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Acidic Concoction
Consume charges from your Mana [Flask] to throw a flask that explodes, dealing [Physical] [Attack] damage in an area. The thrown flask [Consume|Consumes] [Poison] on [HitDamage|Hit] to cause an acidic burst. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an [UnarmedAttack|Unarmed Attack]
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Grants Active Skill / AttackArchon of Chayula
Build [Glory] by dealing [Chaos] damage to enemies. When you have maximum [Glory], you can entreat the Dreamer to inhabit you, briefly becoming his [Archon].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Grants Active Skill / AttackArmour Breaker
[Strike] with a forceful blow, knocking enemies back and weakening their [Armour|Armour].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Dexterity / Grants Active SkillArmour Piercing Rounds
[Ammunition|Load your Crossbow] with a clip of bolts that can be fired rapidly and [ArmourBreak|Break enemy Armour]. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / CompanionAzmerian Wolf
Summons an ancient [Reviving] Azmerian Wolf that can howl, calling to spirits convening an Eternal Hunt on [Command]. It [Maim|Maims] when attacking foes, and can lunge to bite and inflict [Bleeding], or howl to inspire nearby allies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Grants Active Skill / PersistentBlack Powder Blitz
Replaces your dodge roll with an explosive-assisted leap, firing off a round from your prosthetic cannon leg that [Blind|Blinds] and [Ignite|Ignites] enemies in the area you escape from. The explosion will cause any [Grenade|Grenades] in its area of effect to also explode.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaBleeding Concoction
Consume charges from your Mana [Flask] to throw a flask that explodes, dealing [Physical] [Attack] damage in an area and [Aggravate|Aggravating Bleeding] on Enemies hit. This damage is not based on your unarmed damage, so this is not considered an [UnarmedAttack|Unarmed Attack]
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Buff / PersistentBlood Boil
Enemies in your [Presence] accumulate blood boils periodically. When they die, the boils pop applying [CorruptedBlood|Corrupted Blood] to enemies near them.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellBone Blast
Conjure a circle of ritual inscriptions that last for a short duration. When the duration ends, spikes of bone erupt from enemies in the area, damaging them and potentially causing [Bleeding].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellBonestorm
[Channelling|Channel] to conjure a swarm of bone spikes in the air, then release to fire them at enemies and explode. Shrapnel [Impale|Impales] enemies [HitDamage|Hit], causing subsequent [Attack] [HitDamage|Hits] against those targets to deal extra damage. Consumes your [Charges|Power Charges] to cause much larger explosions.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaBursting Fen Toad
This skill creates a toad that jumps around briefly, then explodes the toad, dealing [Attack] damage in an area and inflicting [Poison]. Damage you deal with skill is not based on your [MartialWeapon|Weapon]
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / CompanionCackling Companions
Activate to summon a cackle of Hyena [Companion|Companions]. The cackle is treated as a single [Companion] for effects that count or limit [Companion|Companions], regardless of the number of Hyenas in the cackle. Hyenas whoop when they first appear, [Hinder|Hindering] nearby enemies, and have a chance to [Maim] enemies they [HitDamage|Hit].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaCrushing Fear
Dash to an enemy and [Strike] them, [CullingStrike|Culling] enemies if their life is low enough. When this skill kills an enemy you draw out their final fears, crushing them to create a shockwave. Enemies around you that can be [CullingStrike|Culled] will be highlighted.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellDetonate Dead
Cause a [Corpse] to violently explode, damaging surrounding enemies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / BuffEncase in Jade
Consume all stacks of [Jade] to grant [Guard] based off your maximum Life for each [Jade] consumed. You cannot gain [Jade] stacks while you have [Guard].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Grants Active Skill / AttackHerald of the Royal Queen
Killing an enemy with [BloodLoss|Blood Loss] will cause a bloody explosion that deals [Physical] [Attack] damage to surrounding enemies. This damage is not based on your [MartialWeapon|Weapon Damage], but is based on their accumulated [BloodLoss|Blood Loss]. The explosion destroys their [Corpse] if the enemy was [Rarity|Normal or Magic].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellHis Foul Emergence
Conjure a horrific skull rising from the lightless depths to bite your enemies dealing high damage at target location and leaving [WitheringGround|Withering Ground] in its wake. Targeting close to you will cause you to jump back as you cast.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellHis Vile Intrusion
Target an enemy to either teleport inside the target's body if they are under the [CullingStrike|Cull] threshold, causing it to violently explode, or to apply a [Debuff] to them, which will cause the same effect if that enemy falls under the [CullingStrike|Cull] threshold during its duration. On teleport, the target is destroyed, and the explosion deals [Physical|Physical] damage to surrounding enemies and inflicts [Impale|Impale].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaKelari's Deception
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaKelari's Judgment
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / PersistentKelari, the Tainted Sands
Summon Kelari, an invulnerable Sand Djinn [Minion], to do your bidding. Kelari will only act when you [Command] him to do so. Kelari delivers swift [HitDamage|Hits] with massive [Critical|Critical Hit] potential.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / CompanionMist Raven
Summons a mysterious undamageable Mist Raven that can be [Command|Commanded] to dive at target location, crashing through an otherworldly mirror and damaging enemies in an area. The raven grants you a [Charges|Frenzy Charge] for each enemy it [CullingStrike|Culls].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellPower Siphon
Attempt to rip the lifeforce from an enemy. Enemies within [CullingStrike|Culling] range will be highlighted and instantly killed on [HitDamage|Hit], granting a [Charges|Power Charge]. Can only target Enemies in [CullingStrike|Culling] range.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellReap
Conjure a bloody scythe that sweeps across the targeted area, dealing [Physical] damage to enemies and applying [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness]. Cannot be [Trigger|Triggered].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaRighteous Descent
Leap into the air carried by divine wings, damaging enemies with your spear where you land. If there is a [DivineFragment|Fragment of Divinity] near you or the targeted location, this attack will [Consume] it when you leap to become [Empowered], dealing more damage and granting life and mana recovery. This skill does not use up its Cooldown when empowered.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaShattering Spite
Stamp your spear, destroying all Bloodstone Lances on each enemy in your [Presence] to cause a damaging explosion around that enemy. Each explosion gains new benefits when reaching higher thresholds of Bloodstone Lances removed from an enemy, causing them to deal more damage, have increased area of effect, and [Leech] Life from enemies caught in the blast.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / MinionSkeletal Warrior
Activate to summon [Reviving] Skeletal Warriors.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaSoaring Midnight
Hurl your [Shield] as a [Projectile] which [Return|Returns] to you at the end of its flight. While the [Shield] is in flight, this skill is replaced with Embrace the Fall. This skill's cooldown is skipped if you catch the [Shield] as it [Return|Returns], or destroy an [IceCrystals|Ice Crystal] with the Embrace the Fall.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / MinionSpiraling Conspiracy
A flock of mist ravens circle you, dealing damage over time in an area. Their numbers are bolstered by slain foes, or in the [Presence] of dangerous enemies, but the flock as a whole is considered a single minion. You can [Command] some of them to take flight, leaving the flock to assail your enemies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaStarborn Onslaught
Build up Glory by [Freeze|Freezing] or [Chill|Chilling] enemies. When you have maximum [Glory] you may jump backwards loosing your [Mace] with the force of a falling comet onto your target. The impact releases [MoltenFissure|Fissures] and causes stars to fall in the area for a brief period.
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