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The term kill refers to causing death of a creature.

When kills are made by summoned minions, totems, traps or mines, player characters are credited for kills for the purposes of increased item quantity and rarity, flasks, and achievement-related stats, but generally not combat-related stats, where the non-player entity would get the credit for the kill instead. This can be demonstrated with enemies cursed with Warlord's Mark inventory iconWarlord's MarkWarlord's MarkSpell, Duration, Curse, Mark
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Requires Level 24Curses a single enemy, giving a chance to double the duration of stuns on them. Attacking the cursed enemy will leech life and mana, stunning them will grant rage, and killing it will grant an endurance charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant an Endurance Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageCursed Enemies grant 0.1 Rage Regenerated over 1 second when StunnedBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
Hits against Cursed Enemies have (40-59)% chance to double Stun Duration
Cursed Enemies grant 20 Rage Regenerated over 1 second when Stunned
Cursed enemies grant 2% Life Leech when Hit by Attacks
Cursed enemies grant 2% Mana Leech when Hit by Attacks
Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant an Endurance Charge when slain
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Warlord's Mark skill icon
Warlord's Mark inventory icon
granting endurance charges to those non-player entities making the kills.

However, there is currently a bug [citation needed] that causes any damage over time kills to always grant credit to the player character even if they aren't caused by the character directly. For example, monsters cursed with Poacher's Mark inventory iconPoacher's MarkPoacher's MarkSpell, Duration, Curse, Mark
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Requires Level 24Curses a single enemy, lowering their physical damage reduction, and adding physical damage to all hits against them. Attacking the cursed enemy will grant life and mana, and killing them will grant a frenzy charge. You can only have one Mark at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed Enemies have a 0.25% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when HitCursed enemies take 0.2% increased DamageCursed enemies have -0.25% to Physical Damage ReductionBase duration is (6-9.8) seconds
Adds (6-30) to (9-45) Physical Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies
Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction
Cursed enemies grant (15-50) Life when Hit by Attacks
Cursed enemies grant (8-25) Mana when Hit by Attacks
Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge when slain
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Poacher's Mark skill icon
Poacher's Mark inventory icon
will grant the player frenzy charges if they are killed by poison caused by minions or killed by Scorching Ray inventory iconScorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (2-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.25 sec
Requires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
2% less Skill Effect Duration
Deals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 1.5 seconds
Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Scorching Ray skill icon
Scorching Ray inventory icon
linked Spell Totem Support inventory iconSpell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem RangeSupported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills deal (28-24)% less Damage
Spells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed
This 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.
Spell Totem Support inventory icon
. This may or may not be an intended effect.

Totems and minions that have despawned, either through their duration expiring, being killed, or spawning more than the maximum amount, all count as having died. For instance, players wearing a Soul Mantle inventory iconSoul MantleSoul Mantle
Spidersilk Robe
Quality: +20%
Energy Shield: (211-230)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 49, 134 IntSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Spell Totem
(20-25)% increased Spell Damage
(100-120)% increased Energy Shield
50% increased Totem Life
+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Inflicts a random Hex on you when your Totems die, with 80% more Effect
The greatest mistakes cause suffering
long after they have been made
Soul Mantle inventory icon
will be cursed when their totems despawn.

Corpses[ | ]

Most creatures leave corpses on death. Totems and non-unique monsters killed when frozen or under certain effects (e.g. Pyre inventory iconPyrePyre
Sapphire Ring
Requires Level 11+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance+(25-35)% to Fire Resistance
(60-80)% increased Burning Damage
40% of Cold Damage Converted to Fire Damage
10% increased Light Radius
Ignited Enemies Killed by your Hits are destroyed
Let winter come. It will only make my fire burn brighter.
Pyre inventory icon
, Kitava's Feast) don't leave corpses.

