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Gemini Surge
Grants your weapon [Surge|Surges]. Non-[Melee] [Projectile] [Attack|Attacks] with that weapon Consume [Surge|Surges] to cause the [Projectile|Projectiles] fired to explode at the end of their flight.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellHeart of Ice
[Chill|Chills] all enemies in your [Presence].
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 Scattering Calamity
Conjure a crackling Wellsprite that hovers above you. After a short duration, the Wellsprite launches at an enemy, dealing [Lightning] damage in an area on impact and prioritising the last enemy targeted. Recasting this spell resets the duration for all active Wellsprites.
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 · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellHis Winnowing Flame
Conjure an abyssal scythe that sweeps across the targeted area, dealing [Fire] damage to enemies and [Consume|Consuming] [Ignite] to create pillars of flame. Cannot be [Trigger|Triggered].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / BuffHollow Focus
While active, ethereal bells periodically appear near you. Your [HitDamage|Hits] immediately destroy the bells, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and causes a [HeavyStun|Heavy Stun] on enemies that are [PrimedStun|Primed for Stun]. The bells are themselves always [PrimedStun|Primed for Stun], they can be [CullingStrike|Culled], and [HitDamage|Hits] against them are always [Critical|Critical Hits].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellIce Nova
Conjure a wave of ice in all directions, [Knockback|Knocking Back] enemies based on how close they are to you. Casting Ice Nova targeting near a Frostbolt [Projectile] will cause it to originate from the Frostbolt instead of you. [Consume|Consumes] a [Cold] [ElementalInfusion|Infusion] if possible to leave a patch of [ChilledGround|Chilled Ground].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Dexterity / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillIce 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 · Grants Active Skill / Buff / PersistentMidnight Zenith
While active, [Critical] [HitDamage|Hits] with other skills that kill targets, or hit powerful targets cause you to gain Arctic Petals. Once you have enough Arctic Petals they will be [Consume|Consumed] to create [IceCrystals|Ice Crystals] near the most recent target.
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