Death Aura

Name	Death Aura
Skill Id	ChaosDegenAuraUnique
Icon
Cast Time	1.00 sec
Level Req.	62
Attack Speed	100% of base
Attack Damage	100% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage	100%
Casts an aura that deals Chaos Damage over Time to nearby Enemies. This skill cannot be cast by Totems.
Deals 758.3 Base Chaos Damage per second This Spell is Triggered when Gained This Skill Costs nothing

Death Aura is a spell that deals chaos damage over time around the user, like Righteous Fire. It is granted by Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart..

Mechanics

The chaos damage over time aura is a skill that activates on equipping Death's Oath, and is modified by socketed support gems as well as modifiers that affect auras, area of effect, damage over time, and chaos damage. The tool tip damage does not display damage increases from X% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras you Cast modifiers from unique items such as Dying BreathDying Breath
Iron StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 14-42
Critical Strike Chance: 6.40%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 13, 27 Str, 27 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff18% increased Cast Speed
18% increased maximum Mana
18% increased Area of Effect of Aura Skills
18% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
Nearby Enemies have 18% increased Effect of Curses on them
Nearby allies gain 18% increased Damage
18% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your SkillsThe whispers of the dead
Carry wisdom for the living,
If you are willing to give your life
To listen. and from the passive tree, but the actual damage of the skill is affected by these modifiers.

Currently, there are five support gems that naturally affect Death Aura:

• Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: o
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
  Supported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area 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.
• Efficacy SupportEfficacy SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: a
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage over Time
  Supported Skills have (15-24)% increased Skill Effect Duration
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage over TimeThis 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.
• Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
  Icon: E
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Supported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of Effect
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Area 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.
• Void Manipulation SupportVoid Manipulation SupportChaos, Support
  Icon: v
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that deals damage.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Chaos Damage
  Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage
  
  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.
• Item Rarity SupportItem Rarity SupportSupport
  Icon: R
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(40-59)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis 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.
• Item Quantity SupportItem Quantity SupportSupport
  Icon: Q
  Level: (1-20)Requires Level 24Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(17-36)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.35-7)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis 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. (currently unobtainable normally)

Additionally, Arcane Surge SupportArcane Surge SupportArcane, Support, Spell, Duration
Icon: N
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.Gain Arcane Surge after Spending a total of (15-400) Mana on
Upfront Costs and Effects of a Supported Skill
Arcane Surge grants (10-20)% increased Cast Speed
Arcane Surge grants (30-58)% increased Mana Regeneration rate
Arcane Surge lasts 4 seconds
Supported Skills deal (10-25)% more Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell 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. can be used in a socket to support the Death Aura. While this gem does not provide any direct damage increase (since the Aura is not a casted spell), the hidden "duration" tag that it adds will enable use of the following support gems:

• Swift Affliction SupportSwift Affliction SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: r
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Damage over Time
  25% less Duration of Supported Skills and Damaging Ailments they inflict
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage over TimeThis 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.
• Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: d
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
  Supported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% less Skill Effect DurationThis 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.

Drop restrictions

Death Aura can only be obtained from Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart..

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Death Aura skill now deals 25% more damage per second.
3.1.0	Now properly updates its behaviour when items, passives or skills change it in some way.
3.0.0	The chaos damage-over-time aura is now a skill that activates on equipping Death's Oath, and is modified by socketed support gems as well as modifiers that affect auras, area of effect, damage over time and chaos damage.