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Skill trees of the Arcanist

A scholar of the three old arts: ember, rime and storm. Weak in body, but nothing kills faster from a distance.

Hover or tap a skill for its tooltip. Numbers for a level 30 hero without gear.

Ember Arts

Lv 1

Ember Dart

Kindled Mind

Lv 5

Cinder Burst

Flame Wave

Lv 10

Pyre Line

Ember Mastery

Lv 15

Skyfall

Lv 21

Cinder Swarm

Rime Arts

Lv 1

Rime Dart

Frost Ward

Lv 5

Rime Burst

Winter Ring

Steam Burst

Lv 10

Frost Lance

Rime Mastery

Lv 15

Frozen Maw

Hailstorm

Lv 21

Winter Orb

Storm Arts

Lv 1

Stray Sparks

Lv 5

Tether

Storm Ring

Lv 10

Blink

Storm Bolt

Storm Mastery

Lv 15

Leaping Bolt

Eye of the Storm

Lv 21

Stored Storm

Overcharge

Ember Dart
A bolt of fire that burns the first enemy it hits.

Level 1
Fire damage: 3-6
Mana cost: 2.0

Next level
Fire damage: 4-8
Mana cost: 2.0
Required level: 2

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Cinder Burst: +14% damage per level
Skyfall: +14% damage per level

At skill level 10
Fire damage: 37-48
Mana cost: 2.0

At skill level 20
Fire damage: 123-152
Mana cost: 2.0

Kindled Mind
Passive: always on
Passive. Your mana returns faster.

Level 1
Mana regeneration: +30%

Next level
Mana regeneration: +42%
Required level: 2

At skill level 10
Mana regeneration: +138%

At skill level 20
Mana regeneration: +258%

Flame Wave
A wave of fire rolls out in front of you, through the whole pack, and leaves it burning.

Level 1
Fire damage: 5-9
Burn: 4 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Reach: 7.0 metres in front of you
Burns for 4 per second for 3 seconds
Mana cost: 9.0

At level 10: Wildfire: a burning enemy that dies passes the fire to the enemies near it

Next level
Fire damage: 7-12
Burn: 6 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Reach: 7.2 metres in front of you
Burns for 6 per second for 3 seconds
Mana cost: 9.5
Required level: 6

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Cinder Burst: +6% damage per level
Pyre Line: +6% damage per level

At skill level 10
Fire damage: 50-66
Burn: 46 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Reach: 8.3 metres in front of you
Burns for 46 per second for 3 seconds
Mana cost: 13.5

At skill level 20
Fire damage: 158-196
Burn: 150 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Reach: 9.8 metres in front of you
Burns for 150 per second for 3 seconds
Mana cost: 18.5

Cinder Burst
A ball of fire that explodes and burns every enemy near the impact.

Level 1
Fire damage: 7-14
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 5.0

At level 10: The burst leaves the ground on fire

Next level
Fire damage: 10-18
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 5.5
Required level: 6
Requires: Ember Dart

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Ember Dart: +12% damage per level
Skyfall: +12% damage per level

At skill level 10
Fire damage: 72-90
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 9.5

At skill level 20
Fire damage: 230-270
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 14.5

Pyre Line
A wall of flame rises across your aim. Enemies that stand in it burn fast.

Level 1
Burn: 22 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Length: 5.0 metres
Mana cost: 22.0

Next level
Burn: 32 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Length: 5.3 metres
Mana cost: 23.0
Required level: 11
Requires: Flame Wave

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Flame Wave: +6% damage per level

At skill level 10
Burn: 200 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Length: 7.7 metres
Mana cost: 31.0

At skill level 20
Burn: 626 per second
Duration: 3 seconds
Length: 10.7 metres
Mana cost: 41.0

Skyfall
Calls a burning rock from the sky. It lands after a moment and leaves the ground on fire.

Level 1
Fire damage: 40-60
Burn: 12 per second
Radius: 3.6 metres
Mana cost: 17.0

At level 15: A second rock falls a moment later near the first

Next level
Fire damage: 55-78
Burn: 17 per second
Radius: 3.6 metres
Mana cost: 18.0
Required level: 16
Requires: Cinder Burst
Requires: Pyre Line

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Ember Dart: +6% damage per level
Cinder Burst: +6% damage per level

At skill level 10
Fire damage: 295-358
Burn: 113 per second
Radius: 3.6 metres
Mana cost: 26.0

At skill level 20
Fire damage: 883-1032
Burn: 359 per second
Radius: 3.6 metres
Mana cost: 36.0

Ember Mastery
Passive: always on
Passive. All your fire spells do more damage.

