Pain Offering
Skewer a Skeleton on a bone spike to send nearby Minions into a frenzy as long as the spike remains, making their skills faster and harder hitting. The bone spike is itself a Minion. If it dies, the effect ends immediately.
Very solid choice with strong damage or utility for most builds.
Gem Effects
Limit 1 Pain Offering Spike
Minion Aura radius is 6 metres
Spike duration is 6 seconds
Aura grants Minions (20-29)% increased Attack and Cast Speed
Aura grants Minions (20-58)% increased damage
Requirements
Best Support Gems for Pain Offering
Ranked by synergy — the game won't tell you which combo deals the most damage
How to Use Pain Offering Effectively
Practical tips you won't find on the tooltip
AoE Clearing
Invest in Area of Effect to cover more ground. Excellent for map clearing and handling packs efficiently.
Minion Scaling
Minions scale from specific gem/gear sources, not your own damage. Stack minion damage, life, and speed.
Duration Matters
Duration scaling extends effect uptime. Less recasting = more time dealing damage. Invest in skill duration passives.
Attribute Planning
Requires 157 Int at max level. Plan your passive tree and gear to meet this — don't get stuck unable to level your main skill.
Alternatives to Pain Offering
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How to Get Pain Offering
Use an Uncut Skill Gem to obtain Pain Offering. These drop from enemies or can be purchased from the gem vendor once unlocked through the campaign.