Dark Matter

Dark Matter

An active ability found on the second slot of Cursed Staffs.

It is unlocked at mastery level 70.

Dark Matter	Energy Cost	28	Casts Dark Matter onto an enemy target. This matter keeps jumping to the closest enemy in a 7m radius for up to 10 times. Deals 183 magic damage to every player it passes through and 92 magic damage to every mob. The spell can't hit the same enemy twice in a row, but keeps jumping back and forth if at least two enemies are in range.
	Cast Time	0.94s
	Range	11m
	Cooldown	20s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power.

Note: This ability is only usable on items with an Item Power of 900 or above.

Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.100.1	21 September 2021	Call to Arms Patch 10	Cursed Staffs are another top pick for the 5v5 Crystal League. With the latest buffs to Dark Matter, the ability has become very dominant in 5v5s. While we are happy to see this ability back in the meta, it currently gives Cursed Staffs a little too much burst damage, which has been toned down somewhat. Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs): Damage vs Players: 78 → 73
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.040.1	6 May 2021	Call to Arms Patch 4 (Balance Patch)	Cursed Staffs Various underused Cursed Staff abilities were buffed, like Dark Matter and Cursed Beam. The range of Vile Curse was increased to make it more attractive in group PvP, where currently Cursed Sickle is the go-to choice. Armor Piercer is a staple of Cursed Staffs, but the armor shred was a bit too strong, and added too much of a damage spike to fights alongside its long range and short cooldown. Vile Curse (all Cursed Staffs): Cast Range: 9m → 11m Armor Piercer (all Cursed Staffs): Resistance Reduction: 0.2 → 0.17 Debuff Duration: 5s → 4s Cursed Beam (all Cursed Staffs): Now consumes Vile Curse stacks for additional AoE damage per tick For each tick that consumes a stack, the beam deals 72 magic damage in a 4m radius (instead of the base tick damage of 36 to only the beam target) Tick Interval: 1s → 0.5s Total Ticks: 5 → 10 Damage per Tick: 72 → 36 Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs): Damage vs Players: 65.88 → 78 Damage vs Mobs: 32.94 → 36.7 Cast Time: 1s → 0.5s Cast Range: 11m → 13m Max Jump Distance to next enemy: 8m → 9m Haunting Screams (Cursed Skull): Damage can no longer be reflected Magic Damage per tick: 25 → 33
Version 1.12.365.126590	26 September 2018	Merlyn Preseason Balance Patch	Cursed Staffs: Desecrate (all Cursed Staffs) Can now be cast on the ground anywhere within 13m of the caster Effect Radius: 9m → 4m Root Duration: 1.84 → 2.60 Removed the instant base damage (now only deals damage through Vile Curse) Hit delay: 0.6s → 0.4s Standtime: 0.8s → 0.6s Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs) Damage vs Mobs: 26.35 → 32.94 Area of Decay (Great Cursed Staff) Radius: 4m → 5m Cooldown: 30s → 25s Tick interval: every 1s → every 0.8s Field of Death (Demonic Staff) Damage vs Mobs: 11.40 → 25.53
Version 1.12.365.123101	31 July 2018	Merlyn Update	Cursed Staffs: Vile Curse Cast Range: 8m -> 9m Number of Ticks: 4 -> 5 Standtime: 0.4s -> 0.2s Cursed Sickle Cast Range: 12m -> 13m Cooldown: 4s -> 3.5s Dark Matter (New W-slot spell) Casts Dark Matter onto an enemy target. This matter keeps jumping to the closest enemy in a 7m radius for up to 10 times, dealing magic damage to every enemy it passes through. The spell can't hit the same enemy twice in a row, but keeps jumping back and forth if at least two enemies are in range. Cast time: 1s Cast Range: 11m Cooldown: 20s