Activate it first
Right-click the Omen in the inventory so it is active before entering dangerous content.
Character progression mechanic
Experience Loss on Death
Dying in an area accessed through a Map Device removes 10% of the experience required for your current level. The loss stops at the start of that level.
Normal Map Device loss10% of the current level
If your experience bar is at 46%, one death leaves it at 36%. If it is at 6%, the loss stops at 0% and cannot lower your character level.
Death loss calculator
Check your experience after death
- Progress before
- 46.0%
- Listed loss
- 10.0%
- Actual loss
- 10.0%
- Progress after
- 36.0%
This death removes 10% of the experience required for the current level.
Loss by content
Current rules| Content | Experience lost |
|---|---|
| Campaign act area | None |
| Area accessed through a Map Device | 10% of the current level |
| Map Device area with active Amelioration | 2.5% of the current level |
| Pinnacle area where XP is disabled | None |
How the loss works
One character death- Check the area.The character XP loss applies in areas accessed through a Map Device. Act areas do not apply it.
- Calculate the loss.The normal amount is 10% of the experience required for the current character level, not 10% of the progress currently visible on the bar.
- Apply the level floor.Experience cannot fall below the start of the current level.
- Apply Amelioration.An active Omen of Amelioration prevents 75% of the loss, reducing a normal Map Device death from 10% to 2.5%.
Omen of Amelioration
Death protectionIt reduces the loss
The Omen does not prevent death. It prevents 75% of the experience loss that would have occurred.
Combat Omen limit
Only one Omen can trigger from combat in an instance. Another combat Omen triggering first can leave Amelioration unavailable for that instance.
Related pages
Omen of AmeliorationCheck its tooltip, Ritual acquisition and activation text.Experience Level PenaltyCalculate the separate monster-level penalty applied when gaining experience.Character Experience LevelsCheck the XP required for this level and every level through 100.RitualReview the encounter and reward system that can offer Omens.
Guides using this page
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CampaignExperience and leveling guide
Choose content inside the full-experience level range, calculate the exact level multiplier, check XP to the next level, and avoid preventable endgame experience loss.
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