|stat_text = +(0-3) to radius<br>20% less Damage with Poison while Incubating and not at Maximum Plague Value<br>When you inflict Poison while Incubating, adds 40% of the Expected Poison<br>Damage to Plague Value<br>While Infecting, deals Chaos Damage per second equal to 12% of the Plague Value when Infecting began, and loses Plague Value at the same rate
|stat_text = +(0-0.3) metres to radius<br>20% less Damage with Poison while Incubating and not at Maximum Plague Value<br>When you inflict Poison while Incubating, adds 40% of the Expected Poison<br>Damage to Plague Value<br>While Infecting, deals Chaos Damage per second equal to 12% of the Plague Value when Infecting began, and loses Plague Value at the same rate
Plague BearerSpell, Chaos, AoE Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-13) Mana Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Gain an Incubating buff, adding to its Plague Value as you inflict poisons. Use the skill again to begin Infecting, dealing chaos damage over time to nearby enemies until the Plague Value is depleted. Your damage modifiers don't apply to this skill's damage. Using the skill again alternates between Incubating and Infecting.+(0-0.3) metres to radius 20% less Damage with Poison while Incubating and not at Maximum Plague Value When you inflict Poison while Incubating, adds 40% of the Expected Poison Damage to Plague Value While Infecting, deals Chaos Damage per second equal to 12% of the Plague Value when Infecting began, and loses Plague Value at the same rate
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectYou have 0.25% increased Movement Speed while InfectingGrants +0.5% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Poison while InfectingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Plague Bearer is a chaosspellskill gem. While active, you deal less poison damage and store part of the damage you have dealt with poison. Activating this skill again releases any stored poison, causing nearby enemies to take chaos damage over time. Activating the skill causes it to alternate between these modes.
The gem's advanced description specifies (The Expected Damage of Poison is its Damage per second multiplied by its Duration).
Plague Bearer inflicts its Infecting debuff in an area around the player, similar to Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.30 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Engulfs you in magical fire that rapidly burns you and nearby enemies. Your spell damage is substantially increased while under this effect. The effect ends when you have 1 life remaining.Deals 70% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second Deals 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage Grants (20-39)% more Spell Damage Base radius is (1.8-2.3) metres
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. This damage cannot be further scaled by modifiers to Chaos Damage or Damage over time; however, it can be scaled by modifiers to the damage enemies take and enemy resistances, including shock or DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies have -(15-30)% to Chaos Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Effect of CursePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. Plague Bearer's debuff DOT is also subject to damage reduction, including from Delirium.[1][2]
By default, the Plaguebearer Infecting stage lasts 8.33 seconds (12%/second). With the Eternal Helmet Enchantment, it instead lasts 5.88 seconds (17%/second).
As the maximum Expected Damage scales with levels, Empower SupportEmpower SupportExceptional, Support Icon: + Level: (1-3) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.+(0-2) to Level of Supported Skill Gems
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: This Gem gains (5-100)% increased ExperienceThis 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. and 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. are the two highest-priority links for Plague Bearer.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Radius
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
24
58
6
N/A
0
0
2
27
64
7
N/A
118383
118383
3
30
71
7
N/A
175816
294199
4
33
77
8
N/A
254061
548260
5
36
83
8
N/A
359090
907350
6
39
90
9
N/A
498508
1405858
7
42
96
9
N/A
682057
2087915
8
45
102
10
N/A
921777
3009692
9
48
109
10
N/A
1727879
4737571
10
50
113
10
N/A
1138877
5876448
11
52
117
11
N/A
1368233
7244681
12
54
121
11
N/A
1638338
8883019
13
56
125
11
N/A
1956648
10839667
14
58
130
11
N/A
3655184
14494851
15
60
134
12
N/A
3017327
17512178
16
62
138
12
N/A
7793914
25306092
17
64
142
12
N/A
15206031
40512123
18
66
146
13
N/A
26185582
66697705
19
68
151
13
N/A
62755923
129453628
20
70
155
13
N/A
211877683
341331311
21
72
159
13
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
14
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
14
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
14
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
15
N/A
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
15
N/A
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
15
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
15
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
17
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
Plague Bearer deals Damage based on an additional +(0.2-4)% of Plague Value
1
Item acquisition
Plague Bearer can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Plague Bearer can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
3
The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem Quality:+23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality
A
13
The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Divergent Plague Bearer no longer grants reduced chaos damage taken while Incubating. Now causes the Plague Bearer buff to have +0.5% to Poison Damage over Time multiplier while Infecting per 1% gem quality.
Anomalous Plague Bearer now causes you to have 0.25% increased movement speed while Infecting per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% per 1% gem quality).
Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire
. This damage cannot be further scaled by modifiers to Chaos Damage or Damage over time; however, it can be scaled by modifiers to the damage enemies take and enemy resistances, including shock or 
DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex
. Plague Bearer's debuff DOT is also subject to damage reduction, including from Delirium.[1][2]
Empower SupportEmpower SupportExceptional, Support
and 
Increased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
are the two highest-priority links for Plague Bearer.
The Bitter Blossom
The Bitter Blossom
3Level 21 Chaos Gem
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Celestial Plague Bearer EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Plague Bearer becomes a Celestial Effect.
Stygian Plague Bearer EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Plague Bearer becomes a Stygian Effect.