Determination

Determination is an aura that grants more armour multiplicatively to the caster and his allies.

Skill functions and interactions

Armour: This aura multiplies the player's total armour by the listed amount. For more information about auras in general, see aura.

Comparison with Grace

This skill's effect is similar to the effect of GraceGraceAura, Spell, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants evasion to you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
You and nearby allies gain (227-2575) additional Evasion Rating
You and nearby allies gain (20-29)% more Evasion rating

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. for evasion. If the player has Iron Reflexes allocated, they do the same, but Grace is usually better than Determination. With no evasion specific nodes allocated, the player needs to have 5049 base armour (maximum of which is around 9000 without specific uniques) from equipment and passives for a level 20 Determination to be better than a level 20 Grace with Iron Reflexes.

Gem level progression

Level			more Armour	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	24	58	40%	N/A	0	0
2	27	64	40%	N/A	118383	118383
3	30	71	41%	N/A	175816	294199
4	33	77	41%	N/A	254061	548260
5	36	83	42%	N/A	359090	907350
6	39	90	42%	N/A	498508	1405858
7	42	96	43%	N/A	682057	2087915
8	45	102	43%	N/A	921777	3009692
9	48	109	44%	N/A	1727879	4737571
10	50	113	44%	N/A	1138877	5876448
11	52	117	45%	N/A	1368233	7244681
12	54	121	45%	N/A	1638338	8883019
13	56	125	46%	N/A	1956648	10839667
14	58	130	46%	N/A	3655184	14494851
15	60	134	47%	N/A	3017327	17512178
16	62	138	47%	N/A	7793914	25306092
17	64	142	48%	N/A	15206031	40512123
18	66	146	48%	N/A	26185582	66697705
19	68	151	49%	N/A	62755923	129453628
20	70	155	49%	N/A	211877683	341331311
21	72	159	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	57%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Determination can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Determination can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
7	The Wilted RoseThe Wilted Rose7Level 21 Aura Gem CorruptedThough the path to divinity is fraught with peril, hope may bloom from within.	Random corrupted level 21 Aura gem	A
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Lost in Love Act 3 Clarissa	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Determination.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Determination has 30% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 0
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Determination has 20% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100
Enchantment Determination Mana Reservation 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Determination has 30% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Determination has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Determined Wildlife Aura EffectDetermined Wildlife Aura EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Determination becomes a Wildlife Effect.	Your Determination becomes a Wildlife Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.4.0	Now instant by default and can therefore be used while moving. All instant skills now have cooldown 1 second or less. Instant skills cannot be supported by Spell Echo and will not be cast a second time by similar effects (such as from the Echoing Shrine).
2.0.0	Mana reserved reduced to 50%.
1.0.0	Mana reserved standardized to 60%.
0.9.12u	Fixed a bug where the aura was broken by the last patch.
0.9.12t	Now provides a multiplicative increase to armour starting at 32% at level 1, rather than an additive increase of 20%.
0.9.7	Determination has been added to the game.