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Stain of Sin

Stain of Sin

Legendary Soul Shard

  • Legendary

Properties

Primary Attributes

  • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 130–150%
  • Increases damage against elites by 20–25%
  • +28,000–30,000 Life per Hit
  • +10–15% Damage

Secondary Attributes

  • +38,000–40,000 Thorns Damage
  • You deal 25% less damage. When you kill 50 enemies, you spawn a pool of blood that increases the damage done to elite enemies by 150% and lasts 15 seconds.

Random Affixes

  • Increases Attack Speed by 12–15%
  • +10–15% Damage
  • Lightning skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7–10%
  • Fire skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Arcane skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Holy skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Poison skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Cold skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • Physical skills deal 20–25% more damage.
  • The pool of blood now collects Rift Progress Orbs.
  • The pool of blood now negates Elite affixes within its area.
  • You gain an additional Rift Progress Orb when you kill an elite pack.

No matter how you try, the blood you wash from your hands continues to spread.

Stain of Sin

The Stain of Sin is a Soulshard built entirely around fighting elites. You give up part of your damage dealt, but in exchange, after enough kills, you create a pool of blood that drastically raises the damage elites take. Depending on the rolled bonus, the pool also negates elite affixes or collects rift progress orbs, or elite packs drop an extra progress orb - a clear boon for efficient Greater Rift clearing.

So the shard rewards an aggressive style that mows down trash first to ignite the pool, then drags elites into it. Tip: drop the blood pool right under an elite group and, with the affix-negation roll, use the window while their affixes are disabled to finish them off without their most dangerous effects. Make sure your remaining damage is high enough to offset the self-penalty, or your clear times turn sluggish.

The Numbers Behind the Blood Pool

The penalty always applies: 25% less damage dealt. After 50 kills, the blood pool appears and raises the damage elites take by 150% for 15 seconds. Each new pool therefore costs another 50 kills - in sparsely populated areas that takes noticeably longer than in dense ones.

Fixed Stats That Cushion the Penalty

The shard brings strong fixed affixes: 130–150% Critical Hit Damage, 20–25% increased damage against elites, +270–300 Damage, +28,000–30,000 Life per Hit and +38,000–40,000 Thorns Damage. It also rolls one offensive stat: 12–15% Attack Speed, 10–15% Damage, 7–10% Critical Hit Chance or 20–25% to one element. For the element, pick the one your main damage uses.

Which Special Effect Fits

The blood pool can collect rift progress orbs or cancel elite affixes within its area; alternatively, every elite group you kill drops an extra progress orb. The flavor text captures the mood: no matter how you try, the blood you wash from your hands keeps spreading.

by eRnstl