0.5.0 Patch Notes

Runeshapes determine a tough enemy encounter that must be defeated to claim the crafted item.

• The encounter difficulty depends on the Runeshapes used.
• You must defeat the enemies to claim the item.

Each additional runeshape adds more enemy waves and additional runic modifiers.

• The number of waves of enemies increases with each additional runeshape used.
• Each wave adds additional runic modifiers to the enemies.

Verisium Runeforging adds Runic Ward to armour, with level 55 determining whether there is a downside.

• Verisium Runeforging is unlocked in Act 1.
• You can add Runic Ward to your armours by spending verisium.
• Armours below level 55 gain Runic Ward with no downside.
• Armours above level 55 trade some of their regular base defences for Runic Ward.

Armour Runic Ward downside threshold

level 55changed

Expedition Remnants have been changed into the Remnants from The Runes of Aldur league.

Logbooks now unveil a section of the ocean with islands to explore.

• The Logbook mechanic has been changed into an Ocean Exploring mechanic.
• Using logbooks now unveils a section of the ocean with a variety of islands to explore.

Atlas Tree respecialisation is no longer needed, and multi-choice nodes can be changed between options at any time.

• As the entire atlas tree can be fully allocated, there is no need to allow respecialisation for it any more.
• Multi-choice nodes on the tree can be changed between options at any time.

The Burning Monolith and Arbiter of Ash have been moved into the Fortress.

• The Burning Monolith along with Arbiter of Ash has been moved into the Fortress.

The Delirium Atlas Passive Tree has been completely revamped.

• It has many new nodes.
• Existing nodes have been changed.

Simulacrum is now a 7-wave encounter.

The Breach Atlas Passive Tree has been completely revamped with many new nodes and changed existing nodes.

• The Breach Atlas Passive Tree has been completely revamped.
• It has many new nodes.
• Existing nodes have changed.

Starting a Breach now shows a progress bar for remaining time and time gained by killing monsters.

• The progress bar indicates how long you have until the Breach will close.
• The progress bar also shows how much time killing monsters is extending the life of the Breach.

The Ritual Atlas Passive Tree has been completely revamped with many new nodes added and existing nodes changed.

• The tree has been completely revamped.
• Many new nodes were added.
• Existing nodes were changed.

The Endgame Ritual Reward screen now contains only Uniques or Omens.

• All items shown there are now either Uniques or Omens.

Accessible Restricted Rooms in Atziri's Temple always destabilise upon exiting the Temple.

The monster level of the Temple now factors in the level of the areas where the crystals used to open it were obtained.

Corruption Chamber Temple Bonuses now add Monster Modifiers Chance instead of Additional Monster Modifiers.

Temple Bonus stat

Additional Monster Modifiers -> Monster Modifiers Chancechanged

Infusers are now split into four types with restricted item categories, and all Infusers now require at least 20% Quality.

• Existing IncursionVaalInfuserVaal Infusers are now Vaal Armourer's Infusers and can be applied to Armour.
• Vaal Blacksmith's Infusers can be applied to Martial Weapons.
• Vaal Arcanist's Infusers can be applied to Wands, Staves, and Sceptres.
• Vaal Catalysing Infusers can be applied to Jewellery.
• All Infusers can only be used on items at or above 20% Quality.

Infuser types

existing IncursionVaalInfuserVaal Infusers -> 4 types of Infuserschanged

Vaal Armourer's Infusers applicable items

null -> Armouradded

Vaal Blacksmith's Infusers applicable items

null -> Martial Weaponsadded

Vaal Arcanist's Infusers applicable items

null -> Wands, Staves, and Sceptresadded

Vaal Catalysing Infusers applicable items

null -> Jewelleryadded

Minimum item Quality to use Infusers

null -> 20% Qualityadded

Vaal Cultivation Orb outcomes on several Unique Items were updated, including new ranges, changed conditions, and replaced modifiers.

• The possible outcomes from applying Vaal Cultivation Orbs to Unique Items have been updated.
• Atziri's Rule can now roll 10-20% increased Life Cost Efficiency instead of 20-40%.
• Atziri's Splendour can now roll +66-100 to Maximum Energy Shield instead of +100-200.
• The Covenant can now roll 10-25% increased Life Cost Efficiency instead of 25-50%.
• Hateforge can now roll +16-30 maximum Rage if you've used a Skill that Requires Glory in the past 20 seconds instead of +8-12 maximum Rage per Skill that requires Glory used in the past 6 seconds, up to 5 times.
• Rathpith Globe can now roll 8-15% increased Life Cost Efficiency instead of 12-20%.
• Shackles of the Wretched can no longer roll Elemental Ailments other than Freeze you inflict at Reflected to you, and instead can now roll 10-15% increased Damage per Curse on you.
• The Vertex can no longer roll +2-4 to Level of All Skill Gems, and instead can now roll +3-5 to Level of All Curse Skill Gems.

