Shade skills

Values per skill level come straight from the game's skill table. Levels above 20 are reached with +skills from items. Synergy bonuses are not included in these numbers: they are listed under each skill. Sizes are in yards (1 yard = 4 pixels).

Snares

Storm Snare

Throw a net of crackling wire that shocks every enemy caught in it for a few turns.

• Required level: 1
• Type: area, cast (uses FCR)
• Element: Lightning
• Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
• Synergies: +12% per level of Sparking Sentry; +12% per level of Thunder Sentry

Level	Damage	Additional targets	Duration (rounds)
1	1-6	3	3
2	2.5-9	3	3
3	4-12	3	3
4	5.5-15	3	3
5	7-18	3	3
6	8.5-21	3	3
7	10-24	3	3
8	11.5-27	3	3
9	13-30	3	3
10	14.5-33	3	3
11	16-36	3	3
12	17.5-39	3	3
13	19-42	3	3
14	20.5-45	3	3
15	22-48	3	3
16	23.5-51	3	3
17	25-54	3	3
18	26.5-57	3	3
19	28-60	3	3
20	29.5-63	3	3
25	37-78	3	3
30	44.5-93	3	3

Pitch Flask

Hurl a flask of burning pitch that bursts on impact.

• Required level: 1
• Type: projectile, cast (uses FCR)
• Element: Fire
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Synergies: +12% per level of Wake of Embers; +12% per level of Pyre Sentry

Level	Damage	Additional targets
1	3-5	2
2	7.5-10	2
3	12-15	2
4	16.5-20	2
5	21-25	2
6	25.5-30	2
7	30-35	2
8	34.5-40	2
9	39-45	2
10	43.5-50	2
11	48-55	2
12	52.5-60	2
13	57-65	2
14	61.5-70	2
15	66-75	2
16	70.5-80	2
17	75-85	2
18	79.5-90	2
19	84-95	2
20	88.5-100	2
25	111-125	2
30	133.5-150	2

Rime Caltrops

Toss frozen caltrops that shatter into icy shards, chilling what they hit.

• Required level: 1
• Type: projectile, cast (uses FCR)
• Element: Cold
• Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns
• Synergies: +10% per level of Rime Sentry; +10% per level of Glacier Sentry

Level	Damage	Projectiles
1	4-4	1
2	7.5-8	1
3	11-12	1
4	14.5-16	1
5	18-20	1
6	21.5-24	1
7	25-28	1
8	28.5-32	2
9	32-36	2
10	35.5-40	2
11	39-44	2
12	42.5-48	2
13	46-52	2
14	49.5-56	2
15	53-60	3
16	56.5-64	3
17	60-68	3
18	63.5-72	3
19	67-76	3
20	70.5-80	3
25	88-100	4
30	105.5-120	5

Sparking Sentry

Plant a sentry that spits sparks at the enemy each turn.

• Required level: 12
• Requires: Storm Snare
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Sparking Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Wake of Embers

Plant a sentry that sends a wave of embers over the enemies each turn.

• Required level: 12
• Requires: Pitch Flask
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Ember Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Rime Sentry

Plant a sentry that lashes bouncing bolts of ice at the enemies.

• Required level: 12
• Requires: Rime Caltrops
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Rime Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Thunder Sentry

Plant a sentry that calls forked lightning down on the enemies.

• Required level: 24
• Requires: Sparking Sentry
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Thunder Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Pyre Sentry

Plant a sentry that bursts into seeking fire bolts.

• Required level: 24
• Requires: Wake of Embers
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Pyre Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Glacier Sentry

Plant a sentry that bursts into glacial spikes that freeze.

• Required level: 24
• Requires: Rime Sentry
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Glacier Sentry

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Death's Lantern

Plant a lantern of the dead that pulses deadly magic over the enemies.

• Required level: 30
• Requires: Thunder Sentry, Pyre Sentry, Glacier Sentry
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Summons: Death's Lantern

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Enhanced Damage
1	5	0
2	6	6
3	6	12
4	6	18
5	6	24
6	6	30
7	6	36
8	6	42
9	6	48
10	6	54
11	6	60
12	7	66
13	7	72
14	7	78
15	7	84
16	7	90
17	7	96
18	7	102
19	7	108
20	7	114
25	8	144
30	8	174

Shadows

Claw Discipline

Passive: years with the hidden blade. More damage and deadlier strikes.

