Patch 0.5.5 ·
Despair
Skill Gems
Despair is a Skill Gem (Intelligence) in Path of Exile 2. It is usable from character level 31 and can be cut from an Uncut Gem of level 9 or higher. Tags: Spell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Curse, Repeatable.
Despair
Level: 1
Cost: 41 Mana
Cast Time: 0.7 sec
Curse does not apply to enemies above level: 20
Requires:
Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.
Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
Curse duration is 6 seconds
Curse radius is 1.5 metres
Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance
- Type
- Skill Gems
- Attribute
- Intelligence
- Tags
- Spell, AoE, Chaos, Duration, Curse, Repeatable
- Usable from character level
- 31
- Gemcutting
- Uncut Gem level 9 or higher
- Gemcutting category
- Occult
- Levels
- 1–40
Quality
At 20% quality
- 10% increased Curse Magnitudes
Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)
- 50% reduced Mana Cost
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 level | Cost | Curse duration is # seconds | Curse radius is # metres | Curse inflicts -#% to Chaos Resistance | Curse does not apply to enemies above level: # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 41 Mana | 6 | 1.5 | 35 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | 46 Mana | 6.2 | 1.6 | 35 | 23 |
| 3 | 6 | 52 Mana | 6.2 | 1.7 | 36 | 25 |
| 4 | 10 | 57 Mana | 6.2 | 1.8 | 37 | 29 |
| 5 | 14 | 63 Mana | 6.4 | 1.8 | 38 | 32 |
| 6 | 18 | 69 Mana | 6.4 | 1.9 | 38 | 36 |
| 7 | 22 | 76 Mana | 6.4 | 2 | 39 | 39 |
| 8 | 26 | 82 Mana | 6.6 | 2.1 | 40 | 43 |
| 9 | 31 | 89 Mana | 6.6 | 2.2 | 41 | 47 |
| 10 | 36 | 96 Mana | 6.6 | 2.3 | 41 | 52 |
| 11 | 41 | 103 Mana | 6.8 | 2.3 | 42 | 56 |
| 12 | 46 | 110 Mana | 6.8 | 2.4 | 43 | 61 |
| 13 | 52 | 118 Mana | 6.8 | 2.5 | 44 | 66 |
| 14 | 58 | 126 Mana | 7 | 2.6 | 44 | 72 |
| 15 | 64 | 134 Mana | 7 | 2.7 | 45 | 74 |
| 16 | 66 | 142 Mana | 7 | 2.8 | 46 | 76 |
| 17 | 72 | 151 Mana | 7.2 | 2.8 | 47 | 78 |
| 18 | 78 | 160 Mana | 7.2 | 2.9 | 47 | 0 |
| 19 | 84 | 169 Mana | 7.2 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| 20 | 90 | 178 Mana | 7.4 | 3.1 | 49 | 0 |
Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)
| Level | Character level | Cost | Curse duration is # seconds | Curse radius is # metres | Curse inflicts -#% to Chaos Resistance | Curse does not apply to enemies above level: # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | – | 188 Mana | 7.4 | 3.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | – | 198 Mana | 7.4 | 3.1 | 50 | 0 |
| 23 | – | 208 Mana | 7.6 | 3.2 | 51 | 0 |
| 24 | – | 219 Mana | 7.6 | 3.2 | 52 | 0 |
| 25 | – | 230 Mana | 7.6 | 3.2 | 53 | 0 |
| 26 | – | 241 Mana | 7.8 | 3.3 | 53 | 0 |
| 27 | – | 253 Mana | 7.8 | 3.3 | 54 | 0 |
| 28 | – | 265 Mana | 7.8 | 3.3 | 55 | 0 |
| 29 | – | 277 Mana | 8 | 3.4 | 56 | 0 |
| 30 | – | 289 Mana | 8 | 3.4 | 56 | 0 |
| 31 | – | 302 Mana | 8 | 3.4 | 57 | 0 |
| 32 | – | 316 Mana | 8.2 | 3.5 | 57 | 0 |
| 33 | – | 329 Mana | 8.2 | 3.5 | 57 | 0 |
| 34 | – | 344 Mana | 8.2 | 3.5 | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | – | 358 Mana | 8.4 | 3.6 | 58 | 0 |
| 36 | – | 373 Mana | 8.4 | 3.6 | 59 | 0 |
| 37 | – | 388 Mana | 8.4 | 3.6 | 59 | 0 |
| 38 | – | 404 Mana | 8.6 | 3.7 | 59 | 0 |
| 39 | – | 420 Mana | 8.6 | 3.7 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | – | 437 Mana | 8.6 | 3.7 | 60 | 0 |
Matching supports 67
67 Support Gems can support this skill.
Strength 16
Dexterity 6
Intelligence 41
Abiding Hex
Arcane Surge
Atziri's Allure
Atziri's Call
Burning Inscription
Catharsis
Chaos Mastery
Concentrated Area
Considered Casting
Cursed Ground
Decaying Hex
Dialla's Desire
Doedre's Undoing
Energy Barrier
Expand
Expanse
Focused Curse
Hayoxi's Fulmination
Heightened Curse
Hex Bloom
Impending Doom
Invocation
Kalisa's Crescendo
Magnified Area I
Magnified Area II
Oisín's Oath
Potent Exposure
Profanity I
Profanity II
Rapid Casting I
Rapid Casting II
Rapid Casting III
Ritualistic Curse
Soulbreaker
Spell Cascade
Spell Echo
Unbending
Unleash
Volatile Power
Zarokh's Refrain
Zarokh's Revolt
No attribute 4
No results.
