Decay

This page is about the debuff. For the support gem, see Decay Support.

Decay

Debuff

You are taking Chaos Damage over time

Decay is a debuff which causes affected targets to take chaos damage over time.

Sources

Skill gems

Gem

Support gems

Gem
Decay SupportDecay SupportChaos, Support Icon: D Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills inflict Decay on Hit, dealing (120-843) Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.	38	N/A

Essences

Item	Essence Level	Effect(s)
Essence of DeliriumEssence of DeliriumStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 8Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: Your Hits inflict Decay, dealing 700 Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds Gloves: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage over Time Boots: Cannot be Poisoned Body Armour: 25% reduced Chaos Damage taken over time Helmet: +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Shield: +15% Chance to Block Spell Damage while on Low Life Quiver: 25% increased Effect of your Marks Amulet: (6-7)% Chance to Block Spell Damage Ring: +(12-15)% to Damage over Time Multiplier Belt: +50% to Chaos Resistance during any Flask EffectRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.	8	Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: Your Hits inflict Decay, dealing 700 Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds Gloves: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage over Time Boots: Cannot be Poisoned Body Armour: 25% reduced Chaos Damage taken over time Helmet: +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Shield: +15% Chance to Block Spell Damage while on Low Life Quiver: 25% increased Effect of your Marks Amulet: (6-7)% Chance to Block Spell Damage Ring: +(12-15)% to Damage over Time Multiplier Belt: +50% to Chaos Resistance during any Flask Effect

Other variants

Spatial Decay

Debuff

You are taking Chaos Damage over time

The Maven applies a near identical debuff, but known as Spatial Decay.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.4.0	Introduced to the game.