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Fifty-three demonic brands — claim them, burn them, and pay the tithe.
Fifty-three demonic brands — power now, and Hell always collects
Fifty-three brands can be burned into your soul. Claim them with Infernal Reliquaries, light them with Brand Embers, and live with the tithe — every boon carries a price. Ownership is permanent; which brands actually burn is a choice you re-make on the fly.
Each pact is flavoured around a gear soul — scythes, Shadow, Twisted Bow, Torva, Ancestral, Masori, and kin.
Every boon has a price: HP drain, prayer drain, self-damage, or a Style Tax on another combat style.
Some tithes are fuel. A curse on one style can feed a stronger boon on another when both are active.
Ownership is permanent. You Claim once; Activate and Deactivate freely as you rebuild.
Open the menu, Claim a brand, then spend Embers to Activate it
Left-click Open on an Infernal Reliquary in your inventory, or talk to Dave the Destroyer. Inside, switch between the Pacts tab and the Forge tab.
Sacrifice the listed Reliquaries and gear. The gear is permanently consumed — but you now own that brand forever.
Activating or deactivating a brand costs 1 Infernal Brand Ember each time. Only active brands grant boons — and only active brands collect their tithe.
Unbind returns the Reliquary cost for that tier. Sacrificed gear is not returned.
Two items drive the whole system — both drop from combat
Used to Claim a pact (and returned on Unbind), and opens the Pacts menu. Drops from monsters — more often from bosses, rarely from strong NPCs, very rarely from trash. High-HP bosses can drop two at once.
Spent to Activate or Deactivate an owned brand — 1 Ember per toggle. Often drops alongside Reliquaries; bosses yield more Embers when the Reliquary drop rolls.
Where Reliquaries and Embers come from — and why luck can’t change it
Both currencies drop only from combat, on a flat roll that sits outside the normal loot system. No drop-rate boost of any kind touches them, and neither item appears on an NPC’s drop table — so you won’t find them in a drop viewer. The rate below is the rate everyone gets.
Every eligible kill rolls one die — which die depends on what you killed.
| Bracket | Condition | Drop rate |
|---|---|---|
| Big boss | Boss & max HP 500 or more | 1 / 150 (0.67%) |
| Boss | Boss & max HP under 500 | 1 / 220 (0.45%) |
| Strong | Combat level 100+, not a boss | 1 / 2,200 (0.045%) |
| Everything else | — | 1 / 6,400 (0.016%) |
Embers can’t drop on their own — they ride the Reliquary roll. When a Reliquary lands, a second roll decides the Ember: 70% on a boss, 25% on anything else. Big bosses can yield 1–2; everything else gives exactly one. Folded together, the effective rates are:
| Source | Effective Ember rate |
|---|---|
| Big boss | 1 / 214 |
| Boss under 500 HP | 1 / 314 |
| Level 100+ | 1 / 8,800 |
| Trash | 1 / 25,600 |
“Boss” isn’t a loose flag — it’s an exact, case-insensitive name match against the game’s boss health-bar list (plus a few set at spawn). Everything else falls to the Strong (level 100+) or trash bracket; a qualifying boss’s HP then decides which of the two boss tiers it lands in.
Drop-rate perks, prestige bonuses, luck boosts and enrage stacks are all bypassed — the roll is deliberately flat, so a Reliquary is worth the same to everyone. Neither item shows in a drop viewer.
The bracket reads a boss’s live max HP. Anything that inflates it — instance hardmode runs 4–5× — can lift a sub-500 boss into the 1/150 tier. Obor, Bryophyta and the Thermonuclear Smoke Devil are close enough to flip.
Eligibility is a letter-for-letter name check. Alternate forms — Vet’ion Reborn, Calvar’ion Enraged — only qualify if their in-game name is spelled exactly like the base boss, so treat those variants as unconfirmed.
Ownership is forever — activation is a choice, and a slot cost
At most 6 slots can burn at once. Lesser, Greater and Arch each cost 1 slot. Owned-but-inactive brands give nothing.
Costs 2 slots. You can run one Legendary with up to four ranked brands (2 + 4 = 6).
Costs 2 slots, max 1 active. Unlocks by owning all 3 Legendaries of that combat style.
If a Legendary and an Apotheosis are both active they must share a style — Melee+Melee, Mage+Mage, or Range+Range.
While Apotheosis is active, your active Legendary's boons run at 80%. Apotheosis stays 100%. Tithes on both still tick at full strength.
Legendary + Apotheosis uses 4 of 6 slots — two ranked brands left, and the same-style lock applies.
