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Pitch Darkness
Viridian Jewel
Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy
With a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
And seared the hope of surprise,
From Kaom's skulking horde.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Pitch Darkness inventory icon
Acquisition
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Metadata
Item class: Jewel

Pitch Darkness is a unique Viridian Jewel inventory iconViridian JewelViridian JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.Viridian Jewel inventory icon.

It is a threshold jewel that enhances Burning Arrow inventory iconBurning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
Projectile Speed: 3260
Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
50% chance to Ignite enemies
(50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Burning Arrow skill icon
Burning Arrow inventory icon
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Mechanics[ | ]

The Burning Ground scales with gem levels of Burning Arrow inventory iconBurning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
Projectile Speed: 3260
Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
50% chance to Ignite enemies
(50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Burning Arrow skill icon
Burning Arrow inventory icon
and support skill gems such as Burning Damage Support inventory iconBurning Damage SupportBurning Damage SupportFire, Support
Icon: b
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Burning DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Ignite Duration on EnemiesSupported Skills have 2% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on EnemiesSupported Skills deal (20-34)% more Burning DamageThis 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.
Burning Damage Support inventory icon
or Concentrated Effect Support inventory iconConcentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
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.
Concentrated Effect Support inventory icon
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Item acquisition
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This item is drop disabled.

The item can be obtained by trading with other players in permanent leagues.

Legacy variants[ | ]

Pitch Darkness has a legacy variant.

Version Discontinued Modifiers
2.6.0


(5-15)% increased Fire Damage
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.9.0
  • No longer drops and cannot be obtained outside of trading with other players.
3.1.0
  • The amount of burning damage dealt by the burning ground created by a Burning Arrow inventory iconBurning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-8) Mana
    Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
    Projectile Speed: 3260
    Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
    Base duration is 4 seconds
    50% chance to Ignite enemies
    (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
    Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Burning Arrow skill icon
    Burning Arrow inventory icon
    on a character with the Pitch Darkness inventory iconPitch DarknessPitch Darkness
    Viridian Jewel
    Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy
    With a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
    Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
    And seared the hope of surprise,
    From Kaom's skulking horde.
    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Pitch Darkness inventory icon
    threshold jewel is now determined by the level of the Burning Arrow skill gem.
2.6.0
  • Increased Fire Damage mod increased to 10-15% (up from 5-15%).
  • Dexterity requirement in radius reduced to 40.
  • No longer requires dexterity in radius to be allocated.
2.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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