+% To Experience Gained

[zemaj]

specifically on Ondal's Wisdom (although I assume it works the same as on an Anihilus). How/When is it applied? Before or after penalties? Was planning on making a 99er & was wondering if it would even be worth the hassle to keep it in the cube & swap it out before death-blow on Baal. Just seems like that 5% could add up pretty quick to reduce the total number of runs needed after lvl95, so trying to get a better grip on how this bonus works.

Sorry if this has come up before but didn't find anything on it with Google... Thanks in advance!

[krischan]

It doesn't matter when it's applied. The XP bonus goes into a separate multiplier.

+5% xp means 5% less time to level up, but if Ondal's slows you down by more than 5%, it's not worth wearing. If you need e.g. 3 minutes for Baal, that's just 9 seconds. It might be worth it if you are rushed, but maybe not if you have to do the kills yourself.