Decompose is a Necromancer skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:
| Grants Player | Exploits Condition |
|---|---|
| Shadow Dmg | N/A |
| Increased Dmg | |
| Essence | |
| Slows (CC) | |
| Basic | |
| 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.
Decompose Details and Upgrades
DecomposeTear the flesh from the enemy, dealing 33% damage per second and forming a usable corpse with the flesh every 2 seconds. Damage: Shadow Generates : 8 Essence per second Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tags: Basic, Darkness, Channeled |
Upgrades
Enhanced DecomposeDecompose now causes a small explosion dealing 40% damage when creating a Corpse or when the enemy dies, and you gain 10 Essence. |
Acolyte's DecomposeExplosions from Decompose make enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. |
Initiate's DecomposeDecompose Slows (CC) enemies by 50%. When Decompose explodes, you gain + 30% Movement Speed for 8 seconds. |
Items that affect Decompose
There are specific items that will boost Decompose in some way.
Legendary Aspects
Rotting Aspect |
Offensive | Decompose can chain and burst up to 4 additional targets. Explosions from Decompose deal x15 - 35% increased damage. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
N/A | Extraction | Necromancer |
Flesh-Rending Aspect |
Resource | When Decompose explodes, gain 25 - 45 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
Nostrava Deepwood (Map) |
Fractured Peaks | Necromancer |
Unique Items
There are no Unique Items that affect Decompose.
Changes to Decompose
Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023
- Initiate's Decompose - Slow increased from 30% to 50%.
Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023
- Base damage increased from 30% to 33%.
- Base Essence generated per second increased from 7 to 8.
- Corpses formed frequency increased from 2.5 to 2 seconds.

