Strength of Blood

Strength of Blood

Keystone

Life Recovery from Non-Instant Leech is not applied
2% additional Physical Damage Reduction for every 3% Life Recovery per second from Leech [1]

Wreathed in madness and blood, you are unstoppable.

Strength of Blood is a keystone passive skill which disables Recovery from non-instant Life Leech while granting 2% added physical damage reduction for every 3% Recovery per second from Life Leech.

Location

This keystone will conquer any keystones within the radius of a Lethal PrideLethal Pride
Timeless JewelLimited to: 1 Historic
Radius: LargeCommanded leadership over (10000-18000) warriors under (Akoya-Kaom-Rakiata)
Passives in radius are Conquered by the Karui
HistoricThey believed themselves the greatest warriors, but that savagery turned upon their own.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. jewel with modifier Commanded leadership over (10000–18000) warriors under Kaom.

Mechanics

The physical damage reduction only applies while Leeching and it's based on how much you're leeching.

• Brutal Fervour, Slayer, Immortal Ambition and Offering to the SerpentOffering to the Serpent
  Legion GlovesArmour: (257-363)
  Energy Shield: (52-75)Requires Level 57, 44 Str, 44 Int<One to three random Synthesis implicit modifiers>+(15-25) to all Attributes
  (150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  50% reduced Maximum Recovery per Life Leech
  (6-10)% increased Attack and Cast Speed
  (15-25)% increased Damage while Leeching
  Life Leech effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled"You covet the strength of your peers, mortal?
  Perhaps it can be yours, if you are willing to make an offering of their blood..."
  - Vaal Myth of the Third Snake make life leech effects continue to work while the character's unreserved life is filled. Petrified Blood effectively does the same by preventing recovery above low life. This makes the damage reduction work any time you can leech.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	No longer provides 1% less Damage taken for every 2% Life Recovery per second from Leech. Instead, it now provides 2% additional Physical Damage Reduction for every 3% Life Recovery per second from Leech.
3.17.0	Strength of Blood's damage reduction no longer scales with modifiers to life recovery rate.
3.15.3	Updated the Strength of Blood Keystone Passive description to clarify that it does not affect Life Recovery from Instant Leech.
3.15.0	Updated the Strength of Blood Keystone description to be more accurate. Now states 'Life Recovery from Leech is not applied' instead of 'Recovery from Life Leech is not applied'. This is purely a description change.
3.7.0	Introduced to the game.