Atziri's Rule Life Cost Efficiency

20-40% increased Life Cost Efficiency -> 10-20% increased Life Cost Efficiencydecreased

Atziri's Splendour Maximum Energy Shield

+100-200 to Maximum Energy Shield -> +66-100 to Maximum Energy Shielddecreased

The Covenant Life Cost Efficiency

25-50% increased Life Cost Efficiency -> 10-25% increased Life Cost Efficiencydecreased

Hateforge maximum Rage

+8-12 maximum Rage per Skill that requires Glory used in the past 6 seconds, up to 5 times -> +16-30 maximum Rage if you've used a Skill that Requires Glory in the past 20 secondschanged

Rathpith Globe Life Cost Efficiency

12-20% increased Life Cost Efficiency -> 8-15% increased Life Cost Efficiencydecreased

Shackles of the Wretched reflected ailment roll

Elemental Ailments other than Freeze you inflict at Reflected to you -> 10-15% increased Damage per Curse on youchanged

The Vertex skill gem modifier

+2-4 to Level of All Skill Gems -> +3-5 to Level of All Curse Skill Gemschanged

The Abyss Atlas Tree has been revamped with many new nodes and changes to existing nodes.

• Many new nodes were added.
• Existing nodes were changed.

The damage of the Meteoric Demise Abyss Monster modifier was adjusted.

• Damage was adjusted.

Damage

changed

Expedition Explosives now wait until most monsters unearthed by the previous Explosive have been killed before exploding.

• Explosives no longer detonate immediately after being triggered in sequence.
• They now wait for most monsters unearthed by the previous Explosive to be killed.

The Atlas has been reset with the new Endgame storyline; existing tablets and waystones still work, but Atlas Tree points now require the Origins of Divinity storyline.

• Existing tablets and waystones continue to work.
• Atlas progression can continue as normal.
• Atlas Tree points now require the Origins of Divinity storyline.

Atlas state

existing Atlas -> reset Atlaschanged

Atlas Tree point acquisition

existing progression -> Origins of Divinity storyline requiredchanged

Each pinnacle boss now has Quest and Infinite Farm versions, and Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Calamity Fragments can no longer be obtained.

• Two versions now exist for each pinnacle boss: Quest version and Infinite Farm version.
• Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Calamity Fragments can no longer be obtained.

Pinnacle boss versions

one version -> Quest version and Infinite Farm versionchanged

Primary Calamity Fragment availability

obtainable -> can no longer be obtainedremoved

Secondary Calamity Fragment availability

obtainable -> can no longer be obtainedremoved

Tertiary Calamity Fragment availability

obtainable -> can no longer be obtainedremoved

Empty tablet slots now add to random non-tablet spawned league content; full tablet slots mean only tablet-granted league content appears.

• If all tablet slots are full, only league content from used tablets appears.
• This change is intended to reduce the need to complete Atlas trees for leagues you do not intend to run.

Waystones now need to be identified before they can be activated in the Map Device.

Some items and content now require specialisation through Atlas Passive Skills, including Exceptional Items, Fracturing Orbs, Basic precursor tablets, and Overseer precursor tablets.

• Specialisation is required through Atlas Passive Skills.
• Examples listed include Exceptional Items, Fracturing Orbs, Basic precursor tablets, and Overseer precursor tablets.

Atlas Passives referencing maps with Powerful Map Bosses now also work with Overseer Precursor Tablets and other sources of Powerful Map Bosses.

General Precursor Tablet modifiers now have values similar to the same-type bonuses granted by Waystone modifiers, with reduced roll variance.

• Roll variance of these modifiers was reduced.

Map Modifier prefix/suffix classification has been adjusted so Prefixes generally affect monster output toward the player and Suffixes generally affect player or monster defences.

Several map modifier suffixes are now prefixes.

• Of Destruction
• of Fleeting
• of Impact
• of Penetration
• of Puncturing
• of Shattering
• of Splitting
• of Venom

Several map modifier prefixes are now suffixes.

• Buffering
• Enduring
• Enfeebling
• Eroding
• Evasive
• Flaming
• Hexwarded
• Shocking
• Sleet
• Slowing

The of Overpowering Waystone Modifier now causes Monsters to have increased Elemental Ailment Application instead of increased Freeze Buildup, Shock Chance, or inflicting increased Flammability Magnitude.

• Removed increased Freeze Buildup, increased Shock Chance, and increased Flammability Magnitude from its effects.
• Now causes Monsters to have increased Elemental Ailment Application.

Freeze Buildup

increasedremoved

Shock Chance

increasedremoved

Flammability Magnitude

increasedremoved

Elemental Ailment Application

increasedadded

Waystone Modifier bonuses now provide more Monster Effectiveness, Pack Size, Item Rarity, Monster Rarity, or Waystone Drop Chance, depending on the modifier, and are multiplicative with other sources.

• Modifier bonuses now provide more Monster Effectiveness, Pack Size, Item Rarity, Monster Rarity, or Waystone Drop Chance depending on the modifier.
• These modifiers are multiplicative with other sources such as those found on the Atlas Passive Tree.

