Victor · Ability 3 · 2s cooldown
Aura of Suffering
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Aura of Suffering is Victor's ability 3 on a 2-second cooldown with 8s duration, 13 minimum dps, 0.5s debuff duration. Unleash pain, dealing spirit damage over time to both enemies and yourself. The damage continues to increase the longer the ability is channeled, up to a maximum amount.
Upgrades: 1 AP — Enemies receive 20% Move and Dash Slow; 2 AP — +6 Min DPS and +34.0 Max DPS; 5 AP — +1m Radius Enemies take +15% Damage.
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Aura of Suffering takes its first point at step 4 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Victor build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Aura of Suffering stats
Cooldown
2.0s
Duration
8s
Minimum DPS
13
Debuff Duration
0.5s
Max DPS
58
Self Damage
70%
Ability points
Aura of Suffering upgrades
- 1 AP
Enemies receive 20% Move and Dash Slow
+20% Move Speed · +0.5s Debuff Duration
- 2 AP
+6 Min DPS and +34.0 Max DPS
+34 Max DPS
- 5 AP
+1m Radius Enemies take +15% Damage
+15% Damage Taken · +1m Radius
Most played Victor skill order
When to level Aura of Suffering
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Aura of Suffering takes its first point at step 4 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Aura of Suffering patch history
Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026
- – Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 9m to 8m
- – Aura of Suffering T3 now also increases radius by +1m
- – Fixed some client performance issues when using Aura of Suffering
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Aura of Suffering now does 50% damage to objectives
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Aura of Suffering T2 increased from +28 Max DPS to +34
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Aura of Suffering time to max DPS reduced from 10s to 6s
- – Aura of Suffering radius increased from 7.7m to 10m
- – Aura of Suffering toggle cooldown reduced from 2.5s to 2s
- – Aura of Suffering Min DPS reduced from 16 to 12
- – Aura of Suffering Min DPS spirit scaling reduced from 0.18 to 0.135
- – Aura of Suffering Max DPS reduced from 70 to 54
- – Aura of Suffering Max DPS spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.67
- – Aura of Suffering T2 Min/Max DPS reduced from 8/36 to 6/26
- – Aura of Suffering Text Progress bar indicates time to Max DPS
- – Aura of Suffering T3 reduced from +13% Damage to +15%
- – Aura of Suffering can now be activated on the zipline
- – Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 10m to 9.5m
- – Aura of Suffering Base and T2 Max DPS and scaling reduced by 10%
Other Victor abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Aura of Suffering?＋
Aura of Suffering has a 2-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Aura of Suffering upgrades?＋
1 AP: Enemies receive 20% Move and Dash Slow 2 AP: +6 Min DPS and +34.0 Max DPS 5 AP: +1m Radius Enemies take +15% Damage
When should you level Aura of Suffering?＋
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Aura of Suffering takes its first point at step 4 and gets 2 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Aura of Suffering?＋
Aura of Suffering is Victor's ability 3. Victor is a brawler whose other abilities are Pain Battery, Jumpstart, Shocking Reanimation.