Blight

Shadow Dmg (DoT)	N/A
Increased Dmg
Slows (CC)
Immobilizes (CC)
Core
Darkness

Blight is a Necromancer skill from the Core skill tree. Its features are:

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Blight Details and Upgrades

Blight

Unleash concentrated Blight that deals 40% damage and leaves behind a defiled area, dealing 105% damage over 6 seconds (DoT).

Damage: Shadow

Essence Cost: 25

Lucky Hit Chance: 40%

Tags: Core, Darkness

Upgrades

Enhanced Blight

Blight Slows (CC) enemies by 25%

Supernatural Blight

You and your Minions deal x 20% increased damage to enemies within Blight.

Paranormal Blight

Blight has a 30% chance to Immobilize (CC) enemies for 2.5 seconds on impact.

Other Skills that work with Blight

The following skills either:

Create a condition Blight can exploit
Exploit a condition Blight creates

Blight Creates	Skills that Exploit This Condition
Slows (CC)	Plagued Corpse Explosion
Core	Imperfectly Balanced (p)
Darkness	Reaper's Pursuit \| Crippling Darkness \| Gloom \| Terror \| Shadowblight (p)
Blight Exploits	Skills that Create This Condition
N/A

Items that work with Blight

The following items either:

Grant a bonus when using Blight
Create a condition Blight can exploit
Exploit a condition Blight creates

Legendary Aspects

Accelerating Aspect	Offensive	Critical Strikes with Core skills increase your Attack Speed by 15 - 25% for 5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Aspect of the Long Shadow	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Your Shadow Damage Over Time (DoT) effects have a 10 - 30% chance to generate 3 Essence. Damage from your Shadowblight Key Passive will always generate 2 Essence. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Necromancer
Aspect of Might	Defensive	Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for 2 - 6 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Dark Ravine (Map)	Dry Steppes	All
Aspect of Shared Misery	Utility	Lucky Hit: When you hit a Crowd Controlled enemy, there is up to a 30 - 50% chance for that Crowd Control effect to spread to another unaffected enemy. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Oblivion (Map)	Hawezar	All
Aspect of the Expectant	Offensive	After Attacking enemies with a Basic skill, increase the damage of your next Core skill cast within 5 seconds by x 5 - 10%, up to x 30%. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Underroot (Map)	Codex of Power	All
Assimilation Aspect	Resource	You have 8% increased Dodge Chance. When you Dodge, Fortify for 5-20% of your Maximum Life. Ring	N/A	Extraction	All
Exploiter's Aspect	Utility	You have + 20% increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal x 20 - 40% increased damage to them. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	All
Rapid Aspect	Offensive	Basic skills gain + 15 - 30% Attack Speed. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Buried Halls (Map)	Dry Steppes	All

Unique Items

Banished Lord's Talisman

"His name has been lost to history, but to have been exiled from a land as cursed as Hawezar, his deeds must have been truly depraved." - Scholar's Notes

Type: Amulet
Class: All

Description: After you spend 275 of your Primary Resource, your next Core Skill is guaranteed to Overpower. Your Critical Strikes that Overpower deal %[x] increased damage.

Affixes:

+ % Critical Strike Chance
+ % Overpower Damage
+ % Resource Generation
+ # Ranks of all Core Skills

Bloodless Scream

"My companion swung her odd weapon in a wide arc, and our pursuer stopped short. The look of horror on his face as his body fell to pieces will haunt me forever." - The Ebon Pages, Canto II, Verse XI

Type: Two-Handed Scythe
Class: Necromancer

Description: Your Darkness Skills Chill (CC) enemies for up to 100.0% and deal x 20 - 50% increased damage to Frozen enemies.

Lucky Hit: Your Darkness Skills have up to a 100.0% chance to generate 7 - 10 additional Essence against Frozen targets.

# Damage per Hit
# Attacks per Second (Slow)
+ Life On Kill

Affixes:

+ # Life On Kill
+ % Darkness Skills Damage
+ % Damage to Chilled enemies
+ # Intelligence
# Cold Resistance

Doombringer

Whenever this ancient sword has reappeared throughout history, it portends a time of great strife, as well as a devastating loss of life.

Type: Sword - Uber Unique
Class: Barbarian, Necromancer and Rogue

Description: Lucky Hit: Up to a 15 - 25% chance to deal 8,963 Shadow damage to surrounding enemies and reduce their damage done by 20% for 5 seconds.

+ % Critical Strike Damage

Affixes:

17.5% Maximum Life
+ 19.5% Core Skill Damage
+ 17.5% Damage
Lucky Hit: Up to a 5% chance to Heal +1,058 Life

Godslayer Crown

"The Sahptev faithful believe in a thousand and one gods. If it takes me as many lifetimes, I will find and kill them all." - Gaspar Stilbian, Veradani Outcast"

Type: Helm
Class: All

Description: When you Stun (CC), Freeze (CC), or Immobilize (CC) an Elite enemy, or damage a Boss, it Pulls (CC) In Nearby enemies. You deal [30 - 60]%[x] increased damage to them for 3 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 12 seconds.

