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Etched Sigil

Etched Sigil

Legendary Source

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

Primary Attributes

  • +(262–328)–(263–394) Damage
  • +626–750 Intelligence
  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%

Secondary Attributes

  • While channeling Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, or Ray of Frost, the damage of your Energy Twister is increased by 200–250%, and you also cast Energy Twister every second. (Wizard Only)

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +825–1,000 Intelligence

Primal

  • +1,000 Intelligence

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (28 primary, 15 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 2 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life
  • Regenerates 4,643–5,528 Life per Second ancient 6,080–7,185
  • Critical Hits grant 3–4 Arcane Power (Wizard)
  • Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.
  • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
  • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
  • Increases damage against elites by 5–8%
  • 34–39% chance to inflict Bleed for 300–400% weapon damage over 5 seconds.
  • Sockets (1–1)
  • Wizard +10–15% damage: Magic Missile, Shock Pulse, Spectral Blade, Electrocute, Ray of Frost, Arcane Orb, Wave of Force, Arcane Torrent, Energy Twister, Disintegrate, Meteor, Explosive Blast, Hydra, Familiar, Black Hole, Blizzard

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • +13–14 Maximum Arcane Power (Wizard)
  • +2,401–2,880 Thorns Damage ancient +2,881–3,500
  • Level Requirement Reduced by 2–30 ancient 30–40
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Fear on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Stun on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Blind on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Freeze on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Chill on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Slow on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Immobilize on Hit
  • 1–2.6% Chance to Knockback on Hit
  • Ignores Durability Loss

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

“When you gaze long into the arcane realm, the arcane realm also gazes into you.” - Zoltun Kulle

Etched Sigil

This source rewards channeling: while you cast Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate or Ray of Frost, the damage of Energy Twister is increased and an additional Energy Twister is cast automatically every second. You loose empowered projectiles on the side without ever interrupting the beam.

For the Wizard this is a cornerstone of many channeling builds, because you run two damage sources at once: the beam and the free, auto-cast Energy Twisters. Since the source also brings critical hit chance and Intelligence, it props up your stats directly. Practical tip: keep the channel running as continuously as possible, since the extra Energy Twisters are only cast while you're channeling – every interruption costs you not just the beam damage but also the steady supply of empowered projectiles.

The roll range and the automatic twisters

Energy Twister damage rises by 200 to 250% while you channel. The automatic twisters carry the source's extra damage, so a high roll pays off - a Primal Ancient has the full 250%. Without the bonus, one Energy Twister deals 1525% weapon damage over 6 seconds.

Picking an Energy Twister rune

  • Mistral Breeze lowers the casting cost to 25 Arcane Power and turns the damage to Cold. With Ray of Frost as your channel, beam and twisters then share one element.
  • Gale Force makes enemies hit take 15% more Fire damage for 4 seconds - interesting when your beam deals Fire through Flame Ward on Arcane Torrent or Convergence on Disintegrate.
  • Raging Storm merges two colliding twisters into a tornado dealing 3200% weapon damage over 6 seconds.
  • Wicked Wind makes the twisters spin in place instead of traveling, for 835% weapon damage.
  • Storm Chaser stores up to 3 Lightning Charges that only a Signature spell releases.

Stats on the source

Intelligence at 626 to 750, 8.0 to 10.0% Critical Hit Chance and a small damage bonus are fixed. Also look for Energy Twister damage, Arcane Power on Critical Hit, maximum Arcane Power, Area Damage and Cooldown Reduction. The source is often combined with Ranslor's Folly, Halo of Karini, Convention of Elements, The Twisted Sword and Valthek's Rebuke. The flavor text quotes Zoltun Kulle: the arcane realm gazes back at whoever stares into it long enough.

by eRnstl