Skull of Endless Torment (Rev. 50)

This skull glows with the stolen soul of a phoenix trapped in the skull many years ago by Shaitan.

Tier	UT
MP Cost	110
On Equip	+50 HP, +3 DEF, +3 DEX
Effect(s)	Removes status effects on self when hitting at least two enemies at once; removes status effects on party when hitting at least 4 enemies at once
Damage
Defense Ignored	20
Radius	2.75 tiles
Heal	80
Heal Range	5 (+0.5 tiles for every 10 WIS above 50) tiles
XP Bonus	7%
Soulbound
Feed Power	1,000
Forging Cost	90 / 120 / 720
Dismantling Value	30 / 40

Loot Bag
Drops From	Shaitan the Advisor Mighty Quest Chest

Blueprint
Obtained Through	Grand Bazaar (  13500 /   1000)

Notes
This is a very interesting untiered item. What it offers over the Bloodsucker is a better MP cost and the ability to remove status effects. This allows the Necro to function as a bit of a pre-nerf Puri priest and gives them quite a lot of support utility, since the ability to purify debuffs on oneself and the group is both very rare and quite powerful. However, it has the second smallest area of effect of any skull, making it harder to hit the required number of enemies to activate the purification effect. Additionally, it heals less than the Bloodsucker, does less damage, and ignores less defense.

This item used to be one of the rarest UTs in the game due to it being an incredibly rare drop from an unpopular dungeon. Its drop rate has since been substantially increased, in addition to being forgeable.

History
Before Patch X.31.8.0 (July 2019), this item’s description was “This skull glows with the stolen life force of Shaitan.” Patch X.31.8.0 (July 2019) also increased this item’s HP bonus from 40 to 50, increased the radius from 1.75 to 2.75, decreased the base damage from 280 to 120, decreased the heal from 90 to 80, decreased the defense ignored from 60 to 20, and gave it the ability to remove status effects from yourself and allies, making this item more similar to a Tome of Purification rather than a damage-dealing skull.

Before Exalt Version 1.5.0.0 (May 2021), this item had an XP Bonus of 8%.

Skulls
T0. Necrotic Skull T1. Breathtaker Skull T2. Heartstealer Skull T3. Soul Siphon Skull T4. Essence Tap Skull T5. Lifedrinker Skull T6. Bloodsucker Skull T7. Mindwaster Skull UT. Cracked Crystal Skull UT. Demon Lord’s Skull UT. Epiphany Skull UT. Sealed Crystal Skull UT. Skullish Remains of Esben UT. Perennial Cranium UT. Skull of Endless Torment UT. Skull of Corrupted Souls ST. Cubic Frame ST. Memento Mori
Limited Edition Skulls
UT. Skull of Krampus ST. Hooded Skull