Death Aura
| Name | Death Aura |
|---|---|
| Skill Id | ChaosDegenAuraUnique |
| Icon |  |
| Cast Time | 1.00 sec |
| Level Req. | 62 |
| Attack Speed | 100% of base |
| Attack Damage | 100% of base |
| Effectiveness of Added Damage | 100% |
| Casts an aura that deals Chaos Damage over Time to nearby Enemies. This skill cannot be cast by Totems. | |
| Deals 758.3 Base Chaos Damage per second This Spell is Triggered when Gained This Skill Costs nothing | |
Death Aura is a spell that deals chaos damage over time around the user, like 
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.
. It is granted by 
Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart.
.
Mechanics
The chaos damage over time aura is a skill that activates on equipping Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart., and is modified by socketed support gems as well as modifiers that affect auras, area of effect, damage over time, damage over time multiplier, and chaos damage. The tool tip damage does not display damage increases from X% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras you Cast modifiers from unique items such as 
Dying BreathDying Breath
Iron StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 14-42
Critical Strike Chance: 6.40%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 13, 27 Str, 27 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff18% increased Cast Speed
18% increased maximum Mana
18% increased Area of Effect of Aura Skills
18% increased Area of Effect of Hex Skills
Nearby Enemies have 18% increased Effect of Curses on them
Nearby allies gain 18% increased Damage
18% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your SkillsThe whispers of the dead
Carry wisdom for the living,
If you are willing to give your life
To listen.
and from the passive tree, but the actual damage of the skill is affected by these modifiers.[1]
Currently, there are several support gems that affect Death Aura beneficially:
Concentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
Supported Skills have 30% less 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.
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.
Efficacy SupportEfficacy SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: a
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage over Time
Supported Skills have (15-24)% increased Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage over TimeThis 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.
Arrogance SupportArrogance SupportAura, Support
Icon: B
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (220-201)%Requires Level 31Supports any non-blessing skill with a reservation.Supported Skills have (10-19)% increased Aura effect
Supported Skills Reserve Life instead of Mana
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.25-5)% increased Aura effectThis 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.
(Supported Skills have (10-19)% increased Aura effect gem mod only; despite tooltip dps would not reflect it[1] )
Void Manipulation SupportVoid Manipulation SupportChaos, Support
Icon: v
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports any skill that deals damage.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Chaos Damage
Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos 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.
Item Rarity SupportItem Rarity SupportSupport
Icon: R
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(40-59)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis 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.
Item Quantity SupportItem Quantity SupportSupport
Icon: Q
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 24Supports any skill that can kill enemies.(17-36)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported Skills
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.35-7)% increased Quantity of Items Dropped by Enemies Slain from Supported SkillsThis 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.
(currently unobtainable normally)
Since Death Aura is a triggered skill, it will not be activated if equipped on 
Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 28Animates a melee weapon or armour, attaching it to an invisible Guardian that fights by your side. Animating multiple items attaches them to the same Guardian. You cannot animate unidentified items. Cannot be used by Traps or Mines.Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life
Can use Items requiring up to Level (33-100)
Minion deals (0-38)% more Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Minion Movement SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
. The on-kill damage taken, however, still applies.
Lifetap Support
- Lifetap Support can add duration mod to the skill so that it can be supported by
Swift Affliction SupportSwift Affliction SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: r
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Damage over Time
25% less Duration of Supported Skills and Damaging Ailments they inflict
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage over TimeThis 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.
[2]
Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
Supported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% less Skill Effect DurationThis 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.
(Supported Skills deal #% more Damage gem mod only; not affected by other mod of the gem)
While the 
Lifetap SupportLifetap SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 300%Requires Level 8Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.Supported Skills Cost Life instead of Mana
Gain Lifetap after Spending a total of (23-273) Life on Upfront
Costs and Effects of a Supported Skill
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage while you have Lifetap
Lifetap lasts 4 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Lifetap lasts +(0.1-2) secondsThis 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.
gem itself requires a secondary skill supported by Lifetap and spent life to gain 
Lifetap buff in order to trigger the gem mod Supported Skills deal #% more Damage while you have Lifetap; Death Aura itself does not gain the Lifetap buff as the Aura does not cost mana or life.