Corpses can be utilized in several ways, for example:

  • raised (e.g. Raise Spectre inventory iconRaise SpectreRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (15-28) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.85 sec
    Requires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions deal 1% increased Melee Damage
    1% increased Minion Maximum Life
    Minions have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdMinions are Created with maximum Frenzy Charges
    Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
    55% more Minion Movement Speed
    Minion Movement Speed is Capped
    Raised Spectres are Level (28-72)
    Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
    Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Raise Spectre skill icon
    Raise Spectre inventory icon
    , Necromancer monsters)
  • created (e.g. Desecrate inventory iconDesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (11-26) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Requires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed10% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to spawn an additional CorpseEach Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten CorpseBase duration is 4 seconds
    Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
    Spawns 5 corpses
    Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
    Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Desecrate skill icon
    Desecrate inventory icon
    , Unearth inventory iconUnearthUnearthSpell, Projectile, AoE, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (4-10) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.30 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90%
    Requires Level 10Fires a projectile that will pierce through enemies to impact the ground at the targeted location, creating a Bone Archer corpse where it lands.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Cast Speed1% increased Physical DamageMaximum of 0.1 corpses allowedCorpses Spawned have 2% increased Maximum LifeDeals (15-407) to (22-611) Physical Damage
    Spawns corpses with Level (12-80)
    Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
    Projectiles Pierce all Targets
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Unearth skill icon
    Unearth inventory icon
    )
  • exploded (e.g. Detonate Dead inventory iconDetonate DeadDetonate DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 160%
    Radius: 22
    Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Cast SpeedExplosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Deals (15-798) to (22-1197) Fire Damage
    +(0-4) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Detonate Dead skill icon
    Detonate Dead inventory icon
    , Volatile Dead inventory iconVolatile DeadVolatile DeadSpell, AoE, Fire
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (9-26) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.80 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
    Requires Level 12Corpses near the targeted location explode, dealing damage in a small area and creating an orb which moves towards nearby enemies before dealing spell damage in a larger area. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Fire Damage1% increased Orb Movement SpeedDeals (20-507) to (30-760) Fire Damage
    Consumes up to 3 corpses
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 3% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Maximum of 60 Orbs at a time
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Volatile Dead skill icon
    Volatile Dead inventory icon
    , Cremation inventory iconCremationCremationSpell, AoE, Fire, Duration, Projectile
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (11-20) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Requires Level 28A targeted corpse explodes, dealing area damage and turning into a volcanic geyser, which will repeatedly unleash projectiles sequentially over the surrounding area for a duration. The explosion of the corpse is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Fire Damage5% increased Burning DamageFires Projectiles 0.25% faster2% chance to Explode a nearby Corpse when Firing ProjectilesDeals (49-434) to (74-651) Fire Damage
    Base duration is 8 seconds
    Maximum of 3 Geysers at a time
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 4% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Fires 3 additional Projectiles
    Fires Projectiles every 1 seconds
    +(0-3) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Cremation skill icon
    Cremation inventory icon
    , Bodyswap inventory iconBodyswapBodyswapMovement, Spell, AoE, Fire, Travel
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-23) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70%
    Requires Level 10Violently destroys your body and recreates it at the location of a targeted enemy or corpse, dealing spell damage in an area at both locations. If there is no specific target, it will prioritise corpses over enemies. If targeting a corpse, the corpse will also explode, dealing damage around it that is not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected. This spell cannot be repeated.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Cast Speed5% increased Burning Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect2% increased Damage if not Consuming a CorpseExplosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    This Spell deals (3-154) to (5-231), plus 3% of your maximum Life, as base Fire Damage
    300% more Area of Effect if Consuming a corpse
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Bodyswap skill icon
    Bodyswap inventory icon
    , strongboxes with the PutrifyingPutrifying
    Prefix
    Detonates nearby corpses
    Chest plays warning sound (Hidden)
    prefix)
  • consumed (e.g. Offering, Devouring Totem inventory iconDevouring TotemDevouring TotemTotem, Spell
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (20-44) Mana
    Cast Time: 1.00 sec
    Summons a totem that can consume nearby corpses. If you are hurt, it will destroy a corpse to leech life to you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased totem life5% increased Totem Duration2% increased Totem Placement speedTotem lasts 8 seconds
    Leeches (30-299) Life to you for each corpse Consumed
    Leeches (9-59) Mana to you for each corpse Consumed
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Devouring Totem skill icon
    Devouring Totem inventory icon
    , Dominating Blow inventory iconDominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 8 Mana
    Attack Damage: (165-238)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-238)%
    Requires Level 28Attacks enemies with a melee strike, applying a debuff for a short duration. If a non-unique enemy dies while affected by the debuff, the enemy's corpse will be consumed and a Sentinel of Dominance with the same rarity, prefix and suffix modifiers will be summoned for a longer secondary duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4PhantasmalMinions deal 1% increased Damage1.5% increased Minion DurationSummoned Sentinels have 1% increased Cooldown Recovery RateMaximum 0.1 Summoned Normal Sentinels of DominanceDeals (165-238)% of Base Attack Damage
    Base duration is 1 seconds
    Maximum 9 Summoned Normal Sentinels of Dominance
    Maximum 3 Summoned Magic Sentinels of Dominance
    Maximum 1 Summoned Rare Sentinel of Dominance
    Base secondary duration is 20 seconds
    25% Chance to Summon a Normal Sentinel of Dominance when you Hit a Unique Monster
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Dominating Blow skill icon
    Dominating Blow inventory icon
    , Void Sphere inventory iconVoid SphereVoid SphereSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical, Chaos, Orb
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (30-54) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 10.00 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Cast Time: 0.60 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 55%
    Requires Level 34Creates a Void Sphere which Hinders enemies in an area around it, with the debuff being stronger on enemies closer to the sphere. It also regularly releases pulses of area damage. The Void Sphere will consume the corpses of any enemies which die in its area. Can only have one Void Sphere at a time.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect2% reduced Skill Effect Duration
    2% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
    3% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageVoid Sphere has 0.5% increased Pulse Frequency
    Base duration is 5 seconds
    Deals (27-241) to (41-361) Physical Damage
    Enemies in range are Hindered, with up to (30-39)% reduced Movement Speed, based on distance from the Void Sphere
    40% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
    Pulses every 0.4 seconds
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Void Sphere skill icon
    Void Sphere inventory icon
    , Feast of Flesh skill iconFeast of Flesh (from The Devouring Diadem inventory iconThe Devouring DiademThe Devouring Diadem
    Necromancer Circlet
    Quality: +20%
    Energy Shield: (156-176)
    Requires Level 54, 112 Int+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
    Socketed Gems have 20% reduced Mana Reservation
    Trigger Level 15 Feast of Flesh every 5 seconds
    (180-220)% increased Energy Shield
    10% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you use a Skill
    Eldritch Battery
    Veiled Suffix
    The spirit hungers for the flesh.Take this item to Jun Ortoi to have her Unveil it.
    The Devouring Diadem inventory icon
    ), monsters with the "Mark of Cannibalism" bloodline, etc.)

