🐞 Bug Report – Pain Offering Causes Burning Elephant Death During Combat

Description:
Hello GGG team,

I have encountered an issue with the skill Pain Offering in Path of Exile 2. When using Pain Offering, the summoned Burning Elephant will die immediately when the thorn duration ends, but only while the character is engaged in combat.

If the thorn duration expires outside of combat, the Burning Elephant does not die. This suggests the issue is specifically tied to combat state or combat-related damage calculations.

This behavior should not occur — the Burning Elephant should remain alive after the thorn effect expires, regardless of whether the player is in combat.

Steps to Reproduce:

Socket and cast Pain Offering.

Enter combat with enemies nearby.

Wait for the thorn duration to expire while still in combat.

Observe that the Burning Elephant dies immediately when the thorn effect ends.

Expected Result:
The Burning Elephant should remain alive after the thorn duration ends, even during combat.

Actual Result:
The Burning Elephant dies instantly when the thorn duration expires, but only if the player is in combat.


Thank you for your assistance and for looking into this issue.