VIEWING SKILL FORPath of Exile 1The original game
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Skill gem · Spell / Damage / Area

Detonate Dead

Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected.

ACQUISITIONSkill gem
SKILL TYPESpell / Damage / Area
REVIEWEDAug 13, 2026
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How to get Detonate Dead

PoExplorer currently classifies this as skill gem. That label comes from the reviewed source record; where the source does not provide a dependable location or recipe, PoExplorer does not invent one.

IN PLAIN LANGUAGE

How to use Detonate Dead

Corpse life is part of the explosion's damage foundation, so corpse creation and corpse quality are real build inputs. Reliable detonation also depends on placing usable corpses where enemies will remain.

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