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Elemental Overload (often referred to as EO) is a keystone passive skill that grants the player 40% more elemental damage for 8 seconds on critical strike, but prevents critical strikes from dealing extra damage.

Mechanics[]

Whenever the player deals a critical strike, the damage bonus from Elemental Overload will apply for 8 seconds. This effect does not count as a buff and is not affected by modifiers to duration, nor can its expiry rate be modified by Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes... The damage bonus does not apply to the critical strike that originally caused Elemental Overload's effect to activate.

Only skills you use yourself can activate Elemental Overload. Traps, mines, and totems benefit from the damage bonus if you activate it with a skill you use yourself. Minions do not interact with Elemental Overload in any way.

The Ailments never count as being from Critical Strikes effect causes any damage over time multiplier specific to ailments from critical strikes to not apply. This includes the character's inherent +50% DOT multiplier for ailments from critical strikes, Perfect Agony, and modifiers such as +50% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Poison from Critical Strikes from Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes...

If the keystone passive Resolute Technique is allocated, Elemental Overload cannot activate.

Strategy[]

Elemental Overload is best allocated on characters that do not invest in critical strike but still deal critical strikes occasionally. Modifiers to critical strike multiplier no longer have any effect and can be ignored when assessing equipment.

Ideally, when Elemental Overload is allocated, the player will strive to deal at least one critical strike every 8 seconds in order to keep the damage effect active. This can be achieved by balancing critical strike chance and hit rate. An average of one critical strike every 8 seconds is achieved by performing 12.5/(Critical Strike Chance) hits per second. For example, with the minimum critical strike chance of 5%, a character who performs 2.5 hits per second will on average deal a critical strike every 8 seconds (this assumes your accuracy for melee/ranged weapons allows a 100% chance to hit).

For players whose primary damage skill is not suitable for maintaining Elemental Overload, a secondary skill that hits quickly can instead be used. Most notably, it is useful to cast Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes.. linked to Lua error: Error: invalid field alias "items._pageName"; aliases cannot contain dots or quotes.., since the skill will hit nearby enemies over a duration, thereby activating Elemental Overload, while the player can continue using their primary skill.

Elemental Overload and Ignite[]

Although the 40% More Elemental Damage modifier may seem less powerful than the +50% to damage over time multiplier an Ignite applied by a Critical Strike would apply, note that damage over time multipliers are additive with each other. The EO 40% More modifier, on the other hand, scales all other damage and isn't additive with anything. If you have at least +25% to your DoT multiplier, EO will grant your Ignites more damage than the additional DoT multiplier with a crit. EO also only requires that you crit occasionally, which could be with a support skill, rather than consistently with your main damage skill.

Elemental Overload vs Critical Strikes?[]

This table compares average damage of critical strikes versus elemental overload.

It assumes that you have a 100% uptime on elemental overload.

The crit chance used in the table is effective crit chance, i.e. the real critical strike chance including accuracy.

