The new Doom mechanic causes a self-cast Curse to increase in intensity over time until it expires. This works well in conjunction with the Impending Doom Support, which causes an explosion of chaos damage when a linked curse ends.
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If the Hex was self-cast, the curse will gain Doom over time. Doom increases the effectiveness of the curse (1% per Doom). Maximum Doom is capped at 30 by default. Each Hex has its own Doom counter.
Impending Doom is a support gem that can support hexes:
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
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Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself |
Hex Spells apply curse debuffs to each enemy in an area, while Marks apply the curse debuff on a single target and cannot be applied to more than one target.
The new Doom mechanic causes a self-cast Curse to increase in intensity over time until it expires. This works well in conjunction with the Impending Doom Support, which causes an explosion of chaos damage when a linked curse ends.
Doom Cast is a notable passive skill that grants increased critical strike chance and additional critical strike multiplier for spells.
Doomsday is a keystone passive skill that modifies Hex spells. When casting the Hex spell, instead of applying the curse which gains Doom over time, the spell creates a Hexed Area for 1 second. Enemies in the Hexed Area receive the curse, and after 1 second, the Hexed Area expires and applies the maximum amount of Doom to enemies standing in it.
Hexes Have 50% increased Doom Gain Rate
Skittering Runes is a notable passive skill that grants increased effect magnitude for curses.
Whispers of Doom is a notable passive skill that raises the active curse limit by one.
Many curses are now classified as Hexes and now use the ‘Doom’ mechanic. Self-cast Hexes build up to Doom the longer they’re active, increasing their effect.