Monster Effectiveness

moreadded

Pack Size

moreadded

Item Rarity

moreadded

Monster Rarity

moreadded

Waystone Drop Chance

moreadded

Omen of Chaotic Rarity, Omen of Chaotic Quantity, and Omen of Chaotic Monsters now prevent new modifiers from being of their type instead of guaranteeing they are of their type.

• Functionality inverted for Omen of Chaotic Rarity, Omen of Chaotic Quantity, and Omen of Chaotic Monsters.
• They now prevent modifiers from being of their type instead of guaranteeing they are of their type.

Omen of Chaotic Rarity functionality

guarantee new modifiers are of their type -> prevent modifiers from being of their typechanged

Omen of Chaotic Quantity functionality

guarantee new modifiers are of their type -> prevent modifiers from being of their typechanged

Omen of Chaotic Monsters functionality

guarantee new modifiers are of their type -> prevent modifiers from being of their typechanged

Act 3 area order has been somewhat rearranged to make progression smoother.

• This changes the progression path through Act 3.

The Waterways levers were turned into pressure pads, and the final part of the level has the water pre-drained.

• You now activate the mechanics by walking over pressure pads instead of using levers.
• The final part of the level starts with the water already drained.

Only the highest recovery rate Leech instance per resource applies at a time.

• Applies separately to Life, Mana, and Energy Shield.
• When multiple Leech instances are active, the highest recovery rate instance applies until it expires.

Active Leech instances per resource

multiple -> 1decreased

Chance to Deflect now scales better with Deflection Rating and is capped at 95%.

• The cap is similar to chance to Evade being capped at 95%.

Chance to Deflect cap

95%added

Now and Again was reworked to grant Cascadable Spells a 20% chance to Echo and Repeatable Spells a 20% chance to Repeat.

• Cascadable Spells have a 20% chance to Echo.
• Repeatable Spells have a 20% chance to Repeat.

Cascadable Spells chance to Echo

20%added

Repeatable Spells chance to Repeat

20%added

Temporal Rift now has a 0.1 second cast time and also removes delayed damage from Phased Form.

• Granted by Footprints in the Sand.
• Cast time is now 0.1 seconds instead of 0.5 seconds.
• Now also removes delayed damage from Phased Form.

Cast time

0.5 seconds -> 0.1 secondsdecreased

Inevitable Agony was reworked: it is no longer a Curse, now has a 2 second Cooldown, uses a Life Loss debuff instead of secondary hit damage, and now instantly Culls enemies when total Life Loss reaches Culling Strike Threshold.

• Granted by the Inevitability Notable Passive Skill.
• No longer a Curse.
• Has a 2 second Cooldown.
• Debuff is now a Life Loss effect instead of secondary hit damage.
• Debuff amount is now displayed on static health bars.
• Instantly Culls enemies when total Life Loss reaches Culling Strike Threshold.
• Debuffed targets now lose life equal to 25% of Hit Damage dealt to them while Debuffed (previously 50%).
• Enemy Curse Effectiveness no longer applies to this Skill.
• Unique Enemies have the same effectiveness as previously, while other Enemies have less.
• Debuff duration is now 12 seconds (previously 6-8.6 seconds).
• Quality now grants +0-0.5 Metres to initial cast radius (previously Curse zone erupts after 0-10% reduced delay).
• Received new visual effects.

Cooldown

2 secondsadded

Debuff type

secondary hit damage -> Life Loss effectchanged

Debuff amount display

displayed on static health barsadded

Culling condition

instantly Culls enemies when total Life Loss reaches Culling Strike Thresholdadded

Life lost per Hit Damage while Debuffed

50% -> 25%decreased

Enemy Curse Effectiveness interaction

applies -> no longer appliesremoved

Debuff duration

6-8.6 seconds -> 12 secondsincreased

Quality bonus

Curse zone erupts after 0-10% reduced delay -> +0-0.5 Metres to initial cast radiuschanged

Advanced Thaumaturgy no longer grants Thaumaturgical Dynamism and instead grants Gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effect.

• Advanced Thaumaturgy no longer grants the Thaumaturgical Dynamism Skill.
• It instead now grants Gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effect.
• All gems in the game now have an additional quality stat that can be seen while holding Alt on the gem after picking this Notable.

Granted Skill

Thaumaturgical Dynamismremoved

Granted modifier

Gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effectadded

Gem quality stat visibility

not shown -> shown while holding Alt after picking this Notablechanged

Ancestral Bond now makes placing totems cost no cost and not require consuming charges, still reserves 75 spirit per totem, and doubles totem limit instead of removing it completely.

• Placing totems has no cost.
• Placing totems does not require consuming charges.
• Totems still reserve 75 spirit each.
• Totem limit is now doubled instead of being removed completely.

Totem placement cost

no costremoved

Charge consumption to place totems

not requiredremoved

Spirit reservation per totem

75 spirit eachadded

Totem limit

removed completely -> doubledchanged

Trusted Kinship now grants 30% more Reservation Efficiency of Companion Skills and 20% less Reservation Efficiency of non-Companion Skills, and no longer grants 30% less Defences or the companion Defence scaling modifier.

