Sorceress abilities

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Every Sorceress may gain 15 career Tactics, 27 Actions and 9 Morale abilities. Each Mastery Path contains another 3 Actions, 3 Tactics, and 1 Morale Ability.

Contents 1 Starting Abilities 2 Abilities Gained From Trainers 3 Abilities Gained From Mastery Paths 3.1 Path of Agony 3.2 Path of Calamity 3.3 Path of Destruction

[edit] Starting Abilities

These are the abilities that a Sorceress starts with at level one.

Icon	Ability Name	Ability	Type	Path	Cast Time	Range	Cost	Cooldown	Description
	Flee	Action	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	None	None	30 Sec	You run away from the battle in a mad panic, increasing your run speed by 30 for 10 seconds. You immediately lose all of your action points, any career mechanic points, and your Morale will begin to drop, and you will not begin to regain action points until 10 seconds have passed.
None	Auto Attack	Action	Damaging	Core Ability	Instant	None	None	None	Attack with your melee or ranged weapon.
None	Doombolt	Action	Damaging	Path of Agony	3 Sec	100ft	30 AP	None	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 10 Dark Magic. A massive burst of dark power which deals X Corporeal damage to your target.
None	Chillwind	Action	Curse	Path of Calamity	Instant	100ft	35 AP	None	Builds 5 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! A Curse which deals X Corporeal damage to your target over 9 seconds.
None	Dhar Wind	Action	Damaging	Core Ability	1 Sec	100ft	None	5 Sec	Consumes all Dark Magic. You expel all of your build-up Dark Magic in a deadly blast, dealing damage to your target based on the amount of Dark Magic that was consumed.

[edit] Abilities Gained From Trainers

These abilities can be bought from a Career Trainer at the required rank or above.