Gear listed is permanently sacrificed — Reliquaries come back if you Unbind
| Tier | Slots | Reliquaries | Gear sacrifice (by style) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser | 1 | 1 | Melee: Bandos tassets · Mage: Ancestral hat · Range: Masori body |
| Greater | 1 | 1 | Melee: Avernic defender hilt · Mage: Kodai wand · Range: Armadyl crossbow |
| Arch | 1 | 1 | Melee: Scythe of vitur (u) · Mage: Tumeken's shadow (u) · Range: Twisted bow |
| Legendary | 2 | 2 | Arch weapon of that style + 1 set piece (Torva full helm / Ancestral hat / Masori body) |
| Apotheosis | 2 | 3 | Arch weapon + 2 set pieces · Unlock: all 3 Legendaries of that style owned |
The sister tab — upgrade and transmute gear while your brands burn
From the Pacts interface, open the Forge tab and browse recipes by category: Melee · Range · Mage · Capes · Accessories. Melee / Range / Mage include matching weapons and armour.
Pick a category, then a recipe in the grid (hover shows the item name). Required materials appear in the wells — gather them in your inventory, then Attempt to upgrade or create the piece. Use Prev / Next to page longer lists.
Filter by style or tier. Boons and tithes are shown exactly as in-game.
Hellfire: Holy Scythe
Boon12% chance on a successful melee hit for a second hit at 100% damage
Tithe−10% melee attack speed; on second hit, take 3% of the extra as self-damage (Blood Mark — Gore heal 12%; Flayed Tempo; Crimson Latch)
Hellfire: Bandos / Torva pieces
Boon+8% melee strength. If Torva active: +14%. Else if Oathbreaker or Smothering Style Tax: +12%
TitheDrain 1 prayer every 2.4s (Prayer Debt — Warlord specs +30%; Null / Choir / Smothering)
Hellfire: bone / melee mid gear
Boon+6% melee accuracy. If Iron Hunger active: +10%
TitheLose 3 HP every 4s in combat (Blood Mark — Crimson Latch; Gore heal boost still needs Wrath)
Hellfire: tank / melee mid
BoonIgnore 8% of target's melee defence. If Marrow Tithe active: 12%
TitheLose 4 HP every 5s (Blood Mark — Crimson Latch / Flayed Tempo)
Hellfire: Scythe / Avernic stack
BoonHeal for 8% of melee damage dealt. If Wrath active: 12%
TitheSelf-damage = 40% of HP healed (Blood Mark — Butcher +35%; Latch; Flayed Tempo)
Hellfire: Torva set
Boon+5% melee strength per stack (max 5 = +25%)
Tithe−5% ranged strength & magic per stack; lose 5 HP / 10s (Style Tax — Iron Hunger +14% priority; Searing / Eclipse)
Hellfire: melee rare / cursed weapons
Boon+12% melee damage vs cursed targets. If Heresy's Lens active: +20%
Tithe−8% magic damage (Style Tax — Iron Hunger +12% if no Torva; feeds Smothering & Searing Flight)
Hellfire: axe / scythe rare
BoonBelow 35% HP: +20% melee damage. If Butcher also active: below 25% becomes +40% (25–35% stays +20%). Highest low-HP bonus wins — no double-stack
TitheDrain 2 prayer every 2.4s (Prayer Debt)
Hellfire: Scythe + Torva
Boon+25% melee damage vs targets below 25% HP. If Gore Psalm active: +35%. With Guillotine: see Guillotine rules
TitheMiss a below-25% target → take 8% max HP (Blood Mark)
Hellfire: Melee BiS bundle
Boon+15% melee accuracy; specials +20%. If Iron Hunger or Flayed Tempo active: specials +30%
TitheAfter any special: lose 50% remaining prayer (min 10) (Prayer Debt)
Hellfire: scythe / whip family
BoonEach Blood Mark self-damage: +2% melee attack speed for 8s (max +12%). If Wrath active: max +16%
TitheDrain 2 prayer every 3s (Prayer Debt — Warlord specs +30%; Null Psalm)
Hellfire: Blood weapon family
Boon+2% melee per Hex heat (max +20%) and +4% melee per Blood Mark (Wrath, Gore, Butcher, Marrow, Ribcage, Blackfeather, Hellstar; max +16%, or +24% with The Pit That Walks)
TitheOverheal becomes a bleed for 100% of that amount over 6s
Hellfire: blood set mix
Boon+5% melee damage per active Prayer Debt (max +25%). If Crimson Latch also active: +5% more
Tithe−6% ranged strength & magic damage (Style Tax)
Hellfire: blood feast
Boon+1% melee damage per 2% missing HP (max +25% at 50% missing). If any Blood Mark active: max +30%
Tithe−8% ranged accuracy (Style Tax)
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
Boon+25% melee damage, +10% accuracy, 8% triple-hit
