The Balance of Terror

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The Balance of Terror
Cobalt JewelRequires Level 56+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
<2-3 random curse modifiers>Fellshrine stood as a holy bastion opposite the
Chamber of Sins, and all that it represented.
For one to rise, the other must fall.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drops the 2 mod variant by default. 3 mod variant only drops while The Original ScriptureThe Original Scripture
Papyrus RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge drops the Original Sin
Cannot have Inspiration
Maximum Resolve is 1
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"It's all here. The lie at the core of my faith. Maxarius was not the first chosen of
Innocence. Maxarius was Innocence himself. A charlatan, a liar, and a power-seeker."
- Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is active in the Relic Altar.Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Jewel

The Balance of Terror is a unique Cobalt JewelCobalt JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..

Mechanics

This jewel can have 2 random modifiers of the following (or 3 random modifiers if dropped while The Second SacramentThe Second Sacrament
Candlestick RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage
The Herald of the Scourge takes 70% less Damage
The Herald of the Scourge drops the Winds of Fate
Cannot be used with Forbidden Tomes below level 83
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"He took many of his people's traditions and gilded them, hollowed them. They
rejected his new religion, and he and his followers were forced to depart the
mountains for lands unknown." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is active in the Relic Altar).

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• You are Unaffected by Ignite if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds
• Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds

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• You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds
• Inflict Cold Exposure on Hit if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds

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• You are Unaffected by Shock if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds
• Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds

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• Immune to Exposure if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds
• Gain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as a Random Element if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds

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• You are Unaffected by Bleeding if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds
• (6-10)% chance to deal Double Damage if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds

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• Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds
• +(30-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds

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• Immune to Curses if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds
• Inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds

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• Action Speed cannot be Slowed below Base Value if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds
• (20-25)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds

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• Immune to Reflected Damage if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds
• Intimidate Enemies on Hit if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds

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It's possible for a single jewel to have multiple modifiers for the same curse. There are ${\textstyle \color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}{\binom {18}{2}}=153}$ combinations of 2-mod jewels and ${\textstyle \color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}{\binom {18}{3}}=816}$ combinations of 3-mod jewels.

Item acquisition

The Balance of Terror has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Drops from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge when The Blood of InnocenceThe Blood of Innocence
Censer RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 50% more Damage
The Herald of the Scourge takes 50% less Damage
The Herald of the Scourge drops the Balance of Terror
This item is destroyed when applied to a SanctumUnmodifiable"After weeks of being pursued, the veiled traveller made her stand in a sandstorm.
Somehow, she wounded a god. Innocence relented; his brother and the traveller made
good their escape." - Lycia, the HereticPlace this item on the Relic Altar at the start of each Sanctum run is applied to a Sanctum with any level of Forbidden TomeForbidden TomeArea Level: (68-83)Mundus noster cecidit. Daemones ubique sunt. Librum
hunc in sacrarium conicio, ut forte alius viam inveniat...Take this item to the Relic Altar in the Forbidden Sanctum to enter..

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• Lycia, Herald of the Scourge

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	Introduced to the game.