Cross-Class Abilities

Weapon Styles: These passive abilities modify how you use weapons. Dual wielding normally reduces Weapon Recovery Time (the time between attacks) by -30%. Two Weapon Style further reduces this by -15%, for a total of -37.5% (not -45% due to how modifiers are calculated). One-handed Style increases critical hit rate when your off-hand is free, on top of the base +12 Accuracy. Two-handed Style increases damage.

Weapon Comparisons: A one-handed sword deals an average of 16 damage with a 0.7s + 4s recovery. A greatsword deals 21 damage with the same speed. Dual-wielding swords results in 19.00 damage with a 7s (or 6.4s with Two Weapon Style) recovery.

Style Effectiveness: Without a Weapon Style, differences are minimal, though two-handed weapons offer a Penetration advantage. One-handed Style is generally considered less effective. The bonus for Two-handed Style is larger than Two Weapon Style, potentially due to how negative modifiers are combined. Dual-wielding offers advantages beyond raw damage per second (DPS), such as a better chance to apply on-hit effects or stack passive bonuses from two unique weapons.

Pistol Specialization: Pistols have a modal ability that halves reload time at the cost of -15 Accuracy. This penalty is mostly negated when using a pistol one-handed. Building a pistolier is most effective one-handed with the modal active, though One-handed Style is less beneficial with pistols due to their reduced critical damage. When dual-wielding pistols, the modal is advantageous, but Two Weapon Style offers little benefit (+5%).

Fast Runner (available to Barbarian, Druid, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue) grants +15% Stride and +5 defence vs. disengagement attacks.

Monastic Unarmed Training (available to Barbarian, Cipher, Fighter, Priest, Ranger, Rogue) improves unarmed attacks with +2 Accuracy, +1 Penetration, and +5% damage. This damage scales with Power Level (PL), increasing by +15% damage, +4 Accuracy, and +1 Penetration for every +3 PL, without an upper bound as long as PL can be stacked.

Two-handed Style grants +15% damage when wielding a two-handed weapon.

Two Weapon Style grants -15% Weapon Recovery Time when dual-wielding.

Weapon and Shield Style grants +6 Deflection when using a shield, adding the shield's Deflection bonus to your Reflex.

Bull's Will (available to Any except Cipher) grants +10 Will defence. Ciphers receive Iron Will instead.

Combat Focus grants +1 Concentration at the start of combat.

Snake's Reflexes grants +10 Reflex defence.

Scion of Flame (available to Druid, Priest, Mage) grants +1 Penetration with Fire attacks.

Secrets of Rime (available to Druid, Priest, Mage) grants +1 Penetration with Frost/Water attacks.

Spell Shaping (available to Chanter, Druid, Priest, Mage) allows alteration of spell Area of Effect (AoE). Increasing AoE reduces PL by 5; reducing AoE increases PL by 1. Use the down arrow (↓) to increase area and the up arrow (↑) to decrease it.

Spirit of Decay (available to Druid, Priest, Mage) grants +1 Penetration with Decay/Acid attacks.

Tumbling (available to Barbarian, Chanter, Cipher, Fighter, Monk, Ranger, Rogue) grants +20 Defence vs. Disengagement attacks.

Practiced Healer (available to Druid, Paladin, Priest, Ranger) grants +15% healing done.

Rapid Casting (available to Chanter, Cipher, Druid, ...)