Malevolence

MalevolenceAura, Spell, AoE
Mana Reserved: 50%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.20 secRequires Level 24Casts an aura that multiplies damage over time and increases skill effect duration of you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby allies have 0.1% increased Skill Effect DurationYou and nearby Allies deal 0.25% increased Damage with AilmentsYou and nearby allies deal (14-20)% more Damage over Time
You and nearby allies have (10-19)% increased Skill Effect Duration
+(0-19) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 24Purchase Costs

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1x Orb of Alteration

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDamageOverTimeAura

Malevolence is an aura skill gem that multiplies damage over time and increases skill effect duration of the caster and their allies.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage over Time	Skill Effect duration	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	25	37	14%	10%	N/A	0	0
2	27	28	41	14%	10%	+1	118,383	118,383
3	30	31	45	14%	11%	+2	175,816	294,199
4	33	34	49	15%	11%	+3	254,061	548,260
5	36	36	52	15%	12%	+4	359,090	907,350
6	39	39	56	15%	12%	+5	498,508	1,405,858
7	42	42	60	16%	13%	+6	682,057	2,087,915
8	45	45	64	16%	13%	+7	921,777	3,009,692
9	48	48	68	16%	14%	+8	1,727,879	4,737,571
10	50	49	71	17%	14%	+9	1,138,877	5,876,448
11	52	51	74	17%	15%	+10	1,368,233	7,244,681
12	54	53	76	17%	15%	+11	1,638,338	8,883,019
13	56	55	79	18%	16%	+12	1,956,648	10,839,667
14	58	57	82	18%	16%	+13	3,655,184	14,494,851
15	60	59	84	18%	17%	+14	3,017,327	17,512,178
16	62	60	87	19%	17%	+15	7,793,914	25,306,092
17	64	62	90	19%	18%	+16	15,206,031	40,512,123
18	66	64	92	19%	18%	+17	26,185,582	66,697,705
19	68	66	95	20%	19%	+18	62,755,923	129,453,628
20	70	68	98	20%	19%	+19	211,877,683	341,331,311
21	72	70	100	20%	20%	+20	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	21%	20%	+21	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	21%	21%	+22	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	21%	21%	+23	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	22%	22%	+24	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	22%	22%	+25	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	22%	23%	+26	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	23%	23%	+27	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	23%	24%	+28	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	23%	24%	+29	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	23%	24%	+29	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	24%	25%	+30	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	24%	25%	+30	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	24%	25%	+31	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	24%	25%	+31	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	24%	26%	+32	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	24%	26%	+32	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	25%	26%	+33	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	25%	26%	+33	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	25%	27%	+34	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Malevolence:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Malevolence.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Malevolence Mana Reservation 1	66	Malevolence has 10% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Malevolence Mana Reservation 2	75	Malevolence has 15% reduced Mana Reservation	helmet 100 default 0

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Malevolence:

