Decompose

Decompose is a Necromancer skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Creates Condition	Exploits Condition
Shadow Dmg (DoT)	N/A
+ Corpses
+ Essense
Slows (CC)
+ Movement
Vulnerable
Basic
Darkness
Channeled

'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

Decompose Generate Essence: 13 per second Lucky Hit Chance: 40% Tear the flesh from an enemy, dealing 60% damage per second and forming a usable Corpse with the flesh every 1 second. Damage: Shadow Damage Tags: Basic, Darkness, Channeled

Upgrades

Enhanced Decompose Decompose now causes a small explosion dealing 40% damage when creating a Corpse or when the enemy dies, and you gain 10 Essence.	Acolyte's Decompose Explosions from Decompose make enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
	Initiate's Decompose Decompose Slows (CC) enemies by 50%. When Decompose explodes, you gain + 30% Movement Speed for 8 seconds.

* Vulnerable enemies take 20% increased damage.

Other Skills that work with Decompose

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Decompose can exploit
• Exploit a condition Decompose creates

Decompose Creates	Skills that Exploit This Condition
Shadow Damage (DoT)	Shadowblight
Darkness	Reaper's Pursuit | Crippling Darkness | Gloom
Slows (CC)	Plagued Corpse Explosion | Terror
Vulnerable	Plagued Corpse Explosion | Enhanced Bone Prison | Evulsion (p)
Corpses	Corpse Explosion
Decompose Exploits	Skills that Create This Condition
N/A

Items that work with Decompose

The following items either:

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

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Exposed Flesh	Resource	Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to generate 35 - 55 Essence when hitting a Vulnerable enemy. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Necromancer
Aspect of Might	Defensive	Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 2 - 10 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Dark Ravine (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 35 - 55% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion (Map)	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Expectant	Offensive	After attacking enemies with a Basic Skill, increase the damage of your next Core Skill cast within 5 seconds by 5 - 12% [x], up to 30% [x]. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Underroot (Map)	Scosglen	All
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 Umbral	Resource	Restore 1 - 8 of your Primary Resource when you Crowd Control an enemy. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Champion's Demise (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Assimilation Aspect	Resource	You have 8% increased Dodge Chance. When you Dodge, Fortify for 5 - 12% of your Maximum Life. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have 20% [x] increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal 25 - 45% [x] increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Flesh-Rending Aspect	Resource	When Decompose explodes, gain 25 - 45 Essence. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Nostrava Deepwood (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Necromancer
Rapid Aspect	Offensive	Basic Skills gain 15 - 35% [+] Attack Speed. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Buried Halls (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
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
Smiting Aspect	Offensive	You have 13 - 23% [+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Injured enemies. While you are Healthy, you gain 25 - 45% [+] increased Crowd Control Duration. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Splintering Aspect	Offensive	Bone Spear's primary attack makes enemies hit beyond the first Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Bone Shards from Bone Spear deal 30 - 70% bonus damage to Vulnerable enemies and pierce them. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Guulrahn Slums(Map)	Dry Steppes	Necromancer

Unique Items

	Bloodless Scream "My companion swung her odd weapon in a wide arc, and our pursuer stopped short. The look of horror on his face as his body fell to pieces will haunt me forever." - The Ebon Pages, Canto II, Verse XI Type: Unique Two-Handed Scythe Class: Necromancer Description: Your Darkness Skills Chill (CC) enemies for up to 100% and deal x 100 - 200% increased damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Lucky Hit: Your Darkness Skills have up to a 100% chance to generate 15 - 25 additional Essence against Frozen targets.	+170.0% Non-Physical Damage Affixes: +14 - 16% Lucky Hit Chance +160- 188 Intelligence +1 - 2 to Darkness Skills +52 - 70% Freeze Duration
	Greaves of the Empty Tomb "The massive door to my family's crypt, which had taken a dozen men to close, was thrown open. Had I known the horrors to come I never would have set foot inside!" -The Ebon Pages, Canto I, Verse VII Type: Unique Boots Class: Necromancer Description: Sever leaves behind Desecrated Ground that deals [300 - 1,200] Shadow damage over 2 seconds.	+4 Maximum Evade Charges Evade Leaves Behind Desecrated Ground for 2 Seconds Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[4 - 6] to Reaper's Pursuit +[30.9 - 44.4]% Chance for Sever Projectiles to Cast Twice +[30.9 - 44.4]% Sever Size [9.0 - 11.0]% Damage Reduction from Shadow Damage Over Time-Affected Enemies
	Paingorger's Gauntlets Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass. Type: Unique Gloves Class: All Classes Description: Damaging enemies with a Non-Basic Skill cast marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill's damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing [100 - 200]%[x] increased damage.	Affixes: +[7.0 - 9.0]% Attack Speed +[2 - 4] to Basic Skills [6.0 - 8.0]% Cooldown Reduction Lucky Hit: Up to a +[13.5 - 22.5]% Chance to Stun (CC) for 2 Seconds
	X'Fal's Corroded Signet Skulking in the shadows of the Realm of Destruction, the Scarred Baron plots the downfall of the mortal who banished him there. Type: Unique Ring Class: All Classes Description: Lucky Hit: Your damage over time effects have up to a 75% chance to erupt, dealing [1,350 - 1,950] damage of the same type to surrounding enemies.	+10.0% Resistance to All Elements +10.0% Fire Resistance Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[47 - 65] All Stats +[72.5 - 95.0]% Damage Over Time +[46.5 - 60.0]% Vulnerable Damage +[5.0 - 6.0]% Lucky Hit Chance

