Skills, separated from items.
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Ice Strike
Perform a fast icy [Strike]. Using this [Attack|Attack] three times in quick succession causes a final strike that is slower and more powerful.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellIcestorm
Conjure a hail of icy bolts over the targeted area. [Chill] and [Freeze] on enemies in front of you are [Consume|Consumed] to fuel the Icestorm by creating improved bolts.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillImpurity
Emit an [Aura] that boosts the [Resistances|Chaos Resistance] of you and [Allies] in your [Presence].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / AreaInevitable Agony
[Debuff] all targets in an area, causing a portion of Damage they take from [HitDamage|Hits] to be tracked by the [Debuff]. When the [Debuff|debuff's] duration expires or can kill the target, the target [LifeLoss|loses life] equal to that tracked damage all at once.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Buff / PersistentInto the Breach
Create a Breach around you, allowing you to see nearby [FlamesOfChayula|Flames of Chayula]. You are considered to be in a Breach while this skill is active.
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's Malediction
Harness Kelari's power to passively [Consume] [Corpse|Corpses] in your [Presence], causing Corpse Beetle [Minion|Minions] to burst forth. The Beetles passively follow you until [Command|Commanded]. On your [Command], they rush the target and explode.
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 / Buff / PersistentLife Remnants
Drink the blood of your enemies to restore your Life. While active, enemies you kill have a chance to spawn a Life [Remnant], and [HitDamage|Hitting] a target spawns a Life [Remnant] every few seconds. Picking up a Life [Remnant] grants you Life which can [Overflow|Overflow] maximum Life.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Dexterity / Grants Active Skill / AttackLightning Arrow
Fire a charged arrow at the target. On hitting an enemy or wall, the arrow will fire [Chain|Chaining] [Lightning] beams at nearby enemies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellLightning Bolt
Call down a [Shock|Shocking] bolt of [Lightning] to strike enemies in a small area.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Dexterity / Grants Active Skill / AttackLightning Rod
Fire an arrow that drops from above, creating a [Lightning|Lightning] burst. The arrow remains in the ground, and any [Chain|Chaining] [Lightning|Lightning] beams can [Chain|Chain] to it. When [Chain|Chained] to, the arrows charge up for a brief period before releasing another [Lightning|Lightning] burst. The Lightning Arrow Skill reduces this delay, causing bursts to happen more quickly.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaMace Strike
[Strike] with your Mace.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Dexterity / Grants Active Skill / AttackMagnetic Salvo
Aim skyward and fire energy missiles at lingering bolts or arrows created by other [Lightning] [Attack|Attacks] in front of you. The missiles explode if they land close to a lingering bolt or arrow, dealing more damage in a larger area but destroying that bolt or arrow in the process.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillMalice
While active, emits an [Aura] that continuously inflicts [CriticalWeakness|Critical Weakness] on enemies in your [Presence].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellMana Drain
[ManaLeech|Leech] Mana from an enemy over a prolonged period, as well as briefly [Hinder|Hindering] them.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / CompanionManifest Weapon
Manifest a copy of your main hand [Melee] [MartialWeapon|Martial Weapon] as an immortal [Companion] to fight by your side. In addition to its standard [Strike|Strikes], the Manifested Weapon gains an additional [Attack] depending on its weapon type.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / ShapeshiftMaul
[Shapeshift] into a [Bear] and rake enemies with your claws, generating [Rage] on [HitDamage|Hit].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / ChannellingMeditate
[Channelling|Channel] to [ESRecharge|Recharge Energy Shield] and allow that [ESRecharge|Recharge] to [Overflow|Overflow]. [Channelling] ends when you take damage or your [EnergyShield|Energy Shield] is fully [Overflow|Overflowed].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / BuffMirror of Refraction
Mirrors of Refraction appear in your [Presence] periodically. [HitDamage|Hitting] a mirror with a [Spell] [Projectile] causes it to shatter, copying the projectiles in a nova around the destroyed mirror. Copied [Projectile|Projectiles] may be copied again when colliding with other mirrors.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / ShapeshiftMolten Crash
[Shapeshift] into a burning monstrosity and leap through the air to crash down upon the earth, [Slam|Slamming] twice and creating [MoltenFissure|Molten Fissures]. [Consume|Consumes] [Rage] to create additional [MoltenFissure|Molten Fissures].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / AreaMoment of Vulnerability
Send out a temporal [Nova] to take advantage of enemies' moment of vulnerability. [HitDamage|Hitting] enemies that are [PrimedStun|Primed for Stun], [PrimedElectrocution|Electrocution], or [PrimedFreeze|Freeze] causes a visage of them to appear, lasting as long as the original target would have been affected by the form of [Immobilised|Immobilisation] used to create the visage. A portion of the damage dealt to visages is also dealt to the original.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaNavira's Fracturing
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaNavira's Oasis
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / DurationNavira's Well
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / PersistentNavira, the Last Mirage
Summon Navira, an invulnerable Water Djinn [Minion] to do your bidding. Navira will only act when you [Command] her to do so, bestowing restorative blessings upon you and your [Allies] with her [Spell|Spells].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaPhantasmal Arrow
Fires an arrow that embeds where it lands for a short duration. At the end of the duration, the arrow explodes in spectral flame, turning it to ashes and damaging enemies, with a high chance to [Ignite]. [Ignite|Igniting] any enemy with the Explosion also applies [Ignite] to enemies within range.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / BuffPinnacle of Power
Consume all [Charges|Power Charges] to master the elements, gaining [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] and the ability to apply [ElementalAilments|Elemental Ailments] with other damage types. Can only be used while you have maximum [Charges|Power Charges].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Dexterity / Grants Active SkillPlasma Blast
[Ammunition|Load your Crossbow] with unstable bolts that require a lengthy charging period to fire but deal devastating damage, [Pierce] through enemies, and explode upon hitting terrain. Additional [Projectile|Projectiles] are fired in a spread, unlike other [Crossbow|Crossbow] Skills.
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