Does bane of the stricken work for elites? If so, how much is it worth? There are some important differences between Elite and trash bonuses, which may make these skills more useful for one class or another. In this article, we’ll discuss the Rank 25 bonus, ICD, and Secondary effect. We’ll also discuss how each of these skills affect Rift Guardians.

Rank 25 bonus

Rank 25 of the legendary gem, Bane of the Stricken, is a good choice for meltdowns against elites and bosses. Its damage increase is 1% per stack. However, the gem does not proc from pets and only applies to a single adversary. This means that bane of the stricken will not add any additional damage to your pet. The Rank 25 bonus from bane of the stricken will be a bonus to the first enemy you hit with this gem.

The Rank 25 bonus from Bane of the Stricken is not a visual display of damage, but it makes your main skills deal more damage. It increases your movement speed and resistances to cold, fire, poison, and explosion. If your hero is in range of an enemy, Bane of the Striking will poison that enemy for 10 seconds and cause it to take a further 10% damage from all sources.

Secondary effect

Bane of the Stricken is a legendary skill that increases damage taken by enemies by 15% upon successful attacks. It has a small internal cooldown tied to attack speed and only applies to single targets, so it’s best used against solitary enemies. Like many legendary skills, it can be upgraded to have more effects, including a multiplicative damage bonus against Elites. It’s important to note, however, that Bane of the Stricken is ineffective against players and other elites, and thus has limited utility.

The secondary effect of Bane of the Stricken on elites is best used with a high-attack speed build. I personally prefer the Blessed Hammer builder, since it gives a significant boost to attack speed. This buff also makes Champion Minions slow by 30% within 15 yards. Ultimately, Bane of the Stricken is a valuable skill for those who wish to gain permanent damage boosts and a fast attack speed.

ICD

Bane of the Stricken is a passive ability that increases damage done to enemies from the player, but has a short internal cooldown tied to attack speed. It also only applies to a single enemy. This makes it most effective against lone enemies. As you advance in level, this trait will gain multiplicative damage against bosses. This trait is not applicable to players or other elites.

Bane of the Stricken is an essential item for every DPS, but it’s particularly useful if you’re planning on working on bounties. It can be combined with Nemesis bracers, which will give you elite packs every time you touch a shrine. It also increases damage by 8% per attack and stacks infinitely, but only if you’re playing a single-target build.

Rift Guardians

Bane of the stricken works to eliminate enemy Rift Guardians. Its special ability, zBarb, is based on the Rift Guardian’s ability to teleport, and you can use it to position a Rift Guardian near pylons or specific locations. You can also use it to teleport out of the Greater Rift to the nearest party member.

Bane of the stricken works to maximize the damage you deal to Rift Guardians. It’s a great item for any Rift Guardian killer, and is a cornerstone in many Rift Guardian Killer builds. Unlike other skills, Bane of the stricken grants a 1.25 multiplicative damage bonus when you attack Rift Guardians. This spell also provides a good survivability boost, and is fast enough to take down Greater Rift Guardians.

Rift Guardians count as elites

This item was originally scheduled to be added in patch 2.2.0, but was moved to patch 2.3.0, a week before the 2.2 release. It increases movement speed and attack speed by 100%, and doubles damage output when used on enemies. It is a great item for attack speed builds, as it can bypass entire sections of a Rift and control enemy mobs with knockup. Using Bane of the Stricken while wearing this item increases your stacking rate by a significant amount.

The bane of the stricken stacks disappear when normal enemies lose aggro. This effect is not effective when Rift Guardians are in the same group. It will only lose stacks when the player takes an action to kill them. Rift Guardian Killers must be tanky enough to survive and to follow the party. Some RGK builds can afford to equip damage buffs, but not all.