Ability Cooldown
Overview[edit | edit source]
The Ability Cooldown of an ability is a period of time after being used that the ability cannot be used again. Cooldowns range from a few seconds, as in Lady Geist's Malice, to a few minutes, as Dynamo's Singularity. Ability cooldowns can be reduced by acquiring the Cooldown Reduction stat, which reduces the cooldown by a percentage of base ability time.
Charged Abilities[edit | edit source]
Some abilities can acquire multiple charges. In those cases, the ability cooldown represents the time for a charge to become available again after being used. This should not be confused with the time between charges, which describes the delay after using a charge that a different charge can be used.
Stacking[edit | edit source]
Despite being presented in-game as +X% Cooldown Reduction, different sources of cooldown reduction stack multiplicatively, not additively. With different sources of cooldown reduction, total cooldown reduction is given by:
For example, with 12% Cooldown Reduction from Diviner's Kevlar and 16% Cooldown Reduction from Improved Cooldown, total cooldown reduction is:
Sources of Cooldown Reduction[edit | edit source]
Golden Statues have a chance to drop a permanent Cooldown Reduction buff.
Item | Cost | +X% Cooldown Reduction |
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Spiritual Overflow | 6200 | +15% |
Leech | 6200 | +12% |
Improved Cooldown | 1250 | +14% |
Diviner's Kevlar | 6200 | +12% |
In addition to the generic cooldown reduction items listed above, Superior Cooldown provides +32% Imbued Ability Cooldown Reduction for a single chosen ability and +24% Non-Imbued Ability Cooldown Reduction for those abilities not chosen.
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