Hexblast

HexblastSpell, AoE, Chaos, Payoff
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-127) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Detonate a Curse on every enemy in an area, causing explosions of Chaos damage but removing the Curse. Can only detonate Curses for which at least half of the duration has expired.Deals (21-725) to (39-1347) Chaos Damage
Explosion radius is 2 metres
Explodes a Curse on enemies in a 2.8 metre radius
Maximum 3 Explosions per cast

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% more Damage per 1 second of remaining duration on removed CurseSkills 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
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemHexblast

Hexblast is a Chaos Spell Skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Chaos Damage
1	0	0	12	21 to 39
2	3	9	14	29 to 53
3	6	14	17	39 to 73
4	10	21	20	51 to 95
5	14	28	23	65 to 121
6	18	35	26	80 to 149
7	22	41	30	98 to 182
8	26	48	34	118 to 219
9	31	57	38	140 to 261
10	36	65	43	166 to 309
11	41	74	49	195 to 363
12	46	82	55	228 to 424
13	52	92	61	266 to 494
14	58	103	68	309 to 573
15	64	113	76	357 to 664
16	66	116	84	413 to 767
17	72	126	94	476 to 884
18	78	137	104	548 to 1018
19	84	147	115	631 to 1172
20	90	157	127	725 to 1347

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	Magnified Area IMagnified Area ISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 35% 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Profanity IProfanity ISupport, Chaos Category: Profanity Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills consume a Corpse on use, dealing more Chaos Damage if they do. Cannot support Triggered Skills or Reservation Skills.Supported Skills consume a Corpse within 5 metres on use, if possible Supported Skills deal 30% more Chaos Damage if consuming a CorpsePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Withering TouchWithering TouchSupport, Chaos, Duration Category: Withering Touch Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Wither enemies on Hit.Withered lasts 4 seconds Supported Skills deal 25% less Damage Chance to inflict Withered on Hit with Supported Skills can exceed 100% Supported Skills have 1% chance to inflict Withered on Hit for every 0.57% of enemy Ailment Threshold dealt as Chaos damagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Considered CastingConsidered CastingSupport, Spell Category: Considered Casting Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 115%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Supported Spell Skills have 15% less Cast Speed Supported Spells deal 35% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Spell EchoSpell EchoSupport, Spell, AoE Category: Spell Echo Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that affect an area around you or a target location. Supported Spells echo, causing their effects to happen again after a short delay. Cannot support Channelling skills Remote skills or skills which are Triggered.Supported Spells Echo once Supported Skills have 30% less Cast Speed Echoes from Supported Spells have 40% 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 Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	DeliberationDeliberationSupport Category: Deliberation Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage 30% more Movement Speed penalty while using Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	ExtractionExtractionSupport, Spell Category: Extraction Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spell Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Using supported Spells will cause you to Sacrifice a portion of your Life on use, gaining extra Chaos Damage in exchange. Does not support Persistent Skills, Minion Skills, or Triggered Skills.Supported Skills Gain 35% of Damage as extra Chaos Damage Supported Skills Sacrifice 10% of Life on usePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Magnified Area IIMagnified Area IISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.Supported Skills have 45% increased Area of Effect Supported Skills deal 10% less Area DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Execute IIExecute IISupport Category: Execute Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Supported Skills deal 50% more Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low LifePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Minion Pact IIMinion Pact IISupport, Minion Category: Minion Pact Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports damaging skills you use yourself, draining the life from one of your Minions on use in order to boost the skill's damage. Only takes effect if you have a Minion with enough life to drain the full amount.Supported Skills remove 150% of your maximum Life from a nearby Minion on use to deal 35% more damagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Chaos MasteryChaos MasterySupport, Chaos Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Chaos SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Profanity IIProfanity IISupport, Chaos Category: Profanity Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills consume many Corpses on use, dealing more Chaos Damage per Corpse consumed. Cannot support Triggered Skills or Reservation Skills.Supported Skills consume up to 10 Corpses within 5 metres on use, if possible Supported Skills deal 5% more Chaos Damage for each Corpse consumed this wayPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Hexblast has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Hexblast has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	The base damage scaling of all player spell and secondary damage skills has been tweaked to scale better in the late game. Generally speaking, spells that do not have damage number changes called out below will have near-identical base damage at low levels, roughly 5% more damage at gem level 20, and roughly 20% more damage at gem level 30. Hexblast: Quality now provides 0-10% more Damage per 1 second of remaining Duration of removed Curse, instead of 0-20% more Chaos Damage. Removed "Barrageable" gem tag. [Undocumented]
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag. [Undocumented]
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. Hexblast can now only detonate Curses for which at least 50% of the duration has expired. This means it can never explode Curses that have an infinite duration. Curse orbs will be visually different when 50% of the Curse duration has expired if you have Hexblast equipped. The Explosion radius of Hexblast has been increased to 2 metres (previously 1.6 metres), and it now has a maximum of 3 Explosions per cast (previously 9).
0.1.0d	Updated the description on Hexblast to clarify that it only detonates a single Curse per Enemy in its radius.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.