Level 1
Fire damage: +30%

Next level
Fire damage: +37%
Required level: 11
Requires: Kindled Mind

At skill level 10
Fire damage: +93%

At skill level 20
Fire damage: +163%

Cinder Swarm
Embers circle you. When an enemy comes near, an ember flies at it and burns it. A spent ember comes back after a moment.

Level 1
Fire damage: 12-18
Duration: 12 seconds
Embers: 3
An ember comes back after 2.0 seconds
Reach: 9 metres
Mana cost: 20.0

Next level
Fire damage: 17-25
Duration: 12 seconds
Embers: 3
An ember comes back after 2.0 seconds
Reach: 9 metres
Mana cost: 21.0
Required level: 22
Requires: Cinder Burst

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Ember Dart: +3% damage per level
Cinder Burst: +3% damage per level

At skill level 10
Fire damage: 105-133
Duration: 12 seconds
Embers: 5
An ember comes back after 2.0 seconds
Reach: 9 metres
Mana cost: 29.0

At skill level 20
Fire damage: 323-394
Duration: 12 seconds
Embers: 7
An ember comes back after 2.0 seconds
Reach: 9 metres
Mana cost: 39.0

Frost Ward
Buff: for a time
Raises your defense and freezes enemies that strike you in melee.

Level 1
Freezes for 1.2 seconds
Duration: 120 seconds
Defense: +30%
Mana cost: 7.0

Next level
Freezes for 1.3 seconds
Duration: 132 seconds
Defense: +35%
Mana cost: 7.5
Required level: 2

At skill level 10
Freezes for 2.1 seconds
Duration: 228 seconds
Defense: +75%
Mana cost: 11.5

At skill level 20
Freezes for 3.1 seconds
Duration: 348 seconds
Defense: +125%
Mana cost: 16.5

Rime Dart
A shard of ice that damages and slows the enemy.

Level 1
Cold damage: 2-4
Slows for 6.0 seconds
Mana cost: 2.0

Next level
Cold damage: 3-5
Slows for 7.4 seconds
Mana cost: 2.0
Required level: 2

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Rime Burst: +15% damage per level
Frost Lance: +15% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 29-39
Slows for 18.6 seconds
Mana cost: 2.0

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 98-126
Slows for 32.6 seconds
Mana cost: 2.0

Winter Ring
A ring of frost bursts out from you and slows all enemies it touches.

Level 1
Cold damage: 2-4
Slows for 8.0 seconds
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 9.0

At level 10: The ring freezes the enemies it touches for a moment

Next level
Cold damage: 4-6
Slows for 9.0 seconds
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 10.0
Required level: 6

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Hailstorm: +10% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 44-54
Slows for 17.0 seconds
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 18.0

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 148-177
Slows for 27.0 seconds
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 28.0

Rime Burst
A bolt of ice that freezes the enemy solid.

Level 1
Cold damage: 8-12
Freezes for 2.0 seconds
Mana cost: 5.0

Next level
Cold damage: 13-18
Freezes for 2.2 seconds
Mana cost: 5.4
Required level: 6
Requires: Rime Dart

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Rime Dart: +8% damage per level
Frost Lance: +10% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 109-130
Freezes for 3.8 seconds
Mana cost: 8.6

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 355-414
Freezes for 5.8 seconds
Mana cost: 12.6

Frost Lance
A comet of ice that bursts and freezes all enemies near the impact.

Level 1
Cold damage: 16-24
Freezes for 2.0 seconds
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 10.0

At level 10: A wider burst (half as wide again)

Next level
Cold damage: 23-33
Freezes for 2.1 seconds
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 10.5
Required level: 11
Requires: Rime Burst

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Rime Dart: +5% damage per level
Rime Burst: +5% damage per level
Hailstorm: +3% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 151-177
Freezes for 2.9 seconds
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 14.5

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 473-537
Freezes for 3.9 seconds
Radius: 2.6 metres
Mana cost: 19.5

Frozen Maw
An orb of winter opens where you aim. It drags every enemy around it into its mouth, then freezes them all in one block. Fire on the block bursts it into steam.

Level 1
Cold damage: 12-18
Freezes for 2.0 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Pulls enemies within 5.0 metres, then freezes them for 2.0 seconds
Bosses and elites are hard to pull
Mana cost: 18.0
Cooldown: 3.0 seconds

At level 15: The frozen block shatters by itself and hurts all in it

Next level
Cold damage: 17-24
Freezes for 2.1 seconds
Radius: 5.1 metres
Pulls enemies within 5.1 metres, then freezes them for 2.1 seconds
Bosses and elites are hard to pull
Mana cost: 18.6
Cooldown: 3.0 seconds
Required level: 16
Requires: Frost Lance

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Winter Ring: +6% damage per level
Frost Lance: +6% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 105-128
Freezes for 2.9 seconds
Radius: 5.9 metres
Pulls enemies within 5.9 metres, then freezes them for 2.9 seconds
Bosses and elites are hard to pull
Mana cost: 23.4
Cooldown: 3.0 seconds

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 323-384
Freezes for 3.9 seconds
Radius: 6.9 metres
Pulls enemies within 6.9 metres, then freezes them for 3.9 seconds
Bosses and elites are hard to pull
Mana cost: 29.4
Cooldown: 3.0 seconds

Steam Burst
Passive: always on
Passive. When fire strikes a frozen enemy, the steam burst is much stronger and reaches farther.

