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Bazaar 1.2.5

- This addon introduces a new variant of vault, the bazaar, where you don't fight for items, but rather buy (or steal) them.

- A central aspect of this addon is a new questline (consisting of 3 follow-up-quests), which introduces the player to the bazaar-system. The questline starts in the Village of Elvala (look out for a special npc - he will lookout for you as well).

- I took the idea to this addon from starsapphire (Idea : Markets in dungeons! - http://forums.te4.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=42553)

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(1) Bazaars can appear in most dungeons and outdoor zones, which happen to also generate vaults; chances for regular vault-generation aren't being limited. Bazaars won't appear in the East however - tradesmen haven't made it there yet.

(2) Each bazaar contains a shopkeeper and a limited amount of items, which can't be pickuped by normal means (they are chained to the ground). Instead, you either have to pay to be able to pick up such an item - or you try to unchain it (success chances scale with cunning, dexterity and talent points in Heightened Senses and Stealth). Failure to unchain it will trigger a trap which teleports the player (and his party) to a parallel zone ("Mirrorscape").

--> To escape from the Mirrorscape, a special guardian needs to be killed. Alternatively, there are two hidden exit points. The Power of the Guardian scales extremely with the Base-Level of the Zone (Break-Points: Level 20, 30, 50, 70) and the item-quality the trap is based on (unique items are protected by stronger guardians). Killing the guardian allows the player to pick up the item in question.

--> Killing the shopkeeper unchains all item in his shop. Shopkeepers are extremely strong, however.

(3) Additionally, each shopkeeper has a rare ingredient for sale, and some of them also sell maps, which point to special treasure areas in a variety of zones. To find out about these special goods, chat with the vendor. (Again, treasuremaps point only to zones in the West.)

(4)In Elvala starts a questline, which leads to the discovery of a new zone, The Bazaar. Follow-up quests then introduce more in depth to the bazaar system.

(5) Most bazaar-vaults will also be generated inside the Infinite Dungeon - most Treasuremaps also work here.

(6) From time to time, a caravan will spawn on the overworld map. Encountering a caravan is similar to an "Ambush", however without meeting hostile npcs - instead, two shopkeepers will offer their items.

So, How to start? --> Go to Elvala, talk with a nice dwarf!

Notable modifications to the core game:

- added a new Faction ("Free Traders")
- Overload: added an event zone to Elvala
- Superload: engine/generator/map/roomer.lua - small extension to the code to enable bazaar-vaults to spawn, worldDirectorAI - adding a script for the caravans to spawn
- Hooks: data/talents/misc/npcs, data/talents/misc/objects, data/timed_effects, /data/general/stores/basic, data/general/objects/special-artifacts, /data/general/objects/boss-artifacts.lua, data/general/objects/world-artifacts

Feedback about bugs, improvements, compatibility issues very welcome.

Fixed:
- made vendors "slightly" tougher by giving them a more badass summon and draconic body
- put warnings on treasuremaps, where those lead to very dangerous areas
- fixed an issue with the Infinite Dungeon

24.11.
- Shopkeepers won't get extra talents/classes in higher difficulties anymore (this could lead to errors)
- increased Shopkeepers Life and Resists

27.11
- added more safety-checks to vendors before trying to "return home" after being dislocated, to address a possible error

1.12
- fixed shopguards following the player around while being neutral/friendly
- fixed levelranges to all treasuremaps, which should make them a bit easier on normal and doable on higher difficulties

12.12
- making vendorporting more failsafe (again)
- tuned down a certain lady in the pocket dimension

20.12.

- removed an empty event file from the bazaar main zone, as it would trigger an error with the latest ashes update

01.02.
- items inside bazaars got a new trap. Failing to unchain an items won't upset the vendor anymore, instead the culprit gets cast into an alternate zone, the mirrorscape (much like fearscape)
- caravans spawn from time to time on the worldmap
--> more details inside the updated content text

A warning: you are trapped inside the mirrorscape until you defeat its guardian or find the exit

Bazaar 1.2.5

Escorts Enhanced 1.2.3

Various enhancements to escort quest NPCs:
- Escorts now follow the player when not close to the portal.
- Escorts occasionally say useful things.
- Escorts heal 5% of their maximum health per turn.

Escorts Enhanced 1.2.3

Items Vault 1.2.0

Donators/Buyers bonus!
Items Vault 1.2.0

Cross-tier Luminescence 1.2.4

Makes Luminescence a cross-tier effect, so wild infusions will more reliably clear blindness caused by sun infusions. Suggested by Edge.

Cross-tier Luminescence 1.2.4

Difficulty Addon 1.2.3

Adds in the Intense, Brutal, and Chaos difficulties, stepping stones between the vanilla difficulties, and additionally grants free stat bonuses based on difficulty level.

Difficulty Addon 1.2.3

Succor and easement 1.0.1

INFO: This mod is *defunct*. Dead and buried. Been for years now.
Hope you had fun using it while it worked.

Edit: Actually... I might remake it shortly. Make it stronger, faster and so on. If you've got any suggestions, fire away in the comment section.

To be honest, I've been hoping something similar would make it into the main game but it never did. Which I will forever be miffed by :).

There are alternatives (for both, the alchemist part and the escort part), check the comments, search the addons.

I keep it here for those few who might want to play an older version of the game or for coding reference.

--- Old description:

A few things to make rng less random with regards to character build (because I really, really dislike it when a build is subject to randomness).

This includes and is limited to:
- no alchemist poaching,
- choose your own escort types.

It does make the game easier. Not in a significant way but use at risk to your own pride.

Formerly "known" as Succor and easement.

Succor and easement 1.0.1

Mesmer 1.2.5

A magical class based on creating and shattering illusions.

Mesmer 1.2.5

New Gem Types 1.2.4

Adds several new gem types and attempts to fill in some gaps in Tiered gem colors; also adds the Crystal race.

This is a continuation of jayseesee's original addon. It's my hope that the gems in this release are balanced, consistent across tiers, and useful to a variety of different characters.

Also hopefully all the Crystal's balance issues have been worked out: it should be an interesting tactical challenge to make best use of its unique mobility, find the right time to exploit its Runic Saturation status clear Stasis talent, and optimal self-imbued gemstone for each dungeon.

As always, please let me know if you find any issues in terms of bugs, game mechanics, or interface!

New Gem Types 1.2.4

Tier-1 Short Circuit Option 1.0.6

Adds a new game option "Short-circuit some early dungeons" to enable or disable the new b43 behavior of skipping the player directly to the bottom of tier-1 dungeons if you're strong enough. The option will appear under Game Options in the <Esc> menu.

    Also available as part of the ZOmnibus Addon Pack and ZOmnibus Lite.

    Tier-1 Short Circuit Option 1.0.6

    Marson's UI Modifications 1.2.5

    v3.7.0 *** FOR ToME v1.3.0+ ONLY ***
    If you are using an older version of ToME, visit http://te4.org/games/addons/tome/marson-ui and choose an earlier version of this addon.

    An attempt to make 1920x1080 easier on my decaying eyesight, plus a few personal preferences. This is a revamp for the Minimalist UI. It may work for Classic, but hasn't been tested for it. Most settings can be found on the UI tab on the Game Options screen.

