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Compose Requiem

Your weapon passively accumulates anguish from the tormented souls within. When fully charged, use this skill to compose the Requiem, transforming your Crossbow shot into a torrent of anguish for a short, fixed amount of time. Does not use Ammunition.

Cost
mana
Cast Time
1s
Crit Chance
Max Level
20
Cooldown
None

Gem Effects

Full modifier text from the in-game tooltip

Compose Requiem

Requiem lasts for 12 seconds

Requires 100 anguish to use

Accumulates 3.33 anguish per second

Requiem

Attack Speed: 400% of base

Attack Damage: (300–936)% of base

Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage

Impact radius is 1.6 metres

Anguish impacts within a 2.4 metre radius of the target

Requirements

Weapon Type

Crossbow

Recommended Builds

Build archetypes where Compose Requiem can shine

Cold / Freeze Build

Focus on Cold damage and Freeze buildup. Ice Bite and Cold Penetration enhance freezing power.

Physical / Bleed Build

Raw Physical hits with Bleed potential. Heavy Swing and Brutality supports maximise damage.

Bow Ranger

A Bow-based setup focusing on Projectile damage and speed. Multishot or Pierce supports add clear.

Crossbow Engineer

Ammunition-based gameplay with reloading mechanics. Ammo Conservation and Fresh Clip supports are useful.

Suggested Support Gems

Supports that pair well with Compose Requiem based on shared mechanics

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