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Despair Ember Fusillade CoC Gemling Legionnaire (315% Spell Damage)

Gemling Legionnaire·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview

Offense

Main skill: The Stars Answer

1. The Stars Answer
18,613
2. Ember Fusillade
15,150
Cast rate
0.76/s

Utility

Resources, movement, and recovery

Mana
605
Character spirit
262
Gear spirit
94
Move speed
x1.26

Defense

Life pool, mitigation, avoidance, and resistance coverage

Life
1,604
Character ES
2,288
Gear ES
1,179
Ward
92
Character armour
1,334
Gear armour
721
Character evasion
1,652
Gear evasion
886
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
32%

Passive Tree

11
Nodes
4
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Advanced ThaumaturgyNotable
Gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effect
Gem
Gem StuddedNotable
For each colour of Socketed Support Gem that is most numerous, gain: •Red: Hits against you have no Critical Damage Bonus •Blue: Skills have {1}% more cost •Green: {2}% more Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while Moving
For each colour of Socketed Support Gem that is most numerous, gain: •Red: Hits against you have no Critical Damage Bonus •Blue: Skills have {1}% more cost •Green: {2}% more Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while Moving
For each colour of Socketed Support Gem that is most numerous, gain: •Red: Hits against you have no Critical Damage Bonus •Blue: Skills have {1}% more cost •Green: {2}% more Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while Moving
Critical

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • to Quality of all Skills36%
  • gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effect1+1
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • for each colour of Socketed Support Gem that is most numerous, gain: •Red: Hits against you have no Critical Damage Bonus •Blue: Skills have {#}% more cost •Green: {#}% more Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while Moving33%
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • equipment and Skill Gems have -#% reduced Attribute Requirements1-4%
  • to Level of all Skills with an Intelligence requirement1+2

Gear

Weapon 1

Runeseeker's Call

Runemastered Runic Fork

Item Level 86
Unique
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS S S S S
Requirements
Level84
Enchant
  • 18% reduced Attribute Requirements
Rune
  • 315% increased Spell Damage
  • +9 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 84% increased Critical Hit Chance for Spells
  • Gain 39% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  • 75% chance for Spell Skills to fire 2 additional Projectiles
Bonded
  • Bonded: 75% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • Bonded: Gain 24% of Damage as Extra Physical Damage
  • Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 90% faster
  • Bonded: Break Armour on Critical Hit with Spells equal to 36% of Physical Damage dealt
  • Bonded: Every Rage also grants 3% increased Spell Damage
Implicit
  • 37% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Explicit
  • Only Runes can be Socketed in this item
  • 200% increased effect of Socketed Runes
  • Corrupted
Weapon 2 / Offhand

Palm of the Dreamer

Shrine Sceptre

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Quality10
SocketsS
Spirit115
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 15% increased Spirit
Bonded
  • Bonded: Minions have 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills
Explicit
  • Allies in your Presence deal 15 to 30 added Attack Chaos Damage
  • +7 to all Attributes
  • 23% reduced Light Radius
  • 2% reduced Skill Effect Duration
  • Gain 27% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  • Grants effect of Dreaming Gloom Shrine
  • Corrupted
Helmet

Demon Glance

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield398
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • Increases and Reductions to Life Regeneration Rate also apply to Mana Regeneration Rate
  • Raven-Touched
Desecrated
  • +44 to maximum Energy Shield
Explicit
  • 117% increased Energy Shield
  • +35 to maximum Mana
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +38% to Fire Resistance
  • +39% to Cold Resistance
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Atziri's Splendour

Sacrificial Regalia

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Armour352
Energy Shield515
Evasion886
Movement Speed-3%
Quality29
SocketsS S S S S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +30% to all Elemental Resistances
Implicit
  • +1 to Level of all Corrupted Skill Gems
Explicit
  • Only Soul Cores can be Socketed in this item
  • This item gains bonuses from Socketed Soul Cores as though it was also a Shield
  • Has no Attribute Requirements
  • 177% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +68 to maximum Energy Shield
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Loath Fist

Opulent Gloves

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield163
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 14% chance to Gain Arcane Surge when you deal a Critical Hit
Explicit
  • +52 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +137 to maximum Life
  • +81 to maximum Mana
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found
Crafted
  • 26% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Boots

Decree of Flight

Runemastered Ancient Leggings

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Armour369
Energy Shield103
Quality20
SocketsS
Ward64
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +0.3 metres to Dodge Roll distance
Bonded
  • Bonded: 30% increased Armour if you haven't Dodge Rolled Recently
Explicit
  • 30% increased Movement Speed
  • 187% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  • 30% faster Dodge Roll
  • Gain Guard equal to 13% of missing Energy Shield for 4 seconds when you Dodge Roll
  • Maximum amount of Guard is based on maximum Energy Shield instead
  • Divine Flight
  • Corrupted
Belt

Eagle Lock

Ornate Belt

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level31
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 14% reduced Charm Charges used
Explicit
  • 34% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate
  • +34% to Fire Resistance
  • +52% to Cold Resistance
  • +36% to Lightning Resistance
  • 26 to 48 Physical Thorns damage
Crafted
  • 27% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes
Amulet

