Corpse Explosion

Corpse Explosion is a Necromancer skill from the Corpse & Macabre skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	Slowed (CC)
Shadow Dmg	Stunned (CC)
Corpse	Vulnerable
Corruption
Darkness

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Corpse Explosion Details and Upgrades

Corpse Explosion Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Detonate a Corpse, dealing 85% damage to surrounding enemies. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Corpse, Corruption Fueled by Death You deal 3%[x] increased damage for 6 seconds after consuming a Corpse. Prerequisite: Can also reach Fueled by Death via Corpse Explosion.

Upgrades

Enhanced Corpse Explosion Corpse Explosion's radius is increased by 15%.	Plagued Corpse Explosion Corpse Explosion deals 10%[x] increased damage to enemies that are Slowed (CC), Stunned (CC) or Vulnerable. These damage bonuses can stack.
	Blighted Corpse Explosion Corpse Explosion becomes a Darkness Skill and, instead of exploding, releases a vile miasma dealing 18% Shadow Damage over 6 seconds (DoT).

Items that work with Corpse Explosion

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Corpse Explosion
• Create a condition Corpse Explosion can exploit
• Exploit a condition Corpse Explosion creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of the Long Shadow	Resource	Lucky Hit: Your Shadow Damage Over Time (DoT) effects have a 15.0 - 35% chance to generate 3 Essence. Damage from your Shadowblight Key Passive will always generate 2 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Necromancer
Aspect of the Embalmer	Defensive	Consuming a Corpse has a 15 - 35% chance to spawn a Blood Orb. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Necromancer
Cadaverous Aspect	Offensive	Consuming a Corpse increases the damage of your Core Skills by 3.5 - 7% for 5 seconds, up to 18 - 35% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Necromancer
Torturous Aspect	Utility	Iron Maiden is now also a Darkness Skill and deals Shadow damage. Enemies have a 10 - 30% chance to be Stunned (CC) for 1 second when they take damage from Iron Maiden. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Deserted Underpass (Map)	Kehjistan	Necromancer

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Black River "The scrolls describe a river of tar that separated the living from the land of the dead. Any unfortunate soul who tried to cross would be dragged down into oblivion." - Notes of Scholar Kamien Type: Unique Scythe Class: Necromancer Description: Corpse Explosion consumes up to 4 additional Corpses around the initial Corpse, gaining [120 - 160]%[x] damage and [10.5 - 12.5]% Size per additional Corpse consumed.	+10.0% Attack Speed Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[126 - 180] Intelligence +[2 - 3] to Corpse Skills +[1 - 2] to Hewed Flesh +[1 - 2] to Fueled by Death
	Howl from Below "Can you not hear it? That endless scream from the cold earth beneath your feet!? They are down there, trapped, blind with rage! Waiting to drag us down into the sod!" - Ravings of Madman Gustav Type: Unique Gloves Class: Necromancer Description: Instead of detonating immediately, Corpse Explosion summons a Volatile Skeleton that charges at a random enemy and explodes. Corpse Explosion's damage is increased by [50 - 90]%[x].	Affixes: (Item Power 925) Corpse Explosion Fears and Slows for [0.4 - 0.6] Seconds +[2 - 4] to Corpse Explosion +[26.0 - 35.0]% Corpse Attack Speed +[8.0 - 12.5]% Lucky Hit Chance

Changes to Corpse Explosion

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Range for auto-targeting Corpses on mouse and keyboard increased by 50%.