    • Adds a 'Fonts' tab to 'Game Options'. Choose separate font styles and sizes for six categories:

        * menus & dialogs
    * HUD elements
    * tooltips & character sheet
    * chat & combat log
    * flying text
    * lore

    • Expanded font size range to 8 - 36 points. (Stock range is 10 - 18)
    • Ability to add your own fonts with a fontpack addon.
    http://te4.org/games/addons/tome/font_example
    • Scales most dialog boxes to account for larger fonts.
    • Hotkey bar revamp:
       * Frame colors: green = activated talent, blue = sustained talent, yellow = equipped item, orange = unequipped item. Colors on talent screen and buff bar changed to match.
   * Frame colors do not change when on cooldown.
   * All talents/items on cooldown will have a red overlay.
   * Z-layer of key text (C8, etc) moved under color overlay to better differentiate from cooldown text.
   * Unequipped items get pale yellow color overlay similar to cooldown overlay.
   * Right-clicking on an item no longer clears the item; it brings up the hotkey assignment menu. (You may clear it from there, as with talents.)

    • 'Use Talent' screen now also lists all usable items, allowing you to associate a hotkey using the dropdown menu. Objects are separated based on whether they are worn or not and display their current cooldowns.
    • When assigning a hotkey, the list will show available hotkeys as 1 through 0,-,= with C,S,A,AS, modifiers (example: "Hotkey C7") instead of "Hotkey 1" through "Hotkey 60", so as to match the labels on the hotkey bar.
    • Enabled and modified 'Creature List' code that was in stock ToME but not used. Lists NPCs in player's sight along with their remaining energy and distance. Mousing over an NPC in the Creature List will center the screen on that creature. Toggle the list on/off with Ctrl-Tab.
    • 'Limit Terrain Height' option will rescale trees and mushrooms to prevent them from overlapping the grid above them. (Will not affect current level until you leave and return.)
    • Adds viewport options: 'Original' is the stock behavior from v1.1.5 ToME. The game will use Scroll Distance, but won't show a black border around the map. With a high Scroll Distance, you will remain centered until you get to the edge of the map, at which point the map stops moving and your character moves off-center. 'No Hiding' is now the stock behavior of v1.2.x ToME. It is a bit of a hybrid. The map will scroll similar to 1.1.5, but will show enough of a black border so that your avatar will not hide under UI elements such as the mini-map and hotkey bar. 'Centered' will force the viewport to strictly follow the Scroll Distance setting. If you have it a high number, you will be centered 100% of the time.
    • Adds option to enable right-click dragging of the viewport. This will coexist with mouse gestures but may not mix with them in a visually pleasing manner.
    • Separate adjustable background transparencies for dialogs, tooltips, combat log, chat, and hotkeys.
    • Adjustable tooltip width.
    • Ability to change tooltip location: each of the four corners / at mouse cursor / opposite corner from mouse.
    • Tooltip will get out of the way of target location via keyboard as well as mouse cursor.
    • Ability to disable ambient background noises (dogs barking, water dripping, etc.) on the UI tab in Game Options. Defaults to 'enabled' (no change from stock).
    • Shields (damage, temporal, etc.) will play a sound when they expire on a character you are controlling. (I've missed that my antimagic shield went down one too many times.) I've included a couple versions of the sound, including silence.
    (shield_off.ogg created by reg7783 and licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.)
    • Adds a choice of tooltip style for the Inventory screen. 'Original' is the same as stock. 'Small Screen' moves the tooltip to either side of the screen so that it obscures less and doesn't bounce around. 'Big Screen' uses a dedicated location between the rag doll and the item list.
    • If your character knows the talent 'Extract Gems', a tab will appear on the inventory screen listing all items that may be converted to gems based on your current talent level, including items in the Transmogrification Chest.
    • Adds a 'Usable Items' tab to the Inventory screen.
    • Adds a 'Preview Talents' button to the character creation screen. This will allow you to view the stats and talents of the current race/class combo without needing to generate a new game.
    • Character creation screen will remind you if you are in dev/cheat mode.
    • Ability to ESC from character creation screen.
    • Alchemist quest shows details about the various rewards you are working towards: "Agrimley the hermit needs your help making an Elixir of Explosive Force, which permanently increase your chance to critically strike with spells by 4%." This will only apply to characters who take the quest after enabling this addon.
    (Also available as separate addon.)
    • ToME Bugfix: 'Tactical Overlay' dropdown menu.

    + ToME v1.3.0 compatible.

    + Integrated 0player's NPC List speed performance fix.

    + Added frame highlights when mousing over or dragging a hotkey.

    Marson's UI Modifications 1.2.5

    Stone Wardens Bonus Class 1.2.3

    Donators/Buyers bonus!
    Stone Wardens Bonus Class 1.2.3

    Faster Run/Rest/Explore 1.0.6

    Important: this addon will have no effect if left unconfigured! Please read the description!

    Recommended settings:

    hit escape -> video options
    • Requested FPS: 30
    • Resting divider: 10
    • Running divider: 5

    Description:

    Enables faster run/resting by use of FPS dividers.

    These dividers simply divide the game's requested FPS by their respective values while resting or running. After starting a new game or loading a saved character, configure this addon by hitting escape -> video options. Setting these dividers to something greater than one can substantially reduce the amount of time required to finish resting/running on older computers.

    Just be careful when resting on an escort mission...

    Changelog:

    See the forum discussion for the changelog.

    Faster Run/Rest/Explore 1.0.6

    Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.2.4

    Official Expansion!

    Many in Maj'Eyal have heard of "demons", sadistic creatures who appear seemingly from nowhere, leaving a trail of suffering and destruction whereever they go. Their Fearscape floats far above the skies, watching and waiting, but not idly; their agents scout the land, their legions build up their forces, and their scholars develop new spells and strategies. As the barrier between our worlds begins to crack under their scrutiny, helpless Eyalites have begun to disappear, whisked up to serve as their slaves and playthings. They imbue these victims with magical powers to better survive the ensuing stresses - can you use your new-found abilities to escape the legions of Mal'Rok?

