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GameTales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy 1.2.5
Addons

Doge Race 1.2.2

Wow! Such doge! Much loot. Wow.

Doge Race 1.2.2

Weapons Pack 1.2.4

This adds new weapon types and egos to the game.

- Tridents are unchanged, but generate more often.
- Whips can now generate normally, and their accuracy bonus now slows the target.
- Swordbreakers are weak knives that have a chance to disarm on hit, and give bonuses to dual weapon defense.
- Rapiers are 1h weapons that use dagger mastery and rely on strength, dexterity, and cunning.
- Bucklers are light shields that can greatly increase your defense and give you faster attacks against those who miss you in melee.
- Buckler offense tree at varying levels of access for 5 or so classes. Skirmishers start with a buckler.
- Spears/Greatspears are slow weapons that can attack from a distance.
- Clubs/Greatclubs are maces that can pick up mindstar egos.
- Throwing knives can be used in melee or as a short ranged attack with the shoot talent.
- Daggers will now use the higher of strength or cunning if you don't have Lethality.
- Mindslayers can now equip ranged weapons in their psionic focus slot.
- Aurastones are magic-based items that can be equipped to modify your unarmed attacks.
- Magic Weapon Mastery applies to staves, aurastones, and sceptres, and can be learned in Angolwen.

Most of the stuff here can be individually turned on/off in the Game Options menu. So you could use this addon just for the extra tridents if you really wanted to.

Weapons Pack 1.2.4

Allow Respec Anywhere 1.2.3

Allows characters to respec anywhere in game, not just in towns. This is a direct reversion of the change made in 1.2.3 to the way it was in 1.2.2 and before.

Allow Respec Anywhere 1.2.3

Mesmer 1.2.5

A magical class based on creating and shattering illusions.

Mesmer 1.2.5

Adjustable Exp 1.0.4

This addon allows players to adjust the amount of exp they gain per kill via Game Options.

The current allowable range is 0% - 1000%, with 100% being the default rate. The range can be expanded if there's demand for it.

The adjustment rate will be set to the default of 100% for each new character made, and once set will remain persistent for that specific character.

Also, the level cap on gaining exp from lower leveled opponents has been removed for increased flexibility.

Please let me know if there are any issues.

Adjustable Exp 1.0.4

PsiOoze 1.2.3

Adds a new wilder class with the abilities of a oozemancer and mindslayer. More focused on defense.

PsiOoze 1.2.3

Treant Race 1.1.5

Adds in a Treant Race.

Treant Race 1.1.5

Tomes of Knowledge 1.2.4

Do you dislike it, when your escortees die on harder difficulties at the zone in, without you being able to help them? Do you sometimes feel as if money was worth little to nothing in Maj'Eyal? If so, this addon might help you. The library of Last Hope now sells seven Tomes with on-use-rewards, that mirror those of seven escort-types. The library of Elvala sells two (very expensive) tomes, that lead to even greater rewards after using them.

Fixed: talent types are now known, but not learned

Tomes of Knowledge 1.2.4

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

Everything is Unique! 1.2.3

Bite-Sized Update:
Replace some enemies with powerful Randbosses. Enemies of a Unique rank or higher, who are given random class talents.
Every rank of enemies has their own tier of loot.
As you level up, you'll see more of these buggers walking around.

You spawn at level 12, and can level up to a maximum of 200.

Increase your rank as you slay your foes.

You can see your kill counts and your rank experience in the quest log.

Everything is Unique! 1.2.3

Gray's Illusions 1.2.4

Alright, so this is two parts. A new zone, and a new class that you unlock by finishing said zone.
You should get an in-game item that explains some things.

Illusory Wood
You'll find this place a couple spaces east of Zigur. Minimum suggested level is 18.
Complete the quest inside and you'll unlock the Trickster class.

Trickster
A psionic rogue.
- Use illusory walls and decoys to distract your enemies.
- A wide variety of debuffs that confuse and distract your foes.
- Turn enemies' confusion into your own power.
- Convince your enemies that they don't see you, even as you stand in plain sight.
- Stabbing things.
The basic idea is that you throw out illusions everywhere to cover you while you stab things to death.

Feel free to offer suggestions/feedback/whatever.

Gray's Illusions 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

Thievery 1.2.4

If you side with the Assassin Lord, a new zone will open up. This will be triggered the same way the Assassin Lord quest is, starting at player level 15.

Once you've cleared this area, you can come back for access to the merchant services you would've gotten if you had saved the merchant - at a substantial markup over normal cost.

