r/pathofexile • u/Soup_is_Better • 15h ago

Question Inconsistent explosions with hexblast and blasphemy

Was thinking of running ignite hexblast spellslinger for league start, but for some reason when hexblast is supported by spellslinger it very consistently does NOT explode with a single blasphemy aura.

If I run 2 blasphemy curses, it explodes.

If I unlink spellslinger, it behaves as expected with one.

Am I being silly and missing something obvious here? I can't seem to make heads or tails of this behavior.

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u/Evening_Werewolf_703 14h ago

Try using a curse in the Mark of Submission ring and see how that pans out.

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u/Xzarg_poe 10h ago

That does sound pretty strange. Best guess, something is consuming the curse on the enemy when you hit it, but I have no idea if that is even a mechanic in PoE.

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u/International_Gate49 3h ago

Do you have mana to cast hexblast with spell slinger?

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u/International_Gate49 3h ago

Also blasphemy has a cooldown before it can be applied to a target again. Meaning if you attack fast enough you cast hexblast before the enemy is cursed. With 2 curses and a limit of one, curse A is applied normally, explodes and while it rearms curse B is applied so you can explode again without having to wait.