Curse

Curses are large area of effect spells that cause negative effects on enemy targets.

Curses have a limited duration, but can be refreshed simply by casting the spell again. This duration is extended infinitely by taking the Hex Master keystone.

By default, enemies can have one curse active at a time. While a curse is active, casting a different curse will override it. Taking the Whispers of Doom keystone allows the player to give enemies up to two different curses at once. The unique items Doedre's DamningDoedre's Damning
Paua Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(5-20) to Intelligence
+(5-20)% to all Elemental Resistances
Gain (5-20) Mana per Enemy Killed
You can apply an additional CurseWhere her mouth should have been there was only a whirling, black void. and WindscreamWindscream
Reinforced GreavesArmour: (163-216)Requires Level 33, 61 Str(50-80)% increased Armour
+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
50% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
20% increased Movement Speed
You can apply an additional CurseThe mocking wind, a shielding spell,
The haunting screams, a maddening hell. grant +1 curse each. With 2 rings, Windscream, and the passive point mentioned above, you can theoretically inflict a total of 5 Curses at one time.

Skills

There are 11 curse skills usable by players. When a player or monster is cursed, a curse icon will appear over their heads; the icon is the same as depicted on the skill icon.

Skill	Icon	Description
		Curses all targets in an area. Physical attacks on the cursed targets will leech life and mana, and killing them will result in more flask charges and a chance to gain an endurance charge.
Punishment		Curses all targets in an area, causing them to suffer some of the physical damage they deal with their attacks.
		Curses all targets in an area, making them easier for projectiles to pierce and easier to knock back, while reducing their evasion against projectiles.
Temporal Chains		Curses all targets in an area, making time pass more slowly for them. They will move, attack and cast at a reduced speed, and effects on them will expire more slowly.
		Curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to cold damage and giving cold damage a chance to freeze.
Conductivity		Curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to lightning damage and giving lightning damage a chance to shock.
	File:Critical Weakness skill icon.png	Curses all targets in an area, making them more vulnerable to critical strikes.
		Curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to elemental damage.
Enfeeble		Curses all targets in an area, making their attacks less effective.
Flammability		Curses all targets in an area, making them less resistant to fire damage and giving fire damage a chance to burn.
		Curses all targets in an area, making them take increased damage from physical attacks and degeneration, and easier to stun. The target's energy shield will regenerate more slowly.

Passives

There are passive skill nodes that grant bonuses to curses.

Curse Cast Speed

Passive Skill

Curse Skills have 10% increased Cast Speed [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Curse Cast Speed is a small passive skill that grants increased cast speed for curses.

Version history

Version	Changes
1.2.0	The area surrounding the Witch, Shadow and Ranger has been redesigned.

Hex Master

Keystone

Your Hexes have infinite Duration
20% less Effect of your Curses [1]

Hear these words but once and they will echo in your nightmares forever.

Hex Master is a keystone passive skill that modifies Curses. It causes Hexes to have an infinite duration at the cost of less effect of all your curses (including Marks). This node causes Hexes reflected back to you, or inflicted to you by Ylfeban's TrickeryYlfeban's Trickery
Hubris CircletEnergy Shield: (184-248)Requires Level 69, 154 IntTrigger Level 10 Shock Ground when Hit
Adds 1 to (60-80) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks
(130-170)% increased Energy Shield
+(25-35)% to Lightning Resistance
Curse Enemies which Hit you with a random Hex, ignoring Curse LimitAn angry god is one thing,
but you should really fear a god
with an unpredictable sense of humour., to also last for an infinite duration.

Location

The keystone is located on the upper north part of the tree, just north of Minion Instability.