• Required level: 1
• Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)

Level	X% Enhanced Damage	X% Deadly Strike
1	15	3
2	20	3.5
3	25	4
4	30	4.5
5	35	5
6	40	5.5
7	45	6
8	50	6.5
9	55	7
10	60	7.5
11	65	8
12	70	8.5
13	75	9
14	80	9.5
15	85	10
16	90	10.5
17	95	11
18	100	11.5
19	105	12
20	110	12.5
25	135	15
30	160	17.5

Quickening

Your blood quickens: you attack faster and slip away more easily for a few turns. It does not end your turn.

• Required level: 6
• Requires: Claw Discipline
• Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns, doesn't end your turn

Level	Duration (rounds)	X% Increased Attack Speed	X% Chance to Escape a Battle
1	4	20	10
2	5	22	12
3	5	24	14
4	5	26	16
5	5	28	18
6	5	30	20
7	6	32	22
8	6	34	24
9	6	36	26
10	6	38	28
11	6	40	30
12	7	42	32
13	7	44	34
14	7	46	36
15	7	48	38
16	7	50	40
17	8	52	42
18	8	54	44
19	8	56	46
20	8	58	48
25	9	68	58
30	10	78	68

Whirling Blade

Set a spinning blade between you and the enemies that cuts them for a few turns.

• Required level: 6
• Type: area, cast (uses FCR)
• Element: Physical
• Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
• Synergies: +8% per level of Ricochet Blades; +8% per level of Ring of Knives

Level	Damage	Additional targets	Duration (rounds)
1	6-11	3	3
2	10-15	3	4
3	14-19	3	4
4	18-23	3	4
5	22-27	3	4
6	26-31	3	4
7	30-35	3	4
8	34-39	3	4
9	38-43	3	4
10	42-47	3	4
11	46-51	3	4
12	50-55	3	5
13	54-59	3	5
14	58-63	3	5
15	62-67	3	5
16	66-71	3	5
17	70-75	3	5
18	74-79	3	5
19	78-83	3	5
20	82-87	3	5
25	102-107	3	6
30	122-127	3	6

Parrying Claws

Passive: turn blows aside with your claws.

• Required level: 12
• Requires: Claw Discipline
• Type: passive, attack (uses IAS)

Level	X% Chance of Blocking	X Defense
1	10	50
2	11.5	60
3	13	70
4	14.5	80
5	16	90
6	17.5	100
7	19	110
8	20.5	120
9	22	130
10	23.5	140
11	25	150
12	26.5	160
13	28	170
14	29.5	180
15	31	190
16	32.5	200
17	34	210
18	35.5	220
19	37	230
20	38.5	240
25	46	290
30	53.5	340

Fade into Mist

Half your body slips into shadow: higher resistances, fewer blows land, curses fade faster. It does not end your turn.

• Required level: 18
• Requires: Quickening
• Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns, doesn't end your turn

Level	Duration (rounds)	All Resistances X	Physical Resist X%	Curse Length Reduced by X%
1	5	10	2	10
2	6	12	2.5	12
3	6	14	3	14
4	6	16	3.5	16
5	6	18	4	18
6	7	20	4.5	20
7	7	22	5	22
8	7	24	5.5	24
9	7	26	6	26
10	8	28	6.5	28
11	8	30	7	30
12	8	32	7.5	32
13	8	34	8	34
14	9	36	8.5	36
15	9	38	9	38
16	9	40	9.5	40
17	9	42	10	42
18	10	44	10.5	44
19	10	46	11	46
20	10	48	11.5	48
25	11	58	14	58
30	13	68	16.5	68

Shadow Double

Your shadow steps out of you and fights at your side.

• Required level: 18
• Requires: Parrying Claws
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 4 turns
• Summons: Shadow Double

Level	X% to Max Life	X% Enhanced Damage	X% to Defense
1	0	0	0
2	12	10	10
3	24	20	20
4	36	30	30
5	48	40	40
6	60	50	50
7	72	60	60
8	84	70	70
9	96	80	80
10	108	90	90
11	120	100	100
12	132	110	110
13	144	120	120
14	156	130	130
15	168	140	140
16	180	150	150
17	192	160	160
18	204	170	170
19	216	180	180
20	228	190	190
25	288	240	240
30	348	290	290

Ricochet Blades

Throw spinning blades that ricochet from enemy to enemy.

