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Gems Overview

There are 2 types of gems: Offense and Defense

Offensive gems may be fitted only to Weapons and Weapon Accessories (Teeth, Crystals ect.)

• Rubies
• Sapphires
• Onyx

Defensive gems can be equipped to Armor, Rings, Amulets and Off-Hand items

• Diamonds
• Amethysts
• Cyanite

For more information on how to use gems, please refer to the Jeweler.

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Offense Gems


Rubies - Rubies add attack damage




Sapphires - Sapphires increase attack speed




Onyx - Onyx adds to critical hit value

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Defense Gems


Diamonds - Diamonds add resistance to lightning, ice, poison, fire, and andermagic.




Amethysts - Amethysts add to maximum health value




Cyanite - Cyanite boosts armor value



*Radiant, Flawless, and Sacred gems can only be attained through crafting at the Jeweler. To craft, combine 3x jewels from a lower tier.

 

Weaponsmith and Armor Artisan

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Find your friendly and helpful NPCs at an urban area near you. They are located in every city, so stop on by and look around. Often times, you will find only one NPC doing double duty and selling both weapons and armor!

These hard working NPCs perform many tasks:

• Sell Basic Weapons and Armor for all classes
  • Dragonknight
  • Spellweaver
  • Ranger
  • Steam Mechanicus
• Repair Items
• Upgrade and Melt Items

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Smelting and Upgrading Items

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Upgrade items with Glyphs of Power to improve equipment values. Collect Glyphs by melting enchanted (Improved, Magic, Extraordinary, Legendary) and Unique items or by purchasing Glyphs directly using Andermant.

How to upgrade:
Approach the Blacksmith, located in all urban areas, and select the "Upgrade Item" option:

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Select the item you wish to upgrade by right-clicking or dragging the object from your inventory to the upgrading window. Upgrade as many times as desired and purchase the upgrade using Glyphs of Power or spend Andermant if the current Glyph pool is insufficient.

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To access upgrading options on the go, open the inventory and select the item level-number and open the same upgrading window as stated above.

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Which values are upgraded?

Base values and enchantment values are all upgraded at one time. +% values (such as +% Damage or +% Resistance) cannot be upgraded.​

What is the maximum upgrade level?

All items can currently be enhanced to a maximum of level 50. The required level remains the same regardless of upgrades.
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In the inventory, why are item levels listed in red?

If a more level-appropriate item is available, a red indicator notifies you of outdated equipment.​

Melting Items
Melt items at the Blacksmith to receive Glyphs of Power.

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At the Smelting Furnace, melt enchanted and unique items for Glyph reimbursements; melting items is free. All items will be immediately destroyed once melted.

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What determines the Melting value?

The melting value is determined by the level and rarity of an item. The full value of past upgrades on the item will also contribute to the melting value. The identification status has no effect on melting value. View the item tooltip for total worth.​

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Fail safe for upgraded items:

Forgetful? Accidents happen. Attempting to sell or destroy an upgraded item will promt a warning. Only melting it will recoup the full value of glyphs invested into it.

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Merchant (Buffs, Foods) / Priest (Blessings)

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Temporarily boost your stats for tough battles in PvP or PvE with:

• Buffs (food items) - from merchants
• Blessings - from Priests

Up-front cost will be in either Andermants or coins. Occasionally, special events also award participants with similar Buffs or Blessings.

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What is the difference between buffs and blessing?
The actual effects of consuming a buff/blessing is listed in each item tool tip and usually increases offensive and/or defensive stats.

Buffs (food items) have a longer effective time period (30 mins). Once activated, a red glow initially surrounds your character.

Blessings, generally, have stronger effective stat changes, and a shorter effective duration (3 mins). Activating will cause a red glow and a ground-shaking animation which can also be seen as you change map locations.​

How to Use
After you purchase the Buff/Blessing, and if you meet the minimum level requirement on the item, right-click the item in your inventory to initiate. A timer box will appear near the bottom HUD and indicates the remaining active time. You may have 1 Buff and 1 Blessing active at any one moment, but you are unable stack 2+ Buffs or 2+ Blessings.

