Dark Pact
Level: (1–20)
Cost: (7–13) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Requires Level (28–70), (67–155) Int
This spell removes some life from one of your Skeleton minions near you or the targeted location to deal chaos damage in an area around it. This effect will chain to your other nearby skeletons. If you have no skeletons near you or the targeted location, it will sacrifice your own life to deal damage instead.
Deals (24–241) to (36–362) Chaos Damage
Chains +2 Times
Sacrifices 8% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage
Uses your Life if no Skeletons in range
(56–136)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your Life

Additional Effects From Quality:
Sacrifices +(0–2)% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Quest /1
Genus
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Sacrifices 8% of Skeleton's Life to deal that much Chaos Damage
Chains +2 Times
Uses your Life if no Skeletons in range
(Ailments that deal Damage are Bleeding, Ignited, and Poisoned)
LevelRequires LevelIntCostDeals 24 to 36 Chaos Damage56% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your LifeExperience
12867724, 3656199,345
23173729, 4360285,815
33479835, 5264401,344
43785841, 6269554,379
54092949, 7473477,437
64296955, 8377583,786
744100962, 9281710,359
8461041069, 103851,355,511
9481091077, 115901,138,877
10501131086, 129941,368,233
11521171195, 143981,638,338
125412111106, 1591021,956,648
135612511118, 1771063,655,184
145813011131, 1961113,017,327
156013412145, 2181157,759,995
166213812161, 24211915,138,193
176414212178, 26712326,083,825
186614613197, 29612762,620,247
196815113218, 327132211,708,088
207015513241, 362136
217213266, 400140
227414294, 441144
237614324, 486148
247814358, 536153
258015394, 591157
268215434, 651161
278415478, 717165
288615526, 789169
298816578, 868174
309016636, 954178
319116667, 1000181
329216699, 1048182
339316733, 1099185
349417768, 1152186
359517805, 1207189
369617843, 1265190
379717884, 1325193
389817926, 1389195
399917970, 1455197
40100171016, 1524199
Attribute /8

Dark Pact

KeyValue
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Chance
DropLevel 28
BaseType Dark Pact
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround, Self,
TypeSpell, Damage, Mineable, Totemable, Area, Trappable, Triggerable, Multicastable, Chains, Chaos, Minion, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, Nova
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemDarkPact
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Crucible Weapon /2
WeightDesc
1000 (T5)Forbidden Rite and Dark Pact gains Added Chaos Damage equal to 12% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
1000 (T5)Forbidden Rite and Dark Pact gains Added Chaos Damage equal to 20% of Mana Cost, if Mana Cost is not higher than the maximum you could spend
Dark Pact Monster /2 ⍟
NameModifiersSpectre
Baracus PhraxisanctChaos Damage taken does not bypass Energy Shield
99% of Maximum Life Converted to Energy Shield
monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
35% increased Cast Speed
Regenerate 10% of Life per second
You cannot Recharge Energy Shield
Chill Effect and Freeze Duration on you are based on 100% of Energy Shield
Stun Threshold is based on Energy Shield instead of Life
25% Chance to Block Attack Damage
25% Chance to Block Spell Damage
You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Baracus PhraxisanctChaos Damage taken does not bypass Energy Shield
99% of Maximum Life Converted to Energy Shield
monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
35% increased Cast Speed
Regenerate 10% of Life per second
You cannot Recharge Energy Shield
Chill Effect and Freeze Duration on you are based on 100% of Energy Shield
Stun Threshold is based on Energy Shield instead of Life
25% Chance to Block Attack Damage
25% Chance to Block Spell Damage
You take 20% of Damage from Blocked Hits
100% increased maximum Life
100% increased Area of Effect
80% increased Character Size
Y
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /10 ⍟
LevelNameModWeight
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Dark Pact Damage 125% increased Dark Pact Damage100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Dark Pact Damage 240% increased Dark Pact Damage100
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Dack Pact Cast Speed 18% increased Dark Pact Cast Speed100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Dack Pact Cast Speed 212% increased Dark Pact Cast Speed100
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Dark Pact Area Of Effect 116% increased Dark Pact Area of Effect100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Dark Pact Area Of Effect 224% increased Dark Pact Area of Effect100
The Merciless Labyrinth8% increased Dark Pact Cast Speed
The Eternal Labyrinth12% increased Dark Pact Cast Speed
The Merciless Labyrinth16% increased Dark Pact Area of Effect
The Eternal Labyrinth24% increased Dark Pact Area of Effect
Supported By /88 ⍟
IconName
Added Fire Damage Support
Added Cold Damage Support
Increased Area of Effect Support
Added Lightning Damage Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Knockback Support
Life Leech Support
Added Chaos Damage Support
Stun Support
Trap Support
Item Rarity Support
Faster Casting Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Cold to Fire Support
Combustion Support
Elemental Proliferation Support
Culling Strike Support
Iron Will Support
Spell Totem Support
Blastchain Mine Support
Chance to Flee Support
Blind Support
Fire Penetration Support
Cold Penetration Support
Lightning Penetration Support
Elemental Penetration Support
Chain Support
Spell Echo Support
Power Charge On Critical Support
Burning Damage Support
Hextouch Support
Cast when Damage Taken Support
Cast when Stunned Support
Block Chance Reduction Support
Physical to Lightning Support
Ice Bite Support
Hypothermia Support
Innervate Support
Critical Strike Affliction Support
Void Manipulation Support
Controlled Destruction Support
Swift Affliction Support
Elemental Focus Support
Ignite Proliferation Support
Chance to Poison Support
Deadly Ailments Support
Decay Support
Efficacy Support
Vile Toxins Support
Immolate Support
Unbound Ailments Support
Brutality Support
Arcane Surge Support
Summon Phantasm Support
Bonechill Support
Energy Leech Support
Intensify Support
Unleash Support
High-Impact Mine Support
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
Awakened Brutality Support
Awakened Burning Damage Support
Awakened Fire Penetration Support
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
Awakened Chain Support
Awakened Cold Penetration Support
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
Awakened Swift Affliction Support
Awakened Void Manipulation Support
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
Awakened Hextouch Support
Awakened Elemental Focus Support
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
Awakened Spell Echo Support
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
Awakened Unleash Support
Archmage Support
Trinity Support
Cruelty Support
Overcharge Support
Spellblade Support
Devour Support
Sacrifice Support
Sadism Support

