Eldritch Battery (EB) is definitely an interesting and powerful keystone with some unique trade-offs to consider. Here's a breakdown of its effects:
Benefits:
Drawbacks:
**Overall, EB is a powerful keystone that can enable unique and potent builds, but it's not without its challenges. Carefully consider its costs and benefits before incorporating it into your character plan.
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Eldritch Battery is a keystone passive skill. It makes energy shield protect mana instead of life. However, it reduces Energy Shield Recharge Rate by 50%.
Energy shield protects mana instead of life. All modifiers to energy shield apply normally. However, it is not affected by modifiers to mana or mana regeneration. Any reductions to mana (e.g. skill costs) will instead reduce energy shield by the same amount. Players lose this chance to ignore a stun with the Eldritch Battery keystone node. |
Energy shield will automatically begin to recharge if the character does not take any damage for a certain period of time. Spending energy shield with Blood Magic, Eldritch Battery or sacrifice mechanic does not count as taking damage. By default, the delay period for energy shield to begin to recharge is 2 seconds. This can be reduced with #% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge modifiers from passive skills and equipment.
Energy Shield Recharge is not interrupted by non-damage changes to your Life or Energy Shield, such as when you spend your Energy Shield on skills via Eldritch Battery.
Energy shield recharge and recovery through Zealot’s Oath or Ghost Reaver function normally.
Normally, the character has any energy shield remaining the character has a 50% chance to ignore being stunned. However, Eldritch Battery causes energy shields to no longer grant a chance to avoid stun.
With regards to skills like Blood Rage and Righteous Fire, Energy Shield is still counted in the degeneration applied to health.
Eldritch Battery is a standalone keystone located on the upper right edge of the skill tree.
Class | Distance from start |
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Witch | 9 |
Shadow | 11 |
Scion | 15 |
Templar | 16 |
Ranger | 19 |
Marauder | 23 |
Duelist | 25 |
These unique items have the Eldritch Battery modifier, which provides the same effect as this keystone. Taking the keystone in addition to equipping one of these items will impart no additional benefit.
Item | Base Item | Lvl. | Category | Stats | |
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Skin of the Lords | Simple Robe | 1 | Body Armour | Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +1 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden)
Corrupted |
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Replica Sorrow of the Divine | Sulphur Flask | 35 | Flask | Creates Consecrated Ground on Use(25-50)% increased Duration Eldritch Battery during Flask effect Life Recovery from Flasks also applies to Energy Shield during Flask Effect |
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The Devouring Diadem | Necromancer Circlet | 54 | Helmet | +1 to Level of Socketed Gems Socketed Gems have 20% reduced Mana Reservation Trigger Level 15 Feast of Flesh every 5 seconds (180-220)% increased Energy Shield 10% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you use a Skill Eldritch Battery Veiled Suffix |
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Replica Soul Taker | Siege Axe | 59 | Axe | (100-140)% increased Physical Damage Adds 10 to 20 Physical Damage (60-80)% increased Critical Strike Chance +(20-25)% to Cold Resistance Your Physical Damage can Freeze Eldritch Battery |
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