    Features:

    • Start with a new class, the Doombringer! These avatars of demonic destruction charge into battle with massive two-handed weapons, cutting swaths of firey devastation through hordes of opponents. Armed with flame magic and demonic strength, they delight in fighting against overwhelming odds, softening up the crowd with waves of fire, then feeding on the flames and suffering of their surroundings to stay alive while quickly reducing any group to a pile of ash and gore.
    • Unlock a new class, the Demonologist, with an all-new item enhancement mechanic! Bearing a shield and the magic of the Spellblaze itself, these melee-fighting casters can grow demonic seeds from their fallen enemies. Imbue these seeds onto your items to gain a wide array of new talents and passive benefits, and summon the demons within them to fight on your side! Ever looked at a gigantic demon-cursed minotaur and wished it was on your side for once? Well, now you CAN summon one to pound your foes into paste while you cast devastating spells from afar, or call forth a squad of Fire Imps to pelt your enemies to death while they exhaust themselves on your impenetrable defenses! Demons have persistent health, making them a little more precious than disposable necromancer skeletons or summoner beasts, but can be revived from death nonetheless.
    • Two new zones, with all-new art, foes, and bosses! You've seen the plains of the Fearscape before, now see the lairs and headquarters of the demons themselves!
    • Over 10,000 words of written lore to find! The demons were once an enlightened, peaceful race, hailing from a distant planet known as Mal'Rok; learn what drove them to plot Eyal's eternal torture! Discover monuments to each of the demonic species and noteworthy individuals, showing the place of honor each has among them! Get a glimpse into the culture and daily lives of these sadistic invaders and their brainwashed thralls!
    • Unlock a new race, Doomelves: Shalore who've taken to the demonic alterations especially well, corrupting their typical abilities into a darker form. Blink away to safety, transform into a shadowy dúathedlen to hide in the shadows or prey on your foes with blasts of darkness, use your new resilience to soak up status effects and critical hits, and assault your enemies' minds to leave them unsteady in combat!
    • Between the aforementioned classes and Doomelves, a whopping 75 new talents!
    • Unlock two new cosmetic options! You know you've always wanted demon-horns.
    • Two new events, appearing anywhere in Eyal!
    • 20 new artifacts, with unique and interesting effects. Collect the Obsidian Treasures to amass more and more power! Slip your hands into the Will of Ul'Gruth and watch your sweeping blows smash down walls! Wear a giant hideous hell-mouth as a fashionable belt!
    • 7 new achievements! Conquer the worst Urh'Rok's forces can throw at you, and hang their metaphorical skulls from your profile page!

    Ashes of Urh'Rok 1.2.4

    Illim race 1.2.3

    This addon adds an Illim race, an otherworldly explorers whose native world died from old age before their kind did.

    Illim race 1.2.3
    CampaignMaj'Eyal
    ModeNormal Adventure
    SexMale
    RaceIllim
    ClassMesmer
    Level / Exp2 / 2%
    Sizemedium
    Lifes / Deaths
    no deaths recorded
    2 / 0

    Primary Stats

    Strength13 (base 13)
    Dexterity11 (base 10)
    Constitution11 (base 10)
    Magic14 (base 14)
    Willpower11 (base 10)
    Cunning15 (base 13)

    Resources

    Life110/110
    Mana111/111
    Healing Factor1
    Regeneration0.25

    Speed

    Mental0%
    Attack0%
    Movement0%
    Spell0%
    Global+100%

    Vision

    Sight10
    Lite2

    Offense: Mainhand

    Damage8
    Accuracy5
    Crit Chance4%
    APR2
    Speed1.00

    Offense: Spell

    Spellpower17
    Crit Chance4%
    Speed1

    Offense: Mind

    Mindpower13.7
    Crit Chance2%
    Speed1

    Offense: Damage Bonus

    All+10%

    Defense: Base

    Armour (hardiness)0 (30%)
    Defense0.35
    Ranged Defense0.35
    Fatigue0
    Physical Save8.4
    Spell Save8.75
    Mental Save9.1

    Defense: Resistances

    All 0%( 70%)

    Defense: Immunities

    Instadeath Resistance100%

    Inscriptions (2/3)

    Runes
    Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: 8
    Cooldown: 18
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a spell
    Description: Activate the rune to fire a beam of lightning, doing 14.67 to 44.00 lightning damage.
    Also transform you into pure lightning for 2 turns; any damage will teleport you to an adjacent tile and ignore the damage (can only happen once per turn)
    Rune: Lightning
    Runes
    Effective talent level: 1.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 14
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Is: a spell
    Description: Activate the rune to become invisible (power 10) for 5 turns.
    As you become invisible you fade out of phase with reality, all your damage is reduced by 40%.
    Rune: Invisibility

    Class Talents

    Spell / Signets1.30
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Sustained
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 90
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: While sustained, this signet increases the percentage of your health that each of your newly-created illusions receives by 0.

      When you deactivate this signet (which takes no time) it resets the cooldowns on Mind Wrack and Decoy.

      The effects will increase with your Strength.

      Commentary: Superficially similar to the "Resilience" talent for Summoners, but with a different passive benefit calculation. Since Mesmers cannot really wear any armor and have low health, they primarily survive by avoiding damage and by having their illusions take damage for them. As a result, this talent, which buffs illusion health by 5-25%, may actually be closer to "Shielding", which buffs damage shields by 25-60%.
      Signet of Illusions
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Sustained
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 90
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: While sustained, this signet increases the arcane, light and physical damage you deal by 0.43%.

      When you deactivate this signet (which takes no time) it stuns all foes (power 13) within radius 1 for 3 turns.

      The effects will increase with your Strength.

      Commentary: Mesmers primarily deal arcane, light and physical damage. The scaling (3% per talent level) falls between "Hymn of Shadows" (5-25% over five levels) and "Wildfire" (2% per talent level).
      Signet of Domination
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Sustained
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 90
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: While sustained, all temporary beneficial effects applied to you have their durations increased by -1 turn(s). Each temporary effect instance can be extended only once. The duration increase is applied whenever you take an action, so ephemeral beneficial effects that last at most one turn (such as Mesmeric Dodge) may not be extended.

      When you deactivate this signet (which takes no time) it blinds all foes (power 13) within radius 1 for 3 turns.

      The effects will increase with your Strength.

      Commentary: This "boon duration and synergy" effect has no general equivalent in ToME. There are talents that increase the durations of particular effects (e.g., only damage shields or only regenerations). This Signet increases all beneficial effects that last more than one turn. This has a pleasant synergy with default Mesmer staff powers, but the clever player will find other fruitful combinations (e.g., buffs from inscriptions or charms, etc.).
      Signet of Midnight
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Sustained
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 90
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: While sustained, your movement speed is increased by 1%.

      When you deactivate this signet (which takes no time) it creates a burst of celerity, increasing your movement speed by 22% for 1 turn(s). Any actions other than movement will cancel the effect. Note: since you will be moving very fast, game turns will pass very slowly.

      The effects will increase with your Strength.

      Commentary: The passive speed benefit follows "Celerity" (but does not include free item set switching). The burst speed benefit is half as strong as "Lightning Speed". Mobility is critical for Mesmers, and this is the only Mesmer power that increases raw movement speed.
      Signet of Inspiration
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Sustained
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 90
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: Every three turns while this signet is sustained you heal 0.00 per illusion you control.

      When you deactivate (which takes no time) this signet it creates an ethereal burst, healing you for 13. In addition, the burst resets the cooldowns on the Mirror Blade, Phantasmal Berserker, Phase Retreat, and Phantasmal Warlock talents.

      The effects will increase with your Strength.

      Commentary: This ability helps Mesmers when they need it most: in the middle of a tough battle that requires multiple illusions. When the illusions are gone, the deactivation power resets some of the cooldowns needed to summon more. The passive healing rate scaling (3.0 per illusion per talent level every 3 turns) loosely follows "Fast Metabolism" (about 3.0 per talent level every turn), assuming you can keep three illusions alive.
      Signet of Ether
    		0/5
    Spell / Mantras1.30
    • Effective talent level: 2.6
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 1
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Meditate, charging a spell that will distract your target.