TitheLose 1% max HP every 6s in combat; −10% ranged strength & magic damage
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
Boon+35% melee dmg below 40% HP; ≤8% HP finish = 200% damage
TitheWhile below-40% bonus live: drain 5 prayer/sec; miss that target = 10% max HP
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Melee Legendary
Boon+20% melee damage; Blood Mark self-damage you take is converted 50% into bonus damage on your next melee hit (capped at 8% max HP equivalent)
TitheLose 2% max HP every 5s in combat; −12% magic damage
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Unlock: all 3 Melee Legendaries
Boon+35% melee damage, +15% accuracy; Blood Mark self-damage grants Flayed Tempo stacks at double rate; Crimson Latch Blood Mark bonus cap becomes +24%
TitheLose 2% max HP every 4s in combat; prayer drain 3/sec while in combat; −15% ranged & magic damage. Max 1 Apotheosis (2 slots). Same-style lock with Legendary; Legendary boons run at 80% while this is active
Hellfire: Tumeken's Shadow
Boon10% chance magic hit → 5×5 AoE, extras at 60% (Pyre Geometry). If Ash Tongue: 18%
Tithe10% chance reflect 10% of AoE; drain 2 prayer per AoE proc (Prayer Debt)
Hellfire: Ancestral pieces
Boon+8% magic damage
Tithe−5% melee & ranged strength; drain 1 prayer / 3s (Style Tax + Prayer Debt — Blasphemy, Choir, Spark, Smothering)
Hellfire: staff / ember
Boon8% chance combat spell applies Burn (3% of their max HP over 6s). If Ash Tongue: 14%
TitheOn Burn apply, lose 1% of your max HP (Burn Tithe — Black Mass +26%)
Hellfire: fire staff
BoonYour Burn effects (Spark) last 9s instead of 6s and deal 4% enemy max HP. If Spark active: also +5% magic damage
TitheOn Burn tick against enemy, 10% chance you lose 1% max HP (Burn Tithe — feeds Black Mass path with Spark)
Hellfire: Shadow stack
BoonSplash chains to 1 extra at 50%. If Ash Tongue: 75%
TitheOn chain: take 5% of splash damage as self-burn
Hellfire: Ancestral set
Boon+5% magic damage per stack (max 5 = +25%)
Tithe−8% magic accuracy (Hex heat); −5% melee & ranged per stack (Style Tax)
Hellfire: ancestral / prayer mix
Boon+10% magic damage while any Prayer Debt ticks. If Ash Tongue + Blasphemy: +16%
Tithe−10% melee strength (Style Tax — Iron Hunger +12% if no Torva; Searing / Eclipse)
Hellfire: void / ancestral
BoonIgnore 10% magic defence. Stacks with Null Psalm's 15% up to a combined ignore cap of 25%
Tithe−8% ranged strength (Style Tax)
Hellfire: Shadow + Ancestral
Boon+20% magic damage. If Spark of Damnation active: +26%
TitheLose 2% max HP per combat spell cast
Hellfire: Mage BiS
Boon+30% crit chance (150% dmg) with magic vs cursed targets
TitheYou count as cursed; take +10% damage from all sources (Oathbreaker / Ashen Mirror fuel)
Hellfire: Mage rare bundle
BoonIgnore 15% magic defence. If 2 other Prayer Debts active: 25%. With Void Catechism: +10% ignore stacking up to combined cap 25%
TitheEvery 30s in combat: 4s prayer blackout
Hellfire: shadow geometry
BoonBlasphemy AoE extras: 60% base; if Choir: 75%; if Ash Tongue + Choir: 90%
TitheEvery successful AoE proc: 2s prayer blackout (Prayer Debt heavy — Null Psalm)
Hellfire: mage BiS mirror
BoonReflect 8% magic damage taken as retaliation. If Heresy: 15%. If cursed: retaliation crit +20%. The Mouth Behind the Flame sets retaliation to 20%
TitheTake +5% damage from all sources (extends Cursed for Oathbreaker / Heresy)
Hellfire: star / shadow
BoonIf Spark or Pyre Geometry active: Blasphemy AoE chance +5% absolute (10→15, or 18→23 with Ash Tongue). If Spark + Pyre + Ash Tongue all active: AoE extras deal 100% damage
TitheEvery combat spell: 1% max HP (Burn Tithe / Blood Mark hybrid — counts as Blood Mark)
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
Boon+30% magic damage; AoE +1 tile; 15% double-cast
TitheOn double-cast/AoE: burn 8% max HP; every 20s prayer → 0 for 2s
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
Boon+25% magic damage; ignore 20% mage def; combat spells cost 0 prayer
TitheLose 3% max HP per combat spell; every 45s: 6s prayer blackout
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Mage Legendary
Boon+22% magic damage; Burn and AoE procs heal you for 4% of damage dealt to secondary targets
