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Vampiric Curse is a seasonal status effect applied by Vampiric Powers featured in Diablo 4 (D4)'s Season 2, Season of Blood. Read on to learn more details about Vampiric Curse, how it works, and how to apply it!
| Vampiric Powers Guides | |
|---|---|
| List of Vampiric Powers | Best Vampiric Powers Tier List |
| Vampiric Curse Explained | - |
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Vampiric Curse is a status effect that stores up to 8 charges in the form of souls when defeating enemies who are afflicted by the curse. These charges are then released to deal damage when the appropriate class skills are used.
Unlike other status effects, the Vampiric Curse status effect can only be applied through the use of Vampiric Powers, which are a unique mechanic of Season 2, Season of Blood.
| Vampiric Power/ Cost | Effects / How to Get |
|---|---|
 Accursed Touch
0 | 6 | 0 |
Lucky Hit: Up to a 44% chance to inflict Vampiric Curse on enemies. Enemies with the Vampiric Curse have a 15% chance to spread it to other surrounding enemies. Accursed Souls deal 200% increased damage. Tier 9 of Hunter's Acclaim Board rewards |
 Coven’s Fangs
0 | 2 | 0 |
Your Conjuration, Companion, Minion, and Bat Familiar attacks deal 52% increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration, Companion, Minion, and Bat Familiar have up to a 30% chance to inflict Vampiric Curse when hitting enemies. Spend Potent Blood to unlock |
 Metamorphosis
2 | 2 | 2 |
When you Evade you turn into a cloud of bats, becoming Unstoppable for 4 seconds. Enemies along your path take 160% Physical damage and are inflicted with Vampiric Curse. Acquired from A Serpent Cornered, Quest #9 of the Season 2 Questline |
| Vampiric Power/ Cost | Effects / How to Get |
|---|---|
 Flowing Veins
2 | 2 | 2 |
You deal 60% increased Damage Over Time to enemies that are moving or affected by a Vampiric Curse. Spend Potent Blood to unlock |
 Prey on the Weak
2 | 0 | 0 |
You deal 16% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Enemies are Vulnerable while affected by a Vampiric Curse from your other Vampiric Powers. Spend Potent Blood to unlock |
Vampiric Curse cannot be acquired on its own. Players must unlock the relevant Vampiric Powers through spending Potent Blood, raising their Hunter's Acclaim Tier levels, or progressing through the seasonal questline.
All Vampiric Powers Explained and Full List
Once the player has acquired the relevant Vampiric Powers, players must then afflict enemies with Vampiric Curse before killing them in order to store their souls.
Once the player has stored a minimum of 1 charge up to a maximum of 8 charges, using Defensive (Barbarian / Sorcerer / Druid), Agility (Rogue), and Macabre(Necromancer) skills will trigger the release of the stored charges to deal damage.
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