• Grants 30% more Reservation Efficiency of Companion Skills.
• Grants 20% less Reservation Efficiency of non-Companion Skills.
• No longer grants You have 30% less Defences.
• No longer grants Companions have +1 to each Defence for every 2 of that Defence you have.

Reservation Efficiency of Companion Skills

30% moreadded

Reservation Efficiency of non-Companion Skills

20% lessadded

Defences

30% lessremoved

Companion Defence scaling

+1 to each Defence for every 2 of that Defence you haveremoved

Vaal Pact now grants 50% more amount of Life Leeched, 67% less Life Leech speed, Cannot Recover Life other than from Leech, and leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled, while removing instant leech and the no-Life-Flasks restriction.

• Grants 50% more amount of Life Leeched.
• Grants 67% less Life Leech speed.
• Cannot Recover Life other than from Leech.
• Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled.
• No longer provides Life Leech is Instant.
• No longer provides Cannot use Life Flasks.

Amount of Life Leeched

50% moreadded

Life Leech speed

67% lessadded

Life recovery restriction

Cannot Recover Life other than from Leechadded

Life Leech effect removal on full unreserved life

not removed when Unreserved Life is Filledadded

Life Leech is Instant

presentremoved

Cannot use Life Flasks

presentremoved

Warding Fetish cluster moved locations and no longer connects to a Jewel Socket.

• The Warding Fetish cluster has moved locations.
• The Warding Fetish cluster no longer connects to a Jewel Socket.

Cluster location

moved locationschanged

Jewel Socket connection

connected -> no longer connectsremoved

Stormcharged and Breaking Point cluster no longer connects to a Jewel socket.

• The Stormcharged and Breaking Point cluster no longer connects to a Jewel socket.

Jewel socket connection

connected -> no longer connectsremoved

Adamant Recovery was replaced by Fortified Aegis, which grants 100% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield.

• The Adamant Recovery Notable Passive Skill has been replaced by Fortified Aegis.
• Fortified Aegis grants 100% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield.

Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield

100% increasedadded

Arcane Mixtures now grants 10% increased Cast Speed if you have used a Mana Flask recently instead of 25% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

• Now grants 10% increased Cast Speed if you have used a Mana Flask recently.
• Instead of 25% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

Cast Speed if you have used a Mana Flask recently

10% increasedadded

Energy Shield Recharge Rate

25% increasedremoved

Chakra of Breathing now grants 20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge instead of 1% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate per 4 Dexterity.

• Now grants 20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge.
• Instead of 1% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate per 4 Dexterity.

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

20%added

Energy Shield Recharge Rate per 4 Dexterity

1% increasedremoved

Commanding Rage now grants 2% increased Minion Attack Speed per 5 Rage instead of 1% per Rage.

• Now grants 2% increased Minion Attack Speed per 5 Rage.
• Previously 1% per Rage.

Minion Attack Speed per Rage

1% per Rage -> 2% increased per 5 Ragechanged

Core of the Guardian now grants 30% increased Block chance and 20% reduced maximum Energy Shield instead of 100% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield.

• Now grants 30% increased Block chance.
• Now grants 20% reduced maximum Energy Shield.
• Previously granted 100% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield.

Block chance

30% increasedadded

maximum Energy Shield

20% reducedadded

Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield from Equipped Shield

100% increasedremoved

Covering Ward now grants Gain 25 Energy Shield when you block and 12% increased Block Chance, and no longer grants 25% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

• Now grants Gain 25 Energy Shield when you block.
• Now grants 12% increased Block Chance.
• No longer grants 25% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

Energy Shield gained when blocking

20 -> 25increased

Block Chance

12% increasedadded

Energy Shield Recharge Rate

25% increasedremoved

Now provides +15 maximum Rage if you've used a Skill that Requires Glory in the past 20 seconds, instead of +8 maximum Rage per Skill that Requires Glory used in the past 6 seconds, up to 5 times.

• Duration condition changed from the past 6 seconds to the past 20 seconds.
• Old effect granted +8 maximum Rage per Skill that Requires Glory used, up to 5 times.
• New effect grants a flat +15 maximum Rage if the condition is met.

+maximum Rage

+8 per Skill that Requires Glory used in the past 6 seconds, up to 5 times -> +15 if you've used a Skill that Requires Glory in the past 20 secondschanged

Now provides 15% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonus instead of 15% increased Spell Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently.

• The affected damage stat changed from Spell Damage to Critical Spell Damage Bonus.
• The conditional requirement was changed from having dealt a Critical Hit Recently to no stated condition in the new text.

Critical Spell Damage Bonus / Spell Damage

15% increased Spell Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently -> 15% increased Critical Spell Damage Bonuschanged

Replaced with The Quick Fox, which grants 20% increased Deflection Rating while moving; the small all Attribute Passives prior to the Notable now grant 20% increased Evasion Rating while moving.