Icon	Ability Name	Ability	Required Rank	Type	Path	Cast Time	Range	Cost	Cooldown	Description
None	Gloomburst	Action	2	Damaging	Path of Agony	3 Sec	100ft	30 AP	None	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 25 Dark Magic. A massive burst of dark power which deals X Corporeal damage to your target.
None	Shroud Of Darkness	Action	3	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	None	20 AP	60 Sec	You draw the shadows close to you, increasing all of your resistances by X for 20 seconds.
None	Dread Aspect	Action	4	Debuff	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	20 AP	15 Sec	You Detaunt your target, making them hate you less and causing them to deal 50% less damage to you for 15 seconds. If you attack anyone that you have Detaunted, the effect will immediately end.
None	Surging Pain	Action	5	Damaging	Path of Destruction	Instant	None	35 AP	None	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 10 Dark Magic. Waves of agony roll outwards from you, dealing 150 Corporeal damage to all enemies within 30 feet.
None	Frozen Touch	Action	6	Buff	Path of Agony	Instant	None	30 AP	None	Everyone in your group is filled with dark energy for 1 hour, giving them a 25% chance to deal an additional X damage any time they deal direct damage.
None	Word Of Pain	Action	7	Curse	Path of Calamity	Instant	100ft	25 AP	10 Sec	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 5 Dark Magic. Reduces your target's Willpower by X for 10 seconds. When the effect ends, the victim will suffer Y Spirit damage.
None	Shattered Shadows	Action	8	Damaging	Path Of Destruction	3 Sec	80ft	35 AP	None	Builds 20 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You crush your foes underneath a blast of living shadow, dealing 90 Spirit damage to your target and all other enemies within 20 feet of them.
None	Obsessive Focus	Action	9	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	20 AP	60 Sec	You become obsessed with your target for 20 seconds, dealing 10% more damage to them, but 10% less damage to everyone else. Even if the target dies, your obsession will persist for the full duration.
None	Arctic Blast	Action	10	Debuff	Path of Agony	2 Sec	100ft	30 AP	10 Sec	Builds 10 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You send a blast of dark energy slamming into your target, dealing X Spirit damage. If the victim is Cursed, then they will also become snared for 5 seconds, reducing their movement speed by 40%.
None	Enhance War Engine	Action	10	Buff	Core Ability	-	-	-	-	Siege Targetted buff. Increases damage done by that siege engine by 10% for 30 seconds. Does not work on Rams. Only one effect of this type per siege engine.
None	Grip Of Fear	Action	12	Hex	Core Ability	Instant	None	25 AP	30 Sec	All enemies within 30 feet become Rooted, making them unable to move for 10 seconds. Rooted targets have a 50% chance to break free when they suffer damage.
None	Ice Spikes	Action	14	Curse	Path of Calamity	Instant	None	35 AP	None	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 10 Dark Magic. You cause dark energy to burst out of the ground, inflicting a Curse upon all enemies in front of you, up to 65 feet away, which deals X Corporeal damage over 15 seconds.
None	Infernal Wave	Action	16	Damaging	Path of Destruction	Instant	None	40 AP	10 Sec	Builds 20 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! A cone of dark energy bursts forth in front of you, dealing X Spirit damage to enemies up to 65 feet away.
None	Daemonic Chill	Action	18	Buff	Path of Calamity	Instant	None	30 AP	None	Everyone in your group is surrounded by a demonic chill for 1 hour, giving them a 25% chance to deal X Corporeal damage back against the attacker when they are struck by a melee attack.
None	Frostbite	Action	20	Curse	Path of Agony	1 Sec	100ft	25 AP	30 Sec	Builds 10 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You fill your enemy's mind with fear, dealing X Corporeal damage and Disarming them for 5 seconds, making them unable to use melee and ranged abilities.
None	Pit Of Shades	Action	25	Damaging	Path of Destruction	Instant	80 ft	13 AP/Sec	20 Sec	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 15 Dark Magic. A 20 feet pit of shadow covers the ground at a point that you select for 10 seconds. Your enemies will suffer X Spirit damage every 2 seconds while they are within the area. This effect will end if you break your concentration or run out of action points.
None	Reckless Gathering	Action	30	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	None	None	30 Sec	You consume power from the Winds Of Magic for up to 3 seconds, gaining 70 Action Points per second as long as you maintain your concentration. While you are concentrating on this spell, you will be knocked down for 3 seconds if you suffer any damage.
None	Hex War Engine	Action	30	Debuff	Core Ability	-	-	-	-	Siege Targetted debuff. Increases the times it takes to fire that siege engine by 2 seconds for 30 seconds
None	Vision Of Torment	Action	35	Curse	Path of Calamity	Instant	100ft	35 AP	None	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 10 Dark Magic. A Curse which causes the enemy to lose 30 Action Points over 5 seconds. When this effect ends, they will suffer X Spirit damage.
None	Abate War Engine	Action	40	Buff	Core Ability	-	-	-	-	Siege Targetted debuff. Decreases damage done by that siege engine by 10% for 30 seconds. Does not work on Rams. Only one effect of this type per siege engine.
None	Stricken Voices	Action	40	Curse	Path of Destruction	Instant	80ft	25 AP	30 Sec	Builds 20 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Your enemy becomes overwhelmed with panic, suffering X Corporeal damage. Fear and uncertainty spread rapidly through the enemy ranks, Silencing the target and all other enemies within 20 feet of them for 5 seconds.
None	Mage Bolt	Morale (1)	8	Damaging	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	Morale (1)	60 Sec	A focused blast that deals X damage.
None	Siphon Power	Morale (2)	12	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	Morale (2)	60 Sec	Steals up to 200 action points from your target and gives it to you, and reduces your target's Intelligence by X for 30 seconds.
None	Misdirection	Morale (1)	16	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	None	Morale (1)	60 Sec	You gain a strong counter aura for the next 10 seconds that will reduce half of any incoming Magic damage and redirect half of any direct damage back to the caster.
None	Focused Mind	Morale (2)	20	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	None	Morale (2)	60 Sec	For the next 10 seconds, you will remove and ignore any silencing, disarming, rooting, snaring effects and your abilities will build 50% faster and may not be set back.
None	Scintillating Energy	Morale (3)	24	Damaging	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	3}	60 Sec	Deals X damage to your target, and stuns them for 7 seconds.
None	Dire Blast	Morale (1)	28	Damaging	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	Morale (1)	60 Sec	Deals X damage to your target immediately, and another Y damage over 9 seconds.
None	Wind-Woven Shell	Morale (2)	32	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	Morale (2)	60 Sec	Everyone in your group takes 20% less damage for 20 seconds.
None	Darkstar cloak	Morale (3)	36	Buff	Core Ability	Instant	100ft	Morale (3)	60 Sec	None of your abilities will consume action points for 10 seconds.
None	Unleash The Winds	Morale (4)	40	Damaging	Core Ability	Instant	30ft	Morale (4)	60 Sec	Deals X damage to all enemies within 30 feet, and knocks them away from you
	Dark Blessings	Tactic	11	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Heals directed toward you will recover 10% more health.
	Devour Energy	Tactic	13	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Whenever one of your spells hits an enemy, you have a 25% chance to regain 30 Action Points. This effect can not occur more than once every 2 seconds.
	Unknown	Tactic	15	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Doombolt and Chillwind will now also cause the victim to lose 20 Action Points, and will reduce their Strength, Intelligence, and Ballistic Skill by X for 10 seconds.
	Alignment Of Naggaroth	Tactic	17	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Spiritual resistance increased by X.
	Endless Knowledge	Tactic	19	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Increases your Intelligence by X.
'	Infernal Gift	Tactic	21	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Whenever one of your damaging spells hits an enemy, there is a 25% chance that your other groupmates will gain an Infernal Gift, increasing all damage that they deal by 20% for 10 seconds.
	Bathing In Blood	Tactic	23	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Any time you kill an enemy, you will regain X health over 9 seconds.
	Sleight Of Hand	Tactic	25	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Enemy monsters will hate you 50% less than normal.
	Empowered Dhar	Tactic	27	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Dhar Wind will now restore your action points, returning an amount equal to the Dark Magic which was expended.
	Close Quarters	Tactic	29	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Your magical attacks will deal 25% more damage if the target is within 45 feet, but 20% less damage if they are further away.
	Manic Obsession	Tactic	31	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Reduces Obsessive Focus's cooldown time by 40 seconds.
	Triumphant Blasting	Tactic	33	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Any time you critically hit with a Path Of Destruction ability, the victim will be knocked backwards a moderate distance and mobs will be knocked down.
	Hastened Fear	Tactic	35	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Reduces the cooldown times of Dread Aspect and Grip Of Fear by 7 seconds.
	Glorious Carnage	Tactic	37	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Any time you critically hit an enemy, you will gain 200 points of Morale.
	Frozen Fury	Tactic	39	Buff	Core Ability	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Frozen Touch now has a 75% chance to trigger.

