Elemental Equilibrium

Elemental Equilibrium

Keystone

Enemies you hit with Elemental Damage temporarily get +25% Resistance to those Elements and -50% Resistance to other Elements [1]

Balance is good in all things, but especially in the realm of magic.

Elemental Equilibrium (often referred to as EE) is a keystone passive skill which changes the resistance of any monster you hit with elemental damage (fire damage, lightning damage and cold damage), increasing resistance to the element you hit with by 25% but reducing other elemental resistances by 50%. Multiple EE strikes will overwrite each other. The effect lasts 5 seconds or until being overwritten.

Mechanics

Only a hit that deals damage will apply these resistance modifiers. Blocked hits or hits with no damage (e.g. while having Ancestral Bond) will not trigger Elemental Equilibrium.

If you hit an enemy with two different elements at the same time it will give -50% Resistance to third element and +25% to both elements used. A hit carrying all three elements types will give +25% to all elemental Resistances.

Trap, Mine, and Totem skills trigger EE as they use your skills with your offensive stats, which includes keystones and passives. Minions do not trigger EE as they do not use your skills or stats, and are only affected by keystones and passives that explicitly mention minions.

Multiple attacks that hit simultaneously are still processed independently, so the first hit that is processed will trigger EE that affects the other hits.

Players can temporarily gain elemental equilibrium from map modifiers. See List of map mods for more info.

Example uses

As long as you are careful to not use the same element twice in a row, EE can greatly boost damage. Try to use a combination of skills that alternate between two elements, or cycles through all three:

• FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-25) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.75 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 240%
  Projectile Speed: 1040
  Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed
  3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
  -2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1095) to (14-1643) Fire Damage
  (20-39)% chance to Ignite enemies
  Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. + Freezing PulseFreezing PulseSpell, Projectile, Cold
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-21) Mana
  Cast Time: 0.65 sec
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%
  Projectile Speed: 1800An icy projectile which has a chance to freeze enemies it passes through. The projectile fades quickly, reducing damage and freezing chance until it dissipates.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles gain Damage over time, dealing up to 3% more Damage by the time they dissipate
  Deals 99% of DamageCannot Pierce EnemiesDeals (8-888) to (12-1332) Cold Damage
  Projectiles Pierce all Targets
  Projectiles lose Damage over time, dealing up to 50% less Damage by the time they dissipate
  Projectiles have 25% chance to Freeze, which is lost over the first quarter of their flight
  (0-19)% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. is a basic example.
• Use an area attack combined with indirect damage sources, such as Searing BondSearing BondSpell, Totem, Fire
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (18-51) Mana
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 12Summons a totem that casts a beam of fire at you and each other totem you control, dealing burning damage to enemies caught in the beam. Enemies near either end of a beam also suffer burning damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased totem life2% increased Totem Duration1% increased Damage+0.1 to maximum number of Summoned TotemsTotem lasts 8 seconds
  Deals (29.4-2459.5) Base Fire Damage per second
  +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
  Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. or minions with elemental damage.
• Elemental HitElemental HitAttack, Melee, Strike, Fire, Cold, Lightning, AoE, Prismatic
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (7-11) Mana
  Radius: 10Requires Level 12Each attack with a melee weapon will choose an element at random, and will only be able to deal damage of that element. If the attack hits an enemy, it will deal damage in an area around them, with the radius being larger if that enemy is suffering from an ailment of the chosen element. It will avoid choosing the same element twice in a row.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Elemental Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect1% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies(22-480) to (40-891) Added Fire Damage
  (18-392) to (33-729) Added Cold Damage
  (4-77) to (67-1465) Added Lightning Damage
  (30-49)% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite
  10% more Damage per Elemental Ailment on the Enemy
  80% more Area Radius against Enemies affected by an Ailment of the chosen Element
  Only Deals Damage of the chosen Element
  Deals no Damage of other Damage Types
  +(0-2) to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Wild Strike alternate elements with each attack, increasing the overall damage in most cases.

Elemental Equilibrium visual effect on a Siren.

Location

Elemental Equilibrium is located in the centre of the tree, just above the Scion's starting area.

Class	Distance from start
Scion	8
Templar	10
Witch	10
Shadow	14
Marauder	14
Duelist	18
Ranger	18

Related items

Base items

The following base items are related to Elemental Equilibrium:

Item		Stats
Stabilising SceptreStabilising SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: 35-52 Critical Strike Chance: 6.30% Attacks per Second: 1.45 Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 50, 71 Str, 102 IntElemental Equilibrium	50	Elemental Equilibrium

Unique items

The following unique items are related to Elemental Equilibrium:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Skin of the LordsSkin of the Lords Simple RobeQuality: +20% Movement Speed: -3%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) <Random Keystone> CorruptedThe Lords are chosen so carefully. Only they may grace His flesh.	Simple Robe	1	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) <Random Keystone> Acrobatics Ancestral Bond Arrow Dancing Avatar of Fire Blood Magic Call to Arms Conduit Corrupted Soul Crimson Dance Doomsday Eldritch Battery Elemental Equilibrium Elemental Equilibrium Elemental Overload Elemental Overload Eternal Youth Ghost Reaver Glancing Blows Hollow Palm Technique Iron Grip Iron Reflexes Mind Over Matter Minion Instability Mortal Conviction Pain Attunement Perfect Agony Phase Acrobatics Point Blank Resolute Technique Runebinder Imbalanced Guard Supreme Ego The Agnostic The Impaler Unwavering Stance Vaal Pact Wicked Ward Wind Dancer Zealot's Oath Corrupted
Malachai's ArtificeMalachai's Artifice Unset RingRequires Level 5Has 1 SocketSocketed Gems have Elemental Equilibrium -20% to all Elemental Resistances +(75-100)% to Fire Resistance when Socketed with a Red Gem +(75-100)% to Cold Resistance when Socketed with a Green Gem +(75-100)% to Lightning Resistance when Socketed with a Blue Gem All Sockets are WhiteWhen the wind blows, Know which way to bend and watch the others break.	Unset Ring	5	Has 1 SocketSocketed Gems have Elemental Equilibrium -20% to all Elemental Resistances +(75-100)% to Fire Resistance when Socketed with a Red Gem +(75-100)% to Cold Resistance when Socketed with a Green Gem +(75-100)% to Lightning Resistance when Socketed with a Blue Gem All Sockets are White

Version history

Version	Changes
1.3.1	Added a visual effect to players or monsters that are under the effect of Elemental Equilibrium.
1.3.0d	An informational icon has been added to indicate whether you are under the effect of Elemental Equilibrium
0.10.0	Now grants a flat amount (+25%) of resistance to each element you hit with and a resistance penalty (-50%) to each element not present in the hit.
0.9.9	Now provides -25% resistance (was -20%) to the element not used and 25% resistance (was 30%) to the element used.
0.9.6	Added new keystone passive - Elemental Equilibrium: When you hit enemies with an element, they get +30% resistance to that element and -20% resistance to other elements.