Flux of Darkness

Overview

Flux of Darkness is a timed buff in Root of Nightmares that lasts roughly 15 to 20 seconds. It lets Guardians damage Darkness-aligned enemies and is used to build shelter zones called refuges.

Obtaining it

• Scission: The Dark team gains the buff from Dark aura nodes or a dark seed floating above a yellow-orange floor. Dark Cabal units with a Dark aura can only be damaged while under a Field of Light or Flux of Darkness buff.
• Macrocosm: Touching a dark plate grants the buff. The shield alignment changes during the fight, so players move to a plate of the opposite alignment.
• Nezarec: Shoot an active Darkness seed to obtain it.

Refuges

Carrying Flux of Darkness to a completed Light node, or shooting an inactive Light seed, creates Light's Refuge, which protects against Overwhelming Light. Carrying a Field of Light to a completed Dark node creates Darkness's Refuge, which protects against Overwhelming Darkness and Nezarec's wipe. The Nezarec refuge lasts 14 seconds and can be refreshed by returning to the seed.

Related armor mods

Raid armor mods that interact with the buff include Cabal Extinguisher, Release Recover, and Focused Darkness.