[edit] Abilities Gained From Mastery Paths

These abilities can be gained by adding mastery points into different mastery paths. These points also increase the 'effective level' of every base ability in their path, making them more powerful.

[edit] Path of Agony

Focuses damage on a single target. A good mix of fast & slow casting spells. Moderately risky to play.

Icon	Ability Name	Ability	Required points	Type	Cast Time	Range	Cost	Cooldown	Description
None	Echo Of Power	Action	5	Damaging	Instant	100ft	35 AP	None	Only usable after an enemy Disrupts one of your spells. Builds 10 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! An instant blast of magic that deals X Corporeal damage to your target and can not be defended against.
None	Impending Doom	Action	9	Damaging	Instant	100ft	40 AP	10 Sec	Builds 40 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You draw forth a huge amount of Dark Magic and slam your target with a powerful blast of force, dealing X Spirit damage.
None	Shades Of Death	Action	13	Curse	Instant	100ft	30 AP	5 Sec	Your target is haunted by spectres of death and doom for up to 10 seconds, causing an additional X Corporeal damage each time they suffer damage. This effect will occur up to 5 times before fading.
None	Soul Stealer	Morale (4)	15	Damaging	Instant	100ft	Morale (4)	60 Sec	Your target and all other enemies within 30 feet of them suffer X damage and lose 125 Action Points. You gain X health and 125 Action Points.
	Recover Energy	Tactic	3	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Any time you damage an enemy with a Path Of Agony ability, you have a 25% chance to regain 50 Action Points. This effect will not trigger more than once every 3 seconds.
	Tapping The Dark	Tactic	7	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Whenever your Frozen Touch effect triggers for one of your allies, they will become surrounded by a protective barrier for up to 5 seconds which will absorb up to X damage.
	Swell Of Gloom	Tactic	11	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Gloomburst will now deal an additional X Corporeal damage each time it hits, but will also cause a Backlash every time as well.

