Mechanic

Presence

Presence is the area around your character used by effects that explicitly refer to allies, enemies, corpses, or other targets in your Presence. Its default radius is 4 metres.

0.5.4d

Current data

Catalog version 0.5.4d

No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.

What Presence does

Current rules

Only Presence Area modifiers change its size. Generic Skill Area modifiers do not. Hover over the Presence keyword in game to display the actual radius around your character, then check the source wording to see who receives the effect.

Default radius: Player Presence has a 4-metre radius by default. This was reduced from 6 metres in Content Update 0.2.0.
Presence follows the character: Presence is centred on the character and moves with that character. It is an area definition, not a separate placed object.
Read the named targets: Presence by itself applies nothing. An effect must explicitly name allies, enemies, corpses, or another subject in your Presence, and only that named subject receives the stated effect.
Only Presence Area scales it: Increased or reduced Presence Area of Effect and modifiers to Presence Radius change the area. Generic Skill Area modifiers do not, even when a skill supplies the Presence effect.
Inspect the radius in game: Hovering over any instance of the Presence keyword displays an indicator around the character showing the current Presence radius.
Party duplicates usually do not stack: Since Content Update 0.5.0, multiple party members cannot stack modifiers of the same type that apply to Allies in their Presence, including matching Sceptre and Grip of Kulemak modifiers. Leer Cast's Allies in your Presence deal 50% increased Damage modifier is an explicit exception.

Common Presence uses

4 cases

Allies in your Presence

Sceptres, Auras, and items such as Leer Cast can grant a stated benefit to nearby allies. Check whether the wording includes you as well as allies.

Related: Leer Cast

Enemies in your Presence

Radiant Grief Ignites enemies in your Presence. Sandstorm Visage Blinds enemies and gives them Critical Weakness over time while they remain in the area.

Presence size

Alpha's Howl doubles Presence Radius. Blood Price increases Presence Area of Effect, while other items can increase or reduce the area.

Physical Damage(60-66) to (178-196)Critical Hit Chance5%Attacks per Second(1.71-1.8)Weapon Range1.5Fire Damage(83-97) to (123-153)Lightning Damage1 to (193-207)RequiresLevel 72, 46 Str, 115 DexGrants Skill: Spear Throw (Level 25)Grants Skill: Shattering Spite (Level 18)(100-120)% increased Physical DamageAdds (83-97) to (123-153) Fire DamageAdds 1 to (193-207) Lightning Damage(10-16)% increased Attack Speed(60-80)% increased Presence Area of EffectSpear Skills inflict a Bloodstone Lance on Hit, up to a maximum of 30 on each target"My people? I'm not doing this for them.They belong to me. They want this for me.Their sacrifice is a gift they give out of loveand adoration... I deserve it. I am their Queen.", The Flesh PoppetThe Flesh PoppetUnique | Vicious Talisman

Physical Damage(82-95) to (135-156)Critical Hit Chance8%Attacks per Second(1.34-1.41)Weapon Range1.2RequiresLevel 40, 47 Str, 34 Int(90-120)% increased Physical Damage(7-13)% increased Attack Speed+(7-13) to all Attributes(30-40)% reduced Presence Area of EffectCopy a random Modifier from each enemy in your Presence whenyou Shapeshift to an Animal formModifiers gained this way are lost after 30 seconds or when you next ShapeshiftLong ago, the witches of the Azak Tribe learnedhow to tap into the flow of Vivid lifeforce to'cooperate' with their enemies... forcefully.

Events inside Presence

Some effects check whether an enemy dies, is Hit, or remains inside your Presence. The Ordained and The Vile Knight are examples where time or repeated events in the area matter.

Physical Damage(140-196) to (210-294)Critical Hit Chance5%Attacks per Second1.4Weapon Range1.5Lightning Damage1 to (200-300)RequiresLevel 79, 68 Str, 109 DexGrants Skill: Spear Throw (Level 25)Grants Skill: Righteous Descent (Level 19)25% increased Melee Strike Range with this weapon(150-250)% increased Physical DamageAdds 1 to (200-300) Lightning Damage+(5-8)% to Critical Hit ChanceLife Leech recovers based on your Lightning damage as well as Physical damageCreate a Fragment of Divinity in your Presence every 4 secondsMay the Lightless drown in the violence of His devotion., The Vile Knight

Limits and exceptions

4 rules

Presence is an area definition, not a buff or debuff by itself.
Skill Area modifiers do not scale Presence.
Only entities and effects named by the source modifier are affected.
Do not add matching party Presence modifiers together unless the modifier or current patch rules explicitly allow it.

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MechanicAura

An Aura continuously applies a Buff to eligible allies or a Debuff to eligible enemies within an area around its source. Many player Auras use the character's Presence, but the exact targets, radius, reservation, and effect come from the individual skill.

MechanicAllies

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MechanicCompanions

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MechanicHexproof

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MechanicGuided Freezing Shrine

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