCurseDespair
    Sanguine Despair Effect
    Your Despair becomes a Sanguine Effect.
    DeliriumDespairCurser
    Delirium Despair Effect
    Your Despair becomes a Delirium Effect.
    Supported By /50
  • Active Type: Spell, Area, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, Cascadable, Chaos, AppliesCurse, Unleashable, AreaSpell, UsableWhileMoving
  • inspiration
    Efficiency I
    Supports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.
    inspiration
    Efficiency II
    Supports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.
    bloodmagicsupport
    Lifetap
    Supports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.
    bloodmagicsupport
    Atalui's Bloodletting
    Supports any Skill, turning a portion of its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit. Supported Skills Gain a portion of their Life cost as extra Physical Damage.
    lessdurationsupport
    Compressed Duration I
    Supports any skill that has a duration making that duration shorter.
    lessdurationsupport
    Compressed Duration II
    Supports any skill that has a duration making that duration shorter.
    moredurationsupport
    Prolonged Duration I
    Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.
    moredurationsupport
    Prolonged Duration II
    Supports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.
    blankredsupport
    Uhtred's Exodus
    Supports Skills which can gain levels, granting them many additional levels provided no other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.
    blankredsupport
    Uhtred's Omen
    Supports Skills which can gain levels, granting them many additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.
    blankredsupport
    Uhtred's Augury
    Supports Skills which can gain levels, granting them many additional levels provided exactly two other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.
    mobilitysupport
    Mobility
    Supports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.
    encumberancesupport
    Slow Potency
    Supports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.
    cessationsupport
    Deliberation
    Supports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.
    inhibitorsupport
    Inhibitor
    Supports any Skill you use yourself or that you Trigger. Supported Skills cannot consume Charges or Infusion by any means. Cannot Support Skills which require Charges or Infusion to be used.
    increasedareaofeffectsupport
    Magnified Area I
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
    increasedareaofeffectsupport
    Magnified Area II
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.
    WalkeroftheWilds
    Oisín's Oath
    Supports Skills which Hit enemies, causing their Mana Leech to recover based on Elemental damage instead of Physical damage.
    fastercastsupport
    Rapid Casting I
    Supports Spells, causing them to cast faster.
    fastercastsupport
    Rapid Casting II
    Supports Spells, causing them to cast faster.
    fastercastsupport
    Rapid Casting III
    Supports Spells, causing them to cast faster for each different Spell you've cast Recently.
    concentratedeffectsupport
    Concentrated Area
    Supports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.
    spellechosupport
    Spell Echo
    Supports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location. Supported Spells echo, causing their effects to happen again after a short delay. Cannot support Channelling skills Remote skills or skills which are Triggered.
    arcanesurgesupport
    Arcane Surge
    Supports Spells you cast yourself, tracking the mana you spend to cast them. Spending enough mana grants a burst of Mana Regeneration and Cast Speed.
    Expand
    Supports Spells you cast yourself, increasing their area of effect when cast. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown.
    unleashsupport
    Unleash
    Supports Spells you cast yourself, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown.
    blankbluesupport
    Zarokh's Revolt
    Supports Spells you cast yourself, making their effect reoccur up to five times when cast, but giving them a moderate Cooldown. Cannot support Channelling Skills.
    impendingdoomsupport
    Impending Doom
    Supports Curse skills you cast yourself, causing them to trigger Doom Blast on Cursed enemies when the Curse expires.
    hexbloomsupport
    Hex Bloom
    Supports Curses, spreading their effects when a Cursed enemy dies.
    curseeffectsupport
    Heightened Curse
    Supports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.
    decayinghexsupport
    Decaying Hex
    Supports Curse skills. Cursed enemies' bodies decay, taking Chaos damage over time.
    focusedhexsupport
    Focused Curse
    Supports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.
    ritualisticcursesupport
    Ritualistic Curse
    Supports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.
    chaosmasterysupport
    Chaos Mastery
    Supports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.
    spellcascadesupport
    Spell Cascade
    Supports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location, causing those Spells to also target additional areas on either side of the target area, along a randomly chosen axis. Cannot support Channelling skills or Remote skills.
    cursedgroundsupport
    Cursed Ground
    Supports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.
    cursedgroundsupport
    Doedre's Undoing
    Supports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create Hazardous areas which explode when Enemies enter them, Cursing Enemies and dealing Chaos Damage.
    burningrunessupport
    Burning Inscription
    Supports any Skill which creates Runic Inscriptions when Cast, causing those Runic Inscriptions to trigger Burning Inscription when they expire. Burning Inscription is a Spell which creates Ignited Ground based off of your Maximum Mana.
    stripawaysupport
    Potent Exposure
    Supports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.
    consideredcastingsupport
    Considered Casting
    Supports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.
    execratesupport
    Expanse
    Supports any Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher Area of Effect but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.
    profanitysupport
    Profanity I
    Supports Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills consume a Corpse on use, dealing more Chaos Damage if they do. Cannot support Triggered Skills or Reservation Skills.
    profanitysupport
    Profanity II
    Supports Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills consume many Corpses on use, dealing more Chaos Damage per Corpse consumed. Cannot support Triggered Skills or Reservation Skills.
    powerchargetogivecursedurationsupport
    Abiding Hex
    Supports Curse Skills you cast yourself. Supported Skills will consume Power Charges on use, gaining significant Curse duration if they do.
    cleansesupport
    Catharsis
    Supports any Skill you use yourself, causing supported Skill to detonate Volatility that is present on you. Supported Skill can only be used while you have a certain amount of Volatility and cannot support Skills which already have another Condition. Does not support Triggered Skills.
    blankbluesupport
    Kalisa's Crescendo
    Supports Curse Skills. Enemies Cursed by Supported Skills are Pacified for the final portion of the Supported Curse's duration.
    blankbluesupport
    Atziri's Allure
    Supports Curse Spells you cast yourself, causing those Curses to ignore the usual Curse Limit, but be reflected back to you when inflicted.
    blankbluesupport
    Atziri's Call
    [DNT] Supports Spells you use yourself which Hit enemies. On Critical Hit with supported Spells, Trigger Atziri's Storm at the location of the nearest enemy.
    blankbluesupport
    Zarokh's Refrain
    Supports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location. Supported Spells echo thrice, causing their effects to happen again after a short delay, but Supported Skills are given a short Cooldown. Cannot support Channelling skills, Remote skills, skills which already have a Cooldown, or skills which are Triggered.
    blankbluesupport
    Hayoxi's Fulmination
    Supports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse enemies so long as they are within them. Cursed areas from Supported Skills gather power before erupting in a column of annihilating light after a moderate delay.
    Despair
    Curse inflicts lowered Chaos Resistance.
    base_chaos_damage_resistance_%
    Attribute /4

    curse_chaos_weakness

    NameShow Full Descriptions
    IsSkillBuff1
    BuffGroupsID31
    IsBuffDefinition1
    BuffMergeModesID6
    Buff Related /1
    tblcodemod
    CurseTypesDespair
    Codebase chaos damage resistance %
    IsPublic1
    IsLocal0
    IsWeaponLocal0
    IsProxied
    IsParty0
    IsVirtual0
    IsScalable1
    StatSemantics1
    Despair Monster /2
    NameModifiersSpectre
    RibrattleY
    Ciara, the Curse Weavermonster dropped item rarity +% [1500]Y
    Despair Ref /0
    Despair
    Despair is a Curse that lowers the Chaos Resistance of those affected. If not otherwise specified, Despair lowers Chaos Resistance by 25%.
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