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"Chaos" redirects here. For the currency, see Chaos Orb.

Chaos damage is one of the five damage types. It is the rarest damage type and the hardest to get resistance against. Chaos damage bypasses energy shield, reducing life or mana directly. Although chaos damage reduction is based on resistance value, it is not considered elemental damage. One can become immune to chaos damage with the Chaos Inoculation keystone passive.

Poison is a debuff that deals chaos damage over time.

Skill gems

A list of gems with the gem tag: Chaos Template:SMW item table/skill gems

Unique items

Flat added Chaos Damage

Unique items that add a flat amount of chaos damage or grant Added Chaos Damage Support inventory iconAdded Chaos Damage SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support
Icon: H
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills Penetrate 0.25% Chaos ResistanceSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageSupported Skills have (17-170) to (26-255) added Chaos 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.
Added Chaos Damage Support inventory icon
to socketed skills.

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Increased Chaos Damage

Unique items that increase or reduce chaos damage by a percentage.

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Converted to Chaos Damage

Unique items that convert damage to chaos damage.

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Added as Chaos Damage

Unique items that add a portion of other damage types as chaos damage.

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Damage taken as Chaos Damage

Unique items that convert damage taken to chaos damage.

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Granting Unholy Might

Unique items that grant Unholy Might (adds 30% of physical damage as chaos damage).

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Chaos Damage does not bypass Energy Shield

Unique items that prevent chaos damage from bypassing Energy Shield. #invoke: Item table

Other items

  • The Retch inventory iconThe RetchThe Retch
    Rustic Sash
    Requires Level 44(12-24)% increased Global Physical Damage+(60-80) to maximum Life
    +(30-40)% to Cold Resistance
    0.4% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life
    60% increased Flask Effect Duration
    30% reduced Flask Charges gained during any Flask Effect
    200% of Life Leech applies to Enemies as Chaos Damage
    15% increased Movement Speed during any Flask Effect
    But the grain grew twisted and the water turned dark
    and those who partook of Mother Gull's gift
    birthed monsters that fed
    on the flesh of one another.
    The Retch inventory icon
  • Death's Oath inventory iconDeath's OathDeath's Oath
    Astral Plate
    Quality: +20%
    Armour: (2133-2417)
    Movement Speed: -5%
    Requires Level 62, 180 Str+(8-12)% to all Elemental ResistancesGrants Level 20 Death Aura Skill
    +(40-50) to all Attributes
    (10-15)% increased Attack Speed
    (180-220)% increased Armour
    +(60-70) to maximum Life
    1% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
    You take 450 Chaos Damage per second for 3 seconds on Kill
    Gore Footprints
    Tears of blood, aching heart,
    My dear Isildria must depart.
    Death's Oath inventory icon
  • Lightbane Raiment inventory iconLightbane RaimentLightbane Raiment
    Ornate Ringmail
    Quality: +20%
    Armour: (621-673)
    Energy Shield: (122-132)
    Movement Speed: -5%
    Requires Level 47, 69 Str, 69 Int(120-140)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
    30% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
    Reflects 30 Chaos Damage to Melee Attackers
    25% reduced Light Radius
    100% chance to create Desecrated Ground when you Block
    Desecrated Ground deals 250 Chaos Damage per second (Hidden)
    Desecrated Ground has a radius of 16 (Hidden)
    . . . and the Light faded and hope waned
    Zahndethus cast aside his faith
    and embraced the darkness.
    Lightbane Raiment inventory icon

Passive skills

Chaos Damage

These passives increase Chaos Damage directly:

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Template:Ascendancy passive table Note: Liege of the Primordial only increases Chaos Damage if player has a Chaos Golem active.

Miscellany

These passive skills are related to chaos damage, but do not fit into any other category.

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Monsters

Monsters with chaos damage attacks include: Some Spawns, some Beasts, some Spiders, some Skeletal Archers, some Snakes, some Bandits, some Ghosts, some Undyings, some Spitters, and some Zombies.

Bosses with chaos damage attacks include:

Also see "The list of enemies using chaos damage"

See also

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