The Gloom Ward

The Gloom Ward幽暗结界
The Gloom Ward
Unique · 盾
900 Armor20.0% Block Chance,+100% Main Hand Weapon Damage
+[1 - 2] to Darkness Skills
Shadow damage infects enemies with Shadowblight for 2 seconds. Every 6th time an enemy receives Shadow damage from you while they are affected by Shadowblight, they take an additional [500 - 600]%[x] of that damage as Corrupting damage over 4 seconds.

"Necromancers uphold the Balance between Light and Dark, life and death. Yet it is only natural, only human, that an individual might tend toward one or the other." -Deckard Cain

Class：NecromancerTarget drop：Harbinger of Hatred

On this page

Current overview

The current snapshot, acquisition route, and observed build coverage at a glance.

Current season
S15
Quality
Unique
Class
Necromancer
Slot
盾
Build adoption
1.0%
Observed builds
2 / 203

Drop Sources

It also drops anywhere in the world; the bosses below are target drops with a higher chance.

Open Boss loot matrix

Build Usage

Representative S15 builds. Open the rankings for the complete result set.

Open build tier list

Build adoption and version activity

Share of collected builds that use The Gloom Ward. Sample sizes are shown for every season.

Current adoption
1.0%
Current sample
2 / 203
Observed change
-0.4 pp
Official events
3
Collected build adoption trendCollection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.5%2.5%0%1.4%S132/1451.0%S152/203Official version event trackS14

Collection coverage differs by season. This is an observed site sample, not a global usage rate.

Collected build adoption trend
SeasonUsed buildsCollected buildsRate
S1522031.0%
S1321451.4%

Patch History

Only verified changes with a traceable source are included.

  1. SEASONS14
    1. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Guaranteed Affix 1: Primary Core Stat Guaranteed Affix 2: Skill Ranks to Darkness Skills

    2. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Fixed an issue where Iron Maiden’s Torture Artist upgrade could fail to trigger The Gloom Ward’s effect.

    3. 3.1Source: Blizzard Entertainment

      Now procs every 6th instance of damage, down from every 8th.

Data sources

Versioned sources used to verify this page.

Data coverage

Verified seasons, official changes, and observed build samples.

First observed
S13
Sources
1
  1. S15Current
    snapshot2/203 builds
  2. S14
    snapshot3 changes
  3. S13
    snapshot2/145 builds
Updated

S15 Blue Posts

Site update log

  • S15 full data refresh: build rankings expanded to 203 builds, with updated uniques, runewords, talismans and War Plan points.
  • Loot filter 0927 update: added "Hide GA Magic/Rare" toggle to endgame preset with seamless mode guide linkage; affix-matched drops stay highlighted while unmatched clutter is cleanly hidden.
  • Loot filter upgrade: added top-priority 3-4 GA God-tier Crimson highlight to both presets; jewelry and gloves recolored to high-contrast Electric Lime; endgame adds two optional toggles (Hide 1-GA Gear and Hide 0-GA Uniques).

Season status

Current season
S15 Hell's Legacy
Estimated window
Next season
S16Date not announced

Season end date is an estimate until Blizzard confirms it.