• Required level: 18
• Requires: Whirling Blade
• Type: projectile, attack (uses IAS)
• Element: Physical
• Turn-based cooldown: 3 turns
• Synergies: +8% per level of Whirling Blade; +8% per level of Ring of Knives

Level	Damage	Weapon damage %	Chain
1	5-10	40	2
2	8-14.5	44	2
3	11-19	48	2
4	14-23.5	52	2
5	17-28	56	2
6	20-32.5	60	2
7	23-37	64	2
8	26-41.5	68	2
9	29-46	72	2
10	32-50.5	76	2
11	35-55	80	3
12	38-59.5	84	3
13	41-64	88	3
14	44-68.5	92	3
15	47-73	96	3
16	50-77.5	100	3
17	53-82	104	3
18	56-86.5	108	3
19	59-91	112	3
20	62-95.5	116	3
25	77-118	136	4
30	92-140.5	156	4

Black Venom

Coat your blades in black venom: your attacks poison for a few turns. It does not end your turn.

• Required level: 30
• Requires: Fade into Mist
• Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns, doesn't end your turn

Level	Duration (rounds)	X to Minimum Poison Damage	X to Maximum Poison Damage
1	5	20	30
2	6	32	44
3	6	44	58
4	6	56	72
5	6	68	86
6	7	80	100
7	7	92	114
8	7	104	128
9	7	116	142
10	8	128	156
11	8	140	170
12	8	152	184
13	8	164	198
14	9	176	212
15	9	188	226
16	9	200	240
17	9	212	254
18	10	224	268
19	10	236	282
20	10	248	296
25	11	308	366
30	13	368	436

Shadow Sovereign

Call a greater shadow, a sovereign of the dark, to fight at your side.

• Required level: 30
• Requires: Shadow Double
• Type: summon, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns
• Summons: Shadow Sovereign

Level	X% to Max Life	X% Enhanced Damage	All Resistances X
1	0	0	5
2	15	15	8
3	30	30	11
4	45	45	14
5	60	60	17
6	75	75	20
7	90	90	23
8	105	105	26
9	120	120	29
10	135	135	32
11	150	150	35
12	165	165	38
13	180	180	41
14	195	195	44
15	210	210	47
16	225	225	50
17	240	240	53
18	255	255	56
19	270	270	59
20	285	285	62
25	360	360	77
30	435	435	92

Ring of Knives

Knives whirl around you for a few turns and slice every enemy each turn.

• Required level: 30
• Requires: Ricochet Blades
• Type: buff, cast (uses FCR)
• Turn-based cooldown: 5 turns

Level	Duration (rounds)
1	4
2	5
3	5
4	5
5	5
6	5
7	6
8	6
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
25	9
30	10

The Raven Dance

Wolf's Bite

Charge-up: each hit stores a charge (up to 3). Your next finishing move (or basic attack) deals far more damage per charge.

• Required level: 1
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Damage	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	1-2	125	5
2	3-4	129	5
3	5-6	133	5
4	7-8	137	5
5	9-10	141	5
6	11-12	145	5
7	13-14	149	5
8	15-16	153	5
9	17-18	157	5
10	19-20	161	5
11	21-22	165	5
12	23-24	169	5
13	25-26	173	5
14	27-28	177	5
15	29-30	181	5
16	31-32	185	5
17	33-34	189	5
18	35-36	193	5
19	37-38	197	5
20	39-40	201	5
25	49-50	221	5
30	59-60	241	5

Raven Heel

Finishing move: a flurry of kicks that releases every stored charge.

• Required level: 1
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn

Level	Weapon damage %	Hits
1	100	1
2	107	1
3	114	1
4	121	1
5	128	1
6	135	1
7	142	1
8	149	2
9	156	2
10	163	2
11	170	2
12	177	2
13	184	2
14	191	2
15	198	3
16	205	3
17	212	3
18	219	3
19	226	3
20	233	3
25	268	4
30	303	5

Embered Fists

Charge-up (claws): each hit stores a charge; your finishing move releases fire per charge.

