The Balance of Terror

The Balance of Terror
Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances

<2 random curse modifiers>

Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Shock if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds 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 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 +(30-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Ignite if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds Cold Exposure on Hit if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds 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 Action Speed cannot be modified to 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 (6-10)% chance to deal Double Damage if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds You are Unaffected by Bleeding if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds

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
Sanctum
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..Vendor Offer
5x Alteration ShardMetadata
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:

List of Curse modifiers

Curse	Curse modifier
Flammability	You are Unaffected by Ignite if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds
Flammability	Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit if you've cast Flammability in the past 10 seconds
Frostbite	You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds
Frostbite	Inflict Cold Exposure on Hit if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds
Conductivity	You are Unaffected by Shock if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds
Conductivity	Inflict Lightning Exposure on Hit if you've cast Conductivity in the past 10 seconds
Elemental Weakness	Immune to Exposure if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds
Elemental Weakness	Gain (30-40)% of Physical Damage as a Random Element if you've cast Elemental Weakness in the past 10 seconds
Vulnerability	You are Unaffected by Bleeding if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds
Vulnerability	(6-10)% chance to deal Double Damage if you've cast Vulnerability in the past 10 seconds
Despair	Immune to Curses if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds
Despair	Inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit if you've cast Despair in the past 10 seconds
Enfeeble	Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds
Enfeeble	+(30-40)% to Critical Strike Multiplier if you've cast Enfeeble in the past 10 seconds
Temporal Chains	Action Speed cannot be Slowed below Base Value if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds
Temporal Chains	(20-25)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate if you've cast Temporal Chains in the past 10 seconds
Punishment	Immune to Reflected Damage if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds
Punishment	Intimidate Enemies on Hit if you've cast Punishment in the past 10 seconds

It is 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 . There is a 1/17 chance to obtain a matching pair of mods in a 2-mod jewel.

The if you've cast condition requires casting: using the curse spell manually. Activating (or deactivating) a BlasphemyBlasphemy 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. aura instantly still counts as casting. Curses that trigger or are applied on hit with Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger
Icon: &
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit
You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells
35% less Effect of Supported Curses
Supported Skills have (35-26)% less Curse Duration

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse 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. or similar non-skill debuff modifiers do not count as casting. The condition is checked on the player; curses cast by proxies do not interact.

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

During Sanctum league, the Balance of Terror was a random drop from Lycia, Herald of the Scourge. It was also possible to obtain the Balance of Terror with an additional modifier via The Second SacramentThe Second Sacrament
Candlestick RelicRequires Level 64The Herald of the Scourge deals 100% more Damage
The Herald of the Scourge takes 75% 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 or Voidborn Reliquary KeyVoidborn Reliquary KeyAn heirloom of the champions of Wraeclast
Lies forgotten in an abandoned reliquary
Born of a starry void from which time cannot escape.

Version	Changes
3.26.0	The Balance of Terror Unique Jewel's "You are Unaffected by Freeze if you've cast Frostbite in the past 10 seconds" now correctly grants Unaffected by Freeze, instead of Immunity to Freeze.
3.22.0	The Forbidden Sanctum has been added to the core game. The Balance of Terror can now be obtained using 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.
3.21.0	Balance of Terror can no longer be obtained from the Voidborn Reliquary. It was enabled by mistake.
3.20.2d	Sanctum league mechanics and items were not added to the core game.
3.20.1	The Balance of Terror Unique Jewel no longer has a level requirement.
3.20.0	Introduced to the game in Sanctum league.