Thievery 1.2.4

Faerie Race 1.2.3

This addon adds in a Faerie, or Fey, race into ToME. This addon was originally created by Kaballah, but he hasn't been online in over a year.
Instead of letting it die (I mean, how could we not be able to play as a Faerie?) I decided to fork it over into a playable form.
I've taken it, modified it's values, and changed it's 4th talent.
You can nab it here.

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The Fey are an incredibly quick and agile race, however they are incredibly fragile.
You will have to make use of their blinding speed to survive encounters.
If you find yourself in trouble, you can spray some Fey Dust onto nearby enemies while you escape.

Fey stats:
-2 Strength, -5 Constitution, +3 Dexterity, +3 Cunning, +6 Luck,
Life per level: 7
Experience bonus: 5%
Unbreathing

Fey skills:

-Flight
--Passive
--The Fey are capable of flight.
--Avoid certain traps
--Grants bonus Movespeed and Defense, that scales with Dexterity or Magic
--Effect grows if health is low
--Pretty magical wings

-Fey Luck
--Passive
--The Fey are naturally lucky, and this aids them in many ways.
--Grants Luck and Saves
--If you take more than 10% of your life in damage, some of the damage is nullified, and you gain a shield of equal value.
--Scales with Luck
--Effect grows if health is low

-Fey Speed
--Active
--The Fey are always fleet-footed, and are ready to split upon a moment's notice
--Grants bonus Global Speed that scales with Dexterity or Magic
--Effect grows if health is low when activated
--Removes all Pinning effects

-Fey Dust
--Active
--The Fey's Dust, while pretty, turns out to not feel good when thrown into eyes
--Sprays a cone of Fey Dust, which deals damage that scales with Dexterity or Magic
--The spray also knocks back and blinds enemies hit
--It can also stun or confuse, if used at low health

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Dark Faeries are Faeries that have given up much of their natural agility and defense in exchange for bonus offensive potency.
They are extremely frail, even more so than their more agile counterparts, but make up for it with faster offense, higher damage, and many different tricks.
Despite all thoughts otherwise, they are still, mostly, a playful bunch to be around, if not a bit more painful in their method of invitation.

Dark Fey stats:
-3 Strength, -7 Constitution, +3 Dexterity, +3 Magic, +1 Cunning, +6 Luck,
Life per level: 5
Experience penalty: 5%
Unbreathing

Dark Fey skills:

-Powers of the Dark
--Passive
--The Dark Fey have sacrificed their Flight for additional offensive potency.
--Grants bonus Cast Speed and Combat Speed, that scales with Dexterity or Magic
--Grants bonus Damage that scales with Luck and Character Level
--Effect grows if health is low

-Fey Clone
--Passive
--The Dark Fey have given up some of their natural luckiness, but not all.
--Grants Luck and Saves
--Upon dealing damage, you summon a clone of yourself for a few turns.
--Has your entire talent list, deals 50% damage, and has 10% of your max life.

-Vision of the Shadows
--Active
--The Dark Faerie has lost it's ability to flee, and has been forced to find other methods of survival, in the form of dark magics.
--This talent shows all enemies within a moderate to large radius around yourself.
--Calls forth 3 shadows onto nearby enemies that are in sight.
--Shadows are extremely weak, but make for decent body-blockers.
--Vision Radius, Vision Duration, and Number of Shadow Targets increases with talent level.

-Feyd to Black
--Active
--Call forth the powers of darkness to overflow the battlefield, affecting all Actors in sight range.
--Increase all allies life by a percent of their Max Life. (Including yourself.)
--Decreases all foes life by a percent of their Max Life.
--Blind all foes, even those who cannot normally be blinded.
--This effect's power increases as your life decreases.
--This talent does not proc healing effects, and cannot lower enemies below 10% of their max health.

Faerie Race 1.2.3

Improved Stores 1.2.3

Adds a store in Last Hope selling lanterns and pickaxes, several additional stores to improve gear diversity, and improves the quality of infusion and rune stores.

Improved Stores 1.2.3
Ogrillon 1.2.5

Swap Evasion/Track 1.2.5

Moves evasion to technique/field-control and track to cunning/survival.

Swap Evasion/Track 1.2.5

Trolls 1.1.3

Adds Trolls as a player race(two subraces), reworks NPCs a bit.

Trolls 1.1.3

Alternate Reality 1.2.5

In another reality much like Maj'Eyal's... there are no talents that are one-point wonders. Basically, this mod tries to buff talents in such a way that they're worth investing multiple points into. (Or for that matter, worth using at all.) Changes are tailored to my preferences and play style (I play on normal or nightmare), but I welcome feedback & opinions.

