SKILLS

20 draftable skills · six slots

Each level-up deals you cards. Raise a skill to its cap and, with an evolution charge banked, it offers to become something with a new name and new rules. Charges come from bosses, one for each boss wave whose whole court falls.

Wraith Volley

A fan of shrieking spirits loosed at random foes.

void

targets random · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	8	+4	36
cooldown	1.4	-	1.4
count	3	+0.7	7.9
radius	8	-	8
speed	460	-	460
spread	0.42	-	0.42
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Hungering Host

a final form (it does not level)

The volley becomes a flock that will not miss.

damage	36
cooldown	1
count	7
radius	8
speed	430
pierce	1
spread	2.6
homing	3.5
rings	1

Reliquary Lance

A consecrated spear that transfixes the mightiest foe and all behind it.

physicalholy

targets highestHp · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	22	+7	71
cooldown	1.7	-0.06	1.28
count	1	-	1
radius	9	-	9
speed	720	-	720
pierce	3	+1	10
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Judgement Rail

a final form (it does not level)

The lance becomes law: an instantaneous rail of light that transfixes everything in its path.

damage	90
cooldown	1.1
count	1
radius	11
speed	2200
pierce	999
rings	1

Hexfire Bolts

Twin cinders hunt where the horde is thickest.

fire

targets densest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	11	+3.5	35.5
cooldown	0.95	-0.03	0.74
count	2	+0.3	4.1
radius	7	-	7
speed	500	-	500
pierce	1	-	1
spread	0.22	-	0.22
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Rain of Cinders

a final form (it does not level)

The sky remembers every fire that ever burned here.

damage	30
cooldown	1
count	5
radius	62
rings	1

Grave Nova

The chill of the tomb closes in, dragging what it touches and drawing life back with it.

void

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	13	+5	48
cooldown	2.1	-0.09	1.47
count	1	-	1
radius	240	+22	394
speed	260	-	260
rings	1	-	1
pull	26	-	26
heal per hit	0.45	+0.08	1.01

Evolution (spoiler)

Collapsing Star

a final form (it does not level)

The tomb-cold ring folds inward and takes everyone with it.

damage	18
cooldown	4.5
count	1
radius	200
speed	260
spread	2.2
rings	1

Sanctified Ground

Hallowed light sears all who tread near the vigil and mends it.

holy

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	6	+2	20
cooldown	0.5	-	0.5
count	1	-	1
radius	130	+9	193
rings	1	-	1
heal per pulse	0.5	+0.08	1.06

Evolution (spoiler)

Cathedral of Light

a final form (it does not level)

The hallowed ground becomes a nave the dead cannot cross unburned.

damage	26
cooldown	0.5
count	1
radius	330
rings	1
heal per pulse	1

Stormchain

Judgment arcs from sinner to sinner, and never to the near.

holy

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	15	+4	43
cooldown	1.8	-0.06	1.38
count	5	+1	12
radius	190	-	190
rings	1	-	1
min jump	70	-	70

Evolution (spoiler)

Wrath of the Tempest

a final form (it does not level)

Judgment no longer arcs. It sings, and the song has verses.

damage	60
cooldown	0.8
count	16
radius	240
rings	1
min jump	90

Warding Blades

Bound relic-blades circle the vigil, cutting all who approach.

physical

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	11	+4	39
count	2	+0.55	5.85
radius	95	-	95
speed	210	+12	294
rings	1	-	1
parry	1.2	-	1.2

Evolution (spoiler)

Mausoleum of Teeth

a final form (it does not level)

Two counter-turning rings of relic-blades. Nothing walks or flies through.

damage	55
count	10
radius	115
speed	260
rings	2
parry	1.2

Abyssal Brand

A sigil of ruin ignites beneath the thickest knot of foes.

voidfire

targets densest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	32	+11	109
cooldown	2.2	-0.1	1.5
count	1	-	1
radius	95	+7	144
spread	0.45	-	0.45
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Maw of the Abyss

a final form (it does not level)

The ground opens, and briefly it has teeth and an appetite.

damage	55
cooldown	3.4
count	4
radius	185
speed	180
spread	0.5
rings	1

Bonestorm

Splintered ossuary shrapnel bursts outward in a quick ring and flings bone shards flying far.

physical

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	16	+4.36	46.52
cooldown	1.6	-0.05	1.25
count	5	+0.75	10.25
radius	115	+12	199
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Ossuary Cyclone

a final form (it does not level)

The dead do not settle. The ring never stops bursting.

damage	68
cooldown	0.8
count	1
radius	240
rings	1

Soul Siphon

Hungry threads lash out from the vigil, each sipping life back home.

void

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	10	+3	31
cooldown	1.6	-	1.6
count	3	+0.5	6.5
radius	170	-	170
rings	1	-	1
heal per hit	0.3	+0.06	0.72

Evolution (spoiler)

Feast of Souls

a final form (it does not level)

