Corpse Explosion

Death Magic · active glyph · 1 s cast

Causes a corpse within a targeted area to spontaneously explode causing tremendous damage to those nearby. Each corpse can be exploded up to 3 times. Death Specialization adds a chance for the explosion to mesmerize the targets.

Death Magic numbers are estimates

These formulas come from the community wiki and predate the game's overhaul. We check each school against the live game on a GM account; until Death Magic is checked, read the numbers as ballpark. A combat balance pass across 200+ skills is also still in progress, so every number is provisional. (ledger #59)

Calculator

Estimate

Corpse Explosion levelGrandmaster is 100; skills keep levelling to 200 (ledger #17)IntelligenceYour stat, from the character sheetDeath Mastery levelAnother skill this formula readsDeath Magic Specialization levelGives 100% school mastery (1.25% per level) while slotted (ledger #34)Death Magic is in one of my two specialization slotsSpecialization only pays out while slotted · ledger #1, #3

At these inputs

12.5 – 16.6Death Damage

6 - 8 Death Damage
× √(Corpse Explosion level / 40 + intelligence / 40) (estimate)+0.1% per Death Mastery level

Focus cost	10
Range	20
Cooldown	6 s
Fizzle Chance From Equipment	+35%
Chance to Mesmerize	0%for 5 secondschance × 1.25

Last verified against: sotawiki snapshot of 2026-10-26 (article last seen in release 109). Not yet checked in the live game. Wiki article. Rules used on this page: ledger #1, #3, #17, #34, #37, #59.