Crit multi→
Effective Crit Chance↓
150%160%170%180%190%200%210%220%230%240%250%260%270%280%290%300%310%320%330%340%350%360%370%380%390%400%
5%1.0251.0301.0351.0401.0451.0501.0551.0601.0651.0701.0751.0801.0851.0901.0951.1001.1051.1101.1151.1201.1251.1301.1351.1401.1451.150
6%1.0301.0361.0421.0481.0541.0601.0661.0721.0781.0841.0901.0961.1021.1081.1141.1201.1261.1321.1381.1441.1501.1561.1621.1681.1741.180
7%1.0351.0421.0491.0561.0631.0701.0771.0841.0911.0981.1051.1121.1191.1261.1331.1401.1471.1541.1611.1681.1751.1821.1891.1961.2031.210
8%1.0401.0481.0561.0641.0721.0801.0881.0961.1041.1121.1201.1281.1361.1441.1521.1601.1681.1761.1841.1921.2001.2081.2161.2241.2321.240
9%1.0451.0541.0631.0721.0811.0901.0991.1081.1171.1261.1351.1441.1531.1621.1711.1801.1891.1981.2071.2161.2251.2341.2431.2521.2611.270
10%1.0501.0601.0701.0801.0901.1001.1101.1201.1301.1401.1501.1601.1701.1801.1901.2001.2101.2201.2301.2401.2501.2601.2701.2801.2901.300
11%1.0551.0661.0771.0881.0991.1101.1211.1321.1431.1541.1651.1761.1871.1981.2091.2201.2311.2421.2531.2641.2751.2861.2971.3081.3191.330
12%1.0601.0721.0841.0961.1081.1201.1321.1441.1561.1681.1801.1921.2041.2161.2281.2401.2521.2641.2761.2881.3001.3121.3241.3361.3481.360
13%1.0651.0781.0911.1041.1171.1301.1431.1561.1691.1821.1951.2081.2211.2341.2471.2601.2731.2861.2991.3121.3251.3381.3511.3641.3771.390
14%1.0701.0841.0981.1121.1261.1401.1541.1681.1821.1961.2101.2241.2381.2521.2661.2801.2941.3081.3221.3361.3501.3641.3781.3921.4061.420
15%1.0751.0901.1051.1201.1351.1501.1651.1801.1951.2101.2251.2401.2551.2701.2851.3001.3151.3301.3451.3601.3751.3901.4051.4201.4351.450
16%1.0801.0961.1121.1281.1441.1601.1761.1921.2081.2241.2401.2561.2721.2881.3041.3201.3361.3521.3681.3841.4001.4161.4321.4481.4641.480
17%1.0851.1021.1191.1361.1531.1701.1871.2041.2211.2381.2551.2721.2891.3061.3231.3401.3571.3741.3911.4081.4251.4421.4591.4761.4931.510
18%1.0901.1081.1261.1441.1621.1801.1981.2161.2341.2521.2701.2881.3061.3241.3421.3601.3781.3961.4141.4321.4501.4681.4861.5041.5221.540
19%1.0951.1141.1331.1521.1711.1901.2091.2281.2471.2661.2851.3041.3231.3421.3611.3801.3991.4181.4371.4561.4751.4941.5131.5321.5511.570
20%1.1001.1201.1401.1601.1801.2001.2201.2401.2601.2801.3001.3201.3401.3601.3801.4001.4201.4401.4601.4801.5001.5201.5401.5601.5801.600
21%1.1051.1261.1471.1681.1891.2101.2311.2521.2731.2941.3151.3361.3571.3781.3991.4201.4411.4621.4831.5041.5251.5461.5671.5881.6091.630
22%1.1101.1321.1541.1761.1981.2201.2421.2641.2861.3081.3301.3521.3741.3961.4181.4401.4621.4841.5061.5281.5501.5721.5941.6161.6381.660
23%1.1151.1381.1611.1841.2071.2301.2531.2761.2991.3221.3451.3681.3911.4141.4371.4601.4831.5061.5291.5521.5751.5981.6211.6441.6671.690
24%1.1201.1441.1681.1921.2161.2401.2641.2881.3121.3361.3601.3841.4081.4321.4561.4801.5041.5281.5521.5761.6001.6241.6481.6721.6961.720
25%1.1251.1501.1751.2001.2251.2501.2751.3001.3251.3501.3751.4001.4251.4501.4751.5001.5251.5501.5751.6001.6251.6501.6751.7001.7251.750
26%1.1301.1561.1821.2081.2341.2601.2861.3121.3381.3641.3901.4161.4421.4681.4941.5201.5461.5721.5981.6241.6501.6761.7021.7281.7541.780
