+#% damage over time multiplier¶

Suffix · must be weapon; one of elemental magic, blood magic or sceptre

Property	Value
Rolls on	must be weapon; one of elemental magic, blood magic or sceptre
Source	Rolls on loot and from essences of its element
Families	damage, ailment
Group	`caster.dot-multiplier` — An item can have only one property of the same group.

Tiers¶

Tier	Item level	Value	Weight	Share
T5	Meadows – Black Forest (1–42)	+(2–4)% damage over time multiplier	1000	42.7%
T4	Black Forest – Swamp (19–76)	+(5–7)% damage over time multiplier	700	29.9%
T3	Swamp – Plains (43–129)	+(8–11)% damage over time multiplier	400	17.1%
T2	Mountain+ (77+)	+(12–15)% damage over time multiplier	180	7.7%
T1	Mistlands+ (130+)	+(16–20)% damage over time multiplier	60	2.6%

Values by slot¶

Most properties roll bigger or smaller numbers depending on the item: the ranges below are what each slot gets.

Tier	Regular	One-handed weapon	Two-handed weapon
T5	(2–4)	(1–3)	(3–6)
T4	(5–7)	(4–5)	(8–10)
T3	(8–11)	(6–8)	(12–16)
T2	(12–15)	(8–10)	(18–22)
T1	(16–20)	(11–14)	(24–30)

Patch history¶

Patch	Change
Patch 5.3.0 (New)	T5 (item level 1–42, weight 1000): +(2–4)% damage over time multiplier T4 (item level 19–76, weight 700): +(5–7)% damage over time multiplier T3 (item level 43–129, weight 400): +(8–11)% damage over time multiplier T2 (item level 77–∞, weight 180): +(12–15)% damage over time multiplier T1 (item level 130–∞, weight 60): +(16–20)% damage over time multiplier

Game data

{
  "id": "caster.dot-multiplier",
  "place": "suffix",
  "target": "character",
  "families": [
    "damage",
    "ailment"
  ],
  "group": "caster.dot-multiplier",
  "allowAll": [
    "weapon"
  ],
  "allowAny": [
    "kind.ElementalMagic",
    "kind.BloodMagic",
    "kind.Scepters"
  ],
  "denyAny": [],
  "weight": 180.0,
  "generation": true,
  "tiers": [
    {
      "id": "T5",
      "min": 2.0,
      "max": 4.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 1,
      "maxLevel": 42,
      "weight": 1000.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T4",
      "min": 5.0,
      "max": 7.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 19,
      "maxLevel": 76,
      "weight": 700.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T3",
      "min": 8.0,
      "max": 11.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 43,
      "maxLevel": 129,
      "weight": 400.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T2",
      "min": 12.0,
      "max": 15.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 77,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 180.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T1",
      "min": 16.0,
      "max": 20.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 130,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 60.0
    }
  ]
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.3.6, extracted 2026-10-27.