Patch 0.5.5 ·

Contagion

Skill Gems

Contagion is a Skill Gem (Intelligence) in Path of Exile 2. Tags: Spell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Repeatable. 71 Support Gems can support it.

1
Contagion
Spell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Repeatable
Level: 1
Cost: 8 Mana
Cast Time: 1 sec
More Damage per spread (max): 100% (300%)
Afflict a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads itself, Curses, and other Chaos damage over time Debuffs on the target to nearby enemies. This refreshes their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by Contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to Debuff's Damage over Time
Debuff duration is 5 seconds
Spread radius is 1.7 metres
Deals 1.95 Chaos damage per second
Type
Skill Gems
Attribute
Intelligence
Tags
Spell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Repeatable
Gemcutting
Uncut Gem level 1 or higher
Gemcutting category
Occult
Levels
1–40

Quality

At 20% quality

  • Additional Enemies targeted when Cast: 2

Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)

  • 50% more Area of Effect

Used in builds

Values per level

Only values that change with the level – fixed values are in the tooltip. Click a row to show that level in the tooltip.

Level Character levelCostDeals # Chaos damage per second
1 –8 Mana1.95
2 39 Mana2.82
3 611 Mana4.08
4 1013 Mana5.53
5 1415 Mana7.18
6 1817 Mana9.07
7 2219 Mana11.23
8 2622 Mana13.7
9 3125 Mana16.52
10 3628 Mana19.73
11 4132 Mana23.42
12 4636 Mana27.63
13 5240 Mana32.48
14 5845 Mana38.03
15 6450 Mana44.4
16 6655 Mana51.72
17 7261 Mana60.13
18 7868 Mana69.83
19 8475 Mana81.02
20 9083 Mana93.92
Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)
Level Character levelCostDeals # Chaos damage per second
21 –92 Mana108.82
22 –101 Mana126.07
23 –112 Mana146.05
24 –123 Mana169.23
25 –135 Mana196.15
26 –148 Mana227.45
27 –162 Mana263.92
28 –178 Mana306.43
29 –195 Mana356.1
30 –213 Mana414.17
31 –233 Mana482.2
32 –254 Mana561.98
33 –278 Mana655.73
34 –303 Mana766.02
35 –330 Mana896
36 –360 Mana1049.4
37 –392 Mana1230.73
38 –427 Mana1445.47
39 –464 Mana1700.12
40 –505 Mana2002.63

Matching supports 71

71 Support Gems can support this skill.

Strength 21

Armour Demolisher I Armour Demolisher II Atalui's Bloodletting Brutality I Brutality II Brutality III Compressed Duration I Compressed Duration II Efficiency I Efficiency II Lifetap Prolonged Duration I Prolonged Duration II Prolonged Duration III Rageforged I Rageforged II Uhtred's Augury Uhtred's Exodus Uhtred's Omen Unbreakable Uruk's Smelting

Dexterity 9

Chance to Freeze Deliberation Inhibitor Mobility Slow Potency Swift Affliction I Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction III Wind Wave

Intelligence 37

Acrimony Arcane Surge Atziri's Call Catharsis Chaos Mastery Chaotic Freeze Concentrated Area Considered Casting Derange Dialla's Desire Drain Ailments Energy Barrier Expand Expanse Hinder Hourglass Intense Agony Invocation Magnified Area I Magnified Area II Minion Pact I Minion Pact II Oisín's Oath Potent Exposure Profanity I Profanity II Rapid Casting I Rapid Casting II Rapid Casting III Soulbreaker Unbending Unleash Varashta's Blessing Volatile Power Zarokh's Revolt Zenith I Zenith II

No attribute 4

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