Class	Distance from start
Witch	9
Shadow	13
Templar	15
Scion	17
Ranger	20
Marauder	22
Duelist	26

Related unique items

The following unique items also grant the Hex Master keystone:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Skin of the LordsSkin of the Lords Simple RobeMovement Speed: -3%Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +2 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone>CorruptedThe Lords are chosen so carefully. Only they may grace His flesh.	Simple Robe	1	Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +2 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone> Acrobatics Ancestral Bond Arrow Dancing Avatar of Fire Blood Magic Call to Arms Conduit Crimson Dance Divine Shield Hex Master Eldritch Battery Elemental Equilibrium Elemental Overload Eternal Youth Ghost Dance Ghost Reaver Glancing Blows Iron Grip Iron Reflexes Iron Will Lethe Shade Magebane Mind Over Matter Minion Instability Pain Attunement Perfect Agony Point Blank Precise Technique Resolute Technique Runebinder Imbalanced Guard Solipsism Supreme Ego The Agnostic The Impaler Unwavering Stance Vaal Pact Versatile Combatant Wicked Ward Wind Dancer Zealot's Oath Corrupted

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	Hex Master has been reworked as a new Keystone. Now instead provides "Your Hexes have infinite Duration" and "20% less Effect of your Curses." Existing items anointed with Hex Master now have Defiled Forces instead, which is now at that location. [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.16.0	No longer grants 5% increased Effect of your Curses. Now grants 50% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills (previously 40%). Now grants Hex Skills have 100% increased Skill Effect Duration (previously 80%).
3.12.0	The Hex Master cluster has moved to the left side of the tree, next to Disciple of the Forbidden. It now has 3 small passives before the notable. The entry passive now grants 5% increased Effect of your Curses. The two passives before the notable each grant 50% increased Doom gain rate. The notable now exclusively applies to Hex skills.
2.6.0	Hex Master now grants 40% increased curse area of effect.
2.0.0	Increased Curse Duration lowered from 100% to 80%; 20% increased Radius of Curses and 5% increased Effect of your Curses added.
1.2.0	The Hex Master keystone has been changed into a notable. Hex Master changed completely; it now grants curse duration. The area surrounding the Witch, Shadow and Ranger has been redesigned.
1.0.3b	Fixed a bug introduced in 1.0.3 where Hex Master worked incorrectly.
0.9.5g	Hex Master now grants "+1 curse on targets" in addition to its existing effects.
0.9.4	Introduced to the game. Curses you cast never expire.

Whispers of Doom

Notable Passive Skill

You can apply an additional Curse [1]

Whispers of Doom is a notable passive skill that raises the active curse limit by one.

Whispers of Doom originated as a keystone passive skill, but was changed into a notable passive skill in Version 1.2.0.

Anointment

Blight anointment to unlock the passive:

Oil #1	Oil #2	Oil #3	Outcome
Golden Oil	Golden Oil	Golden Oil	Whispers of Doom	You can apply an additional Curse

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	Whispers of Doom's cluster now has a much larger selection of small Passives Skills leading to this Notable, which provide: 5% increased Effect of your Curses. Curse Skills have 10% increased Cast Speed. 15% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills. 10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Curse Aura Skills. 15% increased Curse Duration.
3.12.0	The Whispers of Doom cluster has moved next to Chaos Inoculation. The first passive in the cluster now grants 10% increased Cast Speed for Curses (from 15% increased Curse Duration). The small passive on the left path now grants 50% increased Doom gain rate (from 15% increased Cast Speed for Curses).
3.11.0	Cost to anoint Whispers of Doom has changed. (A 3-way swaps between Crusader, Soul of Steel and Whispers of Doom) [Undocumented This change was not documented by any official sources. It was discovered through player testing or datamining.]
3.8.0	Now able to allocate Whispers of Doom via anointment
1.2.0	The Whispers of Doom keystone has been changed into a notable. The area surrounding the Witch, Shadow and Ranger has been redesigned. Old flavour text: "Your grandchildren will awaken screaming in memory of what I utter today."
0.9.7	Moved the "Monsters can have one additional curse" ability to a new keystone passive - Whispers of Doom.

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