• The notable itself was replaced.
• Small all Attribute Passives before the notable were changed.
• The new notable grants Deflection Rating while moving.
• The prior small passives now grant Evasion Rating while moving.

Notable passive

The Cunning Fox -> The Quick Foxchanged

Deflection Rating while moving

20% increasedadded

Evasion Rating while moving

20% increasedadded

Now grants +8% to Chaos Resistance and 12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge instead of 25%.

• Chaos Resistance is newly granted.
• Energy Shield Recharge start bonus was reduced.

Chaos Resistance

+8%added

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

25% -> 12%decreased

Now grants Echoed Spells have 25% increased Area of Effect; it no longer grants the non-functioning Final Repeat of Spells Area of Effect bonus.

• New Area of Effect bonus applies to Echoed Spells.
• Removed the Final Repeat of Spells Area of Effect bonus because it did not function.

Area of Effect for Echoed Spells

25% increasedadded

Area of Effect for Final Repeat of Spells

30% increasedremoved

Now grants 30% increased Archon Duration instead of 40% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate while affected by an Archon Buff.

• The Energy Shield Recharge Rate bonus was removed.
• A new Archon Duration bonus was added.

Archon Duration

30% increasedadded

Energy Shield Recharge Rate while affected by an Archon Buff

40% increasedremoved

Now grants 12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge instead of 30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

• The Energy Shield Recharge Rate bonus was replaced with faster start of Energy Shield Recharge.

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate -> 12% faster startchanged

Now grants 12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge and +12 to Intelligence instead of 40% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate; Intelligence increased from +10 to +12.

• Energy Shield Recharge Rate bonus was removed.
• Intelligence bonus increased by 2.

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

12%added

Intelligence

+10 -> +12increased

Energy Shield Recharge Rate

40% increasedremoved

Now grants 40% increased Damage while Leeching Life instead of preventing Life Leech effects from being removed when Unreserved Life is Filled.

• Old effect was a Life Leech persistence mechanic.
• New effect is a conditional damage bonus while leeching life.

Damage while Leeching Life

40% increasedadded

Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled

grantedremoved

No longer grants 40% increased Physical Damage; now grants 3% increased Maximum Life and 20% increased amount of Life Leeched instead of 3% reduced Maximum Life and 30% increased amount of Life Leeched.

• Physical Damage bonus was removed.
• Maximum Life changed from reduced to increased.
• Life leech amount bonus was reduced.

Physical Damage

40% increasedremoved

Maximum Life

3% reduced -> 3% increasedchanged

amount of Life Leeched

30% increased -> 20% increaseddecreased

Now grants 6% increased Life Recovery Rate instead of 10% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

• Energy Shield Recharge Rate bonus was replaced with Life Recovery Rate.

Life Recovery Rate

6% increasedadded

Energy Shield Recharge Rate

10% increasedremoved

The Lifelong Friend and Nurturing Guardian Notable Passive Skills have swapped positions.

• Their positions on the passive tree were swapped.

Quick Response now grants 10% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge and 20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge when not on Full Life, down from 20% and 30%.

• 10% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge (previously 20%)
• 20% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge when not on Full Life (previously 30%)

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

20% -> 10%decreased

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge when not on Full Life

30% -> 20%decreased

Rapid Recharge now grants 12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge and 12% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate, down from 25% each.

• 12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge (previously 25%)
• 12% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate (both previously 25%)

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

25% -> 12%decreased

increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

25% -> 12%decreased

Refocus now grants 20% increased Mana Regeneration Rate while stationary instead of 30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate.

• 20% increased Mana Regeneration Rate while stationary
• replaced 30% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

increased Mana Regeneration Rate while stationary

20%added

increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate

30%removed

Shatter Palm now provides 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus instead of 10% chance to Daze.

• 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus (previously 10% chance to Daze)

increased Critical Damage Bonus

10% chance to Daze -> 20%changed

Shimmering now grants 10% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge and 20% increased Evasion if you have been hit recently, and no longer grants 20% increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate if you haven't been hit recently.

• 10% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge
• 20% increased Evasion if you have been hit recently
• removed 20% increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate if you haven't been Hit Recently

faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

10%added

increased Evasion if you have been hit recently

20%added

increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate if you haven't been Hit Recently

20%removed

Staggering Palm now provides 25% increased Physical Damage and 10% chance to Daze instead of 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus.

• 25% increased Physical Damage (previously 20%)
• 10% chance to Daze instead of 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus

increased Physical Damage

20% -> 25%increased

chance to Daze

10%added

increased Critical Damage Bonus

20%removed

Stormcharged now provides Damage Penetrates 8% of Enemy Elemental Resistances and 5% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Elemental Skills, and no longer provides 15% increased Critical Hit Chance or 40% increased Elemental Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently.

