Elemental (monster type)

This page is about monsters classified as elementals. For the damage type, see elemental damage.

For another monster type known internally as Elemental, see Golem (monster type).

Any who lived in Carian, both before and after the city's fall, have heard the tragic tale of Merveil, the maiden. She was Carian's shining beauty, the envy of women, the conquest of men. Alas, her fate was a dark one. The lady was corrupted by a mysterious gemstone, which drove her insane before it twisted her body as much as her mind. Merveil was married to one of Wraeclast's most famed swordsmen, Daresso, who won her hand with the unwitting present of the jewel that ultimately destroyed her. When his bride had become hopelessly ruined by the cursed stone, and when her growing madness threatened his own life, Daresso abandoned her.

In her grief, that pathetic girl exiled herself to the coast, where she remained for years, growing ever more disfigured and powerful. She hid from the sun by day, but at night she would stand in the surf, weeping and singing to the waves, beseeching her lost husband to return to her. Merveil's tears mixed with the waters of the sea, producing a dark alchemy of rage and magical corruption. The taint of her grief imbues the briny waves with life, filling them with a deadly energy and purpose. Anyone foolhardy enough to venture into Wraeclast's countless swamps and bogs may well find themselves beset by the dreaded Water Elementals, born of Merveil's sorrow. They appear as rippling columns of animated, brackish water that slide over the earth, bent on destruction.

Merveil's tears can manifest as an Elemental in any body of water on Wraeclast. From a small pond, to a waterfall, to the ocean itself, nothing is free from her wrath and corruption. The Elementals appear out of nowhere, bursting up in a violent spray. They attack with makeshift appendages fashioned from the scavenged bodies of dead sea creatures, and they are extremely difficult to defeat.

Abilities

All varieties:

• Can Burrow
• Energy shield

Variations

Name	Location	Special Attributes
Tide Strider	The Tidal Island, The Mud Flats, The Submerged Passage	Resists Fire - Deal cold damage
Seething Brine	The Ship Graveyard, The Ship Graveyard Cave, The Cavern of Anger, The Warehouse Sewers	Casts Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-28) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.85 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140% Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of Chill2% increased Damage with Hits and AilmentsDeals (32-666) to (47-999) Cold Damage Base duration is 5 seconds Deals (26.3-1193.2) Base Cold Damage per second 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect (0-19)% increased Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. - Resists Fire - Deal cold damage
Boiling Ambusher	The Wetlands
Pure Water	The Solaris Temple Level 2, Forgotten Conduit	Resists Fire - Summoned by The Goddess of Purity and Torrent of Fear
Holy Water	The Solaris Temple Level 2	Casts Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120% Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. - Resists Fire - Deal cold damage
Blood Elemental	The Lunaris Temple Level 2	Resists Fire
Congealing Blood	Summoned by monsters with Living Blood Bloodlines mod	Resists Fire - Casts DesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-26) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed10% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to spawn an additional CorpseEach Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten CorpseBase duration is 4 seconds Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second Spawns 5 corpses Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100) Maximum of 10 corpses allowedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. - Flesh OfferingFlesh OfferingMinion, Spell, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 12Consumes a corpse, which temporarily empowers your minions with swiftness. The skill consumes other nearby corpses, increasing the duration for each corpse consumed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationGrants Minions 0.02% of Damage Leeched as LifeGrants Minions 0.5% increased Attack SpeedBase duration is 5 seconds Grants Minions (20-30)% increased Attack Speed Grants Minions (20-29)% increased Movement Speed Grants Minions (20-30)% increased Cast Speed Additional 1 seconds Base Duration per extra corpse ConsumedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. - Ground SlamGround SlamAttack, AoE, Slam, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 90% of base Attack Damage: (115-150)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (115-150)% Radius: 35Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Stun Duration on enemies 0.5% increased Area of Effect0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Area of Effect 2% reduced angleDeals (115-188)% of Base Attack Damage 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage to closer targets +(0-6) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blood of Haast	Spawn as Beyond Demons	Resists Cold, Extra Cold Damage, casts Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120% Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Aggravated Wound	The Harvest

Uniques

• Stranglecharm in The Ship Graveyard Cave
• Asphyxia in Reef Map and Waste Pool Map

Version history

Version	Changes
2.3.0	Some of the Water Elemental packs in Maps now contain ones that use VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-20) Mana Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.75 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Cold Damage1% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate 1% less Skill Effect Duration2% increased Damage when Cast on FrostboltDeals (38-524) to (57-787) Cold Damage Base duration is 3 seconds Deals (106.5-1456.9) Base Cold Damage per second Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect (0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
0.9.12k	Reduced the size of packs of Water Elementals and changed them to not spam Cold SnapCold SnapSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-28) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.85 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140% Radius: 16Requires Level 16Creates a sudden burst of cold in a targeted area, damaging enemies. This also creates an expanding area which is filled with chilled ground, and deals cold damage over time to enemies. Enemies that die while in the area have a chance to grant Frenzy Charges. The cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of Chill2% increased Damage with Hits and AilmentsDeals (32-666) to (47-999) Cold Damage Base duration is 5 seconds Deals (26.3-1193.2) Base Cold Damage per second 25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge when an Enemy Dies while in this Skill's Area Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect (0-19)% increased Effect of ChillPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. as much.
0.9.9c	Reduced the damage of Ice NovaIce NovaSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-23) Mana Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120% Radius: 30Requires Level 12A chilling circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect1.5% increased Damage with Hits against Chilled Enemies0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% increased Effect of ChillDeals (18-518) to (26-762) Cold Damage Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles Adds (3-79) to (4-116) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt +(0-4) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. for Merveil and Water Elementals. Reduced chill and freeze duration of Cold Snap for Merveil and Water Elementals. Reduced the distance that Merveil and Water Elementals can Cold Snap you from.
0.9.9	Water Elementals (which now deal mostly cold damage) have been added to the Tidal Island. Water Elementals in other areas have a variety of skills available such as Cold Snap, Ice Nova and some Curses, which they use in correct situations.
0.9.7	Many monsters have new skills - [...] and Water Elementals use Ice Nova.
0.9.5b	Fixed the volume of the Water Elemental emerge sound.
0.8.5	Disable corpse-usability on Water Elementals