      You store up the energy to use mantras slowly, gaining one charge every 30 turns after last use of any mantra. Once charged, Mantras have no other cooldown and can be used rapidly. Mantra effects increase with Magic.

      Mantra of Distraction confuses (power 50%) and dazes all foes in radius 4 for 2 turn(s) and takes no time to use. Dazed targets cannot move, deal half damage, and have half defense, saves, accuracy, and power. Any damage will break the daze.

      You currently have 1 out of 1 stored charges of Mantra of Distraction.

      Commentary: This Mantra acts as an ersatz mobility power, buying the Mesmer precious turns to escape or heal during a fight. The radius scaling is similar to "Bellowing Roar", but this talent deals no damage.
      Mantra of Distraction
    		2/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 1
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Meditate, charging a spell that will damage your target.

      You store up the energy to use mantras slowly, gaining one charge every 30 turns from last use of any mantra. Once charged, Mantras have no other cooldown and can be used rapidly. Mantra effects increase with Magic and the critical chance is based on your magical crit rate.

      Mantra of Pain deals 4.10 arcane and 4.10 light damage to one target and takes no time to use.

      You currently have 0 out of 0 stored charges of Mantra of Pain.

      Commentary: Mesmers typically deal slightly less damage than other "squishy" classes (Archmages, Oozemancers, etc.). This Mantra provides additional damage when other talents are unavailable but does not directly smooth out the Mesmer weapon swap cooldown cycle.
      Mantra of Pain
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 1
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Meditate, charging a spell that will grant you stability.

      You store up the energy to use mantras slowly, gaining one charge every 30 turns from last use of any mantra. Once charged, Mantras have no other cooldown and can be used rapidly. Mantra effects increase with Magic.

      Mantra of Concentration grants you free action for 1 turns. This prevents all stuns, dazes, and pinning effects. Mantra of Concentration takes no time to use.

      You currently have 0 out of 0 stored charges of Mantra of Concentration.

      Commentary: This is the free action effect from "Infusion: Movement", but without the wild speed movement bonus. Mesmers have no innate way to gain resistance to stunning, dazing or pinning, so talents that remove such effects are critical.
      Mantra of Concentration
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 1
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Meditate, charging a spell that will free you of harmful effects.

      You store up the energy to use mantras slowly, gaining one charge every 30 turns since last use of any mantra. Once charged, Mantras have no other cooldown and can be used rapidly. Mantra effects increase with Magic.

      Mantra of Resolve removes 1 detrimental effect(s) currently afflicting you, chosen at random. It takes no time to use.

      You currently have 0 out of 0 stored charges of Mantra of Resolve.

      Commentary: Mesmers have no innate way to gain elemental resistance or resistance to stuns, dazes and the like. Talents that can remove control or damage-over-time effects are thus critical.
      Mantra of Resolve
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 1
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Meditate, charging a spell that will restore your health.

      You store up the energy to use mantras slowly, gaining one charge every 30 turns since last use of any mantra. Once charged, Mantras have no other cooldown and can be used rapidly. Mantra effects increase with Magic.

      Mantra of Recovery restores 29.76 health. Mantra of Recovery takes no time to use.

      You currently have 0 out of 0 stored charges of Mantra of Recovery.

      Commentary: The scaling is the average of "Arcane Reconstruction" and "Healing Light". As befitting a high-level talent, this acts as an emergency "get out of jail free" card, but note that the low health and lack of armor on a Mesmer mean that one-shots remain a danger.
      Mantra of Recovery
    		0/5
    Spell / Mesmer staff1.30
    • Effective talent level: 2.6
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 6
      Cooldown: 3
      Travel Speed: 800% of base
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a spell
      Description: Bounces an orb of kinetic energy between foes and allies that applies random beneficial effects to allies and harmful conditions to foes.

      Damage to foes: 12.96 physical damage, plus one of:
      either 38.89 illusion arcane damage over 4 turns
      or 38.89 illusion light damage over 4 turns.
      In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.

      If illusion damage over time would be applied to a victim already suffering from that type of ongoing illusion, the resonance causes the entire previous illusion damage to be dealt at once before the new illusion effect is applied.

      Effect to allies: Mesmeric Overload (+10% to all damage per application, max 20%) for 5 turns.

      After the attack the mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      The bolt can bounce to a creature within range 6 of the last target up to 3 times. A creature cannot be struck by multiple bounces from the same use of this talent. Note that because of the bouncing you can profitably aim this talent at a friendly target, such as an illusion. The effects increase with Magic and the critical chance is based on your spell crit rate.

      Commentary: This is one of three staple Mesmer powers. It reinforces a focus on ranged attacks and mobility. The cooldown and damage follow "Flame", except that Flame is dealt over 3 turns while this is dealt over 4 (further encouraging mobility). Stacking Mesmeric Overload from illusions can result in a substantial damage increase during long-running fights, but requires investment in this talent to raise the cap.
      Winds of Chaos
    		2/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 3
      Cooldown: 15
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Teleports you to up to 3 tiles away, to a targeted location in line of sight.

      In addition, an illusionary clone will be created at your old location. The illusionary clone has 1% of your health, deals 0% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. It serves largely to distract foes.

      This spell takes no time to cast.

      Commentary: An iconic Mesmer ability, Phase Retreat is commonly used to escape melee foes as well as to dodge projectiles and area-of-effect attacks. The cooldown is the same as "Phase Door" and the instant perfect control follows "Dimensional Step", but the range is significantly lower than both.
      Phase Retreat
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 4
      Cooldown: 18
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a spell
      Description: Summons an illusionary clone of you in an empty square in range 4. After the summoning the Mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      The illusionary clone has 0% of your health, deals 50% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target.

      When using Winds of Chaos, the illusion deals an additional 10% damage to a foe for each detrimental effect currently afflicting that foe.

      Commentary: Phantasms have more health and deal more damage than normal illusionary clones. Between the Mesmeric Overload buff from Winds of Chaos and this phantasm's bonus based on enemy conditions, this talent has the potential to double your damage output -- if it can be kept alive.
      Phantasmal Warlock
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 35
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a spell
      Description: Surround yourself with chaos armor for -20 turns. When you are struck, you receive a random beneficial effect and your foe receives a random detrimental effect.

      Beneficial: Heal for 10.
      Beneficial: Earthen Barrier (reduces incoming physical damage by 14%) for 5 turns.
      Beneficial: Out of Phase (increases resists by 14, reduces incoming negative effect duration by 14%) for 5 turns.

      Detrimental: Confused (50% chance) for 5 turns.
      Detrimental: Crippled (30% melee, spell and mental speed) for 5 turns.
      Detrimental: Blinded (power 14) for 5 turns.

      Effects increase with Magic.

      Commentary: An iconic Mesmer power. The healing scaling follows "Healing Light". Commonly used when a tough foe has cornered the Mesmer and is in melee range. Be careful, however: if you are a Mesmer and foes are hitting you repeatedly, you are probably already about to lose.
      Chaos Armor
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 6
      Cooldown: 35
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a spell
      Description: Summon a chaotic magical storm of radius 0 for 6 turns. Each turn the storm applies a beneficial effect to allies. Each turn the the storm applies damage and one random detrimental effect to foes.

