Account-Specific Bug: Convalescence Skill Gem has no activation button in the UI

I am reporting a UI issue with the Convalescence skill gem. The problem is that there is no button to activate or assign the skill in the square-shaped skill selection menu.

The gem is socketed and meets all conditions:

Spirit is available (30/30).

Energy Shield is not full.

However, unlike typical skills that appear as square buttons ready to be assigned to an action bar, the Convalescence gem does not appear as a selectable option in the skill selection menu at all. The UI does not provide any way to drag, assign, or activate this "aura-style" skill. The only information available is the error message [Skill] can’t be used! on the gem itself, but the fundamental problem is the complete lack of an interface element to use it.

The core issue is not about meeting conditions, but about the missing UI button required to control the skill.

Is the convalescence buff skill activated? (Right-click the buff in the Skill gem panel).

I ask because you say that you have 30/30 spirit suggesting it has not been allocated/reserved yet by the buff. The active skill for Convalescence that you could add to your skill bar would only become available once it is successfully activated.


I missed at first that you mentioned the skill saying 'can't be used.'
Do you have any supports attached to Convalescence that would require reserving additional spirit beyond the amount of spirit you have available (e.g. Clarity, Vitality, Cannibalism, Mysticism)? Some supports reserve additional spirit.

Thank you for your response.

No Support Gems: I do not have any support gems linked to Convalescence.

Missing Weapon Set Icons: The main issue is that I do not have the weapon set selection icons (Roman numerals I and II) in my UI. This prevents me from activating the Spirit weapon set, which is likely why the skill cannot be used.

Unclear Cause: The game does not provide a clear reason. I have a wand and Energy Shield, but I am completely unable to use this skill.

Please help, as this is a crucial defensive skill for Hardcore survival. The problem has been present since the start of the current league, whereas in the previous version (0.2) everything worked correctly. Could this potentially require a game reinstall, or is there another solution?

This was changed in Patch 0.3.0 (See Section on Skill Changes or search for Convalescence).

Convalescence must apply to both weapon sets and both weapon sets must meet the requirements for Convalescence to be activated. If one of your weapon sets results in you having insufficient spirit or stats, that would prevent you from activating the buff.

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Patch が発言:

Blink, Convalescence and Sacrifice can no longer be activated in specific weapon sets. They are now required to be active in both weapon sets, and will fail to activate if this is not possible.

Edit: If it is of any help (it may not if you require a sceptre in only one weapon set), you are also now able to share either your main-hand or offhand (or both items) in both weapon sets. To do so on PC, right-click the weapon set number tab above the item in your inventory panel to switch between using the item for one or both weapon sets. You can do so independently for wand and focus/sceptre.

I have followed all the skill conditions. I have a Wand and a Focus equipped in both weapon sets (I and II). However, I still do not have the option to activate the aura and reserve the Spirit. The skill remains unusable, and no button has appeared in the UI.

Is this a character in the Hardcore parent league that predates patch 0.3.0, or was it created in Hardcore Rise of the Abyssal?

If the former, I might wonder if your buff gem is somehow broken (they have had a number of issues in the past related to weapon sets) and if re-creating a new Convalescence gem might make any difference.

I don't know if that would make any difference for you.

I shall assume that you are not playing an Acolyte of Chayula using Embrace the Darkness (which removes spirit) or an Invoker using Lead me through Grace (which prevents gaining spirit from equipment beyond that generated by the passive).

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Edit: Do you meet the intelligence requirement for Convalescence after accounting for any +Levels to Spells that affect it? You could possibly also test if this is related by temporarily giving your character more intelligence (e.g. via an amulet).

This user found that their issue seemed to be caused by this, if unexpected.
There were also reports that INT gained from an equipped weapon didn't seem to be counting toward the requirement on the gem (that would make sense if it was only on one weapon set and not both).

Note that the int requirements shown on the Wiki appear to me to be out of date (the gem requires less INT than is shown here for the levels I checked).

To clarify: This character was created in the Hardcore league of the current 0.3.0 update. I have tried creating brand new Convalescence gems, even on a character in the softcore league, but the issue persists. I am definitely playing on the 0.3.0 version and my class is Lich. It seems that every Convalescence gem I obtain is somehow broken in the same way.

If you are a Lich, then I guess the edit above regarding Intelligence doesn't apply to you either, as you likely have plenty.

That's the point, all the requirements have been met.

Sorry if I'm not of any help. Convalescence is working for me in Rise of the Abyssal on a Lich.

It sounds like you have covered the bases, but having multiple characters exhibit this problem suggests either a specific issue with your build or a misunderstanding somewhere. Were the characters identical?



I'm flailing at this point, particularly given multiple characters had this issue, but to mention it is there any chance you had at one point used an Unset ring or gained an extra skill slot, then removed it and your Convalescence is left in this extra slot (last slot) that is no longer active? I assume not, since you tried replacing the buff gem.

Flailing, as I said, but this is one scenario that would cause a skill to be socketed and meet requirements, yet display "Skill cannot be used."

I wish you luck in resolving your issue.