Buff

Buffs are a type of effect that can modify a creature's statistics and can be identified by having a specific green border around the icon. Those with primarily detrimental effects are typically referred to as debuffs and have a red border.

Identifying a buff

Onslaught Buff icon with green border

Each buff affecting the player will display an icon with green border in the top-left of the screen. This is one way to determine whether or not an effect is a buff - if it does not show an icon, it is not a buff that is attached to the player. For other icons shown there see active and temporary effects.

The functioning of buffs

A buff simply adds statistics and modifiers to the creature it is attached to. Although a buff may increase the damage of the that the affected creature deals with hits, a buff itself cannot deliver hits or take any action. A buff may include degeneration or damage-over-time effects. For example, if a monster is attacked by a player using the WrathWrathAura, Spell, AoE, Lightning
Radius: 36
Mana Reserved: 50%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.20 secRequires Level 24Casts an aura that adds lightning damage to the attacks of you and your allies, and makes your spells deal more lightning damage.Per 1% Quality:
2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby allies deal (2-16) to (37-248) additional Lightning Damage with Attacks
You and nearby allies deal (15-21)% more Spell Lightning Damage
+(0-19) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. aura, the monster is not "hit" by the aura, or the buff, it is the player that hits the monster:

1. Wrath is a spell that is cast by the player.
2. The spell creates an aura that applies a buff to any allies within range.
3. The buff contains a modifier that adds lightning damage to the player's attacks
4. The player hits the monster, dealing the added lightning damage

Buff duration

All buffs have a duration, which can be infinite (as in the case of auras). This duration is affected by Buff Duration modifiers, and can also be affected by Skill Effect Duration modifiers if the buff was applied by a skill.

The passive skills which increase buff and debuff duration apply not to buffs on you but to buffs (including debuffs) you create, either on yourself or other entities. This includes all the above as well as such things as the debuffs placed on cursed monsters.

Buff effect

The effect of a buff can also be increased or reduced. Modifiers that increases Buff Effect increase the bonuses from buffs that affect yourself, that includes both positive and negative bonuses. Therefore one has to be careful when amplifying two-sided buffs.

Currently, the only source of #% increased Effect of Buffs on you comes from IchimonjiIchimonji
Corsair SwordOne Handed Sword
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (50-64.5)–(186-215)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.86-1.94)
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 58, 81 Str, 117 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(80-95)% increased Physical Damage
Adds (5-10) to (13-20) Physical Damage
(20-25)% increased Attack Speed
10% increased Effect of Buffs on you
5% reduced Mana Reserved
Allies' Aura Buffs do not affect you
Your Aura Buffs do not affect alliesMaster yourself before you seek to master others.. This will for example increase:

• The amount of mana regeneration granted by the ClarityClarityAura, Spell, AoE
  Radius: 36
  Mana Reserved: (34-279)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 1.20 secRequires Level 10Casts an aura that grants mana regeneration to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:
  2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies Regenerate (2.9-33) Mana per second
  +(0-19) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. aura.
• The amount of Fire Damage per second taken by the player using Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire
  Radius: 18
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 16Engulfs you in magical fire that rapidly burns you and nearby enemies. Your spell damage is substantially increased while under this effect. The effect ends when you have 1 life remaining.Per 1% Quality:
  1% increased Burning DamageGrants (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  Deals 20% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second
  You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage
  Deals 20% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second
  You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage
  Deals (35.8-1541.8) Base Fire Damage per second
  +(0-5) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. It does not increase the amount of Fire Damage per second dealt to enemies since the mod specifies "on you".
• The spell damage bonus provided by a player using Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire
  Radius: 18
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 16Engulfs you in magical fire that rapidly burns you and nearby enemies. Your spell damage is substantially increased while under this effect. The effect ends when you have 1 life remaining.Per 1% Quality:
  1% increased Burning DamageGrants (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  Deals 20% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second
  You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage
  Deals 20% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second
  You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage
  Deals (35.8-1541.8) Base Fire Damage per second
  +(0-5) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical
  Mana Cost: (7-16)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:
  0.25% increased Attack Speed(5-15)% increased Attack Speed
  1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life
  You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage
  You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
  Base duration is (7-10.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. increases the life leech amount as well as the attack speed on you, but also increases the total amount of Life and Energy Shields lost.

