Ailment duration

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Mechanics

All ailments have a fixed base duration, except for Freeze which scales with the ailment threshold of the hit. These durations can be modified, but are not considered skill effects and therefore cannot be modified by skill effect duration modifiers.

and are unique in that they have overrides for the default poison and bleed duration respectively with a skill effect, allowing poisons applied by Viper Strike and bleeds applied by Puncture to be modified by skill effect duration modifiers.

Dealing damage faster

Modifiers that cause ailments to deal Damage #% faster causes the ailment to deal the same amount of total damage over a shorter duration. Multiple sources of "faster" damage application stack additively with each other, and are then applied as a single total, which is multiplicative with all other modifiers. Calculating the effective duration can be done through the following formula:

EffectiveDuration =  AilmentDuration / (1 + (SumFasterAilment% / 100))

For example, an Ignite with a duration of 6 seconds with 30% faster Ignites has a modified duration of 4.6 seconds and will deal 30% more damage per second over that duration, resulting in the same total amount of damage dealt.

Dealing damage faster does not improve DPS if the damage over time is already at the damage over time cap.

Ailment reflection

Modifiers that reduce ailment duration on the player will not reduce the duration of reflected ailments since they are already calculated when applying on the enemy. It will simply be copied from the original inflicted ailment duration instead of being recalculated.

Pantheon

Soul of Abberath grants 60% less Duration of Ignite on You.

Soul of Shakari grants 50% less Duration of Poisons on You.

Related unique items

A number of unique items modify ailment duration.

Item		Stats
Abberath's HornAbberath's Horn Goat's HornWand Physical Damage: 9-16 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.20Requires Level 6, 29 IntAdds (1-2) to (3-4) Fire Damage to Spells and Attacks(20-30)% increased Fire Damage Adds (4-6) to (8-12) Fire Damage to Spells (40-60)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance Gain 10 Life per Ignited Enemy Killed 25% reduced Ignite Duration on EnemiesThe Goat King drank the smoke and ate the flames as his ruin spread across the land.	6	Adds (1-2) to (3-4) Fire Damage to Spells and Attacks(20-30)% increased Fire Damage Adds (4-6) to (8-12) Fire Damage to Spells (40-60)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance Gain 10 Life per Ignited Enemy Killed 25% reduced Ignite Duration on Enemies
Agnerod EastAgnerod East Imperial StaffStaff Physical Damage: 57-171 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.15 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 66, 158 Str, 113 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff40% increased Strength Requirement +(80-120) to Intelligence (30-50)% increased Lightning Damage +2 to Level of all Lightning Spell Skill Gems Damage Penetrates 20% Lightning Resistance 100% increased Duration of Lightning AilmentsOne for each corner of the great Vinktar Square.	66	+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff40% increased Strength Requirement +(80-120) to Intelligence (30-50)% increased Lightning Damage +2 to Level of all Lightning Spell Skill Gems Damage Penetrates 20% Lightning Resistance 100% increased Duration of Lightning Ailments

Passive skills

Name	Stats
Attack Speed and Poison Duration	3% increased Attack Speed 5% increased Poison Duration [1] [2]
Chill and Freeze Resistance	20% reduced Effect of Chill on you 20% reduced Freeze Duration on you [1]
Claw Ailment Damage and Poison Duration	Claw Attacks deal 15% increased Damage with Ailments 5% increased Poison Duration [1]
Dagger Critical Strike Multiplier and Poison Duration	+15% to Critical Strike Multiplier with Daggers 5% increased Poison Duration [1]
Faster Ailments	Damaging Ailments deal damage 5% faster [1] [2]
Ignite and Bleed Duration File:IgniteBleedNode passive skill icon.png	25% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies 25% increased Bleeding Duration [1] [2]
Ignite Chance and Duration	15% chance to Ignite 15% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies [1] [2]
Ignite Resistance	20% reduced Ignite Duration on you [1]
Poison Chance and Duration	10% chance to Poison on Hit 5% increased Poison Duration [1]
Arcane Sanctuary	30% increased Spell Damage while holding a Shield 30% reduced Elemental Ailment Duration on you while holding a Shield [1]
Breath of Rime	30% increased Cold Damage 50% increased Duration of Cold Ailments [1]
Deadly Draw	Damaging Ailments deal damage 10% faster 30% increased Damage Over Time with Bow Skills [1]
Dirty Techniques	Damaging Ailments deal damage 15% faster [1]
Elemental Focus	20% increased Elemental Damage 20% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies 20% increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments [1]
Lesson of the Seasons	10% reduced Duration of Damaging Ailments on you per Bark 10% chance to Avoid non-Damaging Ailments on you per Bark below maximum [1]
Static Blows	30% increased Damage if you have Shocked an Enemy Recently 30% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments 50% increased Duration of Lightning Ailments [1]
Winter's Embrace	60% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies 30% increased Damage if you've Shattered an Enemy Recently [1]

Cluster Jewel passive skills

The following Cluster Jewel passives are related to Ailment Duration:

Name	Stats
Blowback	Ignites you inflict deal Damage 8% faster 10% chance to Ignite [1]
Circling Oblivion	25% increased Damage over Time 15% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies [1]
Flexible Sentry	+3% Chance to Block Attack Damage 3% Chance to Block Spell Damage 25% reduced Elemental Ailment Duration on you 25% reduced Effect of Chill and Shock on you [1]
Hibernator	30% reduced Freeze Duration on you 30% reduced Effect of Chill on you Unaffected by Chilled Ground You cannot be Frozen if you've been Frozen Recently [1]
Rend	+5% to Physical Damage over Time Multiplier 20% increased Bleeding Duration [1]
Steady Torment	+6% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Bleeding you inflict on Poisoned Enemies +6% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Poison you inflict on Bleeding Enemies 15% increased Bleeding Duration 15% increased Poison Duration [1]
Tempered Arrowheads	Bow Skills have +6% to Damage over Time Multiplier Bow Skills have 10% increased Skill Effect Duration 10% increased Duration of Ailments inflicted while wielding a Bow [1]
Wasting Affliction	20% increased Damage with Ailments Damaging Ailments deal damage 5% faster [1]
Astonishing Affliction	20% increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments 20% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies affected by Ailments 20% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies [1]
Fire Attunement	30% reduced Ignite Duration on you Unaffected by Burning Ground You cannot be Ignited if you've been Ignited Recently [1]
Heavy Hitter	30% increased Attack Damage 30% increased Damage with Ailments from Attack Skills 10% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold 20% chance to double Stun Duration [1]

Ascendancy passives

Ascendancy Class	Name	Stats
Assassin	Noxious Strike	5% increased Poison Duration for each Poison you have inflicted Recently, up to a maximum of 100% Recover 0.5% of Life per Poison affecting Enemies you Kill 40% chance to Poison on Hit [1]
Pathfinder	Flask Effect, Poison Duration	Flasks applied to you have 5% increased Effect 10% increased Poison Duration [1]