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Poison
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Poison
Tooltip
Poison is an Ailment that deals Chaos damage over time, and lasts 2 seconds by default. Damage from Poison bypasses Energy Shield.
Physical and Chaos damage from Hits Contribute to Poison Magnitude.
Damage does not Contribute to Poison chance, so it cannot be inflicted without an explicit source of Poison chance.
The base Magnitude of Poison is Chaos damage per second equal to 20% of the Physical and Chaos damage dealt by the Hit that inflicted it. This is calculated using the final damage dealt by the Hit, but not any modifiers on the target that affect how much damage they will take from the Hit. This magnitude is not further affected by any modifiers to the damage you deal.
Modifiers and Debuffs that affect the enemy's ability to mitigate damage (such as Shock) can affect the damage the enemy takes from Poison, but any such modifiers that specifically apply to Hit damage (such as Penetration) do not affect Poison damage.
Physical and Chaos damage from Hits Contribute to Poison Magnitude.
Damage does not Contribute to Poison chance, so it cannot be inflicted without an explicit source of Poison chance.
The base Magnitude of Poison is Chaos damage per second equal to 20% of the Physical and Chaos damage dealt by the Hit that inflicted it. This is calculated using the final damage dealt by the Hit, but not any modifiers on the target that affect how much damage they will take from the Hit. This magnitude is not further affected by any modifiers to the damage you deal.
Modifiers and Debuffs that affect the enemy's ability to mitigate damage (such as Shock) can affect the damage the enemy takes from Poison, but any such modifiers that specifically apply to Hit damage (such as Penetration) do not affect Poison damage.
Poison is a damaging ailment that deals chaos damage over time.
Mechanics
Poison deals 20% of a hit's combined physical and chaos damage dealt (before mitigation and damage taken modifiers) as chaos damage over time per second for 2 seconds. This percentage is affected multiplicatively by ailment effect/magnitude. Ailment damage cannot be scaled directly; however, it can be indirectly scaled by modifying the hit damage.
Poison can stack and has a default stack limit of 1; this can be increased through various stats or modifiers. Each instance of poison has an independent duration and only the highest damage instance(s) of poisons up to your stack limit will deal damage.
Poison chance depends on an explicit chance to poison.
The damage over time from poison bypasses energy shield and damages life directly.
Related gems
| Item |  | Stats |
|---|---|---|
Bursting Plague | 1 | Support Poison from Supported Skills also adds 200% of Damage per Second to Enemy as Plague, up to a maximum of 10% of Enemy's maximum Life Plague Burst Cooldown Time: 0.10s Triggered when an enemy Poisoned by a supported skill dies, dealing Physical damage around them based on the built-up Plague. +5% to Critical Hit Chance Deals Physical Damage equal to 100% of Plague on Triggering Enemy Has up to 100% more Area of Effect at maximum Plague Burst radius is 1.8 metres |
Comorbidity | 1 | Targets can be affected by +1 Poisons from Supported Skills at the same time Supported Skills have 20% less Poison Duration |
Corrosion | 1 | Poison applied by supported Skills also Breaks Armour equal to 80% of Poison damage |
Deadly Poison | 1 | Supported Skills deal 25% less Damage with Hits 75% more Magnitude of Poison inflicted with Supported Skills |
Envenom | 1 | Supported Skills have 50% chance to Poison on Hit |
Gas Arrow | 1 | Arrow Impact radius is 1.8 metres Poison Cloud Does not Hit, but Poisons enemies as though Hitting them Gains 50% more Area of Effect per second, up to a maximum of 200% Cloud radius is 1.8 metres Cloud duration is 4 seconds Explosion Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Impact radius is 1.8 metres |
Gas Grenade | 1 | Impact radius is (1.4–2) metres Fuse duration is 2 seconds Poison Cloud Does not Hit, but Poisons enemies as though Hitting them Gains 20% more Area of Effect per second, up to a maximum of 160% Explosion Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage |
| MaladyFile:Malady inventory icon.png | 1 | Base Bleed chance instead applies to Poison for Supported Skills Base Poison chance instead applies to Bleed for Supported Skills |
Plague Bearer | 1 | Stores 4% of Expected Poison damage Stores up to (43–15257) Poison Damage |
Related base items
