Bitter Dead

Spell, AoE, Cold, Repeatable

Skill Gem

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 0.75s

Spend Ward and target an area, transforming Corpses into bitter cores that seek out enemies and Chill enemies near them. The cores explode at the end of their duration, creating runes which deal additional Cold damage over time.

At level 1

Transformation radius is 3.5 metres
Transforms +1 Corpse
Core duration is 5 seconds

At level 40

Transformation radius is 3.5 metres
Transforms +14 Corpses
Core duration is 5 seconds

Bitter Dead is a Path of Exile 2 skill gem. It is not cut from an uncut gem.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 0.75s
Tags: Spell, AoE, Cold, Repeatable
Support Gems: 181

Per level

Level	Cost	Volatile Dead Base Number Of Corpses To Consume
1	11	1
2	12	1
3	14	1
4	15	2
5	17	2
6	19	2
7	21	3
8	23	3
9	26	3
10	28	4
11	31	4
12	33	4
13	36	5
14	39	5
15	42	5
16	45	6
17	48	6
18	52	6
19	55	7
20	59	7
21	63	7
22	67	8
23	72	8
24	76	8
25	81	9
26	86	9
27	91	9
28	97	10
29	102	10
30	108	10
31	114	11
32	121	11
33	128	11
34	135	12
35	142	12
36	150	12
37	158	13
38	166	13
39	175	13
40	184	14

Support gems for Bitter Dead (181)

Bitter Dead

Per level

Support gems for Bitter Dead (181)

Lineage (25)

Spell (24)

Physical (22)

Fire (12)

Cold (11)

AoE (10)

Chaos (10)

Lightning (10)

Minion (4)

Attack (3)

Duration (3)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (44)

Level	Cost	Volatile Dead Base Number Of Corpses To Consume
1	11	1
2	12	1
3	14	1
4	15	2
5	17	2
6	19	2
7	21	3
8	23	3
9	26	3
10	28	4
11	31	4
12	33	4
13	36	5
14	39	5
15	42	5
16	45	6
17	48	6
18	52	6
19	55	7
20	59	7
21	63	7
22	67	8
23	72	8
24	76	8
25	81	9
26	86	9
27	91	9
28	97	10
29	102	10
30	108	10
31	114	11
32	121	11
33	128	11
34	135	12
35	142	12
36	150	12
37	158	13
38	166	13
39	175	13
40	184	14

Level	Cost	Volatile Dead Base Number Of Corpses To Consume
1	11	1
2	12	1
3	14	1
4	15	2
5	17	2
6	19	2
7	21	3
8	23	3
9	26	3
10	28	4
11	31	4
12	33	4
13	36	5
14	39	5
15	42	5
16	45	6
17	48	6
18	52	6
19	55	7
20	59	7
21	63	7
22	67	8
23	72	8
24	76	8
25	81	9
26	86	9
27	91	9
28	97	10
29	102	10
30	108	10
31	114	11
32	121	11
33	128	11
34	135	12
35	142	12
36	150	12
37	158	13
38	166	13
39	175	13
40	184	14

Level	Cost	Volatile Dead Base Number Of Corpses To Consume
1	11	1
2	12	1
3	14	1
4	15	2
5	17	2
6	19	2
7	21	3
8	23	3
9	26	3
10	28	4
11	31	4
12	33	4
13	36	5
14	39	5
15	42	5
16	45	6
17	48	6
18	52	6
19	55	7
20	59	7
21	63	7
22	67	8
23	72	8
24	76	8
25	81	9
26	86	9
27	91	9
28	97	10
29	102	10
30	108	10
31	114	11
32	121	11
33	128	11
34	135	12
35	142	12
36	150	12
37	158	13
38	166	13
39	175	13
40	184	14