Skill UpdatesMarch 02, 2006
  • Note: All skill ranges are for Attribute 0...12...15.
  • Conjure Flame: no longer removes Enchantments.
  • Conjure Frost: no longer removes Enchantments.
  • Conjure Lightning: no longer removes Enchantments.
  • Fire Storm: decreased cast time to 2 seconds.
  • Flame Burst: increased damage to 15...99...120.
  • Gale: increased Energy cost to 10.
  • Inferno: increased damage to 30...114...135.
  • Lava Font: increased damage to 5...29...35 per second.
  • Lightning Javelin: decreased recharge time to 2 seconds.
  • Mark of Rodgort: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Mist Form: decreased cast time to 1 second.
  • Rodgort's Invocation: increased damage to 15...99...120.
  • Rust: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
  • Searing Heat: increased damage to 5...29...35 per second.
  • Whirlwind: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
  • Blackout: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.
  • Chaos Storm: decreased casting time to 1 second.
  • Distortion: increased Energy cost to 4...2...1 when you "evade" attacks.
  • Energy Drain: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
  • Energy Tap: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
  • Epidemic: decreased Energy cost to 10.
  • Fevered Dreams: increased duration to 10...22...25 seconds.
  • Ignorance: decreased casting time to 1 second.
  • Ineptitude: increased damage to 30...114...135.
  • Mantra of Recovery: reduced Energy cost to 10.
  • Mantra of Resolve: increased Energy cost to 10...5...4 when interrupted.
  • Aura of Faith: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
  • Heal Party: increased recharge time to 2 seconds.
  • Healing Hands: increased the amount healed to 5...29...35; now triggers on damage instead of attack.
  • Holy Veil: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.
  • Light of Dwayna: decreased recharge time to 20 seconds.
  • Live Vicariously: increased amount healed per swing to 2...14...17.
  • Mark of Protection: now only disables your skills for 5 seconds.
  • Martyr: increased cast time to 1 second.
  • Mend Ailment: increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Peace and Harmony: skill reworked. Now ends if ally casts a Spell on target foe or deals damage to a foe; reduced recharge time to 30 seconds.
  • Purge Signet: reduced recharge time to 20 seconds.
  • Restore Life: increased recharge time to 5 seconds; increased percentage of Health the target party member is returned with to 20...56...65%.
  • Resurrect: reduced cast time to 6 seconds; increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Scourge Sacrifice: decreased cast time to 1 second.
  • Shield of Deflection: increased armor bonus to 15...27...30.
  • Shield of Regeneration: increased duration to 5...11...13 seconds.
  • Shielding Hands: reduced cast time to .25 seconds.
  • Unyielding Aura: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds; when this Skill ends, it now exploits the ally's corpse.
  • Watchful Spirit: decreased cast time to 1 second.
  • Chilblains: Poison now only lasts 10 seconds.
  • Deathly Chill: increased unconditional damage to 5...41...50; decreased conditional damage to 5...29...35.
  • Enfeebling Blood: reduced recharge to 5 seconds; reduced sacrifice to 10%.
  • Offering of Blood: increased sacrifice to 20%.
  • Order of the Vampire: no longer triggers if you have other Necromancer Enchantments on you.
  • Plague Sending: reduced cast time to 1 second; increased recharge time to 5 seconds; fixed a bug that caused this skill to transfer default durations instead of remaining duration.
  • Shadow of Fear: reduced recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Unholy Feast: reduced number of targets affected to 1..4; increased damage to 10..65; reduced recharge to 20 seconds.
  • Bestial Pounce: decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.
  • Brutal Strike: increased damage to 5...29...35; increased conditional damage to 5...29...35.
  • Crippling Shot: increased Energy cost to 15; Crippled duration now scales 1...7...8.
  • Determined Shot: increased damage to 5...17...20.
  • Dust Trap: reduced Blindness duration to 3...7...8 seconds.
  • Feral Lunge: increased damage to 5...29...35.
  • Frozen Soil: increased energy cost to 10.
  • Maiming Strike: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Melandru's Assault: increased damage versus enchanted foes to 5...29...35; decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
  • Melandru's Resilience: increased Health regeneration to 3 pips.
  • Power Shot: increased damage to 10...22...25.
  • Practiced Stance: increased bonus duration to 30...126...150%.
  • Precision Shot: increased damage to 10...22...25.
  • Predator's Pounce: increased damage to 5...29...35.
  • Scavenger Strike: increased damage to 10...22...25.
  • Symbiotic Bond: increased Health regeneration to 1...3...3 pips.
  • "I Will Avenge You!": reduced attack speed to 25%.
  • "Shields Up!": now blocks 50% of the time.
  • Bull's Charge: now triggers on moving foes instead of fleeing foes.
  • Bull's Strike: now triggers on moving foes instead of fleeing foes.
  • Crude Swing: increased damage to 1...16...20.
  • Deadly Riposte: increased damage to 15...63...75.
  • Defensive Stance: increased duration to 5...17...20 seconds.
  • Deflect Arrows: now ends only when you successfully hit with an attack.
  • Defy Pain: decreased adrenaline cost to 6 swings.
  • Disciplined Stance: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
  • Dwarven Battle Stance: now also increases attack speed by 10%.
  • Eviscerate: increased adrenaline cost to 8 swings.
  • Gash: increased damage to 5...17...20.
  • Griffon's Sweep: increased damage to 5...17...20.
  • Protector's Strike: reduced swing time to .5 seconds; increased recharge time to 3 seconds.
  • Riposte: increased damage to 20...68...80.
  • Shield Bash: Skill reworked. "The next attack skill against you is blocked. If the attack was a melee attack skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds, and the attacker is knocked down.".
  • Shield Stance: decreased recharge time to 45 seconds.
  • Thrill of Victory: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
  • Warrior's Endurance: increased duration to 10...20...23 seconds.
  • Wary Stance: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.