Level 1
Steam: +50% damage and reach
Resonance: fire on a frozen enemy bursts into steam; lightning on a burning enemy spreads the fire; cold on a charged enemy makes it brittle

Next level
Steam: +60% damage and reach
Resonance: fire on a frozen enemy bursts into steam; lightning on a burning enemy spreads the fire; cold on a charged enemy makes it brittle
Required level: 6
Requires: Frost Ward

At skill level 10
Steam: +140% damage and reach
Resonance: fire on a frozen enemy bursts into steam; lightning on a burning enemy spreads the fire; cold on a charged enemy makes it brittle

At skill level 20
Steam: +240% damage and reach
Resonance: fire on a frozen enemy bursts into steam; lightning on a burning enemy spreads the fire; cold on a charged enemy makes it brittle

Rime Mastery
Passive: always on
Passive. Your cold spells pierce the cold resistance of enemies.

Level 1
Enemy cold resistance: -20%

Next level
Enemy cold resistance: -25%
Required level: 11
Requires: Steam Burst

At skill level 10
Enemy cold resistance: -65%

At skill level 20
Enemy cold resistance: -115%

Hailstorm
A storm of ice shards falls on the target area.

Level 1
Cold damage: 30-45
Duration: 4 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Mana cost: 23.0
Cooldown: 1.8 seconds

Next level
Cold damage: 41-58
Duration: 4 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Mana cost: 24.0
Cooldown: 1.8 seconds
Required level: 16
Requires: Winter Ring

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Rime Dart: +5% damage per level
Frost Lance: +5% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 225-274
Duration: 4 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Mana cost: 32.0
Cooldown: 1.8 seconds

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 689-814
Duration: 4 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Mana cost: 42.0
Cooldown: 1.8 seconds

Winter Orb
A slow orb of winter that throws ice bolts in all directions as it flies.

Level 1
Cold damage: 28-36
Mana cost: 25.0
Cooldown: 1.0 seconds

At level 5: The bolts fly in pairs, one to each side
At level 10: The burst at the end throws twice the bolts and freezes enemies near it
At level 15: At the end the orb splits into three small orbs that fly on

Next level
Cold damage: 38-47
Mana cost: 25.5
Cooldown: 1.0 seconds
Required level: 22
Requires: Frost Lance
Requires: Hailstorm

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Rime Dart: +2% damage per level

At skill level 10
Cold damage: 190-215
Mana cost: 29.5
Cooldown: 1.0 seconds

At skill level 20
Cold damage: 560-623
Mana cost: 34.5
Cooldown: 1.0 seconds

Stray Sparks
Several sparks that crawl forward on erratic paths.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 2-4
Count: 3
Mana cost: 3.0

Next level
Lightning damage: 3-5
Count: 3
Mana cost: 3.3
Required level: 2

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Storm Bolt: +6% damage per level

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 19-27
Count: 7
Mana cost: 5.3

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 62-82
Count: 12
Mana cost: 7.8

Tether
Ties a thread of lightning to one enemy. It shocks the enemy again and again. If the enemy dies, the thread jumps to the nearest enemy.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 2-7
Duration: 5 seconds
One shock each 0.5 seconds
Reach: 11 metres
Mana cost: 8.0

Next level
Lightning damage: 3-9
Duration: 5 seconds
One shock each 0.5 seconds
Reach: 11 metres
Mana cost: 8.5
Required level: 6

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Stray Sparks: +5% damage per level

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 32-54
Duration: 7 seconds
One shock each 0.5 seconds
Reach: 11 metres
Mana cost: 12.5

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 104-164
Duration: 9 seconds
One shock each 0.5 seconds
Reach: 11 metres
Mana cost: 17.5

Storm Ring
A ring of lightning bursts out from you.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 1-18
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 13.0

Next level
Lightning damage: 4-24
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 14.0
Required level: 6

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 52-120
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 22.0

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 166-348
Radius: 7.0 metres
Mana cost: 32.0

Storm Bolt
A beam of lightning that goes through every enemy in its line.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 1-40
Mana cost: 8.0

At level 15: A second beam strikes along the same line a moment later

Next level
Lightning damage: 2-55
Mana cost: 8.5
Required level: 11
Requires: Stray Sparks

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Stray Sparks: +8% damage per level
Leaping Bolt: +8% damage per level
Storm Ring: +8% damage per level

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 26-295
Mana cost: 12.5

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 92-883
Mana cost: 17.5

Blink
Move at once to the place under your cursor.

