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Essence Drain Dark Effigy Minion Chronomancer (+5 Chaos Spell Skills)

Chronomancer·SorceressPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Despair
288,052
2. Essence Drain
141,842
Casts/sec
3.54

Utility

Mana
1,542
Spirit
100
Move speed
x1.34

Defense

Life
1
ES
8,661
Gear ES
2,137
Character armour
236
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
6%

Passive Tree

142
Nodes
29
Notables
2
Keystones

Key Passives

Whispers of DoomKey
Hex Master
15% increased Curse effect
+1 to maximum number of Curses
Curse
Chaos InoculationKey
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos
Arcane IntensityNotable
3% increased Spell Damage per 100 maximum Mana
Mana
Ether FlowNotable
50% increased Mana Regeneration Rate while moving
-25% reduced Mana Regeneration Rate while stationary
-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
ManaMovement Speed
Wasting CastsNotable
25% increased Damage with Hits against Hindered Enemies
Damage
Turn the Clock ForwardNotable
20% increased Spell Damage
15% increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills
Spell DamageSpeed
Dark EntriesNotable
+1 to Level of all Chaos Skills
Gem
Practiced SignsNotable
6% increased Cast Speed
Speed

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute35+175
  • to Intelligence3+28
Energy Shield
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased maximum Energy Shield10223%
  • gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield659%
  • gain additional Stun Threshold equal to # % of maximum Energy Shield659%
  • faster start of Energy Shield Recharge433%
Chaos Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Chaos Damage21217%
  • gain # % of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage111%
Spell Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Spell Damage18227%
Mana
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate665%
  • increased Mana Cost Efficiency336%
  • increased Mana Regeneration Rate while moving150%
  • increased Spell Damage per # maximum Mana13%
Curse
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Curse Magnitudes656%
  • increased Curse Duration4100%
  • hex Master1+1
  • reduced Curse Duration1-25%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cast Speed312%
  • increased Projectile Speed for Spell Skills223%
  • reduced Projectile Speed for Spell Skills2-15%
  • reduced Cast Speed1-5%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration545%
  • to Level of all Chaos Skills1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Bramble Branch

Withered Wand

Item Level 84
Rare
Properties
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level84
Rune
  • +1 to Level of all Spell Skills
Bonded
  • Bonded: Archon recovery period expires 30% faster
Explicit
  • +89 to maximum Mana
  • 118% increased Spell Damage
  • 103% increased Chaos Damage
  • +5 to Level of all Chaos Spell Skills
  • +25 to Intelligence
  • Gain 31 Life per enemy killed
Weapon 2 / Offhand

Torment Song

Tasalian Focus

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield143
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • Gain additional Ailment Threshold equal to 15% of maximum Energy Shield
  • Gain additional Stun Threshold equal to 15% of maximum Energy Shield
Desecrated
  • 31% increased Energy Shield
  • +22 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • 77% increased Chaos Damage
  • +2 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 25% increased Cast Speed
  • +36% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 78% increased Spell Damage
Helmet

Phoenix Veil

Ancestral Tiara

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield455
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 17% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Explicit
  • +65 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 98% increased Energy Shield
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • +42% to Cold Resistance
Body Armour

Gloom Sanctuary

Sacramental Robe

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield901
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +29 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 39% increased Energy Shield
Implicit
  • 22% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Explicit
  • +91 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 96% increased Energy Shield
  • +29 to Intelligence
  • +36% to Fire Resistance
  • 22% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Gloves

Armageddon Knuckle

Vaal Gloves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield276
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • +22% to Cold Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 31% increased Energy Shield
  • +32 to maximum Life
Explicit
  • +52 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 92% increased Energy Shield
  • +32 to Dexterity
  • +42% to Cold Resistance
  • +43% to Lightning Resistance
Boots

Dread Hoof

Sekhema Sandals

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield362
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • +56 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 99% increased Energy Shield
  • +38% to Fire Resistance
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
  • +349 to Stun Threshold
Belt

Dusk Locket

Linen Belt

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level0
Desecrated
  • Gain 10% of Maximum Mana as Armour
Implicit
  • 29% increased Mana Recovery from Flasks
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • 52% increased Spell Damage during any Flask Effect
  • +112 to maximum Mana
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
  • 15% increased Cast Speed during any Flask Effect
  • 16% chance for Remnants you pick up to count as picking up an additional Remnant
Amulet

Foe Charm

Gold Amulet

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Enchant
  • Allocates Spaghettification
Desecrated
  • 36% increased Spell Damage
Implicit
  • 13% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +77 to maximum Energy Shield
  • +158 to maximum Mana
  • +3 to Level of all Spell Skills
  • 28% increased Cast Speed
  • +23% to Fire Resistance
Ring 1

