Wither

WitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
Mana Cost: (3-9)
Cast Time: 0.28 secRequires Level 10Casts a debilitating debuff on enemies in an area, hindering their movement and also inflicts the Withered debuff, which increases the Chaos Damage they take and can stack up to 15 times.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Skill Effect Duration(30-36)% reduced Movement Speed
6% increased Chaos Damage taken
Base duration is 0.5 seconds
Withered lasts 2 seconds
(0-19)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 10Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemWither

Wither is a channelled spell that applies the Hinder debuff, which lowers their movement speed, and a stacking Withered debuff, which increases chaos damage taken, in an area periodically while channeling.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	increased AoE	reduced Movement Speed	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	29	3	N/A	30%	0	0
2	13	35	3	1%	30%	9,569	9,569
3	17	43	4	2%	30%	28,189	37,758
4	21	52	4	3%	31%	59,146	96,904
5	25	60	5	4%	31%	111,192	208,096
6	29	69	5	5%	31%	193,800	401,896
7	33	77	5	6%	32%	320,280	722,176
8	36	83	6	7%	32%	359,090	1,081,266
9	39	90	6	8%	32%	498,508	1,579,774
10	42	96	6	9%	33%	682,057	2,261,831
11	45	102	7	10%	33%	921,777	3,183,608
12	48	109	7	11%	33%	1,727,879	4,911,487
13	51	115	7	12%	34%	1,791,769	6,703,256
14	54	121	8	13%	34%	2,353,679	9,056,935
15	57	127	8	14%	34%	3,070,912	12,127,847
16	60	134	8	15%	35%	9,095,466	21,223,313
17	63	140	8	16%	35%	16,039,890	37,263,203
18	66	146	9	17%	35%	29,817,117	67,080,320
19	68	151	9	18%	36%	62,895,056	129,975,376
20	70	155	9	19%	36%	212,051,599	342,026,975
21	72	159	9	20%	36%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	10	21%	37%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	10	22%	37%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	10	23%	37%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	10	24%	38%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	10	25%	38%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	11	26%	38%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	11	27%	39%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	11	28%	39%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	11	29%	39%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	11	29%	39%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	11	30%	40%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	12	30%	40%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	12	31%	40%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	12	31%	40%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	12	32%	40%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	12	32%	40%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	12	33%	41%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	12	33%	41%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	12	34%	41%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Caged Brute Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Wither.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Wither Duration 1	66	Wither has 24% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wither Duration 2	75	Wither has 36% increased Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wither Area Of Effect 1	66	Wither has 16% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Wither Area Of Effect 2	75	Wither has 24% increased Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Wither has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Arcane Wither EffectArcane Wither EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Wither becomes a blue arcane effect.	Your Wither becomes a blue arcane effect.
Celestial Wither EffectCelestial Wither EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Wither becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Wither becomes a Celestial Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 3 (was 4) Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 9 (was 10)
3.4.0	The debuff applied by the skill Wither has been assigned the name "Withered".
3.1.0	Now max stacks 15, was 20. Now 6% increased Chaos Damage taken, was 7%.
2.4.0	Added a channelled skill system. IncinerateIncinerateSpell, Fire, Channelling, AoE Mana Cost: (2-4) Cast Time: 0.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%Requires Level 12Continuously launches a torrent of fire from your hand, repeatedly damaging enemies. As you channel this spell longer, the flames spread wider close to you and spread longer directly in front of you. When you stop channelling you release a wave of fire damage over a wide and long area that will apply a powerful Ignite.Per 1% Quality: 1% increased Fire DamageDeals (3-140) to (5-210) Fire Damage 8 maximum stages Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Ignite Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Hits 25% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage +(4-5) to radius per stage, up to +(15-19) 100% increased angle per stage, up to 300% Final wave always IgnitesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., FlameblastFlameblastSpell, AoE, Fire, Channelling Mana Cost: (4-7) Cast Time: 0.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Channels to build up a large explosion, which is released when you stop using the skill. The longer you channel, the larger the area of effect and damage of the explosion, up to 10 stages.Per 1% Quality: 1% increased DamageDeals (31-280) to (46-419) Fire Damage 110% more Spell Damage for each stage 90% more Damage with Ailments for each stage +5% chance to Ignite for each Stage +3 to Radius for each StagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Wither are now channelled skills. Unlike other skills, which are used once and quickly finish, when you use a channelled skill, it doesn't finish until you release the relevant button/key. You continue performing the same skill. You need to pay mana repeatedly to keep the skill going. The channelled skill's mana cost must be paid again to maintain it with a frequency determined by the cast time. If you can't pay, the skill will end, just as if you'd lifted the button. Dying, being stunned, and other game mechanics that interrupt the use of skills will cause channelling to end as well. Effects which trigger when you use a skill will only trigger when you initially start channelling - regardless of how long you maintain a channelled skill, it's still the same use of the skill. You need to stop channelling if you want to use it again.
2.1.0	Added to the game.