Ghoul Clasp

Absent Amulet

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level78
Enchant
  • Allocates Paragon
Desecrated
  • +6.37% to Fire Spell Critical Hit Chance
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Explicit
  • +47 to Spirit
  • +58 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +4 to Level of all Spell Skills
Ring 1

Apocalypse Finger

Pearl Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • 8% increased Cast Speed
Explicit
  • 30% increased Chaos Damage
  • +241 to Accuracy Rating
  • 37% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +40% to Lightning Resistance
Ring 2

Snakepit

Pearl Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level32
Enchant
  • 5% increased Skill Speed
Implicit
  • 10% increased Cast Speed
Explicit
  • 22% increased Spell Damage
  • 14% increased Cast Speed
  • 26% increased Mana Cost Efficiency
  • Corrupted
Charm 1

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 2

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life
Charm 3

Sunburst Golden Charm of the Perpetual

Item Level 79
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Also grants 458 Guard
  • 57% increased Charges gained
Life Flask

Olroth's Resolve

Ultimate Life Flask

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration30
Life Per Use920
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 116% increased Charges per use
  • Regenerate 3.2% of maximum Runic Ward per second during Effect
  • Gain Guard equal to Current Runic Ward for 10 seconds when Effect ends
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality20
Requirements
Level49
Implicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 71% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Cast on Dodge(Lv18)4 gems

While active, gains Energy when you dodge roll and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum Energy.

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Lv1
ImpetusSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills generate Energy significantly faster.Lv1
Energy RetentionSupports Meta Skills. Supported Skills gain a chance to partially Refund a portion of Energy cost when Triggering or Invoking other Skills.Lv1
Despair(Lv19)5 gems

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres
Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance
Curse duration is 6 seconds
Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1
Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1
EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1
Cast on Dodge(Lv20)4 gems

While active, gains Energy when you dodge roll and triggers socketed spells on reaching maximum Energy.

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1
WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Lv1
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1
Ember Fusillade(Lv21)5 gems

Conjure a blazing Ember that hovers above you. After a short duration, the Ember launches at an enemy, dealing Fire damage in an area on impact and prioritising the last enemy targeted. Recasting this spell resets the duration for all active Embers. Multiple Embers fired in the same Fusillade will attempt to target different enemies. Consumes a Lightning Infusion if possible to cause the entire Fusillade to create beams that Chain to enemies.

Can accumulate up to 6 Embers Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to number of Embers accumulated
BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
ExtractionSupports 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.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv19)4 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
Cast on Critical(Lv20)4 gems

While active, gains Energy when you Critically Hit enemies and triggers socketed Spells on reaching maximum Energy.

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
WildshardsSupports Projectile Spells. Supported Spells have a chance to fire many additional Projectiles in a circle.Lv1
FlukeSupports Skills which Trigger other Skills. Skills Triggered by Supported Skills have their Damage randomly raised or lowered when Triggered, as well as recovering a random amount of their cost when Triggered.Lv1
BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1
Entangle(Lv1)5 gems

Conjures a rootbound fissure that crawls forward, damaging enemies in its path. While the fissure persists, vines lash out from it and attach to nearby enemies, damaging and Slowing them.

Limit 4 Fissures
Deals 4 to 6 Physical Damage
Poison SporesSupports Plant Skills which Hit enemies. Supported Skills Trigger Toxic Pustule on Hitting an enemy.Lv1
EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1
EnvenomSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Branching FissuresSupports Skills which create Fissures in the ground, causing them to create additional secondary Fissures which branch off from the primary fissure, with lowered area of effect and Damage.Lv1
Impurity(Lv18)3 gems

Emit an Aura that boosts the Chaos Resistance of you and Allies in your Presence.

Aura grants +10% to Chaos Resistance
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
MysticismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to deal increased Spell Damage while on full Energy Shield while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
Her DeclarationLv1
Mana Remnants(Lv19)3 gems

Conjure surging arcane energy to restore your Mana. While active, enemies you kill affected by Elemental Ailments have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a target with Elemental Ailments spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.

Each Remnant grants 28 Mana
DissipateSupports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.Lv1
InterludeSupports Skills which create Remnants, making those Remnants more powerful.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Withering Presence(Lv19)2 gems

While active, emits an Aura that periodically Withers enemies in your Presence.

Withers enemies in your Presence every 1.8 seconds
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Ghost Dance(Lv18)2 gems

While active, causes you to periodically gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.

Gain a Ghost Shroud every 12 seconds
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Virtuous Barrier(Lv20)1 gem

While active, conjures a glittering barrier that accumulates protective gemstone Motes of each Attribute type over time, but loses a random Mote when you are Hit.

Gains a random Mote every 2 seconds
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
The Stars Answer(Lv19)No supports

Leash the stars themselves by leveraging your vast magical power, repeatedly Triggering Starfall targeting an enemy in an area around you, or a random location in that area if no enemies can be targeted.

Deals 5 to 7 Cold Damage
Deals 5 to 7 Physical Damage

No support gems detected for this skill.

Virtuous Barrier(Lv1)No supports

While active, conjures a glittering barrier that accumulates protective gemstone Motes of each Attribute type over time, but loses a random Mote when you are Hit.

Gains a random Mote every 2 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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