Mantra of Flames

Mantra of Flames is a unique Crimson JewelCrimson JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..

Strategy

The obvious strategy for Mantra of flames is to stack as many buffs as possible. As most buffs are either auras or personal buffs that reserve mana (such as the heralds and Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% chance to Freeze Enemies for 350 ms when Hit0.05% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
0.05% less Fire Damage taken from HitsChill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
(8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
(8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
Base duration is (2.5-4.4) seconds
Buff grants Immunity to FreezePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.), buffs that require no or only a tiny mana reservation are especially noteworthy:

• auras—Currently works
• heralds—Currently works
• Golems—Currently works
• Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (12-29) Life
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.25% increased Attack SpeedBuff grants 0.1% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when you Hit a Unique EnemyBuff grants 0.02% of Elemental Attack Damage leeched as Life(5-15)% increased Attack Speed
  1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life
  You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage
  You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
  Base duration is (7-10.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.—Currently bugged and doesn't work with the jewel
• Molten ShellMolten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (8-12) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
  Cast Time: Instant
  Radius: 15Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect DurationBuff can take additional Damage equal to 0.25% of your ArmourReflected Damage Penetrates 1% of Enemy Fire ResistanceBase duration is 3 seconds
  Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour
  75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
  Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000
  Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted
  This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.—Currently works
• PunishmentPunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (16-33) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.50 sec
  Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, causing them to be debilitated when they hit enemies and increasing damage they take while on low life. Some overkill damage from a killing blow on a cursed enemy will be reflected to surrounding targets.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of CurseCurse has 2% increased Doom gain rate1% increased Area of EffectBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
  10% of Overkill Damage from Killing Blows on Cursed Enemies is Reflected to other Enemies as Physical Damage
  Cursed Enemies take (50-88)% increased Damage while on Low Life
  Cursed Enemies are Debilitated for 2 Seconds when they Hit
  Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
  +(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.—Didn't test use at your own judgment
• Tempest ShieldTempest ShieldSpell, Lightning, Chaining, Duration
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-16) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.25 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 16Enchants your shield with the power of storms, which lashes out to deal arcing lightning damage to attackers when you block them. Blocking refreshes the duration of Tempest Shield.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Lightning DamageChains +0.1 Times+0.05% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
  +0.05% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a ShieldDeals (24-284) to (36-426) Lightning Damage
  +3% Chance to Block Attack Damage while holding a Shield
  Chains +1 Times
  Base duration is 12 seconds
  +3% Chance to Block Spell Damage while holding a ShieldPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.—Currently works

All of the above are buffs that require no resources other than sockets. They can be linked to Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Cast when Stunned SupportCast when Stunned SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% chance to Trigger Supported Spells when you are Stunned, or
Block a Stunning Hit(50-69)% chance to Trigger Supported Spells when you are Stunned, or
Block a Stunning Hit
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. to automate casting them. The latter four also profit from increased duration.

• Level 1 ClarityClarityAura, Spell, AoE
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: (34-279) Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: Instant
  Radius: 36Requires Level 10Casts an aura that grants mana regeneration to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.25% increased Mana Recovery from FlasksYou and nearby Allies have 0.25% increased Damage while on Full ManaYou and nearby Allies Regenerate (2.9-33) Mana per second
  +(0-19) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

This skill only requires 34 mana reservation (even less with reduced mana reservation nodes), so it should be considered to run it even if the player does not use any mana or for some other reason has no use for mana regeneration.

• Onslaught—Didn't test use at your own judgment
• Unholy Might—Didn't test use at your own judgment
• Shrines

These buffs are somewhat harder to gain, but also require no mana reservation. Onslaught gained during the duration of a is not considered as a buff.

• Rejuvenation TotemRejuvenation TotemTotem, Aura, Spell, AoE
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (9-32) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  Radius: 10Summons a totem that has an aura which regenerates life for you and your nearby allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent3% increased Aura Area of Effect5% increased Totem Duration3% increased effect of AuraTotem lasts 8 seconds
  Regenerate (6.3-162.2) Life per secondPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

This skill grants another aura in the form of a totem that reserves no mana. Due to the 2.0.0 change to totems this can no longer be linked to trigger gems, the time investment vs. damage gain is therefore questionable.

Unique items:

Item acquisition

This item is drop disabled.

Version history

Version	Changes
2.0.0	Introduced to the game.