| Item | Base item | Item class | | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antidote Charm | — | Charm | 24 | Used when you become Poisoned |
Toxic Quiver | — | Quiver | 39 | (10-15)% chance to poison with attacks |
Unique Items
Chance to Poison
| Item | Base item | Item class | | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaguefinger | Gauze Wraps | Gloves | 1 | (30-50)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (4-6)% increased Attack Speed (20-30)% chance to Poison on Hit All Damage from Hits Contributes to Poison Magnitude |
Snakebite | Spined Bracers | Gloves | 33 | (40-60)% increased Evasion Rating +(7-17)% to Chaos Resistance (6-10) Life Regeneration per second (20-30)% chance to Poison on Hit Targets can be affected by +1 of your Poisons at the same time |
Icefang Orbit | Iron Ring | Ring | 36 | Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to AttacksAdds (5–7) to (9–13) Physical Damage to Attacks +(20–30) to Dexterity (10–20)% chance to Poison on Hit All Damage taken from Hits while Poisoned Contributes to Magnitude of Chill on you All Damage from Hits against Poisoned targets Contributes to Chill Magnitude (15–25)% increased Magnitude of Poison you inflict |
While Poisoned
| Item | Base item | Item class | | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icefang Orbit | Iron Ring | Ring | 36 | Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to AttacksAdds (5–7) to (9–13) Physical Damage to Attacks +(20–30) to Dexterity (10–20)% chance to Poison on Hit All Damage taken from Hits while Poisoned Contributes to Magnitude of Chill on you All Damage from Hits against Poisoned targets Contributes to Chill Magnitude (15–25)% increased Magnitude of Poison you inflict |
Other Poison-related modifiers
| Item | Base item | Item class | | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaguefinger | Gauze Wraps | Gloves | 1 | (30-50)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (4-6)% increased Attack Speed (20-30)% chance to Poison on Hit All Damage from Hits Contributes to Poison Magnitude |
Splinter of Loratta | Hardwood Spear | Spear | 1 | Grants Skill:  Spear ThrowAdds (2-3) to (6-8) Physical Damage20% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon Any number of Poisons from this Weapon can affect a target at the same time Always Poison on Hit with this weapon |
Arakaali's Gift | Antidote Charm | Charm | 24 | Used when you become PoisonedRecover Life equal to (15–20)% of Mana Flask's Recovery Amount when used Recover Mana equal to (15–20)% of Life Flask's Recovery Amount when used |
Atsak's Sight | Veiled Mask | Helmet | 28 | (100-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (30-40)% increased Critical Hit Chance +(10-20) to Dexterity +(10-20) to Intelligence Critical Hits Poison the enemy |
Lycosidae | Rampart Tower Shield | Shield | 28 | Grants Skill:  Raise Shield(30-40)% increased Block chance(60-100)% increased Armour Accuracy Rating is doubled Blocking damage poisons the enemy as though dealing 200 base Chaos damage |
Apep's Supremacy | Voodoo Focus | Focus | 33 | (100-200)% increased Energy Shield (30-50)% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate (30-50)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge 20% of Elemental damage from Hits taken as Chaos damage +25% chance to be Poisoned |
| Snakebite | Spined Bracers | Gloves | 33 | (40-60)% increased Evasion Rating +(7-17)% to Chaos Resistance (6-10) Life Regeneration per second (20-30)% chance to Poison on Hit Targets can be affected by +1 of your Poisons at the same time |
| Icefang Orbit | Iron Ring | Ring | 36 | Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to AttacksAdds (5–7) to (9–13) Physical Damage to Attacks +(20–30) to Dexterity (10–20)% chance to Poison on Hit All Damage taken from Hits while Poisoned Contributes to Magnitude of Chill on you All Damage from Hits against Poisoned targets Contributes to Chill Magnitude (15–25)% increased Magnitude of Poison you inflict |
Quatl's Molt | Serpentscale Coat | Body Armour | 36 | (60-80)% increased Evasion Rating +(60-80) to maximum Life +(17-23)% to Chaos Resistance (10-20) Life Regeneration per second Cannot be Poisoned |
Yriel's Fostering | Strider Vest | Body Armour | 52 | (100–150)% increased Evasion Rating +(80–120) to maximum Life +(10–30) to Spirit (40–60)% reduced Bleeding Duration on you (40–60)% reduced Poison Duration on you You can have two Companions of different types |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 0.1.0 |
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