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Power 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 · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaPunch
Perform an [Unarmed|Unarmed] [Strike].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillPurity of Fire
Emit an [Aura] that boosts the [Resistances|Fire Resistance] of you and [Allies] in your [Presence].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillPurity of Ice
Emit an [Aura] that boosts the [Resistances|Cold Resistance] of you and [Allies] in your [Presence].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillPurity of Lightning
Emit an [Aura] that boosts the [Resistances|Lightning Resistance] of you and [Allies] in your [Presence].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaQuarterstaff Strike
[Strike] with your Quarterstaff.
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 / ShapeshiftRend
[Shapeshift] into a [Wyvern] and perform a wide slash with your wingtip claws. Consumes a [Charges|Power Charge] if possible to grant you a [Buff] that gives you extra [Lightning] damage. While you have the [Buff], Rend covers a much larger area but is slower.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaRequiem
Your weapon passively accumulates anguish from the tormented souls within. When fully charged, use this skill to compose the Requiem, transforming your [Crossbow] shot into a torrent of anguish for a short, fixed amount of time. Does not use [Ammunition].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Buff / DurationRitual Sacrifice
Sacrifice the [Corpse] of a [Rarity|Rare] Monster to grant you its [MonsterModifiers|Modifiers] for a duration, or gain a single random [MonsterModifiers|Modifier] at the cost of your own life force.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaRuzhan's Fury
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaRuzhan's Reckoning
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Command / AreaRuzhan's Trap
A reviewed skill identity. Detailed explanation is being expanded.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / PersistentRuzhan, the Blazing Sword
Summon Ruzhan, an invulnerable Flame Djinn [Minion], to do your bidding. Ruzhan emerges to [Strike] enemies with his greatsword whenever you use a damaging Skill, and casts devastating [Fire] [Spell|Spells] when [Command|Commanded] to do so.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaShattering Concoction
Consume charges from your Mana [Flask] to throw a flask that explodes, dealing [Cold] [Attack] damage in an area and inflicting [Exposure]. 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 / 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 · Strength / Dexterity / Grants Active SkillShockburst Rounds
[Ammunition|Load your Crossbow] with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon [HitDamage|Hitting] an enemy affected by a [LightningAilment|Lightning Ailment]. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / ShapeshiftShred
[Shapeshift] into a [Werewolf] and lash out with a flurry of claw swipes. The first [Attack] can dash to faraway enemies and the final [Attack] [Strike|Strikes] twice. [Attack|Attacking] a [Frozen] enemy will create [IceFragment|Ice Fragments], which are [Projectile|Projectiles] that land and explode after a short delay.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellSigil of Power
Place a Sigil on the ground, providing a powerful [Spell] Damage [Buff] to you and [Allies] while standing in it. The [Buff] becomes more powerful the more mana you spend while standing in the Sigil.
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 / Spell / BuffSorcery Ward
Passively manifests a protective barrier which takes [ElementalDamage|Elemental Damage] from [HitDamage|Hits] for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellSpark
Launch a spray of sparking [Projectile|Projectiles] that travel erratically along the ground until they hit an enemy or expire. [Consume|Consumes] a [Cold] [ElementalInfusion|Infusion] if possible to fire many sparks in a circle.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaSpear Stab
[Strike] with your [Spear].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / AreaSpear Throw
Hurl your [Spear] with force. Consumes a [Charges|Frenzy Charge] if you have one to cause the [Spear] to explode at the end of its flight.
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.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / CompanionSummon Infernal Hound
Activate to summon a [Reviving] Infernal Hound which [Ignite|Ignites] enemies near it.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Grants Active Skill / AttackSunder
[Slam] the ground, creating a roiling fissure that damages enemies in a sequence of areas in front of you. A number of enemies hit by the wave will release a shockwave, damaging other enemies. Hitting an enemy with [ArmourBreak|Fully Broken Armour] applies [SunderedArmour|Sundered Armour], making it take additional increased [Physical] damage.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Minion / PersistentSupporting Fire
Recruit artillery [Minion|Minions] that take up positions behind you. They will lie in wait for your [Command], then fire volleys of arrows at the target location.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / BuffTemper Weapon
[Channelling|Channel] to temper your main hand [Melee] [MartialWeapon|Martial Weapon]. Each hit of the hammer against the anvil [Empowered|Empowers] subsequent [Attack|Attacks] to Combust when [HitDamage|Hitting] enemies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Spell / BuffTemporal Rift
While active, passively leaves afterimages of your recent past. Cast the [Spell] to return to the oldest afterimage, teleporting to that location and resetting your Life, Mana and [EnergyShield|Energy Shield] to the values they had at the time. Removes any upcoming damage delayed by Phased Form on use.
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