Item	Base Item		Stats
String of ServitudeString of Servitude Heavy Belt+(25-35) to Strength < 1 to 2 Random corrupted implicit modifiers>Implicit Modifier magnitudes are tripled Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) CorruptedFor the Vaal, the relationship between slave and master was as intimate and volatile as that of lovers.	Heavy Belt	1	+(25-35) to Strength < 1 to 2 Random corrupted implicit modifiers> (8-10)% increased Area of Effect +(20-25)% to Critical Strike Multiplier during any Flask Effect +(14-16)% to all Elemental Resistances (8-12)% increased Attack Speed during any Flask Effect Anger has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Determination has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Discipline has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Grace has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Hatred has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Malevolence has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Pride has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Wrath has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect Zealotry has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect (8-12)% increased Cast Speed during any Flask Effect (35-40)% increased Critical Strike Chance during any Flask Effect (4-6)% increased Dexterity (4-6)% increased Strength (12-15)% increased Skill Effect Duration (8-10)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased Intelligence (4-6)% increased Dexterity (6-8)% increased maximum Life (8-12)% increased Movement Speed during any Flask Effect (4-6)% increased Strength (4-6)% increased Intelligence (3-5)% increased Quantity of Items found (20-30)% increased Rarity of Items found Implicit Modifier magnitudes are tripled Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) Corrupted
Watcher's EyeWatcher's Eye Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers>One by one, they stood their ground against a creature they had no hope of understanding, let alone defeating, and one by one, they became a part of it.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Prismatic Jewel	1	(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers> (1-1.5)% of Fire Damage Leeched as Life while affected by Anger Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Fire Resistance while affected by Anger +(30-50)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while affected by Anger (40-60)% increased Fire Damage while affected by Anger Gain (15-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage while affected by Anger (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage while affected by Anger (6-10)% of Damage taken from Mana before Life while affected by Clarity (15-20)% of Damage taken gained as Mana over 4 seconds when Hit while affected by Clarity Gain (6-10)% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield while affected by Clarity (10-15)% increased Mana Recovery Rate while affected by Clarity (10-15)% chance to Recover 10% of Mana when you use a Skill while affected by Clarity Non-Channelling Skills have -(10-5) to Total Mana Cost while affected by Clarity +(600-1000) to Armour while affected by Determination +(5-8)% Chance to Block Attack Damage while affected by Determination (5-8)% additional Physical Damage Reduction while affected by Determination You take (60-40)% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes while affected by Determination (50-40)% reduced Reflected Physical Damage taken while affected by Determination Unaffected by Vulnerability while affected by Determination +(5-8)% Chance to Block Spell Damage while affected by Discipline +(20-30) Energy Shield gained for each Enemy Hit while affected by Discipline (10-15)% increased Energy Shield Recovery Rate while affected by Discipline Regenerate (1.5-2.5)% of Energy Shield per Second while affected by Discipline (30-40)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge while affected by Discipline +(5-8)% chance to Evade Attack Hits while affected by Grace (30-50)% chance to Blind Enemies which Hit you while affected by Grace (6-10)% chance to Dodge Attack Hits while affected by Grace (10-15)% increased Movement Speed while affected by Grace Unaffected by Enfeeble while affected by Grace (5-8)% chance to Dodge Spell Hits while affected by Haste (30-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate of Movement Skills used while affected by Haste Debuffs on you expire (20-15)% faster while affected by Haste You gain Onslaught for 4 seconds on Kill while affected by Haste You have Phasing while affected by Haste Unaffected by Temporal Chains while affected by Haste Adds (58-70) to (88-104) Cold Damage while affected by Hatred +(1.2-1.8)% to Critical Strike Chance while affected by