      Damage: 2.04 physical. In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.
      Detrimental: Stunned for three turns (power 14.00).
      Detrimental: Frozen for three turns (power 14.00).
      Detrimental: Poisoned for 6.11 damage over three turns.
      Detrimental: Weakened for three turns (power 33).

      Beneficial: Mesmeric Overload (+10% to all damage per application, max 0%) for 5 turns.

      After summoning the storm the mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      The effects will increase with your Magic. This talent does not generate critical hits.

      Commentary: An iconic Mesmer power, and their only real source of area denial and true area-of-effect control. The damage to foes is immaterial compared to the crowd control effects, which are re-applied every turn as foes sit in the storm: forcing a foe to walk through a Chaos Storm is a significant advantage. Dually, sitting in one's own Chaos Storm can yield growing damage bonuses from stacks of Mesmeric Overload.
      Chaos Storm
    		0/5
    Spell / Mesmer greatblade1.30
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 12
      Cooldown: 3
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Conjures a spatial disturbance beam that can hit multiple foes. The damage increases with your Strength and your distance to the target. The critical chance is based on your physical crit rate. After the attack the mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      Range 8+: 8.69 physical damage
      Range 7: 7.82 physical damage
      Range 6: 6.95 physical damage
      Range 5: 6.08 physical damage
      Range 4: 5.21 physical damage
      Range 3: 4.34 physical damage
      Range 2: 3.48 physical damage
      Range 1: 2.61 physical damage
      In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.

      Commentary: This is one of three staple Mesmer powers. It reinforces a focus on long-range attacks and mobility. The cooldown and damage follow "Lightning", but the damage total is based on distance instead of being based on chance.
      Spatial Surge
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 8
      Travel Speed: 800% of base
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Bounces an illusionary greatblade between foes and allies. The weapon applies random beneficial effects to allies and harmful conditions to foes. After the attack the Mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      Base damage to foes: 4.94 physical damage. The damage will increase with Strength and the critical chance is based on your physical crit rate. In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.
      Extra effect to foes: Weakened for three turns (power 33).
      Effect to allies: Mesmeric Overload (+10% to all damage per application, max 0%) for 10 turns.

      The bolt can bounce to a creature within range 6 of the last target up to 3 times. No creature will be struck twice by the same bolt.

      In addition, an illusionary clone is created adjacent to your current location. The illusionary clone has 1% of your health, deals 0% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. It serves largely to distract foes.

      Commentary: The damage scaling follows "Flameshock". This does not stun but does have a lower cooldown and creates an illusion.
      Mirror Blade
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 12
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Slices an illusionary greatblade through the target area. Each foe within a radius -1 of the target is struck for 8.14 physical damage and has up to 0 beneficial temporary effect(s) or sustained talent(s) removed. In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can occur. After the attack the Mesmer steps back one square away from the target. The damage increases with Strength and the critical chance is based on your physical crit rate.

      Commentary: The damage scaling follows "Fireflash", but the radius here is smaller and the cooldown is higher. Removing beneficial effects from foes is thematic to the Mesmer.
      Mind Stab
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 8
      Cooldown: 20
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Summons an illusionary clone of you in an empty square in range 8. After the attack the mesmer steps one square away from the target.

      The illusionary clone has 15% of your health, deals 50% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Combat Accuracy and Illusionary Death Dance at this level. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. Illusionary Death Dance can be used every other turn: the illusion attacks all foes in radius 2 for 140% of weapon damage and cripples them, reducing their speeds by 33% for one turn.

      Commentary: Phantasms have more health and deal more damage than normal illusionary clones. Illusionary Death Dance follows "Death Dance" but with radius 2 (recall: illusions cannot move) and an additional cripple. This is the only Memser talent that uses attacks to inflict direct weapon damage; the illusion can miss.
      Phantasmal Berserker
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 28
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Push back all foes in front of you with waves of magical energy. Sends out three consecutive blast waves in a 1 radius cone to foes. Each wave separately deals 1.73 physical damage, applies weapon "on hit" effects, and knocks victims back by two squares. The blast waves usually hit foes more then once, depending on the radius and the knockback effect.

      After the attack the mesmer steps back one square away from the target.

      The damage will scale with your Strength.

      Commentary: The radius and damage loosely follow "Repulsion Blast", but with a 50% damage increase (instead of Paradox scaling) and 700% cooldown increase. This is typically a last-ditch talent for Mesmers who are out of mobility talents.
      Illusionary Wave
    		0/5
    Spell / Mesmer shortblade1.30
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 3
      Cooldown: 3
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Assaults nearby foes with a two-stage attack.

      First, the mesmer creates a range 3 beam that deals light damage to all foes, possibly pinning them. The effects increase with your Strength and your physical crit chance. The mesmer then teleports to the last square in the beam.

      Second, the mesmer creates a radius 3 cone that deals arcane illusion damage to all foes, possibly stunning them. The effects increase with your Magic and your spell crit chance. The mesmer steps back one square away from the cone.

      Beam Damage: 3.23 light damage
      Beam Effect: Pinned for 0 turn(s) (power 13)
      Cone Damage: 3.31 arcane illusion damage (over 4 turns)
      Cone Effect: Stunned for 0 turn(s) (power 14)
      In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.

      Commentary: This flexible talent can either serve as a short-range escape or as a source of disabling and damage. It requires careful positioning to be as damaging as Winds of Chaos or Spatial Surge, however. At low talent levels the mesmer must be dangerously close to foes to be effective -- this is a 'quadratic'-style talent that becomes much more effective around talent level 4. The damage follows "Invoke Darkness" with the addition of pinning and stunning.
      Ether Blast
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 2
      Cooldown: 12
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Controls an area with a two-stage attack.

      First, the mesmer creates a cone of radius 2 that pins foes. The mesmer then steps back one square.

      Second, the mesmer creates a spinning trap of light anywhere in radius 2. The trap spins with incredible speed, typically enough to hit each nearby creature twice over about 8 turns. The trap harm foes and help friends in radius 6 (but not those standing directly atop it).

      Cone Effect to foes: Pinned for 0 turn(s) (power 14)
      Cone Effect to foes: Weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger
      Beam Damage to foes: 3.96 light damage to foes
      Beam Effect to foes: Push 1 square
      Beam Effect to allies: Mesmeric Overload (+10% to all damage per application, max 0%) for 5 turns

      Cone effects increase with Magic. Beam effects increase with Strength and use your physical crit chance.

      Commentary: The created trap follows "Aether Beam" in total damage but with double the radius. While not as effective as Chaos Storm, this talent can serve as reasonable area-of-effect control and damage. However, the relatively long time it takes to deal full damage means tha the mesmer must find other ways to stay alive in the interim.
      Vortex
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 10
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Description: Protects and retaliates with a two-stage defense.

      First, the mesmer creates a personal illusionary shield for 1 turns. During turn 1, the shield keeps you out of phase with reality (100% resist all, 100% detrimental effect duration reduction).

      Second, the next 0 time(s) a source of damage would be applied to you, this shield attempts to create an illusionary clone adjacent to the attacker. After each such attack you take one step away from the attacker.

      The illusionary clone has 1% of your health, deals 0% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. It serves largely to distract foes.

