Can the auras conferred by equipped Rune Words stack with each other?
I think that if it’s two or more different characters or mercenaries (or even enemies) yielding the same aura, then the one with the highest of that aura cancels the other one(s) out. (Correct me if I’m wrong.)
But what if the same character or mercenary has two or more sources of the same aura?
For example: if I equip a Dragon helm and Dragon Shield (both with Holy Fire level 14 aura), and also use a Hand of Justice weapon (Holy Fire level 16 aura), would I then have a level 44 Holy Fire aura?
And if I’m a Paladin with an active level 20 Holy Fire aura, would I then have a level 64 Holy Fire aura?
Any help from any of you veterans would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
From what I understand, auras granted by items will stack with each other, but they will not stack with the same active aura granted via points… So for example:
Hand of Justice - Level 16 Holy Fire
Dragon Shield - Level 14 Holy Fire
You’re a Paladin with 20 points into Holy Fire
These two items that grant Holy Fire will stack to a single level 30 Holy Fire. But if you have level 20 holy fire active on your skill bar along with HoJ + Dragon, you’ll be running around with two Holy Fire auras, one from your items at level 30 and one from your skill points at level 20.
Keep in mind that any synergy bonuses from skills do apply to auras granted by items.
So on one character, item auras stack with themselves, but not with the active skill-bar aura. And they both don’t cancel each other out, but rather work separately at the same time. That’s totally awesome lol!
Also the last part you said is important too, I didn’t think of that! Any hard points in Resist Fire and Salvation (both synergies of Holy Fire) would pump up the Holy Fire aura on the skill bar, and from the items. That is dope bruh lol!
I never ceases to amaze me how deep this game is. It makes me sad how we get it, but the folks that did D3 and D4 don’t.
Anyways, thank you so much for your reply and clear and perfect answer, Dark Jedi!
If you’re going to run a Holy Fire paladin, it’s best to run with the Holy Fire stack granted by HoJ/Dragon, then run with max Conviction aura. The skill based Holy Fire aura is puny damage in comparison to the Holy Fire aura granted by the items, and Conviction will supercharge that level 44 Holy Fire aura. Just 1 point Holy Fire for the prerequisite for Conviction.
I’ve done the standard Zealous-Paladin, with Sacrifice, Zeal, Holy Shield, and Fanaticism.
Now I’m actually gonna run a Boltage-Paladin, with Holy Bolt, Fist of the Heavens, and… ???
Holy Bolt will cover demons and undead. But I also want to be able to deal with beasts (i.e., non-demons/undead).
So, I was thinking of taking the lightning damage from FotH to its fullest extent, and maxing FotH’s lightning damage synergy, Holy Shock. Then I was thinking of using Holy Shock as my main active aura, and thus max Holy Shock’s lightning damage synergy, Resist Lightning.
Then I was thinking of building a Dream helm and shield, for a combined item aura of level 30 Holy Shock, along with my level 20 Holy Shock skill bar aura… both of which would be synergied by my maxed Resist Lightning.
So then I would use lightning damage to handle beasts… but then I’m not using Conviction, the staple of any element damage!!!
Oh the horror of these decisions in my life. Oh dear Lord what am I to do lol.
As always, any advice on this critical dilemma would be much appreciated.
why you post that link?
it seems to back up what i said anyways
they use 2x dragon in order to stack 2x lvl 14 holy fire for combined lvl 28 holy fire
so you need auras from items to be exact same level
unless proven otherwise?
pretty certain thats the case, why 2x dream is a thing
also there was a time i was going to stack thorns aura which needed low roll bramble + edge but i think my bramble rolled higher so i never done it
The multiple forums I’ve seen with users reporting on the subject say yes, the auras from Dragon and HoJ do in fact stack. They do not need to be the same level in order to stack… The only thing that matters is that it’s the same aura, and the auras are coming from “aura on equipped” items equipped on the character. Their levels are simply added together.
I think the “same level aura stacking” thing is only for some defensive auras. For defensive auras, only the highest level aura is applied, but if two def auras are the same level they’ll both apply. For example, if you have a Prayer Merc and run Prayer yourself, normally only the highest level aura would work, but if both are the exact same slvl, the healing from both Prayers will stack.
At least that’s my understanding.
Another fun-fact about HoJ/2xDragon: the area pulse damage triggers the full L44 pulse for each aura source. That is 3x L44 pulse damage! Same principle for Dual Dreams. It doesn’t work for attack damage, just the pulses. That’s why solo Dragon-dins pop cows in 1-2 pulses. If you run your own HF too, that would also add its own extra pulse, but running Conviction is way better.
this is a unique case for radial auras, and doesn’t apply to all auras. you didn’t use to be able to stack radial auras this way either (or common knowledge was wrong all this time), this is new to d2r. im pretty confident it still works how it use to for non-radial auras. IE if you have an insight and use your own meditation aura, only the highest applies its effect to you.
radial auras have a bug that make item stacking so strong. the reason why aurabuilds are a thing is because stacked radial auras apply their summed level radial damage for as many sources as you have. 2x dream isnt 2x 15 pulses or 1x 30 pulses, its 2x 30 pulses. dragondin is 3x 44 or whatever the summed level is. if you run your own aura, you just have another source at its own level. conviction is indeed much better both for FoH’s lightning damage and for the radial pulse damage of dream since you aren’t meleeing.
Actually this is wrong. Prayer is super sick, as all instances of prayer will work together. If you have 3 different paladins using prayer, every one of them will heal you. You may be thinking of cleansing or meditation. If you use meditation, but someone else is also using meditation (merc or other player), only the highest will be in effect. Prayer though… that one lets all instances work at the same time. It’s super sweet.