Affixes:

% Cooldown Reduction
+ % Crowd Control Duration
+ # Maximum Life
+ % Damage

Greaves of the Empty Tomb

"The massive door to my family's crypt, which had taken a dozen men to close, was thrown open. Had I known the horrors to come I never would have set foot inside!" -The Ebon Pages, Canto I, Verse VII

Type: Boots
Class: Necromancer

Description: Create desecrated ground beneath your Sever spectres as they travel, damaging enemies for 944 - 1,322 Shadow damage over 2.0 seconds. (DoT)

+ 2 Max Evade

Affixes:

+ % Movement Speed
+ % Damage Reduction from Shadow Damage Over Time-Affected Enemies
% Essence Cost Reduction
+ % Lucky Hit chance with Shadow Damage

Melted Heart of Selig

"Do not allow your passions to become obsessions. Fuel the fire that burns within you, but it is madness to allow yourself to become ash to please an uncaring universe." - Last words of Master Selig

Type: Amulet - Uber Unique
Class: All

Description: Gain 60 Maximum Resource. 75% of incoming damage drains 2 Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.

Affixes:

+ Resistance to All Elements
+ All Stats
+ Core Skill Damage
+ Damage while Healthy
Resource Regeneration

Mother's Embrace

"Every tome, every scroll, every book in this temple produces the same answer. The only being willing to stand against the Eternal Conflict, against the Prime Evils, was Lilith." - Elias

Type: Ring
Class: All

Description: If a Core Skill hits 4 or more enemies, 30% - 50% of the Resource cost is refunded.

Affixes:

+ % Resist All
+ % Shadow Resistance
+ # All Stats
+ % Maximum Life
+ % Critical Strike Damage

Paingorger's Gauntlets

Crafted from fragments of Duriel's carapace, wearing these gloves, or being struck by them, causes an agonizing sensation akin to pushing one's hands through a thousand shards of glass.

Type: Gloves
Class: All

Description: Damaging enemies with a cast Non–Basic Skill marks them for 3 seconds. When a Basic Skill first hits a marked enemy, the Basic Skill’s damage is echoed to all marked enemies, dealing x 100 – 200% increased damage.

Affixes:

+ % Critical Strike Chance
+ % Attack Speed
+ 8 - 14 All Stats
+ % Basic Skill Damage

Ring of Starless Skies

"Yours is the power to pluck the stars from the heavens with the ease of a child gathering fruit from the bough." - Unknown

Type: Ring - Uber Unique
Class: All

Description: Spending resources reduces your resource costs and increases your damage by x10% for 3 seconds, up to 40%.

+ % All Resistances

Affixes:

X'Fal's Corroded Signet

Skulking in the shadows of the Realm of Destruction, the Scarred Baron plots the downfall of the mortal who banished him there.

Type: Ring
Class: All

Description: Your Damage over Time effects have up to a 50% chance to erupt, dealing # damage of the same type to Nearby enemies.

+ % Resistance to All Elements
+ % Fire Resistance

Affixes:

% Cooldown Reduction
* % Lucky Hit Chance
+ % Damage Over Time
+ # All Stats

Paragon Glyphs


	Advantage Magic: Barbarian / Necromancer / Sorcerer Bonus: For every 5 Willpower purchased within range, you gain + 1.1% increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets.
	Control Rare: Necromancer / Sorcerer / Rogue Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence (Necro) purchased within range, you deal + 2% (lvl 1) - 10% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled targets. For every 5 Intelligence (Rogue) / 5 Dexterity (Sorc) purchased within range, you deal 3% (lvl 1) - 15% (lvl 21) increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies.	Additional Bonus: You (and your Minions, necro only) deal x 10% increased damage to Slowed (CC) or Chilled (CC) enemies or, instead, x 20% increased damage to Stunned (CC) or Frozen (CC) enemies. Requirements: 40 Int (Necro), 25 Int (Rogue), 25 Dex (Sorc) (in radius range)
	Darkness Rare: Necromancer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + 1.3% (lvl 1) - 6.6% (lvl 21) increased Shadow damage.	Additional Bonus: Whenever you or your Minions deal Shadow damage to an enemy, that enemy deals 2% reduced damage, up to 10%, for 5 seconds. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)
	Scourge Rare: Necromancer Bonus: For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal + 1.3% (lvl 1) - 6.6% (lvl 21) increased Shadow Damage over time(DoT).	Additional Bonus: You and your Minions deal x 10% increased damage to enemies affected by Shadow Damage over time (DoT) effects. Requirements: 40 Intelligence (in radius range)

Item Affixes

The following Affixes are particularly useful with Blight


Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand	Shield
Ranks in Blight [2 - 3]						✔
Core Skill Damage [12.5 - 19.5%]							✔
Core Skill Damage [25 - 39%]								✔
Darkness Skill Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]	✔			✔
Shadow Damage [10.5 - 17.5%]		✔		✔
Shadow Damage Over Time [12.5 - 19.5%]	✔					✔
Damage Over Time [7 - 14%]		✔					✔
Damage Over Time [14 - 28%]								✔
Damage to Slowed Enemies [16.5 - 23.5%]		✔					✔
Damage to Slowed Enemies [33 - 47%]								✔
Damage to Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies [14 - 28%]								✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [5 - 12%]		✔					✔
Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [10 - 24%]								✔
Staff: Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies [35%]								✔
Crowd Control Duration [5 - 12%]	✔		✔						✔	✔
Basic Skill Attack Speed [4.4 - 10%]
Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies [7 - 14%]	✔	✔		✔	✔		✔		✔	✔
Attribute	Amulet	Ring	Helm	Chest	Legs	Gloves	Weap 1H	Weap 2H	Off-Hand	Shield

Changes to Blight

Patch 1.3.3, March 5, 2024

Impact damage increased by 33.3%.
Damage over time increased by 10.5%.
Paranormal Blight - Immobilize duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds.
Supernatural Blight - Damage bonus increased from [x]15% to [x]20%.

Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024

Damage over time increased from 80% to 95%.