Hatred Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Cold Resistance while affected by Hatred (40-60)% increased Cold Damage while affected by Hatred (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage while affected by Hatred +(18-22)% to Damage over Time Multiplier while affected by Malevolence (8-12)% increased Recovery rate of Life and Energy Shield while affected by Malevolence Unaffected by Bleeding while affected by Malevolence Unaffected by Poison while affected by Malevolence Damaging Ailments you inflict deal Damage (10-15)% faster while affected by Malevolence Cannot be Blinded while affected by Precision Gain a Flask Charge when you deal a Critical Strike while affected by Precision (40-60)% increased Attack Damage while affected by Precision (10-15)% increased Attack Speed while affected by Precision +(20-30)% to Critical Strike Multiplier while affected by Precision (8-12)% chance to deal Double Damage while using Pride 25% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks while using Pride Impales you inflict last 2 additional Hits while using Pride (40-60)% increased Attack Physical Damage while using Pride Your Hits Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds while you are using Pride +(30-50)% to Chaos Resistance while affected by Purity of Elements (50-40)% reduced Reflected Elemental Damage taken while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage while affected by Purity of Elements (8-12)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage while affected by Purity of Elements Unaffected by Elemental Weakness while affected by Purity of Elements Immune to Ignite while affected by Purity of Fire (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire Damage while affected by Purity of Fire Unaffected by Burning Ground while affected by Purity of Fire Unaffected by Flammability while affected by Purity of Fire Immune to Freeze while affected by Purity of Ice (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage while affected by Purity of Ice Unaffected by Chilled Ground while affected by Purity of Ice Unaffected by Frostbite while affected by Purity of Ice Immune to Shock while affected by Purity of Lightning (6-10)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Lightning Damage while affected by Purity of Lightning Unaffected by Conductivity while affected by Purity of Lightning Unaffected by Shocked Ground while affected by Purity of Lightning (0.8-1.2)% of Damage leeched as Life while affected by Vitality +(20-30) Life gained for each Enemy Hit while affected by Vitality (50-70)% increased Life Recovery from Flasks while affected by Vitality (10-15)% increased Life Recovery Rate while affected by Vitality Regenerate (1-1.5)% of Life per second while while affected by Vitality (70-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance while affected by Wrath (40-60)% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (1-1.5)% of Lightning Damage is Leeched as Energy Shield while affected by Wrath Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Lightning Resistance while affected by Wrath Gain (15-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (25-40)% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath (10-15)% increased Cast Speed while affected by Zealotry Effects of Consecrated Ground you create while affected by Zealotry Linger for 2 seconds Consecrated Ground you create while affected by Zealotry causes enemies to take (8-10)% increased Damage (100-120)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Enemies on Consecrated Ground while affected by Zealotry Critical Strikes Penetrate (8-10)% of Enemy Elemental Resistances while affected by Zealotry Gain Arcane Surge for 4 seconds when you create Consecrated Ground while affected by Zealotry 30% increased Maximum total Recovery per second from Energy Shield Leech while affected by Zealotry
Aul's UprisingAul's Uprising Onyx AmuletRequires Level 55+(10-16) to all Attributes+(20-30) to Intelligence (15-20)% increased maximum Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Life Hits against Nearby Enemies have 50% increased Critical Strike Chance <Random Intelligence aura> Reserves no ManaIt was not his fearlessness or ferocity, nor his tactical genius, it was his leadership that earned Aul, the Last King, his crown.	Onyx Amulet	55	+(10-16) to all Attributes+(20-30) to Intelligence (15-20)% increased maximum Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Life Hits against Nearby Enemies have 50% increased Critical Strike Chance <Random Intelligence aura> Reserves no Mana Clarity Reserves no Mana Discipline Reserves no Mana Malevolence Reserves no Mana Purity of Elements Reserves no Mana Purity of Lightning Reserves no Mana Wrath Reserves no Mana Zealotry Reserves no Mana

