Book of Death

Book of Death

Vendor Value	6,000,000
Rarity	Epic
Level	75 Magic
Enchantment Slots	7
Slot	Shield
Offensive Stats
Crit Chance	5%
Crit Multiplier	1.25x
Str Int Dex 0 40 0
Offensive Affinity
Melee Magic Range -10% 15% -10%
Accuracy
Magic 60
Defensive Stats
Protection Resistance Agility Stamina 0 88 0 0
Abilities
Set Bonus
Living Death [3, 4, 6] Increases offensive and defensive Poison affinities by [25%|50%|75%]. Increases de/buffs given to enemies by [2|4|6]. Increases damage dealt by DOTs by [150%|300%|450%]. Decreases delay between DOT ticks by [25%|50%|75%]. Counteracts the damage malus from Swift Agony based on missing health percentage; the malus is reduced by 1% for every 1% of health missing starting at 75% health and completely negated at 25% health remaining.
Wizard's Wisdom [3, 4] Increases resistance by [10%|20%]. Increases intellect and magic accuracy by [2.5%|5%] and gives a [5%|10%] chance to not consume ammo when casting a Magic ability.
Enchanting
Base XP	980
Cost 1 Aquamarine 6 Elder Cloth 2 Blood Rune 2 Death Rune 2 Chaos Rune
Augmentation
Bonus Stats +3.5 Magic Accuracy +3.5 Poison Accuracy +3 Intellect
Research
Success Fail Mythical Runic Dust Epic Gear Scraps
Crafting
Category	Magic
Level	75
Experience	45,250
Description An unholy text. It will require all your willpower to not be corrupted by it.
Tooltip
It has a powerful toxic aura. Just touching it feels like breaking a taboo, but great power is often found in such things.

The Book of Death is an Epic-tier off-hand item worn on the shield slot. It requires 75 Magic to equip.

Set Bonus

When equipped, the Book of Death provides one count to the set bonuses Wizard's Wisdom and Living Death.

• Wizard's Wisdom [3, 4]: Increases resistance by 10.0%. Increases intellect and magic accuracy by 2.5% and gives a 5.0% to not consume ammo when casting a Magic ability.
• Living Death [3, 4, 6]: Increases offensive and defensive Poison affinities by 25%. Increases de/buffs given to enemies by 2. Increases damage dealt by DOTs by 150%. Decreases delay between DOT ticks by 25%. Counteracts the damage malus from Swift Agony based on missing health percentage; the malus is reduced by 1% for every 1% of health missing starting at 75% health and completely negated at 25% health remaining.

For information about the various equipment statistics and affinities, see Combat.

Acquisition

Book of Death is tradeable at the Marketplace. The shield can also be crafted using Necromancer's Remains, which are obtained from the Ancient Barrows dungeon.

Icon	Name	Skill: Level	Experience	Recipe
	Book of Death	Crafting (Magic): 75	45,250	x4, x15, x50, x1,000, x1,000, x1,000, x200

Enchanting

Scroll	Slot	Level	Silver Amount	Rune Amount	Runes	Effect per scroll
Scroll of Weakening	helm, body, legs, shield, weapon	1	25	10	Air, Fire, Mind	Decreases the level requirements of the item by 1.
Scroll of Healing	shield, combat-talisman	10	200	30	Blood, Cosmic, Nature	Increases health received from consumables by 10%.
Scroll of Taunting	helm, body, legs, shield, combat-talisman	26	400	40	Earth, Blood, Chaos	Increases your threat by 20%.
Scroll of DOT Dealer	shield, weapon	53	900	80	Blood, Chaos, Death	Increases Damage over Time tick damage by 5%, capping at +50 damage per tick.
Scroll of Fortitude	shield, combat-talisman	68	800	70	Blood, Chaos, Nature	Increases stamina by 10.
Scroll of Force	shield, weapon	79	900	80	Blood, Chaos, Death	Gain 1% of your protection as strength. Reduces protection by half of the gained strength. Caps at 100%.
Scroll of Finesse	shield, weapon	79	900	80	Blood, Chaos, Death	Gain 1% of your agility as dexterity. Reduces agility by half of the gained dexterity. Caps at 100%
Scroll of Convergence	shield, weapon	79	900	80	Blood, Chaos, Death	Gain 1% of your resistance as intellect. Reduces resistance by half of the gained intellect. Caps at 100%
Scroll of Deflect	shield	100				Decreases damage by and reflects 10% of damage back onto the attacker. Caps at 50%.

See Also

• Cloth Weaving
• Necromancer's Equipment
• Runes