Exception: If you consume any of the buffs or blessing listed below, they do not count against the your buff/blessing count.

Special Buffs and Blessings
These special buffs/blessings may be used in conjunction with other buffs/blessings.

XP Buff
Purchase "Favor of Destiny" or "Destiny's Support" from the shop and receive these experience buffs to boost experience gained. Only 1 XP buff may be active at any one time.​

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Buffs
Buffs can be bought from any merchant with the above symbol displayed on them, only one buff can be active at one time​

• Level 1 Buffs: Grimford
  
  
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• Level 25 Buffs: Resistance Command Center
  
  
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• Level 30 buffs: Jarlshofn & Hognis Mine
  
  
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• Level 35 buffs: Ellonidos
  
  
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BLESSINGS
Blessings can be bought from any merchant with the above symbol shown, only one blessing can be active at a time​

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• Level 25 Blessings: Resistance Command Center
  
  
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• Level 30 Blessings: Jarlshofn & Hognis Mine
  
  
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• Level 40 blessing: Ashraya Urban Area & Watery Grave Urban Area & Andrakasch Urban area
  
  
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Resource Pool for Each Class
Use class-specific resources to perform special skills. The amount available is found in the bottom-right HUD, as a colored orb.

• Spellweaver: Mana
• Ranger: Concentration
• Dragonknight: Rage
• Steam Mechanicus: Steam

Consume Mana / Concentration / Rage / Steam potions to instantly replenish your resource pool. These potions can be dropped from random mobs or purchased from most Alchemists for 80 Andermants each (or 640 Andermants for a stack of 10).

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Spellweaver (Mana)
A spellweaver's mana pool (blue) starts at 100% before battle and depletes as certain spells are cast. Regeneration occurs over time or by using specific abilities or skills.

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Ranger (Concentration)
A ranger's concentraion pool (green) starts at 100% before battle and depletes as certain skills are used. Regeneration occurs over time or by using specific abilities or skills.

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Dragonknight (Rage)
A dragonknight's rage pool starts at 0% and requires specific actions to fill up from zero.

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Steam Mechanicus (Steam)
The Steam Mechanicus uses up his/her pool of Steam (light blue) to perform certain skills. Steam will slowly replenish over time.

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Health Elixirs

Consuming restores hitpoints instantly.

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Purchase from Alchemists (only available for Andermant) or find as random drops from monsters in Duria.

Simple Health Elixir

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Small Health Elixir

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Health Elixir

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Better Health Elixir

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Great Health Elixir

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Find in Little Box of Surprise (from Daily login bonus), in Surprise Chest, or receive as a daily reward

Universal Healing Potion

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Event Merchant

Shady John
Find Shady John hiding out in a barrel during many events and purchase his event-related products. Some of his items may indeed be quite "shady."

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What do I do with Draken ?
Drakens are special event currency that can be spent when The Ghastly Gnob, the Event Merchant, swings by Kingshill and sets up a kiosk full of special items. Save up draken and get ready for his arrival.

How do I get more draken?
Draken can only be collected during special events.

The Ghastly Gnob
Gnob is the event merchant who charges his customers draken during his special sales. Find the Dark Armor set and many other unique items when he drops by Kingshill.

When is the next time Gnob will arrive?
Word of a coming arrival will be posted in the Official Announcements.

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Items for sale
Items listed represent a recent sale, and is only to be used as a reference. Sale items and prices subject to change.

