Despair

DespairAoE, Chaos, Duration, Curse
Level: 1
Cost: 42 ManaCurses all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.Curse applies after 1 second delay
Cursed enemies have (-36-30)% to Chaos Resistance
Curse radius is (1.5–2.1) metres
Curse duration is (6–7.4) seconds
Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 25% slower
Cursed enemies are Slowed by (22–28)%

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Curse radius is (0–0.2) metersSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Despair is a curse spell that lowers of the chaos resistance of enemies.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	-x% Chaos Resistance	Radius	Duration
1	0	1	42	-30%	1.5	6
2	3	9	46	-30%	1.5	6.2
3	6	16	51	-30%	1.6	6.2
4	10	25	56	-31%	1.6	6.2
5	14	34	61	-31%	1.6	6.4
6	18	43	67	-31%	1.7	6.4
7	22	52	74	-32%	1.7	6.4
8	26	61	81	-32%	1.7	6.6
9	31	72	89	-32%	1.8	6.6
10	36	83	98	-33%	1.8	6.6
11	41	95	108	-33%	1.8	6.8
12	46	106	119	-33%	1.9	6.8
13	52	119	130	-34%	1.9	6.8
14	58	133	143	-34%	1.9	7
15	64	146	157	-34%	2.0	7
16	66	151	173	-35%	2.0	7
17	72	164	190	-35%	2.0	7.2
18	78	178	208	-35%	2.1	7.2
19	84	191	229	-36%	2.1	7.2
20	90	205	251	-36%	2.1	7.4

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Impending DoomImpending DoomSpell, AoE, Trigger, Chaos Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% Cooldown Time: 0.15 sec Can Store 3 Use(s) Cast Time: 1.00 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Supports Curse skills you cast yourself, causing them to trigger Doom Blast on Cursed enemies when the Curse expires.Trigger Doom Blast when Curses from Supported Skills expire Doom Blast Deals base Chaos Damage equal to 15% of your Current ManaPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Heightened CurseHeightened CurseCurse Tier: 1 Level: 1Supports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.25% increased Effect of Supported CursesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Decaying HexDecaying HexChaos, Curse Tier: 1 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports Curse Skills. Cursed enemies' bodies decay, taking Chaos damage over time.Supported Skills inflict Decay, dealing 60% of Intelligence as Chaos damage per second for 8 secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II		Focused CurseFocused CurseCurse Tier: 2 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports Curse skills, causing them to Curse enemies more quickly after being cast.Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 30% reduced delay.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Ritualistic CurseRitualistic CurseCurse Tier: 2 Level: 1Supports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Curse zones from Supported Skills erupt after 30% increased delay Supported skills have 50% increased Area of EffectPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Hex BloomHex BloomAoE, Curse Tier: 3 Level: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Supports Curses, spreading their effects when a Cursed enemy dies.Curses from Supported Skills spread to enemies within 3 metres when a Cursed enemy diesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.		Burning InscriptionBurning InscriptionAoE, Fire Tier: 3 Level: 1Supports any skill which creates Runic Inscriptions when Cast, causing those Runic Inscriptions to trigger Burning Inscription when they expire. Burning Inscriptions is a Spell which creates Ignited Ground based off of your Maximum Mana.Place into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Despair has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Despair has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.