Paragon Glyphs

	Abyssal Rare: Necromancer Bonus: Paragon nodes within range gain + 15% (lvl 1) - 75% (lvl 21) bonus to their Non-physical damage and damage reduction modifiers.	Additional Bonus: You and your Minions deal x 10% increased Non-Physical damage. Requirements: 25 Dexterity (in radius range)
	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You and your Minions deal x20% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. (necro) You deal x10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. (rogue, sorc) Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Darkness Rare: Necromancer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + 1.3% (lvl 1) - 6.6% (lvl 21) increased Shadow damage.	Additional Bonus: Whenever you or your Minions deal Shadow damage to an enemy, that enemy deals 2% reduced damage, up to 10%, for 5 seconds. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Scourge Rare: Necromancer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + 1.3% (lvl 1) - 6.6% (lvl 21) increased Shadow Damage over time(DoT).	Additional Bonus: You and your Minions deal x 10% increased damage to enemies affected by Shadow Damage over time (DoT) effects. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Subdue Magic: Barbarian / Druid / Necromancer / Rogue / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Dexterity (Barb/Druid/Necro/Sorc) / Intelligence (Rogue) purchased within range, you gain + 0.8% increased damage to Vulnerable targets.

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Decompose

Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand	Shield
Basic Skill Damage [18.5 - 39.5%]							✔		✔	✔
Basic Skill Damage [37 - 79%]								✔
Darkness Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔			✔
Shadow Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Damage Over Time [7.0 - 14.0%]		✔					✔
Damage Over Time [14 - 28%]								✔
Shadow Damage Over Time [12.5 - 19.5%]	✔					✔
Damage to 'Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time' Enemies [7 - 14%]		✔					✔
Damage to 'Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time' Enemies [14 - 28%]								✔
Damage to Slowed Enemies [16.5 - 23.5%]		✔					✔
Damage to Slowed Enemies [33 - 47%]								✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔					✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]								✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔						✔	✔
Vulnerable Damage [9.8 - 19.6%]		✔					✔
Vulnerable Damage [19.6 - 39.2%]								✔
Basic Skill Attack Speed [4.4 - 10%]			✔						✔	✔
Damage Reduction from 'Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time' Enemies [7 - 14%]	✔			✔	✔				✔	✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand

Changes to Decompose

Patch 1.4.0, May 14, 2024

• Interval reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
• Increased channeling Essence generation from 8 to 10 per second.
• Upgrades now activate when spawning corpses instead of channeling for 1 second.
• Enhanced Decompose
  • Decompose now causes an explosion [40% weapon damage] when creating a corpse or when the target dies.
  • Now also generates 10 Essence when creating a corpse.
• Acolyte's Decompose
  • Previous – Every 1.5 seconds, Decompose makes Enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.
  • Now – Decompose explosions make enemies vulnerable.
• Initiate's Decompose
  • Movement Speed bonus is now on Decompose explosions instead of channeling.
  • Bonus Movement Speed duration increased from 5 to 8 seconds.

Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024

Acolyte's Decompose

• Previous: You and your Minions deal 10%[x] increased damage to enemies being Decomposed.
• New: Every 1.5 seconds, Decompose makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds.

Initiate's Decompose

• Previous: Decompose Slows enemies by 50%.
• New: Decompose Slows enemies by 50%, and if you channel Decompose for at least 1.5 seconds, you gain 30%[+] Movement Speed for 5 second after ending the channel.

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.