Buff copies

• Multiple copies of the same buff do no stack with each other. When multiples copies of the same buff are on one character, the game will only count the strongest buff as active.

Debuffs

Bleed Debuff icon with red border

A debuff is a type of effect that only provides a detrimental effect to the debuffed creature and can be identified by having a specific red border around the icon. For instance the damage over time from Bleed or Poison are considered debuffs.

Exception

Standing on enemy's consecrated ground is displayed without red border and is displayed as normal skill effect. Only such case.

Interactions

Monsters that can remove Buffs

• Nemesis monsters can have a modifier called nullifier. This will remove all temporary buff effects on a character every time the monster hits a character.

Related Effects

The unique jewel Mantra of FlamesMantra of Flames
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Adds (3-5) to (8-12) Fire Attack Damage per Buff on you
Adds (2-3) to (5-8) Fire Spell Damage per Buff on youThe strong grow stronger still.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. has the unique mods Adds (3-5) to (8-12) Fire Attack Damage per Buff on You and Adds (2-3) to (5-8) Fire Spell Damage per Buff on You.

List of buffs & debuffs

Buffs

Skills:

• All auras.
• The added damage from Heralds.
• The armour bonus from Molten ShellMolten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard
  Radius: 15
  Mana Cost: (8-12)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 secRequires Level 4Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Per 1% Quality:
  1% increased Skill Effect DurationBase duration is 3 seconds
  (50-858) additional Armour
  75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
  Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000
  Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted
  This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The physical damage, attack speed, and life leech effects of Blood RageBlood RageSpell, Duration, Physical
  Mana Cost: (7-16)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Adds a buff that deals Physical Damage over time, while increasing Attack Speed and Life Leech. Killing an enemy while this buff is active refreshes the buff duration, and can grant a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:
  0.25% increased Attack Speed(5-15)% increased Attack Speed
  1.2% of Attack Physical Damage Leeched as Life
  You take 4% of your Maximum Life per second as Physical Damage
  You take 4% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Physical Damage
  25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill
  Base duration is (7-10.8) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The charge timers of Explosive ArrowExplosive ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Fire, Bow
  Radius: 15
  Mana Cost: (8-10)
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 28Fires an arrow which will stick into an enemy or wall, and then explode, dealing area damage around it, either after a duration or when the maximum number of arrows stuck to that target is reached. If an enemy has multiple Explosive Arrows stuck in them, the first one to explode will consume the others, adding their damage to its explosion.Per 1% Quality:
  1% chance to Ignite enemies
  1% increased Skill Effect DurationBase duration is 1 seconds
  +2 to Explosion Radius per Explosive Arrow on Target, up to +12
  Explosion will have (47-522) to (71-783) added Fire Damage
  Explosion deals 50% less Base Damage
  Explosion deals 3% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target
  Maximum 20 Explosive Arrows stuck in an EnemyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The duration effect placed on enemies by Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike
  Mana Cost: 8
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165%-190%)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:
  Minions deal 1% increased DamageDeals (165-190)% 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. that turns them into minions.
• The effect placed on enemies hit by Dominating BlowDominating BlowAttack, Minion, Duration, Melee, Strike
  Mana Cost: 8
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165%-190%)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:
  Minions deal 1% increased DamageDeals (165-190)% 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Infernal BlowInfernal BlowAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Duration
  Radius: 15
  Mana Cost: 6