Changelist:
v2.3
Shield Defense
Repulsion - has been heavily reworked. The knockback has been greatly reduced, and it now does some minor damage. This gives it two new applications: 1) when surrounded, block, then counterstrike the group with Repulsion, and 2) the damage, while low, allows for the application of "on hit" effects from items. All other details (daze, cooldown, etc) have been left unchanged.

Warcries
Battle Shout - has zero stamina cost, and a more informative description.

v2.2
Halfling
Luck of the Little Folk - lasts 4 + talent level turns
Indomitable - has a duration of 2 * talent level

Ambush
Shadow Leash - now also pins for 2 turns, and has lower resource costs.

Shadow Magic
Shadow Combat - got a minor boost to damage (about 5%), linked to spellpower

Conveyance
Teleport - does not take a turn (undirected teleports are now slightly less suicidal, and more tactical)

Inscriptions
Phase Door and Teleport do not take a turn. Controlled phase door (which is safer, and requires aim) still does.

v2.1
Corruption / Torment
Overkill - starts off weaker, ends up stronger. A typical range in vanilla is about 43-73% dmg (with equipment), the new range is about 33-96%.

v2.0
Shalore
Grace of the Eternals - has a duration of 7 + talent level

Dwarf
Stone Walking - clarified description (talent unchanged)

Sanguisuge
Absorb Life - casts instantly

Vim
Vimsense - casts instantly, but maximum resistance reduction is slightly lower. Same average DPS at level 5, but now also useful at level 1. (In vanilla, it usually *lowers* DPS at level 1!)

Scourge
Ruin - vim sustain cost reduced to 20

v1.0

Yeek
Dominant Will - gains +1 range per talent level after the first
Wayist - summons (talent level + 1) mindslayer allies

Thalore
Nature's Pride - cools down faster with more talent levels

Harmony
Waters of Life - now has +2 turns duration per talent level
Healing Nexus - has a duration of 2 + (talent level * 2)

This addon will conflict with other addons that change talents from the same trees, or with any addon that changes racial talents.

Alternate Reality 1.2.5

Verdant Class Pack 1.2.5

Content is modular and various sections can be disabled via the options.

Primary Features
Druid class:
Uncast spells to produce nature based magical effects.
Its an agile nature mage, but can be played as a fighter/mage hybrid, or as a summoner hybrid.
Uses staves, alchemist gems and equilibrium.
Werebeast Class:
Werebeast fits somewhere between Cursed and Wyrmic, with a touch of Rogue thrown in.
Flavour is you have been cursed by nature's hate at those who harm it.
Can be played with conventional weapons or dual mindstars, stealthy or heavy.
Uses both Hate and Equilibrium.
Woodsman Class:
Archery, Summoning and Traps.
Use whatever you need to survive.
Summoner:
A full rework is available.
Allows you to command your critters to attack or defend.
Wyrmic:
A few talents improved and many new categories.
General:
Loads of nature based artifacts.
A few of new inscriptions.
Oozemancer can get the Wild-gift/Symbiant category.

Druid Info

Zigur:
As Druid's use spells they cannot become a Zigur follower, as this would make all their talents unusable.
However, you can still attempt to join Zigur, you might get something special instead.

Categories:
Wild-gift/Land
Wild-gift/Seas
Wild-gift/Winds
Wild-gift/Woodland
Wild-gift/Minerals
Wild-gift/Weather
Wild-gift/Moss
Wild-gift/Volcanism
Wild-gift/Boreal
Wild-gift/Jungle
Wild-gift/Natural Cycles
Wild-gift/Eyal's Embrace
Spell/Staff Combat
Cunning/Herbalism
Wild-gift/Call

Werebeast Info

Categories:
Wild-curse/Wolf Aspect
Wild-curse/Treant Aspect
Wild-curse/Shark Aspect
Wild-curse/Eagle Aspect
Wild-curse/Ritch Aspect
Wild-curse/Silent Hunter
Wild-curse/Psiclaws
Wild-curse/Snake Aspect
Wild-curse/TigerAspect
Wild-curse/Bear Aspect
Wild-curse/Croc Aspect
Wild-curse/Fungus Aspect
Cursed/Rampage
Cursed/Predator
Wild-gift/Hunter

Woodsman Info

Categories:
Cunning/Stealth
Cunning/Trapping
Cunning/Woodcraft
Cunning/Poisons
Wild-gift/Summon-melee
Wild-gift/Summon-utility
Wild-gift/Summon-commands
Technique/Marksmanship
Technique/Archery-utility
Technique/Bow-fexibility
Technique/Combat-Training
Cunning/Survival
Cunning/Herbalism
Wild-gift/Hunter

Summoner Info

Two new summonable critters and revised summoning categories.

