Arcane
Summary
- Players with the Arcane Skill can wield Arcane Staves a new class of weapon that is designed around supporting "pure mage" builds
- Players having followers or using Barding skills within the last 60 seconds will lose:
- Arcane Buildup
- Arcane Codex Stances and Arcane Codex Finishers
- Weapon Abilities for Arcane Staves
- Players having followers or using Barding skills within the last 60 seconds will lose:
- Players with the Arcane Skill can chose Arcanist for the Paperdoll skill title
- The Arcane skill will boost the benefits players receive from Arcane Runes and Arcane Buildup
- A players chance to hit/defend with an Arcane Staff is based on their Arcane skill, but is also capped by their Wrestling skill
- Players with 80 Arcane and 80 Wrestling skill will be able to cast with an Arcane Staff equipped
- See Arcane Staves for combat specific details
PvM
- Players have an (Effective Arcane Skill / 100%)) chance to avoid Spell Interruption from Creature/Environment Damage while casting with an Arcane Staff equipped
- Players with the Arcane Skill will now receive a (50% * (Arcane Skill / 100)) bonus to the effectiveness of nearby Arcane Runes
Codex
- 80 Arcane and 80 Wrestling is required to use an Arcane Codex
- Arcane Staves benefit from Stances and Finishers provided by an Arcane Codex
 Arcane Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Description |
| Stance | Leech | Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 1.5% chance per rank |
| Stance | Shield | Weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance by 3% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance by 1% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack) |
| Stance | Scatter | Deals an additional 1% of Damage per rank to 2 additional random targets within 3 tiles, with Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 1.25% per rank for each additional target hit |
| Stance | Fracture | For every 25 Armor Rating target has (to a max of 100 Armor Rating), Damage is increased by 2% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 0.75% per rank |
| Stance | Surge | If player has triggered an Aspect Special in the last 15 seconds, then Damage is increased by 8% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 2.5% per rank |
| Finisher | Clarity | Inflicts 300% of Damage to target and for next 15 seconds increases chance of all Aspect Melee Specials occuring by 20% of normal (will not stack) and increases Arcane Mana Recovery chance by 10% (will not stack) |
| Finisher | Catalyst | Inflicts 300% of Damage to target and consumes all Arcane Buildup, increasing Damage by (7% * Arcane Buildup Consumed) and recovers (30 * Arcane Buildup Consumed) Mana |
| Weapon Ability | Seeking | For next 15 seconds accuracy increased by 25% and attack speed increased by 15% |
| Weapon Ability | Leyline | For next 15 seconds player recovers 5 mana every 3 seconds |
| Weapon Ability | Soulfire | For next 15 seconds bonuses from Arcane Buildup to Spell Damage are increased by 50% of normal but Arcane Buildup bonuses to Damage Resistance are reduced by 100% |
Training
- Players gain Arcane Skill when making Melee Attacks or Casting Spells
| Skill | Activity |
|---|---|
| 0-50 | Train from NPC |
| 50-80 | Passively when making attacks with an Arcane Staff or when casting while equipped with an Arcane Staff in the New Player Dungeon |
| 80-100 | Passively when making attacks with an Arcane Staff or when casting while equipped with an Arcane Staff |