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Character death
Death occurs when the life of a character reaches 0, regardless of other resources. This can occur through damage, life loss, or instant kill mechanics (e.g. Drowning).
Mechanics
Softcore
In Softcore leagues, during the campaign, there is no penalty for death. However, the area will be reset, respawning most monsters and destroying any items on the ground except certain guaranteed drops from bosses, usually uncut gems. A player can choose to respawn in their last visited town or at their last activated checkpoint or waypoint (or at the beginning of their current area if no checkpoint/waypoint is activated). If playing in a party, dead characters can be revived by a nearby party member.
In most endgame areas (area level 65+) death incurs a loss of experience equal to 10% of the total experience bar required to reach the next level. If the player's current experience bar is less than 10%, the experience bar will return to 0%. It is not possible to go down a level, however. Deaths in pinnacle boss content do not incur an experience loss.
Additionally, respawning after dying in a map or other endgame area requiring portals will consume one portal, matching the number of respawn attempts remaining. The number of portals and therefore respawn attempts available depends on the number of modifiers on the waystone or the Difficulty of the boss. Portals are only consumed on death; they are not consumed by manually exiting a map (e.g. to store items). Upon re-entering an area after death, you will return at the last activated checkpoint.
In parties, each player has an independent number of respawn attempts as they would normally have, visible as a portal icon next to a user's character name in the party UI interface. When fighting a map boss or pinnacle boss, only the map owner can respawn the full party simultaneously, if they have respawn attempts remaining.
| Number of Portals |
Number of Respawn Attempts |
# of Map Modifiers |
Boss Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 1~2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 3~4 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Consuming all portals/respawn attempts this way will prevent re-entry into the area and are considered failed. Failed maps on the Atlas can be reattempted by using a new waystone, but will remove any existing modifiers on the map, such as from Precursor Tablets or map encounter icons.
Hardcore
In Hardcore leagues, the character (and their inventory) will be transferred permanently into the Softcore equivalent league. Certain hardcore leagues such as events may cause the character to be sent to Void League instead as a form of permadeath.
Revive
Killed characters can be revived by other players in a party sharing an instance. The revive action requires a player to channel for a few seconds near the dead character, and the reviving player can be interrupted by taking damage. The exact amount of time required to revive a dead character is 2.5 seconds + 1.5 seconds per previous death of the character in that instance. This only is possible in act areas; reviving is not permitted in other areas such as maps.
To channel the revive action, left-click and hold on a killed player's body where there is an hourglass icon and the text "Revive".
Safety nets
- Pause: If you lag (client does not respond for >100ms), the server gets paused, regardless of if you get disconnected or not.[1]. If the lag doesn't resolve in 6 seconds, you will be disconnected from the game. The game can also be paused manually by pressing ESC.
- Logout/disconnect: Logging out will also pause the game. When the player logs back in, they will appear at the previously activated checkpoint or nearest waypoint.
- Respawn at checkpoint: Players can choose to teleport to the nearest checkpoint from the ESC menu. Doing so will forfeit the current boss fight, if applicable.
The Barrow Dweller has a 50% (up to 61% when corrupted) chance to avoid death from hits. This does not prevent death from damage over time, life loss, instant kills, or other sources.
Omen of Amelioration will not prevent death, but should death occur, it will reduce experience loss from 10% to 2.5% of the experience bar.
Related items
| Item |  | Stats | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Omen of Amelioration | 1 | — | While this item is active in your inventory will prevent 75% of Experience loss when you die |
The Barrow Dweller | 11 | (60-100)% increased Armour and Evasion +(-20--10)% to Fire Resistance +50% to Cold Resistance Damage of Enemies Hitting you is Unlucky while you are on Low Life 50% chance to Avoid Death from Hits | — |