TitheEvery AoE or Burn proc: 3% max HP self; every 25s prayer → 0 for 3s
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Unlock: all 3 Mage Legendaries
Boon+35% magic damage; AoE radius +2; Burn always applies on combat spells (100%); Ashen Mirror retaliation 20%
Tithe4% max HP per combat spell; every 15s prayer blackout 5s; take +15% damage from all sources. Max 1 Apotheosis (2 slots). Same-style lock with Legendary; Legendary boons run at 80% while this is active
Hellfire: Twisted Bow
Boon10% second projectile at 100%. If Masori or Barbed Style Tax active: 16%
TitheEvery 20 ranged hits: self-poison +1 stage (max 5)
Hellfire: Masori pieces
Boon+8% ranged strength
Tithe−5% melee strength & magic; lose 4 HP / 8s (Style Tax — Envy 16%; Searing +6% strength)
Hellfire: ammo / bow mid
Boon12% chance on ranged hit to apply poison +1 (max 5). If Envy active: 20%
Tithe−5% magic damage (Style Tax — Envy double-shot 10%→16% with Masori path)
Hellfire: knives / bolts
Boon10% chance ranged hit also hits a second adjacent target for 40% damage. If Barbed Quarrel active: 15% chance / 55% damage
Tithe−5% melee strength (Style Tax)
Hellfire: Twisted Bow stack
Boon+12% ranged dmg vs Magic ≥ 80; 15% pierce (ignore 20% ranged def)
TitheDrain 3 prayer each pierce (Prayer Debt — Long Death 170%; with Searing Flight)
Hellfire: Masori set
Boon+5% ranged strength per stack (max 5 = +25%)
Tithe−12% ranged attack speed (Hex heat); −5% melee & magic per stack (Style Tax)
Hellfire: masori / range rare
Boon+10% ranged accuracy if ANY Style Tax is active. If Masori Thirst: also +6% ranged strength
TitheDrain 1 prayer every 2.4s (Prayer Debt — Long Death with Apostasy; Warlord / Null)
Hellfire: longbow rare
BoonAfter Long Death's delayed hit lands, gain +12% ranged damage for 6s. If Apostasy active: +18% for 6s
TitheDrain 2 prayer when that buff starts (Prayer Debt)
Hellfire: Tbow + Masori
Boon15% chance to mark; after 3.0s deal 140%. If Apostasy active (Searing also feeds): 170%
TitheIf delayed hit kills: take 12% max HP
Hellfire: Range BiS
Boon+3% ranged per active Melee/Mage tithe ticking (max +18%). Style Tax + Prayer Debt both count when draining
Tithe−15% ranged accuracy unless a Melee/Mage tithe is draining
Hellfire: tbow dark
Boon+18% ranged damage vs poisoned targets. If Envy + Barbed both active: +28%
TitheOn poison-apply proc, take 2% max HP (Venom Tithe / Blood Mark — Crimson Latch)
Hellfire: range BiS eclipse
Boon+3% ranged per Hex Heat (Veil, Hide) AND +3% per Prayer Debt (combined max +24%)
Tithe−8% melee accuracy (Style Tax)
Hellfire: raven / masori
Boon+4% ranged per active Venom/Blood Mark source that is range-or-poison related (Envy poison tithe ticking, Barbed, Blackfeather) max +16%; also +4% if Eclipse Draw active
Tithe−10% magic accuracy (Style Tax only — not Hex Heat)
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
Boon+30% ranged damage; 20% double-shot; +15% vs Magic ≥ 80
TithePoison +1 every 12 ranged hits (max 8); on special lose 10% max HP
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots
BoonEvery hit arms delayed arrow 160% after 2.4s; pierce ignores 35% ranged def. Overridden by Heaven's Empty Socket
TitheDrain 8 prayer when delayed fires; if it kills: take 15% max HP (stacks with Quiver / Apotheosis kill tithes)
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Range Legendary
Boon+22% ranged damage; delayed hits (Long Death / Saint-Piercer / Gallows window) gain +20% damage
TitheOn any delayed hit: drain 10 prayer; if delayed kills: 12% max HP — stacks with Long Death / Saint-Piercer / Heaven's Empty Socket delayed-kill tithes
Hellfire: Costs 2 active slots · Unlock: all 3 Range Legendaries
Boon+35% ranged damage; every hit arms delayed 180% after 2.0s (replaces/overrides lesser delayed); pierce ignores 40% ranged def; poison apply chance +10% absolute
TitheDrain 5 prayer per delayed fire; delayed kill → 18% max HP (stacks with Quiver / Long Death / Saint-Piercer); self-poison +1 every 8 ranged hits (max 10). Max 1 Apotheosis (2 slots). Same-style lock with Legendary; Legendary boons run at 80% while this is active