Corpses can be targeted by holding the A key by default, but only if the player has a skill that can target corpses.

On/when kill effects[ | ]

Similarly to on-hit effects, there are effects that trigger when creature has been killed:

  • gain temporary buffs (e.g. charges)
  • gain life, mana or energy shield
  • skill-specific effects (e.g. Infernal Blow inventory iconInfernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (103-133)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104-133)%
    Radius: 15
    Requires Level 12Attacks with your weapon, applying a charged debuff to enemies hit by your strike, and an uncharged debuff to any other enemies hit. Upon reaching 6 charges, expiring, or the enemy's death, the charged debuff is removed, and it deals damage to that and other nearby enemies. Enemies with either debuff explode when they die, damaging other nearby enemies. Damage from this explosion cannot be reflected. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of EffectExplosion has 1% chance to apply Uncharged Debuff on Hit3% increased Burning Damage
    1% chance to Ignite enemies
    4% increased Skill Effect Duration
    Deals (103.9-133)% of Base Attack Damage
    60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    Base duration is 0.8 seconds
    Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's Maximum Life
    Debuff deals 66% of Damage per Charge
    (5-75) to (8-113) Added Fire Damage
    +(0-2) to Melee Strike Range
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Infernal Blow skill icon
    Infernal Blow inventory icon
    's explosion)

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.11.0
  • We wanted to add support for mechanics that have been added in the past few years that as of yet do not have adequate support on the passive tree. Some of these mechanics include Rage, Unleash, Corpse manipulation, Warcries, Heralds and Banners.
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