Level 1
Mana cost: 24.0
Cooldown: 3.0 seconds

At level 10: Cinder Trail: the line of your blink burns for a few seconds

Next level
Mana cost: 23.0
Cooldown: 2.9 seconds
Required level: 11
Requires: Tether

At skill level 10
Mana cost: 15.0
Cooldown: 2.3 seconds

At skill level 20
Mana cost: 5.0
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Storm Mastery
Passive: always on
Passive. All your lightning spells do more damage.

Level 1
Lightning damage: +50%

Next level
Lightning damage: +62%
Required level: 11
Requires: Storm Ring

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: +158%

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: +278%

Leaping Bolt
A bolt of lightning that jumps from enemy to enemy.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 1-40
Count: 5
Mana cost: 9.0

At level 10: Two more jumps

Next level
Lightning damage: 2-52
Count: 5
Mana cost: 10.0
Required level: 16
Requires: Storm Bolt

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Stray Sparks: +4% damage per level
Storm Bolt: +4% damage per level
Storm Ring: +4% damage per level

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 26-236
Count: 6
Mana cost: 18.0

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 92-682
Count: 8
Mana cost: 28.0

Eye of the Storm
A slow eye of the storm drifts to where you aim. Lightning leaps from it into the enemies around it again and again.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 3-22
Duration: 6 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Strikes 3 enemies within 5 metres every 0.5 seconds for 6 seconds
Mana cost: 20.0
Cooldown: 4.0 seconds

At level 10: When its pack is dead, the eye drifts on to the next one

Next level
Lightning damage: 5-29
Duration: 6 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Strikes 3 enemies within 5 metres every 0.5 seconds for 6 seconds
Mana cost: 20.8
Cooldown: 4.0 seconds
Required level: 16
Requires: Storm Mastery

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

Gets stronger from:
Stray Sparks: +4% damage per level
Storm Ring: +6% damage per level
Leaping Bolt: +4% damage per level

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 41-141
Duration: 7 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Strikes 4 enemies within 5 metres every 0.5 seconds for 8 seconds
Mana cost: 27.2
Cooldown: 4.0 seconds

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 131-407
Duration: 9 seconds
Radius: 5.0 metres
Strikes 5 enemies within 5 metres every 0.5 seconds for 10 seconds
Mana cost: 35.2
Cooldown: 4.0 seconds

Overcharge
Buff: for a time
Each spell that you cast adds a charge. Each fourth spell lets the charges out as a ring of lightning around you.

Level 1
Lightning damage: 10-70
Duration: 40 seconds
Radius: 6.0 metres
Ring at each spell number 4
Mana cost: 19.0

Next level
Lightning damage: 16-87
Duration: 48 seconds
Radius: 6.0 metres
Ring at each spell number 4
Mana cost: 19.0
Required level: 22
Requires: Leaping Bolt

Grows with: Energy (+1% spell damage per point above the start)

At skill level 10
Lightning damage: 112-343
Duration: 112 seconds
Radius: 6.0 metres
Ring at each spell number 4
Mana cost: 19.0

At skill level 20
Lightning damage: 340-951
Duration: 192 seconds
Radius: 6.0 metres
Ring at each spell number 4
Mana cost: 19.0

Stored Storm
Buff: for a time
Keeps a part of the mana that you spend. When your life goes low, the store bursts as a shock ring that hurts enemies and throws them back.

Level 1
Duration: 120 seconds
Radius: 6.5 metres
Keeps 50% of spent mana, maximum 60
Burst damage: 2.0 for each point in the store
Bursts below 35% life, then rests 12 seconds
Mana cost: 12.0

Next level
Duration: 140 seconds
Radius: 6.5 metres
Keeps 52% of spent mana, maximum 82
Burst damage: 2.1 for each point in the store
Bursts below 35% life, then rests 12 seconds
Mana cost: 12.0
Required level: 22
Requires: Blink

Grows with: your weapon and Strength

At skill level 10
Duration: 300 seconds
Radius: 6.5 metres
Keeps 72% of spent mana, maximum 322
Burst damage: 2.9 for each point in the store
Bursts below 35% life, then rests 12 seconds
Mana cost: 12.0

At skill level 20
Duration: 500 seconds
Radius: 6.5 metres
Keeps 97% of spent mana, maximum 766
Burst damage: 3.9 for each point in the store
Bursts below 35% life, then rests 12 seconds
Mana cost: 12.0