Detonate Dead
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I'm looking in to building a detonate dead caster, I thought I had it figured out but saw a few pieces of info that suggested otherwise. I've been able to collect differing answers and old information, but I have no idea what the deal is currently. Could anyone please clarify the following:
What passive skills increase detonate dead's damage, if any? Does detonate dead receive a bonus from additional elemental/fire skills? Spell damage modifiers - do they affect damage done before the monster health%, after, or not at all? Does the Iron Will support gem add damage? -does iron will with detonate dead get any benefit from spell damage modifiers? Ultimately the question I'm trying to answer: Is it viable to build a character focused around detonate dead? Last edited by Mark_GGG#0000 on Feb 3, 2013, 7:36:19 PM
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Detonate Dead deals Fire Spell damage. It benefits from everything a healthy young Fire Spell does. Base damage depends on monster Life.
(and technically Physical Spell damage as well but fuck that, it's like 10 damage) |
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Right so I have seen and heard statements supporting what you say, and going against it.
I'm inclined to believe that it does not receive spell damage modifier bonus', unlike other healthy young fire spells. |
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Okay then.
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Take a look at this wiki page: http://en.pathofexilewiki.com/wiki/Detonate_Dead
Also, I just found a quote from another, similar post mid last year: " So that was the state of things 7 months ago, is it true now? Last edited by insidion#7296 on Feb 3, 2013, 1:08:20 PM
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I see. Did not know that; you learn something new every day.
Well, you just answered your own questions. :P It's Fire, so +%Fire damage works; Fire is an Element, so +%Elemental works. It's not Spell damage, so Iron Will doesn't. |
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Still not sure on these things, though.
I guess I should ping Mark and see if this is still how it works. Also, it's debatable if iron will, will work as it is a spell but whether or not iron will affects the damage (since it's indirect?). I would imagine hooking iron will on to it and leveling that instead of detonate would make it worth while. |
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it is AoE, so AoE works too. swore it was a spell... guess i'll have to remath things. same goes for infernal blow as the explosion part was a spell last i heard, but this makes me think otherwise now.
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Latest information cna be found in the actual Detonate Dead thread in the skill feedback forum.
As stated in that thread, Detonate Dead deals non-spell damage. The types of damage are physical and fire. Damage is thus increased by increases that apply to those types. It's AoE damage, so affected by increases to AoE damage. It's not spell or weapon damage, so not affected by modifiers to those (including Iron Will). Last edited by Mark_GGG#0000 on Feb 3, 2013, 7:36:48 PM
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Thanks for clarification!
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