27%1.1351.1621.1891.2161.2431.2701.2971.3241.3511.3781.4051.4321.4591.4861.5131.5401.5671.5941.6211.6481.6751.7021.7291.7561.7831.810
28%1.1401.1681.1961.2241.2521.2801.3081.3361.3641.3921.4201.4481.4761.5041.5321.5601.5881.6161.6441.6721.7001.7281.7561.7841.8121.840
29%1.1451.1741.2031.2321.2611.2901.3191.3481.3771.4061.4351.4641.4931.5221.5511.5801.6091.6381.6671.6961.7251.7541.7831.8121.8411.870
30%1.1501.1801.2101.2401.2701.3001.3301.3601.3901.4201.4501.4801.5101.5401.5701.6001.6301.6601.6901.7201.7501.7801.8101.8401.8701.900
31%1.1551.1861.2171.2481.2791.3101.3411.3721.4031.4341.4651.4961.5271.5581.5891.6201.6511.6821.7131.7441.7751.8061.8371.8681.8991.930
32%1.1601.1921.2241.2561.2881.3201.3521.3841.4161.4481.4801.5121.5441.5761.6081.6401.6721.7041.7361.7681.8001.8321.8641.8961.9281.960
33%1.1651.1981.2311.2641.2971.3301.3631.3961.4291.4621.4951.5281.5611.5941.6271.6601.6931.7261.7591.7921.8251.8581.8911.9241.9571.990
34%1.1701.2041.2381.2721.3061.3401.3741.4081.4421.4761.5101.5441.5781.6121.6461.6801.7141.7481.7821.8161.8501.8841.9181.9521.9862.020
35%1.1751.2101.2451.2801.3151.3501.3851.4201.4551.4901.5251.5601.5951.6301.6651.7001.7351.7701.8051.8401.8751.9101.9451.9802.0152.050
36%1.1801.2161.2521.2881.3241.3601.3961.4321.4681.5041.5401.5761.6121.6481.6841.7201.7561.7921.8281.8641.9001.9361.9722.0082.0442.080
37%1.1851.2221.2591.2961.3331.3701.4071.4441.4811.5181.5551.5921.6291.6661.7031.7401.7771.8141.8511.8881.9251.9621.9992.0362.0732.110
38%1.1901.2281.2661.3041.3421.3801.4181.4561.4941.5321.5701.6081.6461.6841.7221.7601.7981.8361.8741.9121.9501.9882.0262.0642.1022.140
39%1.1951.2341.2731.3121.3511.3901.4291.4681.5071.5461.5851.6241.6631.7021.7411.7801.8191.8581.8971.9361.9752.0142.0532.0922.1312.170
40%1.2001.2401.2801.3201.3601.4001.4401.4801.5201.5601.6001.6401.6801.7201.7601.8001.8401.8801.9201.9602.0002.0402.0802.1202.1602.200
41%1.2051.2461.2871.3281.3691.4101.4511.4921.5331.5741.6151.6561.6971.7381.7791.8201.8611.9021.9431.9842.0252.0662.1072.1482.1892.230
42%1.2101.2521.2941.3361.3781.4201.4621.5041.5461.5881.6301.6721.7141.7561.7981.8401.8821.9241.9662.0082.0502.0922.1342.1762.2182.260
43%1.2151.2581.3011.3441.3871.4301.4731.5161.5591.6021.6451.6881.7311.7741.8171.8601.9031.9461.9892.0322.0752.1182.1612.2042.2472.290
44%1.2201.2641.3081.3521.3961.4401.4841.5281.5721.6161.6601.7041.7481.7921.8361.8801.9241.9682.0122.0562.1002.1442.1882.2322.2762.320
45%1.2251.2701.3151.3601.4051.4501.4951.5401.5851.6301.6751.7201.7651.8101.8551.9001.9451.9902.0352.0802.1252.1702.2152.2602.3052.350
46%1.2301.2761.3221.3681.4141.4601.5061.5521.5981.6441.6901.7361.7821.8281.8741.9201.9662.0122.0582.1042.1502.1962.2422.2882.3342.380
47%1.2351.2821.3291.3761.4231.4701.5171.5641.6111.6581.7051.7521.7991.8461.8931.9401.9872.0342.0812.1282.1752.2222.2692.3162.3632.410
48%1.2401.2881.3361.3841.4321.4801.5281.5761.6241.6721.7201.7681.8161.8641.9121.9602.0082.0562.1042.1522.2002.2482.2962.3442.3922.440
49%1.2451.2941.3431.3921.4411.4901.5391.5881.6371.6861.7351.7841.8331.8821.9311.9802.0292.0782.1272.1762.2252.2742.3232.3722.4212.470
50%1.2501.3001.3501.4001.4501.5001.5501.6001.6501.7001.7501.8001.8501.9001.9502.0002.0502.1002.1502.2002.2502.3002.3502.4002.4502.500
