Blasphemy + Despair + Decaying Hex

annoying that this is seems like something to easily fix but has been ignored for such a long time...
Blasphemy is not a curse, it’s an aura.
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Blasphemy is not a curse, it’s an aura.


I keep seeing people make this argument on why the interaction makes sense, but none of the other meta gems work like this. All others, the possible supports are based on the other skill gems attached to the meta gem. Why does this one work differently?

Edit: Actually, scratch what I said above. I see the difference. It's not that Blasphemy is an Aura it *turns* Curses into Auras and thus they aren't Curses anymore. That makes sense.

Although, given that, I wouldn't expect them to be affected by any Curse nodes on the passive tree. Which I don't think is the case.
Last edited by ElasticPanda#0399 on Apr 18, 2025, 2:32:51 PM
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Blasphemy is not a curse, it’s an aura.


I keep seeing people make this argument on why the interaction makes sense, but none of the other meta gems work like this. All others, the possible supports are based on the other skill gems attached to the meta gem. Why does this one work differently?

Edit: Actually, scratch what I said above. I see the difference. It's not that Blasphemy is an Aura it *turns* Curses into Auras and thus they aren't Curses anymore. That makes sense.

Although, given that, I wouldn't expect them to be affected by any Curse nodes on the passive tree. Which I don't think is the case.


You were right the first time. Don't forget that there are other curse specific supports that still work on Blasphemy.

This is clearly an arbitrary decision by GGG to deactivate something they deemed overpowered.
sad I just want to trigger chaotic freeze with Blasphemy
I just learned this sort of thing didn't work this evening. much sadness.
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Blasphemy is not a curse, it’s an aura.


I keep seeing people make this argument on why the interaction makes sense, but none of the other meta gems work like this. All others, the possible supports are based on the other skill gems attached to the meta gem. Why does this one work differently?

Edit: Actually, scratch what I said above. I see the difference. It's not that Blasphemy is an Aura it *turns* Curses into Auras and thus they aren't Curses anymore. That makes sense.

Although, given that, I wouldn't expect them to be affected by any Curse nodes on the passive tree. Which I don't think is the case.


And that last statement is the problem. Blasphemy seems to walk this weird middle ground where it says it turns curses into auras but at the same time still follows the standard rules that curses adhere to.
You can easily check that by putting two curses into Blasphemy. Only one is gonna work, UNLESS you have Whisper of Doom (apply an additional curse). Then all of a sudden it applies both. Which means it does, in fact, inflict curses on an enemy which should proc Decaying hex.
So either Decaying hex is bugged or Blasphemy is bugged. Either way something isn't working right

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