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Align Fate
While active, visages of yourself from alternate timelines will occasionally appear and cast one of your [Spell|Spells] from your first valid [WeaponSets|Weapon Set]. Until the next visage appears, your next cast of the same [Spell] aligns your fate, [Empowered|Empowering] that [Spell]. Visages can only cast damaging, non-[Channelling], non-[Buff] [Spell|Spells] you could cast that have no cooldown.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Grants Active Skill / SpellApocalypse
Build [Glory] by [HitDamage|Hitting] enemies with [ElementalDamage|Elemental] damage. When you have maximum [Glory], you may become the walking Apocalypse for a duration, [Trigger|Triggering] one of multiple powerful [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Skills at an interval while this [Buff] lasts.
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 / 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 · Buff / Grants Active Skill / AttackCrackling Palm
When you [HitDamage|Hit] with [UnarmedAttack|Unarmed] [Melee] [Attack|Attacks], calls down lightning bolts which deal [UnarmedDamage|Unarmed] [Attack|Attack] damage to all surrounding enemies.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Shapeshift / BuffDemon Form
[Shapeshift] into a demon, vastly boosting the power of your [Spell|Spells]. You gain Demonflame every second you remain in demon form, causing your Life to be lost at an ever-increasing rate. Maximum 10 Demonflame. Revert to human form if you reach 1 Life, use a Skill that isn't a [Spell], or reactivate this Skill.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Strength / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillDiscipline
Emit an [Aura] that grants you and [Allies] in your [Presence] additional [Total] [EnergyShield|Energy Shield].
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 · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellFeast of Flesh
[Consume] [Corpse|Corpses] near you to recover Life and Mana over a short time per [Corpse] [Consume|Consumed].
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / BuffFulmination
While active, the first time any Skill [HitDamage|Hits] a [Shock|Shocked] enemy in your [Presence], that Skill also [HitDamage|Hits] other [Shock|Shocked] enemies in your [Presence], up to a maximum.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Grants Active Skill / PersistentFuture-Past
Hinekora observes your Future-Past granting you the opportunity to subvert a lesser fate. After a period of Hindsight, she will grant you her Foresight, which prevents you from avoiding Hits while Dodge Rolling. When you are Hit while Dodge Rolling, Hinekora restores you to full Life immediately before taking damage from the Hit, and grants you Sight Beyond Sight, which prevents you from dying.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Buff / Intelligence / Grants Active SkillGalvanic Field
Gain a [Buff] that boosts your [Shock] chance. [Shock|Shocking] an enemy consumes the [Buff] to attach an [Orb] of electricity to that enemy. The [Orb] fires bolts of electricity at nearby enemies until it expires.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Intelligence / Grants Active Skill / SpellHeart of Ice
[Chill|Chills] all enemies in your [Presence].
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 / 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 / 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 · 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 · 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.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Buff / LightningUnbound Avatar
Gain [UnboundFury|Unbound Fury] by inflicting [ElementalAilments|Elemental Ailments] with [HitDamage|Hits] on enemies. Once you reach maximum Unbound Fury, consume it to become Unbound for a duration, vastly augmenting your Elemental prowess.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Attack / BuffVoid Illusion
While active, creates a short-lived illusory copy of yourself whenever you dodge roll. The copy can be damaged by enemies, and copies that are destroyed by an enemy will cause damaging explosions. Copies created this way have 1 Life.
Open skill guide →Skill gem · Grants Active Skill / Buff / PersistentWildwood's Gifts
You are chosen by Azmerian spirits who provide guidance, allowing you to see nearby [AncientBlooms|Ancient Blooms].
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