Southbound Soldier GlovesArmour: (92-103) Energy Shield: (19-21)Requires Level 51, 40 Str, 40 IntAdds (60-72) to (88-100) Cold Damage to Attacks (12-16)% increased maximum Life +(40-50)% to Cold Resistance 100% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies Your Hits can only KillFrozen EnemiesFar south, the winter crawls under the skin. Below the snow, adrift wanderers sleep.
The modifier Your Hits can only Kill Frozen enemies means any damage applied by a hit (attack, spell, or secondary damage) will not reduce a monster's life below 1. Damage over time effects such as ignite or poison will still kill monsters. The modifier also allows enemies to survive the effects of Culling Strike.
Southbound is the only item that can potentially prevent individual entities from getting on kill effects from hits. This effect is currently limited to characters and 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..
Solo
Splash: Players using splash damage and skills that target multiple enemies near each other, can do more solo damage per second, than if the enemy was alone. Because southbound can prevent enemies from dying, it will increase the amount of time lower life enemies are alive near higher life enemies, allowing players to take advantage of the damage benefits more often.
For example, with ancestral call and melee splash support, a single strike against an enemies surrounded by 2 enemies results in 3 hits total to 1 enemy per attack.
Vaal souls - Vaal skills with very short times of soul gain prevention can almost always be up against large groups of enemies with some patience and southbound gloves. Use the vaal skill on a large group of enemies, but don't kill them immediately by using the strategy listed above. Once the short soul gain prevention time is over kill all enemies with a non-vaal skill and you will always gain back the souls you used for the vaal skill.
Example: Vaal Ground SlamVaal Ground SlamAttack, AoE, Vaal, Slam, Melee Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 15 Can Store 4 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 1 sec Attack Speed: 90% of base Attack Damage: (190-375)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (190-375)%Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels in all directions that damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold +(0-0.9) metres to radius 200% increased Stun Duration on enemies Can't be Evaded Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage with Hits to closer targets This Attack can be Exerted as though it was not a Vaal Skill
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals up to +(1-20)% more Damage with Hits to closer targetsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. has a base soul gain prevention time of 1 second. This can be reduced further by Vaal Skills have % reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration. Therefore, making the character have to wait less than 1 second after using the vaal skill to kill the enemies and still gain all souls from the kills. Any non-vaal skill that does damage over time can be used to kill the enemies and gain souls. Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-28) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.85 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 320% AoE Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. Also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Deals (34-1440) to (51-2160) Cold Damage Base duration is 5.00 seconds Deals (28.7-1895.4) Base Cold Damage per second Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burst Base radius is 1.5 metres Chilled Ground Base initial radius is 1.5 metres Chilled Ground Base final radius is 3 metres 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. does damage over time and has a chance to grant frenzy charges for enemies that die inside its range.
Party
Benefits
Southbound can give unique benefits to parties. By having only 1 character in the party capable of killing all enemies, that 1 person can get all the on kill effects, without the rest of the party having to invest in the same modifiers for those effects to benefit the party. Some examples include:
Item drops - High item quantity and rarity calculate the character who kills only.
Buffs - Some buffs are specifically granted to the person who made the kill. For Example:
Aura Buffs from kills will calculate the character who kills only. Some examples include BreathstealerBreathstealer Hydrascale GauntletsArmour: (212-305) Evasion: (212-305)Requires Level 59, 45 Str, 45 Dex(100-150)% increased Armour and Evasion +(30-50) to maximum Mana +(10-16)% to all Elemental Resistances (5-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed Create a Blighted Spore when your Skills or MinionsKill a Rare MonsterThe last gasp is not always one's final act.This item can be anointed by Cassia, HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom, and Inspired LearningInspired Learning Crimson JewelRadius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle then you have already lost the war.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..
Souleater - One player can get all of the kills for maximum soul eater buffs on an individual character while in a party. Note: Souleater prevents the party from getting vaal souls.
Explosions - If one character has a high investment in damage from enemy corpses exploding, that individual will cause more damage to packs of monsters if they get all the kills.
Downsides
Having only 1 player get all the kills may cause lag to the party.
Southbound can be created from the following recipes:
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Meta
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MittsMitts5GlovesThose whose hands are their livelihood know the importance of keeping them safe and warm.
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Sambodhi's WisdomSambodhi's Wisdom3Armour Quality:+30%No blade conquers sin; guide a sinner to virtue, unveil their lost sight— your eyes, too, see in everyone the inner child, no matter their might.
Random armour with 30% quality
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PrejudicePrejudice7Item Influenced ItemOne who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present.
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Costly CurioCostly Curio6Item Double-Influenced Item"Oh no, I couldn't possibly afford this fine artefact. I'm... just looking."
Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.
Random item
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Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique 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 item
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The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
A Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it. can be used to obtain the new values of modifiers, but cannot be used to gain new modifiers:
No longer grants 50% increased Herald of Ice Damage.
Now has adds 60-72 to 88-100 Cold Damage to Attacks (previously 30-36 to 44-50)
Now has 100% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies (previously 25%).
The following changes cannot be obtained by rerolling the item's mods with a Divine OrbDivine OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the random modifiers on an itemRight click this item then left click a magic, rare or unique item to apply it.:
Soldier GlovesSoldier GlovesArmour: (92-103)
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Animate GuardianAnimate GuardianSpell, Minion
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Vaal Ground SlamVaal Ground SlamAttack, AoE, Vaal, Slam, Melee
has a base soul gain prevention time of 1 second. This can be reduced further by Vaal Skills have % reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration. Therefore, making the character have to wait less than 1 second after using the vaal skill to kill the enemies and still gain all souls from the kills. Any non-vaal skill that does damage over time can be used to kill the enemies and gain souls. 
Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration
does damage over time and has a chance to grant frenzy charges for enemies that die inside its range.
BreathstealerBreathstealer
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HeadhunterHeadhunter
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Inspired LearningInspired Learning
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Mitts
Mitts
5GlovesThose whose hands are their livelihood know the importance of keeping them safe and warm.
Sambodhi's Wisdom
3Armour
Prejudice
7Item
Costly Curio
6Item
Arrogance of the Vaal
8Item
Jack in the Box
4ItemTurn the crank, 
Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
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