New Categories:
Wild-gift/Summon-commands
Wild-gift/Summon-techniques
Wild-gift/Symbiant

Wyrmic Info

New Categories:
Wild-gift/Sea Drake Aspect
Wild-gift/Wind Drake Aspect
Wild-gift/Hunter
Wild-gift/Wild Drake Aspect
Chronomancy/Blink Drake Aspect
Corruption/Blood Drake Aspect

Talent changes:
Lightning Speed now converts your damage to lightning for your next hit.
Wing Buffet replaced with Ember Scales: a flamey aura sustain.

Verdant Class Pack 1.2.5
CampaignMaj'Eyal
ModeNormal Adventure
SexMale
RaceTreant
ClassMesmer
Level / Exp2 / 6%
Sizesmall
Lifes / Deaths
Killed by copperhead snake at level 2 on the 75th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 12:47
Killed by copperhead snake at level 2 on the 75th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 13:55
Killed by copperhead snake at level 2 on the 75th Pyre 122nd year of Ascendancy at 14:10
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Primary Stats

Strength14 (base 13)
Dexterity8 (base 10)
Constitution12 (base 10)
Magic13 (base 13)
Willpower12 (base 10)
Cunning14 (base 16)

Resources

Life-3/116
Mana116/116
Healing Factor1
Regeneration0.25

Speed

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

Vision

Sight10
Lite2

Offense: Mainhand

Damage12
Accuracy2
Crit Chance6%
APR1
Speed1.00

Offense: Spell

Spellpower15
Crit Chance4%
Speed1

Offense: Mind

Mindpower14
Crit Chance2%
Speed1

Defense: Base

Armour (hardiness)0 (30%)
Defense0
Ranged Defense0
Fatigue0
Physical Save9.1
Spell Save21.875
Mental Save9.1

Defense: Resistances

All 0%( 70%)

Defense: Immunities

Fear Resistance100%
Bleed Resistance100%
Instadeath Resistance100%

Inscriptions (2/3)

Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 10
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: 1 turn
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to heal yourself for 60 life over 5 turns.
Infusion: Regeneration
Infusions
Effective talent level: 1.0
Use mode: Activated
Range: melee/personal
Cooldown: 12
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Usage Speed: instant
Is: a nature gift
Description: Activate the infusion to cure yourself of physical effects and reduce all damage taken by 14% for 4 turns.
Infusion: Wild

Class Talents

Spell / Signets1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    Use mode: Sustained
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 27
    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 6.

    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
1/5
  • 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 0.46%.

    When you deactivate this signet (which takes no time) it stuns all foes (power 14) 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 14) 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 / Mesmer staff1.30
  • Effective talent level: 1.3
    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: 8.81 physical damage, plus one of:
    either 26.44 illusion arcane damage over 4 turns
    or 26.44 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 10%) 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
1/5
  • 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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 13%) for 5 turns.
    Beneficial: Out of Phase (increases resists by 13, reduces incoming negative effect duration by 13%) for 5 turns.

    Detrimental: Confused (50% chance) for 5 turns.
    Detrimental: Crippled (30% melee, spell and mental speed) for 5 turns.
    Detrimental: Blinded (power 13) 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: 1.79 physical. In addition, weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger.
    Detrimental: Stunned for three turns (power 13.00).
    Detrimental: Frozen for three turns (power 13.00).
    Detrimental: Poisoned for 5.38 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: 2.6
    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+: 51.24 physical damage
    Range 7: 46.12 physical damage
    Range 6: 40.99 physical damage
    Range 5: 35.87 physical damage
    Range 4: 30.74 physical damage
    Range 3: 25.62 physical damage
    Range 2: 20.50 physical damage
    Range 1: 15.37 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
2/5
  • 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: 4.67 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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 7.57 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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 1.63 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 / Mantras1.30
  • 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 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 2 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 0 out of 0 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
0/5
  • 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 3.64 arcane and 3.64 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 29.45 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 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: 3.01 light damage
    Beam Effect: Pinned for 0 turn(s) (power 14)
    Cone Damage: 2.94 arcane illusion damage (over 4 turns)
    Cone Effect: Stunned for 0 turn(s) (power 13)
    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 13)
    Cone Effect to foes: Weapon "on melee hit" effects can trigger
    Beam Damage to foes: 3.70 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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: 2.6
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 32
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: instant
    Is: a mind power
    Description: Gain invisibility for 1 turns (power 14, reduces outgoing damage by 50%). This talent takes no time to use.