• Damage Penetrates 8% of Enemy Elemental Resistances
• 5% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Elemental Skills
• removed 15% increased Critical Hit Chance
• removed 40% increased Elemental Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently

Damage Penetrates Enemy Elemental Resistances

8%added

increased Attack and Cast Speed with Elemental Skills

5%added

increased Critical Hit Chance

15%removed

increased Elemental Damage if you've dealt a Critical Hit Recently

40%removed

Tempered Mind now provides 15% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour instead of 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus.

• 15% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour (previously 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus)

increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

20% increased Critical Damage Bonus -> 15%changed

Voracious no longer grants 20% of Life Leech is Instant and now grants 15% increased Attack Speed while Leeching.

• removed 20% of Life Leech is Instant
• 15% increased Attack Speed while Leeching

Life Leech is Instant

20%removed

increased Attack Speed while Leeching

15%added

Wide Barrier now grants 30% increased Block chance and 20% reduced Armour instead of 25% reduced Defences.

• 30% increased Block chance
• 20% reduced Armour (previously 25% reduced Defences)

increased Block chance

30%added

reduced Armour

20%added

reduced Defences

25%removed

Wyvern's Breath now provides 40% increased Elemental Ailment Application if you have Shapeshifted to an Animal form Recently, and this now also applies to Freeze Buildup.

• 40% increased Elemental Ailment Application if you have Shapeshifted to an Animal form Recently
• now also applies to Freeze Buildup

increased Elemental Ailment Application if you have Shapeshifted to an Animal form Recently

40%added

Freeze Buildup

added

Unsavored Feast no longer grants 20% Instant Leech if you have at least 200 tribute and now grants Leech Life 35% faster if you have at least 100 Tribute, up from 25%.

• removed 20% Instant Leech if you have at least 200 tribute
• Leech Life 35% faster if you have at least 100 Tribute (previously 25%)

Instant Leech if you have at least 200 tribute

20%removed

Leech Life faster if you have at least 100 Tribute

25% -> 35%increased

Ancestral Warrior Totem now uses a delay equal to 50% of the skill's attack time instead of a hidden 0.6 second delay.

• The hidden 0.6 second delay between skill uses was removed.
• The delay is now described on the skill.

Delay between skill uses

hidden 0.6 second delay -> 50% of the skill's attack timechanged

Cull The Weak now has Can't be Evaded, deals more Attack Damage, has higher attack speed, lower Mana cost, and increased maximum dash range.

• Deals 109-281% of Attack Damage at gem levels 3-20 instead of 60%-156%.
• Attack speed is now 75% of base instead of 60%.
• Mana cost is now 8-42 at gem levels 3-20 instead of 9-46.
• Maximum Dash range increased by 15%.

Attack Damage at Gem Levels 3-20

60%-156% -> 109-281%increased

Attack speed

60% of base -> 75% of baseincreased

Mana cost at Gem levels 3-20

9-46 -> 8-42decreased

Maximum Dash range

+15%increased

Eternal Rage can no longer be activated in specific weapon sets and must now be active in both weapon sets to activate.

• It will fail to activate if it cannot be active in both weapon sets.

Fortifying Cry now only consumes one stack when detonating a shield wall, its shockwaves from a single Shield Wall cannot hit the same enemy multiple times, and Shield Wave damage was reduced.

• Detonating a shield wall now only consumes one stack.
• Shockwaves from a single Shield Wall cannot hit the same enemy multiple times.
• Shield Wave damage per 15 Armour on Shield was reduced.

Shield Wave Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield

6 to 8 -> 5 to 7decreased

Fragmentation Rounds quality now grants +0-2 Fragments per Shot instead of 0-20% more Physical Damage.

• Quality no longer grants 0-20% more Physical Damage.
• Quality now grants +0-2 Fragments per Shot.

Quality modifier

0-20% more Physical Damage -> +0-2 Fragments per Shotchanged

Freezing Salvo now has 34-68% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted and more Freeze Buildup at Gem levels 3-20, down from 56-107%.

• Magnitude of Chill inflicted: 56-107% more -> 34-68% more at Gem levels 3-20.
• Freeze Buildup now scales with more Freeze Buildup at Gem levels 3-20.

Magnitude of Chill inflicted

56-107% more -> 34-68% moredecreased

Freeze Buildup

more Freeze Buildup at Gem levels 3-20changed

Gathering Storm now causes Perfectly Timed dash to explode any Tempest Bell on hit, creating a 564-869% Attack Damage shockwave at Gem levels 13-20, and Quality now grants 0-20% longer Perfect Timing window.

• Perfectly Timed dash now explodes any Tempest Bell on hit.
• The Tempest Shockwave deals 564-869% Attack Damage at Gem levels 13-20.
• Shocked Ground is left in the wake of the Tempest Shockwave, with a radius of 3.2 metres.
• Perfect Timing Shockwaves can now only hit enemies once per skill use.
• Perfect Timing Shockwaves no longer interact with objects created by non-Tempest Bell skills.
• Shockwave limit is now 50.
• Quality now grants 0-20% longer Perfect Timing window, replacing +0-8 Maximum shockwaves per use.