Chimeric Coil

Unset Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level44
Implicit
  • Grants 1 additional Skill Slot
Explicit
  • 39% increased Spell Damage
  • 30% increased Chaos Damage
  • +125 to maximum Mana
  • 27% increased Cast Speed
  • +28% to Lightning Resistance
  • 10.7 Life Regeneration per second
Ring 2

Beast Turn

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level20
Implicit
  • +13% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • 39% increased Spell Damage
  • 25% increased Fire Damage
  • 30% increased Chaos Damage
  • 28% increased Cast Speed
  • +17% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain 16 Mana per enemy killed
Charm 1

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Charm 2

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • Grants Onslaught during effect
Charm 3

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Charges Max80
Charges Per Use80
Duration10
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Possessed by Spirit Of The Serpent for 18 seconds on use
Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 60
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • 30% of Recovery applied Instantly
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality20
Requirements
Level49
Implicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 73% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Essence Drain(Lv21)5 gems

Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.

Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage
ChainSupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain additional times.Lv1
Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1
Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Dark Effigy(Lv19)5 gems

Raise a Totem that bombards enemies afflicted by Chaos damage over time Debuffs.

Deals 2 to 4 Chaos Damage
Withering TouchSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Wither enemies on Hit.Lv1
EnvenomSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Poison enemies.Lv1
Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1
OverabundanceSupports Skills which have a Limit, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit".Lv1
Eshs RadianceSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Contribute to Shock.Lv1
Contagion(Lv19)5 gems

Afflict a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads itself, Curses, and other Chaos damage over time Debuffs on the target to nearby enemies. This refreshes their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by Contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to spread Contagion on hit.

Deals 1.9 Chaos damage per second
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Chaotic FreezeSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment Chaos damage over time. Enemies taking damage over time from Debuffs caused by supported skills will suffer Freeze build up from Chaos damage Hits from any source. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Chaos MasterySupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Unearth(Lv19)4 gems

Raise spikes of bone from the earth in front of you, damaging enemies. The bones of Corpses and dead Reviving Minions in the area are ripped out and reassembled into short-lived Bone Construct Minions that fight for you. Larger Corpses create more than one Bone Construct.

Limit 8 Bone Constructs
Deals 4 to 6 Physical Damage
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Minion InstabilitySupports skills which create Minions, causing them to violently explode when reduced to Low Life.Lv1
Meat ShieldSupports skills which create Minions, granting them less damage taken but making them deal less damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
Feeding FrenzySupports skills which create Minions, making them deal and take more damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
Chaos Bolt(Lv19)4 gems

Fire a burst of Chaos energy at the target.

Inflicts Withered on Hit
Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage
Withering TouchSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to Wither enemies on Hit.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1
Considered CastingSupports Spell Skills that Hit Enemies and you cast yourself, boosting Damage at the cost of Cast Speed.Lv1
Despair(Lv19)4 gems

Curse all targets in an area after a short delay, lowering their Chaos Resistance.

Curse radius is 1.5 metres
Curse inflicts -35% to Chaos Resistance
Curse duration is 6 seconds
Curse does not apply to enemies above level 20
Decaying HexSupports Curse skills. Supported skill Trigger Profane Decay on each target they curse to inflict a damaging Debuff.Lv1
Heightened CurseSupports Curse Skills, magnifying their power.Lv1
Doedres UndoingSupports Curse Skills. Supported Skills create an area which Curses Enemies within it, and spawns Witchtoads in that area. Witchtoads leap at eneimes that get close, and seek out Cursed enemies with higher aggression. Dark Consequences will be Triggered when they hit enemies with their leap, violently exploding the Witchtoad.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Blasphemy(Lv19)3 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes
EncumbranceSupports any skill, causing inflicted Slows to be more powerful.Lv1
Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Convalescence(Lv19)2 gems

While active, grants a skill that you can use to instantly begin Recharging Energy Shield and gain a Buff for a duration that prevents that Recharge being interrupted. The Buff is removed at maximum Energy Shield and the skill cannot be used while Energy Shield is full.

Buff duration is 3 seconds
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Inevitable Agony(Lv20)1 gem

Debuff all targets in an area, causing a portion of Damage they take from Hits to be tracked by the Debuff. When the debuff's duration expires or can kill the target, the target loses life equal to that tracked damage all at once.

Initial cast radius is 1.5 metres
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Temporal Rift(Lv20)1 gem

While active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Blink(Lv18)No supports

While active, replaces your dodge roll with a short-cooldown Spell that allows you to tunnel through space, instantly reappearing a medium distance away.

Teleports 4 metres

No support gems detected for this skill.

Inevitable Agony(Lv1)No supports

Debuff all targets in an area, causing a portion of Damage they take from Hits to be tracked by the Debuff. When the debuff's duration expires or can kill the target, the target loses life equal to that tracked damage all at once.

Initial cast radius is 1.5 metres

No support gems detected for this skill.

Temporal Rift(Lv1)No supports

While active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the Spell to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and Energy Shield to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.

No support gems detected for this skill.

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