Desolation

Desolation
Release date	30 January 2017 (Update)
Members	Yes
Level	99
Book	Ancient Curses
Drain rate	400 points per minute (1 point per 0.15 seconds)
Effect	+12 levels (for accuracy) +12% damage +12 levels (for armour) Drains enemy -6 to -10 levels (for accuracy) -8 to -12 enemy levels (for armour) -9% to -15% enemy damage (PvM) -6% to -10% enemy damage (PvP)
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Desolation is a curse released as a reward from Nex: Angel of Death. It is unlocked by using the praesul codex. It requires level 99 Prayer to activate, the highest in the game alongside Malevolence and Affliction.

Desolation is a boosted version of Anguish; it boosts the user's Ranged level by 12, Ranged damage by 12%, and Defence level by 12, and drains them from the opponent.

Desolation's animation when activated

Update history

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• patch 23 October 2017 (Update):
  • Typos in the Nex: Angel of Death reward curse descriptions have been corrected.

• patch 6 March 2017 (Update):
  • Various areas and effects that should turn off prayers/curses now correctly remove Teamwork Protection, Chronicle Absorption, Superheat Form, Malevolence, Desolation and Affliction.

• hotfix 13 February 2017 (Update):
  • It is no longer possible to use Fortitude & the Nex: AoD curses at the same time by activating them in a specific order.

• patch 13 February 2017 (Update):
  • A number of changes have been made to the Nex: Angel of Death reward curses:
    • They no longer occupy your overhead slot.
    • They are no longer removed by abilities such as Sever.
    • Prayer drain rate is increased slightly.

• update 30 January 2017 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• On release, Desolation was an overhead prayer. This was changed a week later following player feedback. To compensate for being able to be used with deflection curses and Soul Split, its drain rate was increased to 400 prayer points per minute.
• Malevolence, Desolation, and Affliction share the highest prayer drain rate, 40 times as fast as the slowest draining curse, Protect Item.