Infernal Shade Skill

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Name	Infernal Shade
Class	Acolyte level 20 skill
Description	Target enemy and all nearby enemies take fire damage per second. Each enemy can only have one Infernal Shade attached at a time. Expires after 5 seconds. Max 4 active shades.
Cooldown	No cooldown
Mana cost	21
Scaling Tags	FireSpellDoTIntelligence
Scaling	Per Point of Intelligence: +4% increased Damage

Skill Tree Nodes

Name	Max Points	Stats	Description
Infernal Shade	0		Target enemy and all nearby enemies take fire damage per second. Each enemy can only have one Infernal Shade attached at a time. Expires after 5 seconds. Max 4 active shades.
Ignition	5	Mana Efficiency +7% per point Cast Speed +7% per point	Infernal Shade costs less mana and has increased cast speed.
Blaze Shade	1	Chance for Blaze Shade +20% More Damage with Blaze Shade 20% Area of Effect with Blaze Shade +200%	You have a chance to create a Blaze Shade which deals more damage in a significantly larger area (multiplicative with other modifiers).
Fleeting Shade	1	More Blaze Shade Damage 150% Blaze Shade Duration -60%	Blaze Shade deals more damage, but has a reduced duration (multiplicative with other modifiers).
Fanning the Flames	3	More Damage 15% per point Increased Area 15% per point Increased Mana Cost 15% per point	Infernal Shade deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers) in a larger area, but costs more mana.
Lingering Flames	1	Waits on Ground	If no target is within range of your target location the shade will wait up to 10 seconds for a target to come within range and then attach to it.
Purgatory	1	Increased Damage Per second while unattached 40%	Infernal Shade gains 40% increased damage each second that it is unattached to a target.
Legion	2	Additional Shades +1 per point Increased Mana Cost 100% per point	When you cast Infernal Shade you will create extra shades if there are nearby enemies. Infernal Shade costs more mana to cast. Has no effect if you have taken the Hellfire node.
Wildfires	5	More Damage 20% per point Reduced Duration 15% per point	Infernal Shade deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), but has reduced duration.
Combustion	1	Explodes at End	When Infernal Shade expires there is a large explosion which deals fire damage to nearby enemies.
Firey Conclusion	5	More Explosion Damage 50% per point	The explosion which occurs when the Infernal Shade expires deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).
Flame Burst	1	Explosion Critical Chance +5%	The explosion which occurs when the Infernal Shade expires has added critical strike chance.
Heart of Fire	5	More Damage 20% per point Reduced Radius 15% per point	Infernal Shade deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), but in a smaller area.
Cackling Flames	5	Increased Duration 15% per point	Infernal Shade has increased duration.
Brimstone	4	Slow Chance +25% per point	Infernal Shade has a chance to slow nearby enemies each second.
Hellfire	1	Remains on Ground Shreds Fire Resistance Cooldown (seconds) +3	You may cast Infernal Shade on a ground location without a target in range. Infernal Shade applies a stack of Fire Resistance Shred each second but now has a cooldown. Prevents additional Shades from Legion node being created.
Fiend Hunter	2	Cooldown Recovery Speed +35% per point	Infernal Shade has a shorter cooldown.
Flight of Fire	1	Maximum Shades +1	You can cast an additional Infernal Shade or Dread Shade.
Shifting Doom	4	Chance to Reattach +25% per point	When Infernal Shade's target dies it has a chance to move to a new target.
Influence	3	Increased Area 25% per point	Infernal Shade deals damage in a larger area.
Devour in Flames	1	Minion Targetable	Infernal Shade can now only attach to your minions, but your minions are also damaged by Infernal Shade.
Burn Trail	1	Hastes Minions	Your minions gain haste while they have an Infernal Shade attached to them.
Subjugation	1	Increased Damage Per Second Active 10%	Infernal Shade's damage increases each second it is active.
Soulfire	1	Unlimited Duration On Minions	Infernal Shades which attach to minions have unlimited increased duration.
Demonic Possession	3	Increased Movespeed Per Second 4% per point Increased Attack Speed Per Second 4% per point Increased Cast Speed Per Second 4% per point Max Speed Increase 72%	Minions which have an Infernal Shade attached to them gain increased movement, attack and cast speed each second up to a maximum.
Demonic Tether	5	Ignite Chance Per Second +20% per point	Infernal Shade has a chance to ignite nearby enemies each second.
Baneful	2	Increased Ignite Effect 20% per point	Infernal Shade has increased ignite effectiveness.
Blood Shade	1	Fire -> Physical Conversion Ignite -> Bleed Conversion	Infernal Shade's base fire damage is converted to physical. Consequently this damage scales with increases to physical damage, but not increases to fire damage. All ignite chance from this tree is converted to bleed chance and effects related to ignite now depend on bleed instead.
Corrosion	4	Armour Shred Chance Per Second +50% per point	Infernal Shade has a chance to shred the armor of nearby enemies each second.