Plaguebringer

Plaguebringer

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

With at least one nearby corpse, nearby Enemies deal 10% reduced Damage
With at least one nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies deal 10% more Damage
If you've Consumed a corpse Recently, you and your Minions have 30% increased Area of Effect [1]

Plaguebringer

Buff

You deal more Damage

Plaguebringer is a Notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Necromancer that grants the you and your minions increased area of effect if you've consumed a corpse in the past 4 seconds. In addition, while near a corpse, you and nearby allies gain more damage while nearby enemies deal reduced damage.

The more damage and enemies deal reduced damage buff is coded as auras. The player character, the allies and the enemies would have visual aura effects on them.

Ruthless mode

Plaguebringer (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

For each nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies deal 1% more Damage, up to a maximum of 10%

Plaguebringer in Ruthless mode does not grant any of its original bonuses and instead grants more damage to you and allies based on the number of nearby corpses.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "If you've Consumed a corpse Recently, you and your Minions have 30% increased Area of Effect", "With at least one nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies deal 10% more Damage" or "With at least one nearby corpse, nearby Enemies deal 10% reduced Damage" in Ruthless. Instead, it now provides "For each nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies deal 1% more Damage, up to a maximum of 10%."
3.8.0	Added to the game.