Wither

WitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
Mana Cost: (4-10)
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 debuff Hinder which reduces movement speed on nearby enemies and another debuff that increases damage taken from chaos damage on the target.

Skill functions and interactions

Each stack applied by Wither has an individual base duration of two seconds.

• Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
  Icon: k
  Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills which reserve mana.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills Repeat an additional time
  Supported Skills have (51-70)% more Cast Speed
  Supported Skills deal 10% less 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., Trap SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
  Icon: T
  Mana Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedTrap lasts 4 seconds
  Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
  Supported Skills have (0-10)% increased Trap Throwing SpeedThis 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., Cast on Melee Kill SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: &
  Mana Multiplier: 140%
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.15 secRequires Level 38Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Melee Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell on Kill
  Supported Spells have (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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., Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: !
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
  Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
  This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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. and Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
  Icon: &
  Mana Multiplier: 140%
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cooldown Time: 0.15 secRequires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Critical Strike ChanceSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
  Supported Skills deal (20-39)% more Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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. do not work with Wither

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	increased AoE	reduced Movement Speed	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	10	29	4	N/A	30%	0	0
2	13	35	4	1%	30%	9,569	9,569
3	17	43	4	2%	30%	28,189	37,758
4	21	52	5	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	6	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	7	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	8	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	9	15%	35%	9,095,466	21,223,313
17	63	140	9	16%	35%	16,039,890	37,263,203
18	66	146	9	17%	35%	29,817,117	67,080,320
19	68	151	10	18%	36%	62,895,056	129,975,376
20	70	155	10	19%	36%	212,051,599	342,026,975
21	72	159	10	20%	36%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	21%	37%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	22%	37%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	23%	37%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	12	24%	38%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	25%	38%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	26%	38%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	13	27%	39%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	13	28%	39%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	13	29%	39%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	13	29%	39%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	30%	40%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	30%	40%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	31%	40%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	31%	40%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	13	32%	40%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	13	32%	40%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	14	33%	41%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	14	33%	41%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	14	34%	41%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Quest reward

This item is given as 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
EnchantmentWitherDuration1	66	Wither 24% increased Duration
EnchantmentWitherDuration2	75	Wither 36% increased Duration
EnchantmentWitherRadius1	66	Wither has 8% increased Area of Effect
EnchantmentWitherRadius2	75	Wither has 12% increased Area of Effect

Microtransactions

The list below shows microtransactions for Wither.

Item	Effect(s)
Arcane Wither Effect Arcane Wither EffectWither Skin Stack Size: 20Your Wither becomes a blue arcane effect.	Your Wither becomes a blue arcane effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
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: (3-5) Cast Time: 0.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Damage Effectiveness: 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 (3-129) to (4-194) 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 to radius per stage, up to +15 100% 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: (3-6) Cast Time: 0.20 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Damage Effectiveness: 50%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 (32-241) to (48-362) Fire Damage 110% more Spell Damage for each stage 90% more Damage with Ailments for each stage +5% chance to Ignite 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.