• Required level: 6
• Requires: Wolf's Bite
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Needs: Claw
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	100	5
2	104	5
3	108	5
4	112	5
5	116	5
6	120	5
7	124	5
8	128	5
9	132	5
10	136	5
11	140	5
12	144	5
13	148	5
14	152	5
15	156	5
16	160	5
17	164	5
18	168	5
19	172	5
20	176	5
25	196	5
30	216	5

Twin Talons

Finishing move: slash twice with your claws, releasing every stored charge.

• Required level: 6
• Requires: Raven Heel
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Needs: Claw
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn
• Synergies: +4% per level of Claw Discipline

Level	Weapon damage %
1	150
2	160
3	170
4	180
5	190
6	200
7	210
8	220
9	230
10	240
11	250
12	260
13	270
14	280
15	290
16	300
17	310
18	320
19	330
20	340
25	390
30	440

Adder's Kiss

Charge-up: each hit stores a charge; your finishing move steals life per charge.

• Required level: 12
• Requires: Wolf's Bite
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	100	5
2	104	5
3	108	5
4	112	5
5	116	5
6	120	5
7	124	5
8	128	5
9	132	5
10	136	5
11	140	5
12	144	5
13	148	5
14	152	5
15	156	5
16	160	5
17	164	5
18	168	5
19	172	5
20	176	5
25	196	5
30	216	5

Storm Talons

Charge-up (claws): each hit stores a charge; your finishing move releases lightning per charge.

• Required level: 18
• Requires: Embered Fists
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Needs: Claw
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	100	5
2	104	5
3	108	5
4	112	5
5	116	5
6	120	5
7	124	5
8	128	5
9	132	5
10	136	5
11	140	5
12	144	5
13	148	5
14	152	5
15	156	5
16	160	5
17	164	5
18	168	5
19	172	5
20	176	5
25	196	5
30	216	5

Hammer Heel

Finishing move: an explosive kick that bursts into flame, releasing every stored charge.

• Required level: 18
• Requires: Twin Talons
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Element: Fire
• Turn-based cooldown: 1 turn

Level	Damage	Weapon damage %	Additional targets
1	10-20	150	2
2	18-28	165	2
3	26-36	180	2
4	34-44	195	2
5	42-52	210	2
6	50-60	225	2
7	58-68	240	2
8	66-76	255	2
9	74-84	270	2
10	82-92	285	2
11	90-100	300	2
12	98-108	315	2
13	106-116	330	2
14	114-124	345	2
15	122-132	360	2
16	130-140	375	2
17	138-148	390	2
18	146-156	405	2
19	154-164	420	2
20	162-172	435	2
25	202-212	510	2
30	242-252	585	2

Frost Talons

Charge-up (claws): each hit stores a charge; your finishing move releases cold per charge.

• Required level: 24
• Requires: Storm Talons
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Needs: Claw
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	100	5
2	104	5
3	108	5
4	112	5
5	116	5
6	120	5
7	124	5
8	128	5
9	132	5
10	136	5
11	140	5
12	144	5
13	148	5
14	152	5
15	156	5
16	160	5
17	164	5
18	168	5
19	172	5
20	176	5
25	196	5
30	216	5

Raven's Descent

Finishing move: drop on the enemy like a raven, releasing every stored charge in one kick.

• Required level: 24
• Requires: Hammer Heel
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Turn-based cooldown: 2 turns

Level	Weapon damage %
1	200
2	218
3	236
4	254
5	272
6	290
7	308
8	326
9	344
10	362
11	380
12	398
13	416
14	434
15	452
16	470
17	488
18	506
19	524
20	542
25	632
30	722

Morrigan's Fury

Charge-up: each hit stores a charge; your finishing move releases fire, cold and lightning per charge.

• Required level: 30
• Requires: Adder's Kiss, Frost Talons
• Type: strike, attack (uses IAS)
• Turn-based cooldown: none

Level	Weapon damage %	Duration (rounds)
1	100	5
2	104	5
3	108	5
4	112	5
5	116	5
6	120	5
7	124	5
8	128	5
9	132	5
10	136	5
11	140	5
12	144	5
13	148	5
14	152	5
15	156	5
16	160	5
17	164	5
18	168	5
19	172	5
20	176	5
25	196	5
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