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Wave of Woe Effects And How To Get

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Wave of Woe is an equippable Eldritch Witchcraft Power in Diablo 4's (D4) Season 7 content, Season of the Witch. Read on to see Wave of Woe's effect, its rank up effect and level requirement, and how to get Wave of Woe.

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Wave of Woe Effect and Overview

Wave of Woe IconWave of Woe
Effect Release a Wave of Woe when damaging an enemy with your skills. Wave of Woe deals an additional X Shadow damage and echoes this damage to all other nearby enemies of the same type.
Rank 5: Damage is increased by 15% each time damage is echoed and is guaranteed to echo at least 5 times. May strike the same target multiple times.
Witchcraft Type Eldritch
Rarity Normal

How to Get Wave of Woe

Start Seasonal Questline to Access Witchcraft Powers

Coven Rank

Witchcraft Powers are primarily unlocked by progressing the Seasonal Questline. These favors are primarily earned by completing Tree of Whisper quests and participating in Headhunts to hunt Headrotten and earning Restless Rot.

Season 7 Questline Walkthrough

Upgrade the Eldritch Altar Beneath the Tree of Whispers

To earn Wave of Woe, you'll need to upgrade the Eldritch Altar located beneath the Tree of Whispers. Once you've progressed the seasonal questline to unlock the Witchcraft Power, simply head to the necessary altar to obtain Wave of Woe.

How to Complete the Tree of Whispers

Unlocks at Coven Favor Rank 3

Wave of Woe is unlocked at the Altar of Witchcraft when you reach Coven Favor Rank 3. Coven Favor is increased by completing Whispers.

How to Farm Coven's Favor Reputation

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List of All Witchcraft Powers

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Hex Specialization IconHex Specialization Aura Specialization IconAura Specialization Piranhado IconPiranhado
Force of Will IconForce of Will Twilight Warding IconTwilight Warding Vengeful Spirit IconVengeful Spirit
Aura of Lament IconAura of Lament Aura of Misfortune IconAura of Misfortune Hex of Shattering IconHex of Shattering
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