Detonate Dead

Spell, AoE, Physical, Fire

Detonate Dead

Skill Gem · Tier 7

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 0.8s

Cause a Corpse to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.

At level 1

Deals 19 to 28 Fire Damage
Physical damage from Corpse Life@5%
+2.6 metres to explosion radius

At level 40

Deals 678 to 1016 Fire Damage
Physical damage from Corpse Life@15.2%
+2.6 metres to explosion radius

Detonate Dead is a tier 7 Intelligence skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Spell, AoE, Physical, Fire). Support gems that can support it: 195.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

Support gems for Detonate Dead (195)

Fire (13)

Eternal Flame I Eternal Flame II Eternal Flame III Fire Attunement Fire Exposure Fire Mastery Fire Penetration I Ignite I Ignite II Ignite III Scouring Flame Searing Flame I Searing Flame II

AoE (11)

Bursting Plague Concentrated Area Expanse Flame Pillar Frost Nexus Magnified Area I Magnified Area II Shock Conduction Shock Conduction II Spell Cascade Wildfire

Chaos (10)

Chaos Attunement Deadly Poison I Deadly Poison II Escalating Poison Poison I Poison II Poison III Profanity I Profanity II Withering Touch

Cold (10)

Biting Frost I Biting Frost II Cold Attunement Cold Exposure Cold Penetration Deep Freeze Freeze Frostfire Spreading Frost Verglas

Lightning (9)

Innervate Lasting Shock Lightning Attunement Lightning Exposure Lightning Penetration Overcharge Shock Shock Siphon Stormfire

Attack (3)

Blazing Critical Thrill of the Kill Thrill of the Kill II

Duration (3)

Swift Affliction I Swift Affliction II Swift Affliction III

Minion (2)

Minion Pact I Minion Pact II

Warcry (2)

Ice Bite I Ice Bite II

Conditional (1)

Payoff (1)

Exploit Weakness

Remnant (1)

Runic Extraction

Per level

Level	Cost	Base Fire Damage	Corpse Explosion Monster Life Permillage Physical
1	9	19–28	50
2	11	21–32	53
3	13	24–37	56
4	15	28–42	59
5	18	32–48	62
6	20	36–55	65
7	23	41–62	68
8	26	46–69	71
9	30	51–77	74
10	34	57–86	77
11	38	64–95	80
12	42	70–106	83
13	48	78–116	86
14	53	85–128	89
15	59	94–141	92
16	66	103–154	95
17	73	112–168	98
18	81	123–184	101
19	89	134–200	104
20	99	145–218	107
21	109	158–237	110
22	120	172–257	113
23	132	186–279	116
24	146	202–303	119
25	160	218–328	122
26	175	236–354	125
27	192	255–383	128
28	211	276–414	131
29	231	298–447	134
30	252	322–482	137
31	276	347–520	138
32	301	374–561	140
33	329	403–605	141
34	359	435–652	143
35	392	468–702	144
36	427	504–756	146
37	465	543–814	147
38	506	585–877	149
39	551	629–944	150
40	599	678–1016	152