51%1.2551.3061.3571.4081.4591.5101.5611.6121.6631.7141.7651.8161.8671.9181.9692.0202.0712.1222.1732.2242.2752.3262.3772.4282.4792.530
52%1.2601.3121.3641.4161.4681.5201.5721.6241.6761.7281.7801.8321.8841.9361.9882.0402.0922.1442.1962.2482.3002.3522.4042.4562.5082.560
53%1.2651.3181.3711.4241.4771.5301.5831.6361.6891.7421.7951.8481.9011.9542.0072.0602.1132.1662.2192.2722.3252.3782.4312.4842.5372.590
54%1.2701.3241.3781.4321.4861.5401.5941.6481.7021.7561.8101.8641.9181.9722.0262.0802.1342.1882.2422.2962.3502.4042.4582.5122.5662.620
55%1.2751.3301.3851.4401.4951.5501.6051.6601.7151.7701.8251.8801.9351.9902.0452.1002.1552.2102.2652.3202.3752.4302.4852.5402.5952.650
56%1.2801.3361.3921.4481.5041.5601.6161.6721.7281.7841.8401.8961.9522.0082.0642.1202.1762.2322.2882.3442.4002.4562.5122.5682.6242.680
57%1.2851.3421.3991.4561.5131.5701.6271.6841.7411.7981.8551.9121.9692.0262.0832.1402.1972.2542.3112.3682.4252.4822.5392.5962.6532.710
58%1.2901.3481.4061.4641.5221.5801.6381.6961.7541.8121.8701.9281.9862.0442.1022.1602.2182.2762.3342.3922.4502.5082.5662.6242.6822.740
59%1.2951.3541.4131.4721.5311.5901.6491.7081.7671.8261.8851.9442.0032.0622.1212.1802.2392.2982.3572.4162.4752.5342.5932.6522.7112.770
60%1.3001.3601.4201.4801.5401.6001.6601.7201.7801.8401.9001.9602.0202.0802.1402.2002.2602.3202.3802.4402.5002.5602.6202.6802.7402.800
61%1.3051.3661.4271.4881.5491.6101.6711.7321.7931.8541.9151.9762.0372.0982.1592.2202.2812.3422.4032.4642.5252.5862.6472.7082.7692.830
62%1.3101.3721.4341.4961.5581.6201.6821.7441.8061.8681.9301.9922.0542.1162.1782.2402.3022.3642.4262.4882.5502.6122.6742.7362.7982.860
63%1.3151.3781.4411.5041.5671.6301.6931.7561.8191.8821.9452.0082.0712.1342.1972.2602.3232.3862.4492.5122.5752.6382.7012.7642.8272.890
64%1.3201.3841.4481.5121.5761.6401.7041.7681.8321.8961.9602.0242.0882.1522.2162.2802.3442.4082.4722.5362.6002.6642.7282.7922.8562.920
65%1.3251.3901.4551.5201.5851.6501.7151.7801.8451.9101.9752.0402.1052.1702.2352.3002.3652.4302.4952.5602.6252.6902.7552.8202.8852.950
66%1.3301.3961.4621.5281.5941.6601.7261.7921.8581.9241.9902.0562.1222.1882.2542.3202.3862.4522.5182.5842.6502.7162.7822.8482.9142.980
67%1.3351.4021.4691.5361.6031.6701.7371.8041.8711.9382.0052.0722.1392.2062.2732.3402.4072.4742.5412.6082.6752.7422.8092.8762.9433.010
68%1.3401.4081.4761.5441.6121.6801.7481.8161.8841.9522.0202.0882.1562.2242.2922.3602.4282.4962.5642.6322.7002.7682.8362.9042.9723.040
69%1.3451.4141.4831.5521.6211.6901.7591.8281.8971.9662.0352.1042.1732.2422.3112.3802.4492.5182.5872.6562.7252.7942.8632.9323.0013.070
70%1.3501.4201.4901.5601.6301.7001.7701.8401.9101.9802.0502.1202.1902.2602.3302.4002.4702.5402.6102.6802.7502.8202.8902.9603.0303.100
71%1.3551.4261.4971.5681.6391.7101.7811.8521.9231.9942.0652.1362.2072.2782.3492.4202.4912.5622.6332.7042.7752.8462.9172.9883.0593.130
72%1.3601.4321.5041.5761.6481.7201.7921.8641.9362.0082.0802.1522.2242.2962.3682.4402.5122.5842.6562.7282.8002.8722.9443.0163.0883.160
73%1.3651.4381.5111.5841.6571.7301.8031.8761.9492.0222.0952.1682.2412.3142.3872.4602.5332.6062.6792.7522.8252.8982.9713.0443.1173.190