      This spell takes no time to cast.

      Commentary: Note that distance and line-of-sight are not required for this talent to function. However, unlike other effects that create illusionary clones, this one is not entirely under the Mesmer's control: you must take a hit from a foe to trigger it. It is thus difficult to use proactively, for scouting, or to draw early fire.
      Illusionary Counter
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 25
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Controls an area and manipulates cooldowns with a two-stage attack.

      First, the mesmer projects a distoring sphere of radius 2 in range 10. Enemies within the sphere are damaged and pulled toward the center. Allies within the sphere are pushed out.

      Second, the mesmer creates a temporal curtain: a wall up to length 9 in range 5 with thickness-radius 1. Whenever a foe interacts with the curtain, up to 0 of that foe's available talents (chosen at random) are placed on a 0 turn cooldown. For each such talent placed on cooldown, one of the mesmer's cooling-down talents (chosen at random) has its timeout reduced by 0 turn(s). Whenever a friendly illusionary clone or phantasm interacts with the wall, one of the illusion's cooldowns is reduced by 1 turn. The wall lasts for 2 turn(s).

      Sphere Damage to foes: 5 light illusion (over 4 turns)
      Sphere Effect to foes: Weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger
      Curtain Effect to foes: 0 separate 0-turn cooldown transfers
      Curtain Effect to foes: Crippled (30% melee, spell and mental speed) for 3 turns

      Sphere effects increase with Strength and use your physical crit chance.

      Commentary: The sphere effect follows "Gravity Spike". With careful placement the sphere can separate the Mesmer from nearby enemies, allowing the wall to be placed between them. The mesmer has the flexible choice of filling the wall with friendly illusions (allowing them to attack faster) or leaving the wall empty so that foes will walk through it (allowing the mesmer's talents to recover faster). If this talent does not appear to be reducing your cooldowns, recall that most normal foes do not have actionable talents.
      Temporal Curtain
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 8
      Cooldown: 20
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Summons an illusionary clone of you in an empty square in range 8. After the attack the mesmer steps one square away from the target. This illusion is uniquely adaptive: it is the only mesmer illusion capable of moving on its own. It cannot take advantage of "free step" movement built into certain Mesmer powers but can spend its turn to walk after foes.

      The illusionary clone has 12% of your health, deals 50% of your damage, CAN move, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target.

      Commentary: Phantasms have more health and deal more damage than normal illusionary clones. This is the only illusion with even a hint of movement, admitting a range of summoner tactics (e.g., sending the illusion into a foe-filled room you cannot see).
      Phantasmal Bladefighter
    		0/5

    Generic Talents

    Spell / Mesmer utility1.30
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 75
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Gain invisibility for 1 turns (power 15, reduces outgoing damage by 50%). This talent takes no time to use.

      In addition, 0 illusionary clone(s) of you is created adjacent to your current location (if open space is available). The illusionary clone has 1% of your health, deals 0% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. Each illusion serves largely to distract foes.

      Effects increase with Cunning.

      Commentary: The duration scaling follows "Unstoppable". Invisibility is iconic for illusionist Mesmers, and this utility power provides access to it at low levels (but at 50% reduced damage instead of the usual 40%). The invisibility and the clone(s) serve to make this a useful escape power, but be wary of waiting until foes are in melee range to use it, since some foes will see through the invisibility.
      Decoy
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 10
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Heal yourself for 10, plus 1 per active illusion you control.

      Effects increase with Cunning.

      Commentary: The scaling and cooldown follow "Healing Light" but at a higher talent requirement. Repeated, weak healing that takes time is a Mesmer hallmark. Much like Archmages and similar squishy casters, Mesmers need early access to healing for survival. The weak-but-reusable nature of this heal provides actions for Mesmers to smooth out their weapon-swap-cooldown cycle.
      Ether Feast
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 10
      Cooldown: 30
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a mind power
      Description: You create a mesmeric portal, bridging the space between yourself and a point within range. You immediately step through, leaving behind a pair of linked portal entrances. If you step on either portal you will be teleported to the other. The portals will last 2 turns. You may choose the general exit location target area (radius 10 within range).

      The effects scale with your Cunning.

      Commentary: The allies-only temporary portal is an iconic Mesmer power. The scaling and effects here follow "Wormhole" almost directly, but with one end of the portal under the Mesmer's feet and the other at an almost-random point in range (often into an unexplored area). This is provides a crucial but chancy additional escape power for Mesmers, and at higher levels can also be used for profitable back-and-forth kiting.
      Blink Portal
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 110
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: instant
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Surround yourself with an illusion of life. This increases three of your primary stats by 0 for 1 turn(s).

      In addition, while this effect is active, you will only die when reaching -10 life. However, when below 0 you cannot see how much life you have left.

      The effect will always increase your three highest stats and scales with your Cunning.

      Commentary: The effects follow "Infusion: Heroism". This provides another last-second saving grace power for squishy Mesmers. The relatively long duration should allow Mesmers losing a fight to escape and recover.
      Illusion of Life
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 2
      Cooldown: 30
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Summons an illusionary clone of you in an empty square in range 2.

      The illusionary clone has 10% of your health, deals 0% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. It serves largely to distract your foes.

      The effects increase with your Cunning.

      Commentary: The primary advantage of this power is the high health of the illusionary clone. This allows it to serve either as an indirect damage shield while you fight or as a long-lived distraction while you flee.
      Phantasmal Defender
    		0/5
    Cunning / Survival1.00
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: You notice the small things others do not notice, allowing you to "see" creatures in a 1 radius even outside of light radius.
      This is not telepathy, however, and it is still limited to line of sight.
      Also, your attention to detail allows you to detect traps around you (0 detection 'power').
      At level 3, you learn to disarm known traps (0 disarm 'power').
      The trap detection and disarming ability improves with your Cunning.
      Heightened Senses
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Your cunning manipulations allows you to use charms (wands, totems and torques) more efficiently, reducing their cooldowns by 0%.
      Charm Mastery
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: You look at your surroundings with more intensity than most people, allowing you to see stealthed or invisible creatures.
      Increases stealth detection by 5 and invisibility detection by 5.
      The detection power increases with your Cunning.
      Piercing Sight
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 30
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Your quick wit allows you to see attacks before they land, granting you a 5% chance to completely evade them and granting you 0 defense for 6 turns.
      Duration increases with Willpower, and chance to evade and defense with Cunning and Dexterity.
      Evasion
    		0/5
    Spell / Mesmer traits1.00
    • Effective talent level: 2.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: 2
      Cooldown: 5
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Perform a mesmeric dodge, teleporting you to an open square within range.

      During the dodge you become out of phase with reality (100% resist all, 100% detrimental effect duration reduction) for one turn, rendering you almost invulnerable.

      In addition, during the dodge you quickly swap your current weapon set and your alternate weapon set.

      At Talent level 2, you also create an illusionary clone of yourself in your old location. The illusionary clone has 11% of your health, deals 2% of your damage, never moves, and knows the talents Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast at the same levels you do. Newly-created illusions are invulnerable for one turn. Illusions disappear after five turns without an enemy target. It serves largely to distract foes.