Attack Damage

564-869%added

Shocked Ground radius

3.2 metresadded

Shockwave limit

50added

Quality bonus

+0-8 Maximum shockwaves per use -> 0-20% longer Perfect Timing windowchanged

Ghost Dance now gains Ghost Shrouds every 11.7-10.1 seconds at Gem levels 4-20, and now interacts with Cooldown Recovery Rate, losing a Ghost Shroud when Hit, and Energy Shield regeneration after recently losing one.

• The interval between gaining Ghost Shrouds is no longer a duration.
• Modifiers to Cooldown Recovery Rate also apply to Ghost Shroud gain frequency.
• When Hit, lose a Ghost Shroud.
• Regenerate Energy Shield equal to 2% of your Evasion Rating per second if you have lost a Ghost Shroud Recently.
• Gains a Ghost Shroud every 11.7-10.1 seconds at Gem levels 4-20, previously 7.6-6.1 seconds.

Ghost Shroud gain interval

7.6-6.1 seconds -> 11.7-10.1 secondsincreased

Quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed, previously 0-10% more Attack Speed.

• Quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed.
• Previously Quality granted 0-10% more Attack Speed.

Quality bonus to Attack Speed

0-10% more Attack Speed -> 0-20% increased Attack Speedchanged

Magma Barrier now deals 5 to 7 Added Fire Damage per 15 Armour and Evasion on Shield, down from 6 to 8.

• Damage per 15 Armour and Evasion on Shield is now 5 to 7 Added Fire Damage, previously 6 to 8.

Added Fire Damage per 15 Armour and Evasion on Shield

6 to 8 -> 5 to 7decreased

Oil Barrage mana cost has been reduced by 18%, now deals 10% more damage at all levels, and Empowered Oil Barrage now deals 10% less damage at all levels while consuming a power charge every 1.5 seconds to continue channelling.

• Mana cost has been reduced by 18%.
• Empowered Oil Barrage now has a Mana cost per second equivalent to the initial Mana cost of Oil Barrage.
• Oil Barrage now deals 10% more damage at all levels.
• Empowered Oil Barrage now deals 10% less damage at all levels.
• Empowered Oil Barrage now consumes a power charge every 1.5 seconds to continue channelling, previously every 2 seconds.

Mana cost

reduced by 18%decreased

Oil Barrage damage

10% more damage at all levelsadded

Empowered Oil Barrage damage

10% less damage at all levelsadded

Empowered Oil Barrage power charge consumption interval

every 2 seconds -> every 1.5 secondsdecreased

Parry's Area of Effect has been changed to more closely match its animation, and it no longer has bonus Attack Distance.

• Area of Effect has been changed to more closely match its animation.
• No longer has bonus Attack Distance.

Area of Effect

changed to more closely match animationchanged

Bonus Attack Distance

presentremoved

Poison duration is now 3 seconds at all Gem levels, and Quality now grants 0-10% more Magnitude of Poison inflicted.

• Poison duration is now 3 seconds at all Gem levels, previously 3-4.9 seconds at Gem levels 1-20.
• Quality now grants 0-10% more Magnitude of Poison inflicted, previously 0-20%.

Poison duration

3-4.9 seconds at Gem levels 1-20 -> 3 seconds at all Gem levelschanged

Quality bonus to Magnitude of Poison inflicted

0-20% -> 0-10% moredecreased

Resonating Shield now deals 5 to 7 Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield, down from 6 to 8.

• Damage per 15 Armour on Shield is now 5 to 7 Added Physical Damage, previously 6 to 8.

Added Physical Damage per 15 Armour on Shield

6 to 8 -> 5 to 7decreased

Shred quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed instead of 0-10% more Attack Speed.

• Quality modifier changed from more Attack Speed to increased Attack Speed.
• Value changed from 0-10% more Attack Speed to 0-20% increased Attack Speed.

Quality Attack Speed modifier type

0-10% more Attack Speed -> 0-20% increased Attack Speedchanged

Snipe has lower damage on its main hit, Explosion, and Icy Blast, with changed Unique-enemy explosion hit scaling and reduced Icy Blast explosion radius.

• Main hit damage reduced to 121-312% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20.
• Explosion damage reduced to 484-1449% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20.
• Icy Blast damage reduced to 764-3067% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20.
• Icy Blast now has 33-50% more damage with Hits for explosions originating from a Unique enemy at Gem levels 3-20 instead of always 50%.
• Icy Blast Explosion radius reduced to 3 metres.

Main hit damage

133-343% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20 -> 121-312% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20decreased

Explosion damage

454-1358% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20 -> 484-1449% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20increased

Icy Blast damage

913-3062% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20 -> 764-3067% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20changed

Icy Blast damage with Hits for explosions originating from a Unique enemy

50% more damage -> 33-50% more damagechanged

Icy Blast Explosion radius

3.2 metres -> 3 metresdecreased

Tempest Bell can now be Ancestrally Boosted as though it were a Strike skill, can have up to 3 active Bells, and its Shockwave deals less damage and triggers less frequently.