74%1.3701.4441.5181.5921.6661.7401.8141.8881.9622.0362.1102.1842.2582.3322.4062.4802.5542.6282.7022.7762.8502.9242.9983.0723.1463.220
75%1.3751.4501.5251.6001.6751.7501.8251.9001.9752.0502.1252.2002.2752.3502.4252.5002.5752.6502.7252.8002.8752.9503.0253.1003.1753.250
76%1.3801.4561.5321.6081.6841.7601.8361.9121.9882.0642.1402.2162.2922.3682.4442.5202.5962.6722.7482.8242.9002.9763.0523.1283.2043.280
77%1.3851.4621.5391.6161.6931.7701.8471.9242.0012.0782.1552.2322.3092.3862.4632.5402.6172.6942.7712.8482.9253.0023.0793.1563.2333.310
78%1.3901.4681.5461.6241.7021.7801.8581.9362.0142.0922.1702.2482.3262.4042.4822.5602.6382.7162.7942.8722.9503.0283.1063.1843.2623.340
79%1.3951.4741.5531.6321.7111.7901.8691.9482.0272.1062.1852.2642.3432.4222.5012.5802.6592.7382.8172.8962.9753.0543.1333.2123.2913.370
80%1.4001.4801.5601.6401.7201.8001.8801.9602.0402.1202.2002.2802.3602.4402.5202.6002.6802.7602.8402.9203.0003.0803.1603.2403.3203.400
81%1.4051.4861.5671.6481.7291.8101.8911.9722.0532.1342.2152.2962.3772.4582.5392.6202.7012.7822.8632.9443.0253.1063.1873.2683.3493.430
82%1.4101.4921.5741.6561.7381.8201.9021.9842.0662.1482.2302.3122.3942.4762.5582.6402.7222.8042.8862.9683.0503.1323.2143.2963.3783.460
83%1.4151.4981.5811.6641.7471.8301.9131.9962.0792.1622.2452.3282.4112.4942.5772.6602.7432.8262.9092.9923.0753.1583.2413.3243.4073.490
84%1.4201.5041.5881.6721.7561.8401.9242.0082.0922.1762.2602.3442.4282.5122.5962.6802.7642.8482.9323.0163.1003.1843.2683.3523.4363.520
85%1.4251.5101.5951.6801.7651.8501.9352.0202.1052.1902.2752.3602.4452.5302.6152.7002.7852.8702.9553.0403.1253.2103.2953.3803.4653.550
86%1.4301.5161.6021.6881.7741.8601.9462.0322.1182.2042.2902.3762.4622.5482.6342.7202.8062.8922.9783.0643.1503.2363.3223.4083.4943.580
87%1.4351.5221.6091.6961.7831.8701.9572.0442.1312.2182.3052.3922.4792.5662.6532.7402.8272.9143.0013.0883.1753.2623.3493.4363.5233.610
88%1.4401.5281.6161.7041.7921.8801.9682.0562.1442.2322.3202.4082.4962.5842.6722.7602.8482.9363.0243.1123.2003.2883.3763.4643.5523.640
89%1.4451.5341.6231.7121.8011.8901.9792.0682.1572.2462.3352.4242.5132.6022.6912.7802.8692.9583.0473.1363.2253.3143.4033.4923.5813.670
90%1.4501.5401.6301.7201.8101.9001.9902.0802.1702.2602.3502.4402.5302.6202.7102.8002.8902.9803.0703.1603.2503.3403.4303.5203.6103.700
91%1.4551.5461.6371.7281.8191.9102.0012.0922.1832.2742.3652.4562.5472.6382.7292.8202.9113.0023.0933.1843.2753.3663.4573.5483.6393.730
92%1.4601.5521.6441.7361.8281.9202.0122.1042.1962.2882.3802.4722.5642.6562.7482.8402.9323.0243.1163.2083.3003.3923.4843.5763.6683.760
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Location[]

Elemental Overload is located at the middle layer of the northwest part of the tree, near the transition area between Witch and Templar.

Class Distance from start
Witch 9
Templar 9
Scion 13
Shadow 17
Marauder 18
Duelist 22
Ranger 23

Related items[]

Base items[]

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Unique items[]

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Version history[]

Version Changes
3.0.0
  • Now also disables Damage Multiplier for Ailments from Critical Strikes.
2.2.0
  • Introduced to the game.
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