      Commentary: This is one of three staple Mesmer powers. It reinforces a focus on ranged attacks and mobility. Perhaps most importantly, it greatly facilities the Mesmer's weapon swap cooldown cycle. A canny Mesmer might use a few greatsword powers until those are on cooldown and foes are in range, and then dodge-and-switch to staff powers. Using staff powers gives some greatsword powers time to complete their cooldowns, so on the next dodge-and-switch the cycle repeats. Mesmers care significantly about swapping weapon sets, but unlike Temporal Wardens they cannot swap for free at will. Instead, they must either use Mesmeric Dodge or spend a turn manually swapping.
      Mesmeric Dodge
    		2/2
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: At Talent level 1, this trait has no effect.

      At Talent level 2, all illusions you create release a slowing backlash when destroyed, crippling all foes in radius 2 (reducing their speed by 33%) for 3 turns. This occurs whenever an illusion dies for any reason (e.g., intentional Mind Wrack, lethal damage from enemies, etc.). In addition, your Winds of Chaos, Spatial Surge and Ether Blast talents knock foes back by 1 square.

      Commentary: Mesmeric Traits are minor passive benefits that require a significant investment of character development resources (cf. "Feats" in other RPGs). Crippling foes that kill illusions and knocking back foes via basic attacks significantly improve a Mesmer's ability to escape melee range and kite enemies.
      Crippling Illusions
    		0/2
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: At Talent level 1, this trait has no effect.

      At Talent level 2, all illusions you create have a +20% increased critical hit chance on all attacks. In addition, creating an illusion reduces your current remaining Mantra meditation recharge time by 50%.

      Commentary: Mesmeric Traits are minor passive benefits that require a significant investment of character development resources (cf. "Feats" in other RPGs). This trait directly increases illusion damage -- typically by about 10%, but the exact amount depends on your critical chance and critical damage multiplier. It also supports a Mantra-heavy build, but recall that any Mantra use still resets the recharge time, so strictly alternating Mantra uses with illusion creations is "not a combo."
      Illusionary Frenzy
    		0/2
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: At Talent level 1, this trait has no effect.

      At Talent level 2, whenever you de-activate a signet its mesmeric energies purge one temporary detrimental effect from you, chosen at random.

      Commentary: Mesmeric Traits are minor passive benefits that require a significant investment of character development resources (cf. "Feats" in other RPGs). This trait further rewards Mesmers who have invested in Signets. It can be easy to forget about the burst de-activation powers of Signets, and this trait provides an additional incentive. Mesmers have no innate resistance to stuns, dazes, lingering elemental damage, etc., and thus treasure every option for removing negative status effects.
      Cleansing Signets
    		0/2
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: At Talent level 1, this trait has no effect.

      At Talent level 2, whenever one of your illusions dies you scavenge some of its etheric essence and heal yourself for 3. The effect scales with Cunning.

      Commentary: Mesmeric Traits are minor passive benefits that require a significant investment of character development resources (cf. "Feats" in other RPGs). This trait encourages a mobility-and-shatter playstyle by providing extra durability.
      Restorative Illusions
    		0/2
    Spell / Shatter illusions1.30
    • Effective talent level: 1.3
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 14
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Is: a mind power
      Description: Detonate all of your active illusions, harming every foe within radius 2 of one of your illusions.

      Damage: 24 light and 24 arcane.
      Stunned: 0 turn(s) (power 15, from Diversion).
      Confusion: 0 turn(s) (power 50%, from Cry of Frustration).
      Pre-Detonation Pull: foes in radius 0 (from Into the Void).

      Invisibility: 0 turn(s) per detonated illusion (power 15, reduces outgoing damage by 40%, from Distortion).

      Effects increase with Cunning. The critical chance is based on your mental crit rate.

      Commentary: This is an iconic Mesmer ability. When illusions are about to die -- or when you want to end a fight early -- they can be detonated to harm or cripple foes. The scaling is 150% the damage dealt by the icy spell "Shatter". Mind Wrack is harder to aim, requires and destroys illusions, and does not inflict control effects without additional talent points spent elsewhere. It does have the potential to hit multiple targets, however, and foes surrounded by multiple illusions can be hit multiple times.
      Mind Wrack
    		1/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Mind Wrack now stuns foes within range of your detonated illusions. Foes are stunned (power 15) for 0 turn(s). The effect increases with your Cunning.

      Commentary: These talents improve Mind Wrack in the same fashion that the Rampage or Shadow trees improve their base talents. Stunning may give the Mesmer a chance to escape now that all of its illusions are gone.
      Diversion
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Mind Wrack now confuses foes within range of your detonated illusions. Foes are confused (power 50%) for 0 turn(s).

      Commentary: These talents improve Mind Wrack in the same fashion that the Rampage and Shadow trees improve their base talents. Confusion is rare, but if the Mesmer is lucky it can be more useful than stunning.
      Cry of Frustration
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Mind Wrack now takes you out of phase with reality, rendering you Invisible for 0 turn(s) cumulative per illusion shattered with power 7 cumulative per illusion shattered. As you become invisible you fade out of phase with reality: all of your damage is reduced by 40%. (Reminder: you may cancel beneficial temporary effects early if you so desire.) The effect increases with your Cunning.

      Commentary: This provides another flavor of post-Wrack escape for the higher-level Mesmer.
      Distortion
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Just before each of your illusions detonates via Mind Wrack, it pulls all foes within radius 0 toward itself. (The order in which illusions detonate is unspecified. Multiple illusions can pull the same foe.)

      Commentary: This is a flavorful way of increasing the effective range of Mind Wrack while providing an indirect escape for the Mesmer.
      Into the Void
    		0/5
    Race / Illim1.00
    • Effective talent level: 2.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Cooldown: 45
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Illim's soul strength far surpasses that of most Eyalites, and they may extend its power beyond body's border in a blast, removing ailments unnatural to them.
      Invokes 5 soul shards, each instantly removing one effect of one of the certain kinds. Unused shards stay around user for 6 turns, being consumed on future detrimental effects.
      Each time an effect is removed this way, user regenerates 133 health over 5 turns, scaling with user's level; this effect is refreshed each time that happens
      Affected effect types type are as follows:
      At talent level 1: Stuns and Pins, as soul refuses to be restricted.
      At talent level 2: Poisons and Diseases, as soul cleanses the blood.
      At talent level 3: Silences and Disarms, as soul is free to to act and fight.
      At talent level 4: Confusions and Blinds, as soul's senses are sharp and keen.
      At talent level 5: Sleep and Stone, as soul is ever vigilant.
      Absolute Territory
    		2/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Illim do not belong to this world, and as frail as their bodies may seem, they are not fully a subject to its hazards.
      Gain 4% physical resistance. Additionally, when you take a hit in physical damage that takes more than 7% of your current Life, you gain 6% physical resistance for 1 turns.
      Otherworldly
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Passive
      Description: Illim's memory of their home can extend their body's limits beyond ordinary.
      Each time you are overhealed by a healing effect or regeneration, you store 28% (14% for direct heals) of its value as a damage shield, lasting five turns.
      It will boost any other damage shield you might have, but won't affect its duration.
      This talent cannot extend the shield's strength beyond 0% of your current regeneration rate.
      Fruits of Memory
    		0/5
    • Effective talent level: 0.0
      Use mode: Activated
      Range: melee/personal
      Travel Speed: instantaneous
      Usage Speed: 1 turn
      Description: Illim appear peaceful, but there's a reason their race survive for so long. And if you pick a strife with Illim, I wouldn't place my bet on you.
      Grants 100% life leech chance and 2% bonus lifesteal for 1 turns.
      Fruits of Life
    		0/5

    Effects

    beneficial effect
    The target radiates incredible power, increasing all damage done by 10%. (Additional instances of Mesmeric Overload stack in power, up to 20%, and reset the duration.)
    Mesmeric Overload

    Quests

    Explore the caves below the ruins of Kor'Pul and the Trollmire in search of treasure and glory!