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (104%-133%)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:
  0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (103.9-133)% of Base Attack Damage
  50% 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 RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., or Power SiphonPower SiphonAttack, Projectile
  Mana Cost: (7-11)
  Cast Time: 1.00 sec
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (140%-159%)Requires Level 12Fires your wand to unleash projectiles that fire toward enemies in front of you or to your sides, dealing increased damage and granting you a power charge if an enemy is killed by, or soon after, the hit.Per 1% Quality:
  1% increased DamageDeals (140-159)% of Base Attack Damage
  Fires (4-7) additional Projectiles
  20% chance to gain a Power Charge when Projectile Hits a Rare or Unique Enemy
  +10% to Critical Strike Multiplier per Power Charge
  20% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge
  Culling StrikePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. that causes the skill's effects (domination, detonation, and gain power charge respectively) to activate if the enemy dies within a short time after the hit.
• The damage reduction of Arctic ArmourArctic ArmourSpell, Duration, Cold
  Mana Reserved: 25%
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Conjures an icy barrier that chills enemies when they hit you. You drop chilled ground while moving, and take less Fire and Physical damage while stationary.Per 1% Quality:
  1% increased Skill Effect DurationChill Enemy for 0.5 seconds when Hit, reducing their Action Speed by 30%
  (8-13)% less Physical Damage taken from Hits
  (8-12)% less Fire Damage taken from Hits
  Base duration is (2.5-4.4) secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• Golems grant buffs as long as they are alive.
• The life regeneration granted by Rejuvenation TotemRejuvenation TotemTotem, Aura, Spell, AoE
  Radius: 10
  Mana Cost: (9-32)
  Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 4Summons a totem that has an aura which regenerates life for you and your nearby allies.Per 1% Quality:
  3% increased Aura Area of EffectTotem lasts 8 seconds
  Regenerate (6.3-162.2) Life per secondPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The Punisher buff granted by monsters cursed with PunishmentPunishmentSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical
  Radius: 22
  Mana Cost: (16-33)
  Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, causing them to grant a buff to anyone they hit with melee attacks. The buff grants more Melee Damage and increased Attack Speed.Per 1% Quality:
  Cursed enemies grant 0.25% increased Attack Speed on Melee hitBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
  Cursed enemies grant (25-35)% more Melee Physical Damage on Melee hit
  Cursed enemies grant (10-19)% increased Attack Speed on Melee hit
  Buff is applied for a Base Duration of (9-10.9) seconds
  Cursed enemies have -20% to Physical Damage Reduction
  +(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• The increased damage and mana regeneration from Rallying CryRallying CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
  Mana Cost: (6-16)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
  Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 10Performs a warcry, granting increased damage and mana regeneration to the user and nearby allies if there are nearby enemies. The damage increase is proportional to the number of surrounding enemies. Taunts all nearby enemies to attack the user. Shares a cooldown with other Warcry skills.Per 1% Quality:
  1.5% increased Skill Effect Duration(140-178)% increased Damage per one hundred nearby Enemies
  (10-16)% increased Damage
  Regenerate (1.8-14.8) Mana per second
  Base duration is 8 secondsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
• the life regeneration from Enduring CryEnduring CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
  Radius: 60
  Mana Cost: (7-16)
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
  Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 16Performs a warcry, adding endurance charges proportional to the number of surrounding enemies and granting life regeneration to you for a short time if there are nearby enemies. Taunts all nearby enemies to attack the user. Shares a cooldown with other Warcry skills.Per 1% Quality:
  3% increased Area of Effect(8-36) Endurance Charges granted per one hundred nearby enemies
  Base duration is 0.75 seconds
  Regenerate (48-394) Life per secondPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Others:

• Adrenaline
• Fortify
• Onslaught
• Phasing
• Elemental Conflux
• Unholy Might
• Unholy Damage
• Auras from unique items such as KingmakerKingmaker
  Despot AxeTwo Handed Axe
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: (281.2-307.8)–(381.1-417.15)
  Critical Strike Chance: (6.50%-7.00%)
  Attacks per Second: (1.39-1.46)
  Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 66, 140 Str, 86 Dex(250-285)% increased Physical Damage
  (7-12)% increased Attack Speed
  (30-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance
  Nearby Allies have 30% increased Item Rarity
  Nearby Allies have Culling Strike
  Insufficient Mana doesn't prevent your Melee Attacks
  Nearby Allies have +50% to Critical Strike Multiplier
  Nearby Allies have FortifyA King and his people are linked together
  like a soul and a beating heart.
  Both can be severed by a same edge,
  then forged anew., Dying BreathDying Breath
  Iron StaffWarstaff
  Quality: +20%
  Physical Damage: 14.4–43.2
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.40%
  Attacks per Second: 1.30
  Weapon Range: 13Requires Level 13, 27 Str, 27 Int+18% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff18% increased Cast Speed
  18% increased maximum Mana
  18% increased Area of Effect of Aura Skills
  18% increased Area of Effect of Curse Skills
  Nearby Enemies have 18% increased Effect of Curses on them
  Nearby allies gain 18% increased Damage
  18% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your SkillsThe whispers of the dead
  Carry wisdom for the living,
  If you are willing to give your life
  To listen., Leer CastLeer Cast
  Festival MaskQuality: +20%
  Evasion: 92
  Energy Shield: 19Requires Level 28, 33 Dex, 33 Int+(20-30) to Dexterity
  30% reduced Damage
  +(20-30) to maximum Life
  +(20-30) to maximum Mana
  You and nearby allies gain 15% increased DamageFor none of us are as cruel as all of us., Victario's FlightVictario's Flight
  Goathide BootsQuality: +20%
  Evasion: (92-113)Requires Level 12, 26 Dex+15 to Dexterity
  +15 to Intelligence
  (100-150)% increased Evasion Rating
  15% increased Movement Speed
  (5-10)% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit
  10% increased Movement Speed for you and nearby AlliesAlive but not unscathed, Victario fled
  as slaughter blossomed at the gates. and Shaper's SeedShaper's Seed
  Agate AmuletRequires Level 16+(16-24) to Strength and Intelligence(30-50)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
  Regenerate 2% of Life per second
  Nearby Allies gain 2% of Life Regenerated per second
  Nearby Allies gain 40% increased Mana Regeneration RateThe first light to grow in the primordial darkness..
• The effects granted by Trinkets.
• The effects granted by various Ascendancy passive skills.

Debuffs

• Blind
• Maim
• Hinder
• Intimidate
• Ash
• All curses
• Debuffs applied by monster skills: for example Screech, Suppressing Fire, Corrupted Blood, Gruthkul's Despair, Infested, Crystalised Fear, Sprouting Madness, Malignant Madness, Covered in Spiders, Coated in Azurite, etc.
  • Debuffs applied by monster auras: Degeneration aura, Slow aura, etc.
  • Monsters possessed by essences would sometimes apply debuff of the same name: Essence of Anger, Essence of Hatred, Essence of Wrath, Essence of Misery, etc.
  • Monsters from Delirium league could trigger various debuffs: Diluting Touch, Eroding Touch, Paralysing Touch, Wasting Touch, Explosive Retch, etc.
• Debuffs applied by environmental effects: for example Creeping Darkness, Arc Trap, Creeping Frost, etc.
• Debuffs applied by aura from item: Eye of Malice

Passive skills

There are no passive skills that grant #% increased Effect of Buffs on you. The only way to get this modifier is by wielding IchimonjiIchimonji
Corsair SwordOne Handed Sword
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (50-64.5)–(186-215)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.86-1.94)
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 58, 81 Str, 117 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy Rating(80-95)% increased Physical Damage
Adds (5-10) to (13-20) Physical Damage
(20-25)% increased Attack Speed
10% increased Effect of Buffs on you
5% reduced Mana Reserved
Allies' Aura Buffs do not affect you
Your Aura Buffs do not affect alliesMaster yourself before you seek to master others..