Infused Channelling Support
- Using
Infused Channelling SupportInfused Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Duration
Icon: b
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports any channelling skill, protecting you from damage while you channel it. Cannot support skills used by totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Infusion lasts 6 seconds after you finish Channelling
Gain Infusion after Channelling a Supported Skill for (1.6-1) second
Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage
Infusion grants 10% more Damage of Types matching Supported Skill Gem's tags
While Channelling a Supported Skill, take 8% less Damage from Hits of types matching the Skill Gem's Tags
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Gain Infusion after Channelling a Supported Skill for -(0.02-0.4) secondsThis 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.
with 
BlightBlightSpell, Chaos, AoE, Channelling, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.30 sec
AoE Radius: 26Apply a debuff to enemies in front of you which deals chaos damage over time. Enemies who aren't already debuffed by Blight are also hindered for a shorter secondary duration, slowing their movement. Continued channelling adds layers of damage to the debuff, each with their own duration.Deals (3.9-283.9) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 2.00 seconds
Base secondary duration is 1.00 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
+(0-0.6) metres to radius
80% reduced Movement Speed
Debuff can have up to 20 layers of Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base duration is (0.04-0.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
, 
Scourge ArrowScourge ArrowAttack, Projectile, Channelling, Chaos, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-5) Mana
Attack Speed: 190% of base
Attack Damage: (30-40)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (30-40)%Requires Level 28Channel to infuse an arrow with chaos, gaining stages while it is held. Release to fire it, leaving spore pods in its wake. Each spore pod blooms, firing thorn arrows, which travel for a short time before dissipating. Modifiers that cause additional projectiles to be fired will only apply to the initial arrows, and the spore pods will be divided between those arrows.Arrows Pierce all Targets
(20-113) to (30-169) Added Chaos Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
150% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Stage
Maximum 5 Stages
Leaves 1 Spore Pod per Stage
Each Spore Pod fires 9 Thorn Arrows
Thorn Arrows deal 50% less Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Each Spore Pod fires +(0.1-2) Thorn ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
, or 
WitherWitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (3-9) Mana
Cast Time: 0.28 secRequires Level 10Casts a debilitating debuff on enemies in an area, hindering their movement and also inflicts the Withered debuff, which increases the Chaos Damage they take and can stack up to 15 times.Withered lasts 2 seconds
Base duration is 0.50 seconds
(0-19)% increased Area of Effect
(30-36)% reduced Movement Speed
6% increased Chaos Damage taken
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
will grant a global infusion buff which grants 10% more chaos damage.
Other Considerations
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.
linked to 
Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Using Supported Skills is Instant
25% less Effect of Supported Curses
(0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis 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.
or 
Witchfire BrewWitchfire Brew
Stibnite FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds
Consumes (36-44) of 60 Charges on use
20% more Evasion RatingRequires Level 48Creates a Smoke Cloud on Use(-10-10)% increased Charges per use
Grants Level 21 Despair Curse Aura during Effect"Think of those that cursed us, judged us,
and burned our sisters upon the pyre.
Think of their names as you drink,
and even their children will feel what we do to them today."
-Vadinya, to her covenRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
to curse nearby enemies- Occultist's Profane Bloom or another on-death explosion effect can kill packs of monsters sooner
- Withered increases the chaos damage taken by enemies and can be applied automatically by Occultist's Withering Presence
- The mod on Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart. You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill can be countered with life regeneration and chaos resistance. For example, at 75% chaos resistance, 112.5 life regeneration per second is needed. Chaos Inoculation is not recommended as Death's Oath does not have any energy shield. 
Tainted PactTainted Pact
Coral AmuletRequires Level 42Regenerate (2-4) Life per second+(20-30) to Strength
(2-3)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
(1-1.5)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana
Taking Chaos Damage over Time heals you instead while Leeching LifeBeidat made false promises to many denizens
Converting only one into a conduit
Through which Wraeclast might be consumed.
converts the chaos damage over time to healing over time, while leeching
Drop restrictions
Death Aura can only be obtained from Death's OathDeath's Oath
Astral PlateArmour: (1990-2502)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesTrigger Level 20 Death Aura when Equipped
+(40-50) to all Attributes
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
(180-220)% increased Armour
+(60-70) to maximum Life
1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
Gore FootprintsTears of blood, aching heart,
My dear Isildria must depart..
Version history
| Version | Changes |
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| 3.17.1 |
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| 3.15.0 |
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| 3.14.0 |
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| 3.6.0 |
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| 3.1.0 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mark_GGG (5 August 2017). "Re: In case anyone is preparing to use Death's Oath". Official Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jatin_GGG (August 9, 2021). "Re: death's oath gem support". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved August 11, 2021.