    * You must explore the Trollmire and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
    * You must explore the ruins of Kor'Pul and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
    Of trolls and damp caves    		active

    Equipment

    Light source
    brass lantern
    2.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: lite / lite ; tier 1

    When wielded/worn:
    Light radius:     +2


    A brass container with a wick emerging from it, protected from draughts by a sheet of greased paper. It can be carried by a handle.
    brass lantern
    Main armor
    linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
    2.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: armor / cloth ; tier 1



    A cloth vestment. It offers no intrinsic protection but can be enchanted.
    linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
    In main hand
    elm magestaff (10-12 power, 2 apr, fire element)
    Requires:
    - Magic 11

    5.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: weapon / staff ; tier 1
    It must be held with both hands.

    Base power: 10.0 - 12.0
    Uses stat: 80% Mag
    Damage type:     Physical
    Mastery:     Staff Mastery
    Accuracy bonus:     +2.5% procs dam / acc
    Armour Penetration:     +2
    Physical crit. chance:     +2.5%
    Attack speed:     100%
    When wielded/worn:
    Changes damage:     +10% fire
    Talent granted:     +1 Command Staff
    Spellpower:     +3
    Spell crit. chance:     +1%


    Staves designed for wielders of magic, by the greats of the art.
    elm magestaff (10-12 power, 2 apr, fire element)

    Inventory

    steel greatmaul (27.5-41.25 power, 2 apr)
    Requires:
    - Strength 16

    5.00 Encumbrance.
    1.40 Ego Multiplier.

    Type: weapon / greatmaul ; tier 2
    It must be held with both hands.

    Base power: 27.5 - 41.3
    Uses stat: 120% Str
    Damage type:     Physical
    Mastery:     Weapons Mastery
    Accuracy bonus:     +0.1% dam / acc
    Armour Penetration:     +2
    Physical crit. chance:     +1.0%
    Attack speed:     100%


    Massive two-handed mauls.
    steel greatmaul (27.5-41.25 power, 2 apr)
    iron greatsword (16.5-26.4 power, 1 apr)
    Requires:
    - Strength 11

    3.00 Encumbrance.
    1.40 Ego Multiplier.

    Type: weapon / greatsword ; tier 1
    It must be held with both hands.

    Base power: 16.5 - 26.4
    Uses stat: 120% Str
    Damage type:     Physical
    Mastery:     Weapons Mastery
    Accuracy bonus:     +0.4% crit.pwr / acc
    Armour Penetration:     +1
    Physical crit. chance:     +2.5%
    Attack speed:     100%


    Massive two-handed swords.
    iron greatsword (16.5-26.4 power, 1 apr)
    iron longsword (11.5-16.1 power, 2 apr)
    Requires:
    - Strength 11

    3.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: weapon / longsword ; tier 1

    Base power: 11.5 - 16.1
    Uses stat: 100% Str
    Damage type:     Physical
    Mastery:     Weapons Mastery
    Accuracy bonus:     +0.4% crit.pwr / acc
    Armour Penetration:     +2
    Physical crit. chance:     +2.5%
    Attack speed:     100%


    Sharp, long, and deadly.
    iron longsword (11.5-16.1 power, 2 apr)
    nuummite
    0.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: gem / black ; tier 1

    When wielded/worn:
    Stun/Freeze immunity:     +20%
    When used to imbue an object:
    Stun/Freeze immunity:     +20%


    Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
    nuummite
    agate
    0.00 Encumbrance.

    Type: gem / blue ; tier 1

    When wielded/worn:
    Changes stats:     +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con
    When used to imbue an object:
    Changes stats:     +1 Str / +1 Dex / +1 Mag / +1 Wil / +1 Cun / +1 Con


    Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
    agate
    Scrying Orb
    Powered by     unknown forces
    1.00 Encumbrance.

    [Plot Item]
    Type: orb / orb

    When carried:


    This orb will automatically identify items you find.
    Scrying Orb
    Transmogrification Chest
    Powered by     unknown forces
    2.00 Encumbrance.

    [Plot Item]
    Type: chest / sher'tul

    When carried:
    It can be used to transmogrify all the items in your chest at once (also done automatically when you change level), costing 0 power out of 1000/1000.

    This chest is an extension of old Sher'tul places of power. Any items dropped inside are transported to an other place, processed and destroyed to extract energy.
    The byproduct of this effect is the creation of gold, which is useless to process, so it is sent back to you.

    When you possess the chest all items you walk upon will automatically be put inside and transmogrified when you leave the level.
    Simply go to your inventory to move them out of the chest if you wish to keep them.
    Items in the chest will not encumber you.
    Transmogrification Chest

    Achievements

    Log

    He Who Walks Beside misses Fox.
    He Who Walks Beside's projectile hits Fox for     13 physical, 9 arcane (22 total damage).
    He Who Walks Beside's projectile killed Fox!
    He Who Walks Beside misses Forest troll.
    Forest troll suffers from a light illusion!
    He Who Walks Beside's projectile hits Forest troll for     13 physical damage.
    He Who Walks Beside is overloaded with power.

    Arcane Illusion from He Who Walks Beside hits Forest troll for     10 arcane damage.
    Light Illusion from He Who Walks Beside hits Forest troll for     9 light damage.
    He Who Walks Beside uses Mesmeric Dodge.
    He Who Walks Beside is out of phase.
    You switch your weapons to:     elm magestaff (10-12 power, 2 apr, fire element).
    Illusion of He Who Walks Beside is no longer out of phase.
    Illusion of He Who Walks Beside seems less dangerous.
    Illusion of He Who Walks Beside is out of phase.
    Illusion of He Who Walks Beside casts Winds of Chaos.

    Arcane Illusion from He Who Walks Beside hits Forest troll for     10 arcane damage.
    Light Illusion from He Who Walks Beside hits Forest troll for     9 light damage.
    He Who Walks Beside uses Mind Wrack.
    Welcome to level 2 [He Who Walks Beside].
    He Who Walks Beside has 5 stat point(s), 1 class talent point(s), 1 generic talent point(s) to spend. Press p to use them.
    You have gained one more life (2 remaining).
    You collect a new ingredient:     length of troll intestine.
    He Who Walks Beside hits Forest troll for 23 light damage.
    He Who Walks Beside killed Forest troll!
    Talent Winds of Chaos is ready to use.
    He Who Walks Beside is no longer out of phase.