Offhands are a slot of their own: tiered I to III items you equip with /offhand to add a passive power to your build. Each offhand's bonus rolls per item within a range, so two of the same offhand can have different numbers.
- You can swap offhands anywhere, just not while in combat.
- Tiers can be claimed in any order, and the picker always equips the highest tier you own of each offhand.
- Every tier comes from drops. The old
/offhand tinkerupgrade was removed in Map 4.
Previewing offhands
/offhand lets you preview every offhand, including ones you don't own yet. Right-click an offhand (or click a locked one) to see all its tiers, their stat ranges and, for tiers you own, your own roll.
The offhands
| Offhand | Source | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wrath of Thanatos | Thanatos | Single-target melee (Soul Rot) |
| Hephaestus's Spark | Hephaestus | AoE melee (Forge Heat) |
| Pulse of Tartarus | Rift Caches | Random mining buffs |
| Aether Aegis | Skywars Champion Box | Damage reduction |
| Wraithheart | Wraiths in Polis runs | More damage to Hunt mobs |
| Bound Shade | Erebus Crates | Fighting companion |
A new offhand also drops in the Erebus Pit, in three tiers. Ring guards drop the first tier, elites in the Lower Pit a stronger one, and Erebus, the Unlit the top tier. What it does is left for you to find.
Wrath of Thanatos: Soul Rot
Your melee swings stack Soul Rot on the target (up to 5 stacks, or 6 with the full Thanatos set). Each stack ticks armour-reduced decay damage per second, and hitting the target again refreshes the rot. The full Thanatos armour set raises the stack cap and heals you on every rot tick. Only melee swings build Soul Rot: wands, bows and enchant procs don't.
| Tier | Rot damage per stack per second |
|---|---|
| I | 0.15 to 0.25 |
| II | 0.25 to 0.40 |
| III | 0.40 to 0.60 |
Hephaestus's Spark: Forge Heat
Melee swings build Heat. At max Heat your next strike detonates an AoE forge-burst: armour-reduced fire damage that ignites nearby enemies, then your Heat resets. The full Hephaestus armour set makes Heat build faster and hit harder. Only melee swings build Heat. Works in PvP and PvE.
| Tier | Forge-burst damage |
|---|---|
| I | 3 to 5 |
| II | 5 to 8 |
| III | 8 to 12 |
Pulse of Tartarus
A mining offhand. Every cycle it grants one random buff: increased XP, Ancient Energy or ore drops. The action bar shows your rolled strength.
| Tier | Buff strength | Cycle | Buff lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 30 to 50% | 2 minutes | 6 seconds |
| II | 40 to 60% | 90 seconds | 8 seconds |
| III | 50 to 75% | 60 seconds | 10 seconds |
Aether Aegis
A rolled incoming-damage reduction: 4 to 6% at Tier I, 6 to 8% at Tier II and 8 to 10% at Tier III. Like other defensive offhands, it now works against shades, wraiths, cell Frost and Lightning Mages, and other monsters.
Wraithheart
A PvE offhand that makes your hits on shades, wraiths and Erebus Pit guards deal 5 to 25% more damage by tier. Tier II adds Soul Siphon (Leech), and Tier III adds Spectral Detonation. Full details on the Wraithheart page.
Bound Shade
A shade companion that holds your weapon and attacks enemies near it on its own, for a share of your hit. Hostile mobs only. Each tier drops only from its own Erebus Tear tiers. Full details on the Bound Shade page.
Version history
v4.0.0 (Map 4)
- The
/offhand tinkerupgrade has been removed. Tier II and Tier III offhands come from drops. /offhandnow previews every offhand, including ones you don't own yet, with all tiers, their stat ranges and your own roll. The menu is redrawn and needs the server resource pack.- A new offhand drops in the Erebus Pit, in three tiers.
- Wrath of Thanatos Soul Rot and Hephaestus's Spark Heat now only build from melee swings.
- Defensive offhands such as Aether Aegis now work against shades, wraiths and cell mages.
- Wrath of Thanatos and Hephaestus's Spark are rarer from their bosses at every tier.
- Wraithheart Soul Siphon and Spectral Detonation were cut, and its kit now works on Erebus Pit guards.
- The Bound Shade attacks on its own at your weapon's pace and takes 30 seconds to reform.
v3.0.0
- Added the Bound Shade, an offhand from Erebus Crates that follows you and fights on its own, in three tiers.
- Offhand tiers can now be claimed in any order, and the picker equips your highest owned tier.
- The Wraithheart's Soul Siphon now Leeches its healing: 1.5% of Hunt damage at T2 and 3% at T3 into the shared rate-capped Leech pool.
v2.0.0
- Reworked Wrath of Thanatos into the Soul Rot single-target combat offhand and Hephaestus's Spark into the Forge Heat AoE combat offhand.
- Added the Aether Aegis offhand, a Skywars-exclusive defensive roll (up to 10% less damage taken at T3).
- Added the Wraithheart Hunt offhand: PvE damage with Soul Siphon and Spectral Detonation, dropped by Wraiths on a tier-scaled chance.
/offhandswapping is now allowed anywhere out of combat, the Offhand Collection menu shows your rolled stat, and the Pulse of Tartarus action bar shows the real rolled buff strength.