Low life
Low life is a condition that applies when life is at 50% or lower. Linking mana-reserving skills (such as auras) to Arrogance SupportArrogance SupportAura, Support
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Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (220-201)%Requires Level 31Supports any non-blessing skill with a reservation.Supported Skills have (10-19)% increased Aura effect
Supported Skills Reserve Life instead of Mana
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% increased Aura effectThis 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. which converts them into Life-reserving skills is one of the easiest way to maintain the low life condition.
Players that use low life will typically either use energy shields to protect their health or Petrified BloodPetrified BloodSpell
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Applies a buff that protects the lower half of your life, preventing some of the immediate life loss when damaged by hits and applying the loss over time instead. Your life cannot be raised above low life other than by flasks, and while above low life, skills will cost life as well as mana.Life Recovery other than Flasks cannot Recover Life to above Low Life
When taking Damage from Hits, 40% of Life loss below half Life is Prevented, then (100-81)% of Life loss prevented this way is lost over 4 seconds
Skills gain a Base Life Cost equal to 40% of Base Mana Cost while not on Low Life
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.25-5)% of Life loss prevented is lost over 4 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. if they're not using energy shields. "LL" is commonly used to describe this type of build, which stands for "Low life".
Low life is not possible if maximum life is set to 1 due to Chaos Inoculation, with the exception of using Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Coward's Legacy", where the player may simultaneously be on low life and have Chaos Inoculation.
The low life state unlocks several interesting aspects for a character, but can be difficult to maintain efficiently.
Common skills
The advantages to being low life:
- Ability to use Pain Attunement passive skill that grants more spell damage when on low life.
- Ability to use Bloodthirst Support for attack skills on life-based low life builds.
- Ability to use many more auras by using Life reservation in combination with Mana reservation
The disadvantages for being low life:
- Energy shield has fewer recovery method. It cannot be recovered through flask, and energy shield recharge can be interrupted by taking damage. Zealot's Oath is often used in order for life regeneration to apply to energy shield.
- Visibility in low light level areas is largely affected by light radius, which is based on current percentage of your maximum life. Low life build has low light radius due to often reserving 50~99% of their life. Energy Shield Mastery is often used to make light radius based on energy shield instead of life.
- Energy shield leech has maximum total recovery per second on 10% of your maximum energy shield, which is half of what life has. Ghost Reaver is often used to double maximum total energy shield recovery per second from Leech.
- Stun threshold and duration is calculated based off the your maximum life. Some low life builds have very low maximum life, causing them to get stunned often with long duration or even stun locked. Method to avoid stun locked, immunity to stun or make stun threshold based on other source are often used. Common method include Pantheon Soul of the Brine King, ascendancy notable such as Vile Bastion, uniques such as Valyrium and Skyforth, etc.
Common unique items
- Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shavronne's Wrappings" is a very common choice for low-life ES builds, as it forces Chaos damage to affect energy shield instead of life. If it is not used, any Chaos damage can one-shot players if they have a very small amount of life.
- Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = The Ivory Tower" is an alternative for builds that maintain high mana (i.e. Archmage SupportArchmage SupportLightning, Arcane, Support, Spell
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Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Brand skills, Orb skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Skills gain Added Lightning Damage equal to (10-19)% of Unreserved Maximum Mana
Supported Skills have added Mana Cost equal to 5% of Unreserved Maximum Mana
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.).
- Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = The Ivory Tower" is an alternative for builds that maintain high mana (i.e. Archmage SupportArchmage SupportLightning, Arcane, Support, Spell
- Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Presence of Chayula" is another common choice that converts a large part of life into useful energy shield.
- Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Prism Guardian" is often used in low-life builds to reserve auras using Life rather than Mana without incurring a huge reservation multiplier penalty, unlike Arrogance SupportArrogance SupportAura, Support
Icon: B
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (220-201)%Requires Level 31Supports any non-blessing skill with a reservation.Supported Skills have (10-19)% increased Aura effect
Supported Skills Reserve Life instead of Mana
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% increased Aura effectThis 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..
Related items
Essence modifiers
Essence of Hysteria adds the following suffix modifier to a helmet: Socketed gems deal 30% more damage while on low life
Unique items
The list below displays unique items related to Low Life:
Item | Stats | |
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Araku TikiAraku Tiki Coral AmuletRegenerate (2-4) Life per second+(150-250) to Evasion Rating while on Low Life +(30-50) to maximum Life +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance Gain Elusive on reaching Low Life You have Phasing while on Low LifeIt is said to make you invisible when the Great Spirit comes to take you on your final journey. | 1 | Regenerate (2-4) Life per second+(150-250) to Evasion Rating while on Low Life +(30-50) to maximum Life +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance Gain Elusive on reaching Low Life You have Phasing while on Low Life |
Related passive skill
Base and notable passives
Name | Stats |
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Brink of Death | Regenerate 4% of Life per second while on Low Life [1] |
Executioner | 60% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low Life 15% increased Area of Effect if you've Killed Recently [1] |
Cluster jewel passives
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Keystone passives
Name | Stats |
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Minion Instability | Minions Explode when reduced to Low Life, dealing 33% of their Life as Fire Damage to surrounding Enemies [1] |
Pain Attunement | 30% more Spell Damage when on Low Life [1] |
Ascendancy passive skills
Ascendancy Class | Name | Stats |
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Assassin | Ambush and Assassinate | +40% to Critical Strike Multiplier against Enemies that are on Full Life 100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Full Life Critical Strikes have Culling Strike 15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments against Enemies that are on Low Life 100% more Critical Strike Chance against Enemies that are on Low Life [1] |
Champion | First to Strike, Last to Fall | Your Hits permanently Intimidate Enemies that are on Full Life Gain Adrenaline for 20 seconds when you reach Low Life Remove all Ailments and Burning when you gain Adrenaline Recover 25% of Life when you gain Adrenaline [1] |
Miscellaneous low life benefits
Flask prefixes PrudentPrudent
Prefix
(101-106)% more Recovery if used while on Low Life and StartledStartled
Prefix
Instant Recovery when on Low Life
(30-27)% reduced Amount Recovered .
Upgraded Soul of Ryslatha Pantheon power.
Icon | Name | Effect(s) | Upgrade | |
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Soul of Ryslatha | Life Flasks gain 3 Charges every 3 seconds if you haven't used a Life Flask Recently 60% increased Life Recovery from Flasks used when on Low Life |
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Trivia
Since version 0.9.6, the player light changes to noticeably reddish over the 33% - 37% range[confirmation needed because of 3.14 change] to make it easier to judge when the condition applies.
Version history
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3.14.0 |
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0.9.6 |
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Before 0.9.6 |
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