PvP Changes

This page lists player-vs-player changes relative to the vanilla game.

= General Changes =
 * New dueling arenas accessible via items which can be purchased from Anya
 * Spectator mode can be toggled by typing .spec or .spectate within the safe zone of an arena
 * After dying in these arenas, characters revive without needing to retrieve their corpse
 * Note: Hardcore characters revive in the same way - HC dueling can be done inside PvP arenas without risking characters, but character death is still permanent everywhere else


 * Slow, Knockback (from items), Flat Elemental Absorb, and Attackers Take Damage are disabled in PvP arenas
 * Life replenish is capped at +30 in PvP arenas
 * Stuns in PvP can no longer be reapplied to players who are already stunned, and attacks/hits/spells against stunned players will reduce the stun duration by 2 frames each
 * Regenerating charges (e.g. Blink on Enigma) regenerate 200% faster in PvP arenas
 * Maximum resistances are capped in PvP arenas based on the difficulty
 * Normal - 75%
 * Nightmare - 80%
 * Hell - 85%

= Mechanical Changes =
 * Mind Blast: stun lasts 1.5 seconds instead of 2 seconds (vanilla was 1.8 + 0.2 per level up to 10 seconds), has a 6/5 frame cooldown in Nightmare/Hell PvP arenas
 * Battle Cry: duration increased to 10 seconds instead of 5 seconds in PvP arenas
 * Whirlwind: doesn't have a dual-wield attack frame penalty in PvP arenas
 * Bone Spear: only fires 1 projectile in PvP arenas
 * Holy Bolt: only fires 1 projectile in PvP arenas
 * Smite: stun lasts up to 2.5 seconds instead of up to 10 seconds
 * Charge: has a 4/2 frame cooldown in Nightmare/Hell PvP arenas
 * Oak Sage: doesn't grant life replenish in PvP arenas
 * Teleport: doesn't have a 1-second damage debuff in Normal PvP arenas

= Damage Multipliers = Skills deal 16%/12%/6% (1/6th, 1/8th, 1/16th) of their damage against other players and their minions in Normal/Nightmare/Hell difficulty. They deal 100% of those amounts except for the following skills which have other multipliers: