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==Talent Categories==
 
==Talent Categories==
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;Cunning
 
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:[[Survival (category)|Survival]] (0.9 mastery, locked)
 
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;Spells
 
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:[[Arcane (category)|Arcane]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Aether (category)|Aether]] (1.3 mastery, locked)
 
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:[[Fire (category)|Fire]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Wildfire (category)|Wildfire]] (1.3 mastery, locked, requires achievement)
 
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:[[Earth (category)|Earth]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Stone (category)|Stone]] (1.3 mastery, locked, requires achievement)
 
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:[[Water (category)|Water]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Ice (category)|Ice]] (1.3 mastery, locked, requires achievement)
 
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:[[Air (category)|Air]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Storm (category)|Storm]] (1.3 mastery, locked, requires achievement)
 
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:[[Meta (category)|Meta]] (1.3 mastery, locked)
 
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:[[Temporal (category)|Temporal]] (1.3 mastery, locked)
 
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:[[Phantasm (category)|Phantasm]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Conveyance (category)|Conveyance]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Divination (category)|Divination]] (1.3 mastery)
 
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:[[Aegis (category)|Aegis]] (1.3 mastery)
 
  
 
{{Talent_table
 
{{Talent_table
 
| class_rows =  
 
| class_rows =  
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spells (category type)|Spell]]
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Example category (category)|Example Category]]
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| Name = [[Arcane (category)|Arcane]]
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[1st talent (talent)|1st Talent]]
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| talent1 = [[Arcane power (talent)|Arcane Power]]
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| talent2 = [[2nd talent (talent)|2nd Talent]]
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| talent2 = [[Manathrust (talent)|Manathrust]]
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| talent3 = [[3rd talent (talent)|3rd Talent]]
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| talent3 = [[Arcane vortex (talent)|Arcane Vortex]]
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| talent4 = [[4th talent (talent)|4th Talent]]
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| talent4 = [[Disruption shield (talent)|Disruption Shield]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Air (category)|Air]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Lightning (talent)|Lightning]]
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| talent2 = [[Chain lightning (talent)|Chain Lightning]]
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| talent3 = [[Feather wind (talent)|Feather Wind]]
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| talent4 = [[Thunderstorm (talent)|Thunderstorm]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Earth (category)|Earth]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Stone skin (talent)|Stone Skin]]
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| talent2 = [[Pulverizing auger (talent)|Pulverizing Auger]]
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| talent3 = [[Mudslide (talent)|Mudslide]]
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| talent4 = [[Stone wall (talent)|Stone Wall]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Fire (category)|Fire]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Flame (talent)|Flame]]
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| talent2 = [[Flameshock (talent)|Flameshock]]
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| talent3 = [[Fireflash (talent)|Fireflash]]
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| talent4 = [[Inferno (talent)|Inferno]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Water (category)|Water]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Glacial vapour (talent)|Glacial Vapour]]
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| talent2 = [[Freeze (talent)|Freeze]]
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| talent3 = [[Tidal wave (talent)|Tidal Wave]]
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| talent4 = [[Shivgoroth form (talent)|Shivgoroth Form]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Phantasm (category)|Phantasm]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Illuminate (talent)|Illuminate]]
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| talent2 = [[Blur sight (talent)|Blur Sight]]
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| talent3 = [[Phantasmal shield (talent)|Phantasmal Shield]]
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| talent4 = [[Invisibility (talent)|Invisibility]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Aether (category)|Aether]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Aether breach (talent)|Aether Breach]]
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| talent2 = [[Aether beam (talent)|Aether Beam]]
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| talent3 = [[Aether avatar (talent)|Aether Avatar]]
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| talent4 = [[Pure aether (talent)|Pure Aether]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Meta (category)|Meta]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Disperse magic (talent)|Disperse Magic]]
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| talent2 = [[Spellcraft (talent)|Spellcraft]]
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| talent3 = [[Quicken spells (talent)|Quicken Spells]]
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| talent4 = [[Metaflow (talent)|Metaflow]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Temporal (category)|Temporal]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Congeal time (talent)|Congeal Time]]
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| talent2 = [[Time shield (talent)|Time Shield]]
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| talent3 = [[Time prison (talent)|Time Prison]]
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| talent4 = [[Essence of speed (talent)|Essence of Speed]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Ice (category)|Ice]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes*
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| talent1 = [[Ice shards (talent)|Ice Shards]]
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| talent2 = [[Frozen ground (talent)|Frozen Ground]]
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| talent3 = [[Shatter (talent)|Shatter]]
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| talent4 = [[Uttercold (talent)|Uttercold]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Stone (category)|Stone]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes*
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| talent1 = [[Earthen missiles (talent)|Earthen Missiles]]
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| talent2 = [[Body of stone (talent)|Body of Stone]]
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| talent3 = [[Earthquake (talent)|Earthquake]]
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| talent4 = [[Crystalline focus (talent)|Crystalline Focus]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Storm (category)|Storm]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes*
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| talent1 = [[Nova (talent)|Nova]]
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| talent2 = [[Shock (talent)|Shock]]
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| talent3 = [[Hurricane (talent)|Hurricane]]
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| talent4 = [[Tempest (talent)|Tempest]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Wildfire (category)|Wildfire]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes*
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| talent1 = [[Blastwave (talent)|Blastwave]]
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| talent2 = [[Burning wake (talent)|Burning Wake]]
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| talent3 = [[Cleansing flames (talent)|Cleansing Flames]]
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| talent4 = [[Wildfire (talent)|Wildfire]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Aegis (category)|Aegis]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Arcane reconstruction (talent)|Arcane Reconstruction]]
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| talent2 = [[Shielding (talent)|Shielding]]
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| talent3 = [[Arcane shield (talent)|Arcane Shield]]
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| talent4 = [[Aegis (talent)|Aegis]]
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Conveyance (category)|Conveyance]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Phase door (talent)|Phase Door]]
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| talent2 = [[Teleport (talent)|Teleport]]
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| talent3 = [[Displacement shield (talent)|Displacement Shield]]
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| talent4 = [[Probability travel (talent)|Probability Travel]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Spell (category type)|Spell]]
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| Name = [[Divination (category)|Divination]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Arcane eye (talent)|Arcane Eye]]
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| talent2 = [[Keen senses (talent)|Keen Senses]]
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| talent3 = [[Vision (talent)|Vision]]
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| talent4 = [[Premonition (talent)|Premonition]]
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}}
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}}
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* requires achievement
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==

Revision as of 14:42, 14 December 2013

Archmage

Archmage 128 bg.png

Metaclass Mage
Locked Yes
Starting Life 100
Life Rating -4
Stat Modifiers
Strength 0
Dexterity 0
Constitution 0
Magic +5
Willpower +3
Cunning +1

Description

An Archmage devotes his whole life to the study of magic above anything else. Most Archmagi lack basic skills that others take for granted (like general fighting sense), but they make up for it by their raw magical power.

Archmagi start with knowledge of many schools of magic. However, they usually refuse to have anything to do with Necromancy.

Most Archmagi have been trained in the secret town of Angolwen and possess a unique spell to teleport to it directly. Their most important stats are: Magic and Willpower

Starting Equipment

Starting Talents

Talent Categories

Class
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Spell Arcane 1.3 No Arcane Power Manathrust Arcane Vortex Disruption Shield
Spell Air 1.3 No Lightning Chain Lightning Feather Wind Thunderstorm
Spell Earth 1.3 No Stone Skin Pulverizing Auger Mudslide Stone Wall
Spell Fire 1.3 No Flame Flameshock Fireflash Inferno
Spell Water 1.3 No Glacial Vapour Freeze Tidal Wave Shivgoroth Form
Spell Phantasm 1.3 No Illuminate Blur Sight Phantasmal Shield Invisibility
Spell Aether 1.3 Yes Aether Breach Aether Beam Aether Avatar Pure Aether
Spell Meta 1.3 Yes Disperse Magic Spellcraft Quicken Spells Metaflow
Spell Temporal 1.3 Yes Congeal Time Time Shield Time Prison Essence of Speed
Spell Ice 1.3 yes* Ice Shards Frozen Ground Shatter Uttercold
Spell Stone 1.3 yes* Earthen Missiles Body of Stone Earthquake Crystalline Focus
Spell Storm 1.3 yes* Nova Shock Hurricane Tempest
Spell Wildfire 1.3 yes* Blastwave Burning Wake Cleansing Flames Wildfire
Generic
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Cunning Survival 0.9 Yes Heightened Senses Charm Mastery Piercing Sight Evasion
Spell Aegis 1.3 No Arcane Reconstruction Shielding Arcane Shield Aegis
Spell Conveyance 1.3 No Phase Door Teleport Displacement Shield Probability Travel
Spell Divination 1.3 No Arcane Eye Keen Senses Vision Premonition
  • requires achievement

Strategy

Mobility

Excerpts from very old notes (circa beta 13):

IMHO Teleport is not really that useful if you don't mess up severely. It teleports you a large range. Analogously to PD it will allow you to choose a target area and teleport others. However, the target area you can specify is huge! This reduces the use of TP to basically nil except absolute emergency "I gotta get out of this place - no matter where!" situations.

Phase Door at level 4/5 or 5/5 is absolutely necessary because its utility will not only save your butt several times but also allows for advanced tactics and can save the butt of others (e.g. escort quest if the guy goes suicidal again, phase door him behind you and seal the passage. That stops him from running in certain death). PD is a must have for any character that has access to the skill!

In beta 13, Phase Door was nerfed twice:

  • If the target is not in line of sight there is a 35% chance that the spell fizzles.
  • The radius of the target area is now (7 - raw talent level), i.e., at least 2.

PD is not anymore a safe escape spell, and the precision is lowered. The tactics mentioned above must be adapted to the new situation.

Probability Travel in short just rocks. With it you can avoid hard situations, can get away quickly, can hop through obstacles that break LoS while a tough monster (e.g. a boss) has to walk around it etc etc. As a mage I usually try to get it as soon as possible. With my winner I started to keep it permanently active since level 18-19 - what meant that I had only ~100 maximum mana left in my manapool. That hurts but can be compensated with clever tactics - and PT allows you access to tons of clever tactics.

Classes

Classes with a non-white background need to be unlocked or may have other requirements
Classes
Warrior Rogue Mage Afflicted Defiler Celestial Wilder Chronomancer Psionic Adventurer Tinker Demented
Bulwark Rogue Alchemist Cursed Reaver Anorithil Summoner Paradox Mage Mindslayer Adventurer Sawbutcher Writhing One
Berserker Shadowblade Archmage Doomed Corruptor Sun Paladin Wyrmic Temporal Warden Solipsist Wanderer Gunslinger Cultist of Entropy
Archer Marauder Necromancer Doombringer Stone Warden Possessor Psyshot
Arcane Blade Skirmisher Demonologist Oozemancer Annihilator
Brawler


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