The Burden of Shadows

The Burden of Shadows
Primordial StaffStaff
Physical Damage: 55-165
Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int+25% Chance to Block Spell Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Lifetap
(20-30)% increased Cast Speed
Lose 500 Life per second
Spells deal added Chaos Damage equal to (15-20)% of your maximum LifeNothingness is loathe to relinquish its grip.
Every moment is a struggle to exist.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drops from The King in the Mists in the Crux of Nothingness.Vendor Offer
8x Alchemy Shard
4x Alteration ShardWeapon DPS
Physical: 126.5
Phys+Chaos: 126.5
Total: 126.5Metadata
Item class: Staff

The Burden of Shadows is a unique Primordial StaffPrimordial StaffStaff
Physical Damage: 55-165
Critical Strike Chance: 8.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 58, 99 Str, 99 Int+25% Chance to Block Spell Damage while wielding a Staff.

Mechanics

Lose 500 Life per secondLifeDegenerationGracePeriodUnique__1
Intrinsic
Lose 500 Life per second is pure loss, it cannot be mitigated like damage. It does not cause you to lose life during Grace Period.

Item acquisition

The Burden of Shadows has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced. Drops from The King in the Mists in the Crux of Nothingness.

Monster restrictions

This item can be acquired from the following monsters:

• The King in the Mists

Legacy variants

The Burden of Shadows has a legacy variant.

Version discontinued	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
3.25.0	+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Lifetap (20-30)% increased Cast Speed Lose 500 Life per second Spells deal added Chaos Damage equal to (15-20)% of your maximum Life

Version history

Between version 3.24.0 and version 3.25.0, The Burden of Shadows was temporarily added to the core drop pool, allowing it to have influences.

Version	Changes
3.25.0	This item's basetype's implicit modifier was changed. This item has been removed from the core drop pool, and once again drops from the King in the Mists. [Undocumented]
3.24.0	Added to the core drop pool
3.23.0	Introduced to the game in Affliction league.