    In addition, 1 illusionary clone(s) of you is created adjacent to your current location (if open space is available). The illusionary clone has 14% of your health (plus a 0% bonus from signets), deals 3% 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
2/5
  • 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 (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 30
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Sense foes around you in a radius of 5 for 3 turns.
    The radius will increase with your Cunning.
    Track
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: 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
Spell / Mesmer traits1.00
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    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 1% of your health (plus a 0% bonus from signets), 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: 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
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 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: 2.0
    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
2/2
  • 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
Race / Teant1.10
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your growth fuels your well being, increasing Willpower and Constitution each by 0. The effects scale with your Size Category
    Healthy Girth
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Activated
    Range: melee/personal
    Cooldown: 23
    Travel Speed: instantaneous
    Usage Speed: 1 turn
    Description: Throws a huge boulder at a target, damaging it for 62.00 physical and knocking it back 0 tiles.
    The damage will increase with your size and Constitution or Willpower, whichever is higher. Each Size Category above normal adds a bonus 50 damage
    Boulder Throw
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: Your height allows you to cover more distance while moving, giving you +0.00% movement speed,
    but reducing your global speed by 5%. The effects scale with your Size Category.
    Towering Stride
0/5
  • Effective talent level: 0.0
    Use mode: Passive
    Description: You grow larger every day, Total size: 2 .
    Your harder to defeat as a result, +0 to total life per level, Total life per level: 7.
    Gigantic Growth
0/5
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: 21 light and 21 arcane.
    Stunned: 0 turn(s) (power 14, 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 14, 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 14) 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

Effects

detrimental effect
The target is poisoned, taking 6.75 nature damage per turn.
Poison

Quests

The Thaloren forest is disrupted. Corruption is spreading. Norgos the guardian bear is said to have gone mad.

On the western border of the forest a gloomy aura has been set up. Things inside are... twisted.

* You must explore Norgos' Lair.
* You must explore the Heart of the Gloom.
Madness of the Ages		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
spellwoven linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
Powered by arcane forces
2.00 Encumbrance.

Type: armor / cloth ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Spell save: +15
Spellpower: +2
Spell crit. chance: +2%


A cloth vestment. It offers no intrinsic protection but can be enchanted.
spellwoven linen robe (0 def, 0 armour)
In main hand
sharp iron greatsword (20-32 power, 1 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

Crafted by a master
3.00 Encumbrance.
1.40 Ego Multiplier.

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

Base power: 20.0 - 32.0
Uses stat: 120% Str
Damage type: Physical
Mastery: Weapons Mastery
Accuracy bonus: +1.2% crit.pwr / acc
Armour Penetration: +1
Physical crit. chance: +4.5%
Attack speed: 100%


Massive two-handed swords.
sharp iron greatsword (20-32 power, 1 apr)

Inventory

iron greatsword (18.5-29.6 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: 18.5 - 29.6
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 (18.5-29.6 power, 1 apr)
iron longsword (12.5-17.5 power, 2 apr)
Requires:
- Strength 11

3.00 Encumbrance.

Type: weapon / longsword ; tier 1

Base power: 12.5 - 17.5
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 (12.5-17.5 power, 2 apr)
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)
spinel
0.00 Encumbrance.

Type: gem / green ; tier 1

When wielded/worn:
Defense: +2
Physical save: +2
Spell save: +2
Mental save: +2
When used to imbue an object:
Defense: +2
Physical save: +2
Spell save: +2
Mental save: +2


Gems can be sold for money or used in arcane rituals.
spinel
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

Talent Infusion: Regeneration is ready to use.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.

Tree hits Copperhead snake for 14 physical damage.
Copperhead snake misses Tree.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.

Tree hits Copperhead snake for 16 physical damage.
Copperhead snake bites poison into Tree.
Tree is poisoned!
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 4 nature damage.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Poison from Copperhead snake hits Tree for 4 nature damage.

Tree misses Copperhead snake.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Poison from Copperhead snake hits Tree for 4 nature damage.
Copperhead snake bites poison into Tree.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 3 nature damage.

Tree misses Copperhead snake.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 8 physical damage.
Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 physical damage.
Poison from Copperhead snake hits Tree for 7 nature damage.

Tree misses Copperhead snake.
Saving game...