Tethers hold the nearest souls fast, and every pulse takes its toll of warmth.

damage	40
cooldown	1.2
count	8
radius	210
rings	1
heal per hit	2

Mourningstars

Blue-burning heads spiral outward from the vigil, sweeping wider with every turn.

firephysical

targets nearest · 8 levels · never your first pick

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	28	+13	119
count	2	+0.75	7.25
radius	110	-	110
speed	300	-	300
rings	1	-	1
spiral	26	-	26
spiral reach	260	+40	540

Evolution (spoiler)

Astral Cleave

a final form (it does not level)

Blue and orange spirals of burning heads in procession

damage	110
count	10
radius	110
speed	300
rings	2
spiral	32
spiral reach	560

Phantom Spike

A single black nail is driven into whatever matters most.

void

targets highestHp · 8 levels · never your first pick

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	45	+14	143
cooldown	1.41	-	1.41
count	1	-	1
radius	80	-	80
spread	0.35	-	0.35
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Impaling Dark

a final form (it does not level)

The whole night comes down on one point.

damage	230
cooldown	1.5
count	1
radius	150
spread	0.3
rings	1

Watchfire

A brazier-sentinel kindles itself in the dark and spits embers at what draws near.

fire

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	13	+2	27
cooldown	5	-	5
count	2	+0.31	4.17
radius	260	+12	344
speed	520	-	520
spread	10	+0.5	13.5
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Stormpyre

a final form (it does not level)

The braziers summon lightning that walks between the dead.

damage	26
cooldown	5
count	4
radius	300
pierce	5
spread	12
rings	1

Light of Mercy

Stub-flames slip from the vigil and drift toward whatever is closest to death.

holy

targets lowestHp · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	9	+3	30
cooldown	1.5	-0.04	1.22
count	2	+0.4	4.8
radius	6	-	6
speed	200	-	200
spread	0.5	-	0.5
homing	6	-	6
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Dying Light

a final form (it does not level)

What the light finishes, it uses: every killing mote kindles two more.

damage	34
cooldown	1.3
count	5
radius	6
speed	220
spread	0.5
homing	7
rings	1

Passing Bell

A single toll rolls out from the vigil; all it passes over, it strikes once.

holy

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	12	+3	33
cooldown	2.8	-0.08	2.24
count	1	-	1
radius	480	+15	585
speed	300	-	300
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

The Last Toll

a final form (it does not level)

The bell is not done: the wave breaks at its edge and rolls back in, striking again.

damage	46
cooldown	2.2
count	1
radius	600
speed	330
pierce	1
rings	1

Ashen Wake

Where the dead fall, the ground remembers and burns.

firevoid

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	5	+1.5	15.5
cooldown	1.2	-	1.2
count	4	+0.5	7.5
radius	70	+5	105
spread	4	+0.4	6.8
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Pall of Embers

a final form (it does not level)

The pall settles over the field: dying fires burst, and the burned dead always kindle new ones.

damage	18
cooldown	1
count	9
radius	115
spread	7.5
rings	1

Gavel of Light

The verdict is thrown, and it does not stop at the first guilty head.

physicalholy

targets highestHp · 8 levels · never your first pick

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	55	+14	153
cooldown	2.4	-0.06	1.98
count	1	-	1
radius	14	-	14
speed	300	-	300
pierce	3	+0.35	5.45
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Skybreaker's Return

a final form (it does not level)

What is thrown in faith returns, and it collects on both legs of the journey.

damage	70
cooldown	3
count	1
radius	16
speed	340
pierce	6
spread	420
rings	1

Emberscythe

A crescent of fire is swung from the vigil, and what it opens keeps burning.

fire

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	22	+7	71
count	1	-	1
radius	210	+8	266
speed	90	-	90
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Harvester of Sorrow

a final form (it does not level)

Two fires cross now, and nothing they touch is allowed to cool.

damage	46
count	2
radius	300
speed	110
rings	1

Faerie Ring

A ring of pale caps rises at a distance, breathing rot on all who cross it.

poison

targets nearest · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	13	+2	27
cooldown	0.8	-	0.8
count	1	-	1
radius	340	+6	382
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Widow's Wreath

a final form (it does not level)

The ring closes into an unbroken crown of caps, and the rot deepens on every pass.

damage	34
cooldown	0.8
count	1
radius	410
rings	1

Blightspur

A barbed seed buries itself in the strongest of them, and the rot goes deeper with every one.

poison

targets highestHp · 8 levels

	lv 1	per level	lv 8
damage	14	+4	42
cooldown	1.5	-0.06	1.08
count	1	-	1
radius	8	-	8
speed	640	-	640
rings	1	-	1

Evolution (spoiler)

Hundredfold Rot

a final form (it does not level)

The seed splits as it flies, and nothing it passes through is left clean.

damage	26
cooldown	1.3
count	1
radius	9
speed	700
pierce	2
rings	1