[edit] Path of Calamity

Focuses on doing large amounts of damage slowly over time (DOTs). Extremely fast casting spells. Lowest risk to the caster. Also capable of casting many debilitating effects to help the group.

Icon	Ability Name	Ability	Required points	Type	Cast Time	Range	Cost	Cooldown	Description
None	Gloom Of Night	Action	5	Curse	2 Sec	80ft	25 AP	10 Sec	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 20 Dark Magic A cloud of gloom clings to your target for 15 seconds, dealing X Spirit damage every 3 seconds to them and all other enemies within 20 feet of them.
None	Hand Of Ruin	Action	9	Damaging	Instant	100ft	13 AP/Sec	11 sec	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 15 Dark Magic. Tendrils of dark energy burst forth from your hand and slice into your target for up to 6 seconds, dealing X Spirit damage every 2 seconds. This effect will end if you break your concentration or run out of action points.
None	Absorb Vitality	Action	13	Curse	Instant	100ft	30 AP	20 Sec	Has a chance to cause a Backlash! Builds 5 Dark Magic. A Curse which siphons away your enemy's life, dealing X Corporeal damage over 15 seconds and healing you for all of the damage dealt.
None	Crippling Terror	Morale (4)	15	Debuff	Instant	100ft	Morale (4)	60 Sec	Your target and all other enemies within 30 feet of them are Silenced and Disarmed for 7 seconds, making them unable to use melee, ranged, or magic abilities. This effect is not subject to diminishing returns.
	Vision Of Domination	Tactic	3	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	When Vision Of Torment ends, you will regain 50 action points.
	Shadow Of Disaster	Tactic	7	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Daemonic Chill will now have a chance to react when your groupmates are struck by any attack, not just melee attacks.
	Chilling Gusts	Tactic	11	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Each time Chillwind or Ice Spikes damages an enemy, there is a 33% chance that the victim will suffer an additional X Corporeal damage as well.

[edit] Path of Destruction

Lays waste to large areas with potent Dark Magic (AoEs). Requires the player to get in close to fight for full effect. Highest risk to caster. Tends to blow herself up as much as everyone else around her!

Icon	Ability Name	Ability	Required points	Type	Cast Time	Range	Cost	Cooldown	Description
None	Black Horror	Action	5	Curse	3 Sec	80ft	40 AP	None	Builds 10 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You create a maelstrom of evil power which deals X Corporeal damage to your target and all other enemies within 20 feet of them, and reduces their Initiative by Y for 10 seconds.
None	Disastrous Cascade	Action	9	Damaging	Instant	None	30 AP/Sec	8 Sec	Builds 15 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You allow dark powers for flow freely through your body for up to 3 seconds, dealing 225 Spirit damage every second to all enemies within 30 feet. This effect will end if you break your concentration or run out of action points.
None	Shadow Knives	Action	13	Damaging	Instant	80ft	20 AP/Sec	13 Sec	Builds 15 Dark Magic. Has a chance to cause a Backlash! You create a cloud of dark energy for up to 6 seconds, dealing X Corporeal damage to your target and all enemies within 20 feet of them every 2 seconds. This effect will end if you break your concentration or run out of action points.
None	Paralyzing Nightmares	Morale (4)	15	Damaging	Instant	None	Morale (4)	60 Sec	All enemies within 30 feet suffer X damage and become Rooted, making them unable to move for 7 seconds. This effect is not subject to diminishing returns.
	Piercing Shadows	Tactic	3	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Any time that your Dark Magic causes an Backlash, the blast will also deal 50% of the damage to all enemies within 30 feet of you.
	Lengthening Shadows	Tactic	7	Healing	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Increases the radius of Surging Pain and the distance of Infernal Wave by 33%.
	Neverending Agony	Tactic	11	Buff	Passive	None	Tactic	None	Reduces Infernal Wave's cooldown time by 5 seconds, and Pit Of Shades's cooldown time by 10 seconds.