• Can now be Ancestrally Boosted as though it were a Strike skill.
• Maximum number of active Bells increased to 3 from 1.
• Shockwave damage reduced to 45-119% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20.
• Shockwave can trigger once every 0.3 seconds instead of 0.25 seconds.

Maximum active Bells

1 -> 3increased

Shockwave damage

60-132% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20 -> 45-119% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 3-20decreased

Shockwave trigger interval

0.25 seconds -> 0.3 secondsincreased

Toxic Growth now fires more Pustules but has a much lower Pustule Limit, and its Quality bonuses are reduced.

• Now fires 5 Pustules instead of 4.
• Pustule Limit reduced to 5 from 12.
• Quality now grants Fires +0-1 Pustule and Limit +0-1 Pustule instead of +0-2 and +0-2.

Pustules fired

4 -> 5increased

Pustule Limit

12 -> 5decreased

Quality Fires +Pustule

+0-2 -> +0-1decreased

Quality Limit +Pustule

+0-2 -> +0-1decreased

Time of Need now uses blessing frequency instead of a duration for the interval between Blessings, and the interval is shorter.

• The interval between Blessings is no longer a duration.
• Now has "Modifiers to Cooldown Recovery Rate also apply to blessing frequency".
• Interval reduced to 9.3-8.1 seconds at Gem levels 8-20 from 11.3-10.1.

Interval between Blessings

11.3-10.1 seconds at Gem levels 8-20 -> 9.3-8.1 seconds at Gem levels 8-20decreased

Cooldown Recovery Rate interaction

Modifiers to Cooldown Recovery Rate also apply to blessing frequencyadded

Whirling Assault quality now grants 0-20% increased Attack Speed instead of 0-15% more Attack Speed.

• Quality modifier changed from more Attack Speed to increased Attack Speed.
• Value changed from 0-15% more Attack Speed to 0-20% increased Attack Speed.

Quality Attack Speed modifier type

0-15% more Attack Speed -> 0-20% increased Attack Speedchanged

Unleash, Expand, Salvo, and Freezing Salvo Supports now use shared Seal rules and all Supports granting Seals have the Seal category.

• These Supports no longer each have their own version of Seals.
• Seal rules are now standardised across all cases, causing some behaviour changes.
• Supports granting Seals now consistently have the Seal category.

Salvo Support now gains Seals twice as fast, up to 6, and provides 1 projectile per Seal instead of 2.

• Seal gain interval changed from 2 seconds to 1 second.
• Maximum Seals changed from 3 to 6.
• Projectiles per Seal changed from 2 to 1.

Seal gain interval

2 seconds -> 1 seconddecreased

Maximum Seals

3 -> 6increased

Projectiles per Seal

2 -> 1decreased

Bhatair's Vengeance now grants 1% of Damage as Cold Damage for 15 seconds for each 2 Rage you have when you Freeze a target with Supported Skills.

• The Rage scaling changed from each 1 Rage to each 2 Rage.
• The duration changed from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.

Rage required per 1% of Damage as Cold Damage

1 Rage -> 2 Rageincreased

Duration

20 seconds -> 15 secondsdecreased

Culmination II now makes Supported Skills lose Combo after 6 seconds of no Combo generation, can gain up to 10 Combo, and deal 4% more Damage per Combo.

• The previous 50% slower Combo count loss behavior was removed.
• Supported Skills now lose Combo if you generate no Combo for 6 seconds instead of 4 seconds.
• Maximum Combo changed from 20 to 10.
• Damage per Combo changed from 2% to 4% more Damage per Combo.

Combo count loss speed modifier

Combo count loss for Supported Skills occurs 50% slower -> removedremoved

No Combo duration before losing Combo

4 seconds -> 6 secondsincreased

Maximum Combo

20 -> 10decreased

Damage per Combo

2% more Damage -> 4% more Damageincreased

Corrupting Cry I and II no longer make the supported skill inflict Corrupted Blood; they now trigger a skill that inflicts Corrupted Blood, scaled by the level of the gem it is socketed into.

• The supported skill no longer inflicts Corrupted Blood directly.
• A triggered skill now inflicts Corrupted Blood.
• The triggered skill is scaled by the level of the gem it is socketed into.

Decaying Hex no longer makes the supported Curse inflict Decay; it now triggers a skill that inflicts Decay, scaled by the level of the gem it is socketed into.

• The supported Curse no longer inflicts Decay directly.
• A triggered skill now inflicts Decay.
• The triggered skill is scaled by the level of the gem it is socketed into.

Doedre's Undoing no longer turns Cursed Ground into Hazards; it now causes Cursed Ground to spawn Witchtoads on an interval.

• Cursed Ground created by Supported Skills no longer becomes Hazards.
• Cursed Ground now spawns Witchtoads on an interval.
• The Witchtoads seek out enemies and explode, dealing Chaos damage.