Detonate Living

Spell, AoE, Physical, Repeatable

Skill Gem

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 0.65s

Spend Runic Ward to cause a destabilising Hit against an enemy under the Culling Strike Threshold, making them violently explode. Highlights enemies under the Culling Strike Threshold.

At level 1

Deals 1 to 2 Physical Damage
Culling Strike

At level 40

Deals 274 to 410 Physical Damage
Culling Strike

Detonate Living 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

Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 0.65s
Tags: Spell, AoE, Physical, Repeatable
Support Gems: 179

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Per level

Level	Cost	Base Physical Damage
1	11	1–2
2	12	2–2
3	14	2–3
4	15	3–4
5	17	4–5
6	19	4–7
7	21	5–8
8	23	6–9
9	26	7–11
10	28	9–13
11	31	10–15
12	33	11–17
13	36	13–20
14	39	15–22
15	42	17–25
16	45	19–29
17	48	21–32
18	52	24–36
19	55	27–41
20	59	30–46
21	63	34–51
22	67	38–57
23	72	43–64
24	76	48–71
25	81	53–80
26	86	59–89
27	91	66–99
28	97	74–110
29	102	82–123
30	108	91–137
31	114	102–153
32	121	114–170
33	128	127–190
34	135	141–212
35	142	157–236
36	150	176–264
37	158	196–294
38	166	219–329
39	175	245–367
40	184	274–410

Support gems for Detonate Living (179)

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Detonate Living

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Per level

Support gems for Detonate Living (179)

Lineage (25)

Spell (24)

Physical (23)

Fire (12)

AoE (10)

Chaos (10)

Cold (10)

Lightning (10)

Minion (4)

Attack (3)

Duration (3)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (42)

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