Buff

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Buffs are a type of effect that can modify a creature's statistics. Those with primarily detrimental effects are typically referred to as debuffs.

Identifying a buff

Onslaught buff icon with green border

Each buff affecting the player will display an icon with green border in the top-left of the screen. This is one way to determine whether or not an effect is a buff - if it does not show an icon, it is not a buff that is attached to the player. For other icon shown there see Active and Temporary Effects.

Aura buffs:

• All player aura skills (both your own as well as those received from other players)
• All positive auras from friendly monsters (spectres from Raise Spectre ability, Dominating Blow monsters)
• Rejuvenation Totem aura
• All herald skills (Herald of Ash, Herald of Ice, and Herald of Thunder)

The functioning of buffs

A buff simply adds statistics and modifiers to the creature it is attached to. Although a buff may increase the damage of the that the affected creature deals with hits, a buff itself cannot deliver hits or take any action. A buff may include degeneration or damage-over-time effects. For example, if a monster is attacked by a player using the Wrath aura, the monster is not "hit" by the aura, or the buff, it is the player that hits the monster:

1. Wrath is a spell that is cast by the player.
2. The spell creates an aura that applies a buff to any allies within range.
3. The buff contains a modifier that adds lightning damage to the player's attacks
4. The player hits the monster, dealing the added lightning damage

Buff duration

All buffs have a duration, which can be infinite (as in the case of auras). This duration is affected by Buff Duration modifiers, and can also be affected by Skill Effect Duration modifiers if the buff was applied by a skill.

The passive skills which increase buff and debuff duration apply not to buffs on you but to buffs (including debuffs) you create, either on yourself or other entities. This includes all the above as well as such things as the debuffs placed on cursed monsters.

Buff effect

The effect of a buff can also be altered, buff effect modifiers alter the numerical values of the buff. Currently, the ony source of increased Effect of Buffs comes from IchimonjiIchimonji
Corsair SwordOne Handed Sword
Physical Damage: (45-58.5) to (167.4-195)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.86-1.94)
Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 58, 81 Str, 117 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(80-95)% increased Physical Damage
Adds (5-10) to (13-20) Physical Damage
(20-25)% increased Attack Speed
10% increased Effect of Buffs on you
10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
Allies' Aura Buffs do not affect you
Your Aura Buffs do not affect alliesMaster yourself before you seek to master others., which grants a 10% increased Effect of Buffs on you. This will increase:

• The amount of mana regeneration granted by the Clarity aura
• The amount of Fire Damage per second taken by the player using Righteous Fire
• The spell damage bonus provided by a player using Righteous Fire
• etc.

It will not increase the amount of Fire Damage per second taken by monsters that are nearby a player using Righteous Fire, because Inner Force specifies it only applies to buffs "on you".

The Inner Force and Buff Effect passives increase the bonuses from buffs that affect yourself. It does not increase damage dealt from buffs as it is something that affects enemies.

Therefore one has to be careful when amplifying some two-sided effects. For instance, Righteous Fire increases the spell damage bonus from the buff, but also increases the damage dealt to yourself without increasing the damage dealt to enemies. Blood Rage increases the life leech amount as well as the attack speed on you, but also increases the total amaount of Life and Energy Shields lost.

Debuffs

A debuff is simply a buff that only provides a detrimental effect to the debuffed creature. Effects must be closely examined to determine whether they are considered a buff or debuff by the game, as it is not obvious. For instance both the bonus spell damage and the self-burn damage from Righteous Fire are part of a single buff, despite the fact that the burn is a detrimental effect. Another example is, poison damage is a debuff, while burn and bleed damage are status ailments.(exception is burn damage from Fire Trap is a debuff)

List of buffs & debuffs

Skills

• All auras.
• All curses.
• The added damage from Heralds.
• The armour bonus from
• The physical damage, attack speed, and life leech effects of Blood Rage.
• The charge timers of .
• The duration effect placed on enemies by that turns them into minions.
• The effect placed on enemies hit by , Infernal Blow, or Power Siphon that causes the skill's effects (domination, detonation, and gain power charge respectively) to activate if the enemy dies within a short time after the hit.
• The damage reduction and mana cost of Arctic Armour.
• The increased physical damage and attack speed granted by monsters cursed with Punishment.
• Fortify.
• The three Golems Summon Chaos Golem, and Summon Flame Golem grant buffs as long as they are alive.

Other

• The effects granted by some items, like Onslaught and Unholy Might.
• Map effects like Creeping Darkness.

List of things that are not buffs or debuffs

• Elemental status effects (ignite, chill, freeze, shock).
• Flask Effects regardless of the flask type
• Endurance, Frenzy, and Power Charges.

Disputed

• Damage over time from or Viper Strike.

Passive skills

As of Version 2.0.0, there are no passive skills that grant increased Effect of Buffs on you.