Bursting Plague
Supports skills that can Poison enemies, causing Poisoned enemies to gain Plague over time and explode in a Plague Burst on death. Cannot support the skills of Minions.
Gem Effects
Full modifier text from the in-game tooltip
Support
Poison from Supported Skills also adds 100% of Damage per Second to Enemy as Plague, up to a maximum of 20% of Enemy's maximum Life
Plague Burst
Cooldown Time: 0.10s
Triggered when an enemy Poisoned by a supported skill dies, dealing Physical damage around them based on the built-up Plague.
+5% to Critical Hit Chance
Deals Physical Damage equal to 100% of Plague on Triggering Enemy
Has up to 100% more Area of Effect at maximum Plague
Burst radius is 1.8 metres
Key Mechanics
Game terms referenced by this gem
Poison
A Chaos ailment that deals damage over time. Multiple Poisons can stack on one target.
Recommended Builds
Build archetypes where Bursting Plague can shine
Summoner / Totem Builds
Pair with Minion or Totem active skills to amplify summon performance.
Critical Strike Builds
Best in setups that stack Critical Strike Chance or benefit from Crit-triggered effects.
DoT / Ailment Builds
Synergises with Poison, Bleed, or Chaos damage-over-time strategies.
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