Related modifiers

The following modifiers are related to Malevolence:

Name	Domain	Generation Type		Stats	Spawn Weighting
V2MalevolenceSkillCorrupted	Item	Corrupted	56	Grants Level 23 Malevolence Skill	amulet 1000 default 0
V2IncreasedAuraEffectMalevolenceCorrupted	Item	Corrupted	45	Malevolence has (15-20)% increased Aura Effect	amulet 1000 ring 1000 belt 1000 default 0
of the Hunt	Item	Suffix	75	Malevolence has (25-20)% reduced Mana Reservation	amulet_basilisk 500 default 0
of the Hunt	Item	Suffix	75	Malevolence has (28-33)% increased Aura Effect	sceptre_basilisk 500 rune_dagger_basilisk 500 wand_basilisk 500 default 0
of the Hunt	Item	Suffix	80	Malevolence has (34-40)% increased Aura Effect	sceptre_basilisk 500 rune_dagger_basilisk 500 wand_basilisk 500 default 0
of the Hunt	Item	Suffix	75	Malevolence has (48-54)% increased Aura Effect	staff_basilisk 500 default 0
of the Hunt	Item	Suffix	80	Malevolence has (55-60)% increased Aura Effect	staff_basilisk 500 default 0
of Aid	Heist NPC	Suffix	45	Grants Level 5 Malevolence Skill	heist_equipment_caster 500 default 0
of Coordination	Heist NPC	Suffix	68	Grants Level 10 Malevolence Skill	heist_equipment_caster 400 default 0
of Cooperation	Heist NPC	Suffix	75	Grants Level 15 Malevolence Skill	heist_equipment_caster 300 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Malevolence has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Angelic Aura EffectAngelic Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Angelic Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Angelic Effect.
Archon Aura EffectArchon Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes the archon effect.	Your aura effect becomes the archon effect.
Arctic Skull Aura EffectArctic Skull Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes a circling, freezing skull.	Your aura effect becomes a circling, freezing skull.
Balefire Aura EffectBalefire Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Balefire Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Balefire Effect.
Betrayal Aura EffectBetrayal Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Betrayal Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Betrayal Effect.
Black Aura EffectBlack Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Black Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Black Effect.
Carnage Aura EffectCarnage Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes the red carnage effect.	Your aura effect becomes the red carnage effect.
Celestial Aura EffectCelestial Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Celestial Effect.
Corsair Aura EffectCorsair Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Corsair Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Corsair Effect.
Dark Magic Aura EffectDark Magic Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Dark Magic Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Dark Magic Effect.
Demonic Aura EffectDemonic Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Demonic Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Demonic Effect.
Dragon Hunter Aura EffectDragon Hunter Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Dragon Hunter version.	Your Aura becomes a Dragon Hunter version.
Force Field Aura EffectForce Field Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes a force field bubble.	Your aura effect becomes a force field bubble.
Harlequin Aura EffectHarlequin Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Harlequin Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Harlequin Effect.
Huntsman Aura EffectHuntsman Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Huntsman Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Huntsman Effect.
Illusionist Aura EffectIllusionist Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes an Illusionist Effect.	Your Aura becomes an Illusionist Effect.
Imp Aura EffectImp Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes the green imp demon effect.	Your aura effect becomes the green imp demon effect.
Infernal Skull Aura EffectInfernal Skull Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes a circling, burning skull.	Your aura effect becomes a circling, burning skull.
Invisible Buff EffectInvisible Buff EffectSkill Gem EffectRemoves the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.	Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, phase run, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem.
Lava Aura EffectLava Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Lava Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Lava Effect.
Lich Aura EffectLich Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes the Lich effect.	Your aura effect becomes the Lich effect.
Lightning Skull Aura EffectLightning Skull Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes a circling, sparking skull.	Your aura effect becomes a circling, sparking skull.
Madcap Aura EffectMadcap Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Madcap Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Madcap Effect.
Monolith Aura EffectMonolith Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Monolith Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Monolith Effect.
Mystic Aura EffectMystic Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Mystic Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Mystic Effect.
Nightfall Aura EffectNightfall Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Nightfall Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Nightfall Effect.
Project Aura EffectProject Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Project Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Project Effect.
Ringmaster Aura EffectRingmaster Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Ringmaster Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Ringmaster Effect.
Scientist Aura EffectScientist Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Scientist Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Scientist Effect.
Soul Nexus Aura EffectSoul Nexus Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes a vortex of swirling spirits.	Your aura effect becomes a vortex of swirling spirits.
Stygian Aura EffectStygian Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Stygian Effect.
Sunrise Aura EffectSunrise Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Sunrise Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Sunrise Effect.
Trinity Aura EffectTrinity Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour aura effect becomes the elemental trinity effect.	Your aura effect becomes the elemental trinity effect.
Void Emperor Aura EffectVoid Emperor Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Void Emperor Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Void Emperor Effect.
White Aura EffectWhite Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a White Effect.	Your Aura becomes a White Effect.
Wild Aura EffectWild Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Wild Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Wild Effect.
Wrangler Aura EffectWrangler Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Wrangler Effect.	Your Aura becomes a Wrangler Effect.
Zenith Aura EffectZenith Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Aura becomes a Zenith version.	Your Aura becomes a Zenith version.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Anomalous Malevolence now grants you and nearby allies 0.1% increased skill effect duration per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% per 1% gem quality). Divergent Malevolence now grants you and nearby allies 0.25% increased damage with ailments per 1% gem quality (from 0.5% per 1% gem quality).
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality: Anomalous and Divergent .
3.6.0	Malevolence has been added to the game.