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Dark Pact

Dark Pact is a chaos spell that removes some life from one of your Skeleton minions near you or the targeted location to deal chaos damage in an area around it. This effect will chain to your other nearby skeletons. If you have no skeletons near you or the targeted location, it will sacrifice your own life to deal damage instead.

Skill Functions and Interactions

  • Life Removed: If self cast, Dark Pact will sacrifice 6% of the player's maximum life in a manner similar to spending life with the Arrogance Support or the Blood Magic Keystone. Since this sacrificed life is not considered damage, it cannot be mitigated with chaos resistance and will not trigger Cast when Damage Taken Support. If 6% of maximum life cannot be removed (for example, maximum 1 life due to Chaos Inoculation) the spell will continue to function but with a smaller damage bonus.

  • Life Scaling: Dark Pact deals additional damage equal to the amount of life removed from the target of the spell. This means that Minion Life nodes and the Minion Life Support will increase the damage dealt when cast on skeletons, while self-casting scales with the player's maximum life. Since the spell does not know whether a skeleton is in range until the moment of cast, the in-game tooltip will only consider the spell's base damage and any external sources of damage.

  • Spell Totem Support: Dark Pact can be supported by spell totem and will cast whenever there is an enemy in close proximity. The totem will first attempt to target any skeleton in range. If none are found, the totem will sacrifice 6% of its own maximum life. This means that in order for a totem to cast on Skeletons effectively, the skeletons, totem, and enemy must all be in close proximity of one another. Totems that self-sacrifice will receive the more damage bonus.

  • Minion Instability: Dark Pact can be used to forcibly lower the life of your Skeleton minions to low life. Doing so will trigger the effect of the Keystone passive Minion Instability. Using Spell Echo Support can effectively speed up the rate at which skeleton life is removed, in order to trigger this effect faster.

  • Minion Supports: Despite having the minion tag, there are no minion specific support gems that impact Dark Pact. However, the Reanimator's and Summoner's mod found on helmets, as well as uniques that raise the level of socketed minion gems (The Baron, Chober Chaber, Femurs of the Saints, etc.) will increase the level of Dark Pact.

  • Chaining: Dark Pact will chain from one skeleton to other nearby skeletons the designated number of chains. Each Skeleton used to chain Dark Pact will suffer the 6% life sacrifice from this skill. Additional chains can be added to help cover a larger area or return a chain to a previously targeted Skeleton using Chain Support, Ricochet from the Deadeye Ascendancy, or items such as Mjölner. Note that Dark Pact is NOT a projectile and is not affected by projectile speed or other projectile modifiers, including the quality properties of Chain Support. Also, note that it is impossible to chain to or from the player in any way using Dark Pact as the chaining property of Dark Pact only triggers with Skeletons.

  • Divine Shrine: As Dark Pact sacrifices life rather than deals damage to the player, being affected by a Divine Shrine will not prevent life loss.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.17.0
  • Dark Pact now deals 56% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your Life at gem level 1 (previously 40%), up to 136% at gem level 20 (previously 97%).
  • 3.16.0
  • Dark Pact now sacrifices 8% of Skeleton’s Life to deal that much Chaos Damage (previously 6%).
  • Now has 40% more Damage with Hits and Ailments if using your Life at gem level 1 (previously 0%), up to 97% at gem level 20 (previously 76%).
  • 3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 13 (was 14).
  • Now has a radius of 26 (from 24).
  • Now deals 24 to 36 Chaos damage at gem level 1 (from 20 to 30) and 241 to 362 Chaos damage at gem level 20 (from 201 to 301).
  • 3.1.0
  • Dark Pact cast using your life no longer has bonus radius.
  • The damage bonus has been reduced from 95% more damage with hits and ailments when using your life to 76% more damage.
  • Dark Pact now counts as being a Minion skill gem, and will thus interact with effects such as the one found on Cloak of Tawm'r Isley.
  • 3.0.0
  • Dark Pact has been added to the game.

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