Dark Armor


Dragonknight




Ranger




Spellweaver


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Locations and Level Recommendations
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Duria is large world with many places to explore. A mini map of each area can be easily accessed by the hotkey 'M'. This mini map also includes a display of the name of the area you are currently in the lower right corner, just above your resource pool, in case you should get lost in your travels. A complete world map can be found with the hotkey 'W'.
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Changing Areas

Movement within each area is done by clicking and holding your left mouse button. To move to the next map area, locate a portal, which is a large glowing arrow on the ground and click it. Arrows are colour-coded with the following meanings:​

Color of Map Arrow	Meaning (difficulty on the map)	Monster Level Range in the map is	Example: Required Level Range is 20-22. The character level is...
blue	safe area	(no monsters present)	any
grey	monsters are way below own level	6 or more levels lower compared to character	26 or higher
green	monsters are slightly below own level	2-5 levels lower compared to character	22-25
yellow	monster level matches own level	1 level lower, or equal, or 1 level higher compared to character	19-21
orange	monster level slightly too high	2-5 levels higher compared to character	15-18
red	monster level far too high	6 or more levels higher compared to character	14 or lower

Another travel option is to use Travel Stones, which can only take you to places you have previously visited and have a Travel Stone present on the map. Using this method will charge a small fee. For the truly adventurous traveller, you can also purchase a Universal Map (found in the shop 'T') and travel to any location you have previously visited from anywhere.​

List of Locations

Without further ado, here is a list of the places in Duria. Travel costs are based upon those required to fast-travel while using Travel Stones. ​

Area	Type	Level	Travel Cost	Parallel World
Grimford	Urban area	-​	50 copper	-​
Swerdfield Pastures	Wilderness	6 - 10​	2 silver 50 copper	-​
Old Tomb	Dungeon	9 - 10​	No Travel Stone	-​
Kingshill	Urban area	-​	3 silver	-​
Hagastove Grotto	Dungeon	11 - 14​	7 silver 60 copper	+​
Catacombs	Dungeon	15 - 16​	8 silver 80 copper	+​
Crypt of Kings	Dungeon	16 - 17​	9 silver 40 copper	+​
Wild Forest	Wilderness	17 - 20​	5 silver 30 copper​	-​
Wildherz Caverns	Dungeon	20 - 22​	12 silver 40 copper	+​
Werian Sanctuary	Urban area	-​	6 silver 20 copper	-​
Silfmoor	Wilderness	20 - 22​	6 silver 20 copper	-​
Rootrock Cavern	Dungeon	22 - 24​	13 silver 80 copper	-​
Eternal Grove	Dungeon	22 - 25​	14 silver 60 copper	-​
Prison of Souls	Dungeon	23 - 25​	14 silver 60 copper	+​
Liar's Lair	Dungeon	24 - 26​	15 silver 40 copper	+​
Khalys' Elysium	Dungeon	24 - 26​	No Travel Stone	+​
Resistance Command Center	Urban area	-​	8 silver 40 copper	-​
Troll Canyon	Wilderness	25 - 26​	16 silver	-​
Loxley Caverns	Dungeon	25 - 26​	16 silver	-​
Burning Coast	Wilderness	26 - 27​	8 silver 40 copper	-​
Stonekeep	Dungeon	26 - 27​	16 silver 80 copper	-​
Foxarrific Burrow of Investigation's HQ	Dungeon	27 - 28​	17 silver 60 copper	-​
Fortress Teganswall	Dungeon	27 - 28​	17 silver 60 copper	-​
Tegan's Sanctuary	Dungeon	28​	17 silver 60 copper	-​
Dragon Caverns	Dungeon	28 - 29​	18 silver 40 copper	-​
The Hidden Sanctum	Dungeon	29 - 30​	19 silver 20 copper	-​
Tegan's Ceremonial Hall	Dungeon	30​	No Travel Stone	-​
Jarlshofn	Urban area	-​	10 silver 10 copper	-​
Torstrond	Wilderness	29 - 31​	10 silver 10 copper	-​
Iron Forest	Wilderness	31 - 32​	10 silver 50 copper	-​
Hognis Mine	Dungeon	-​	10 silver 50 copper	-​
Hailstone Mountains	Dungeon	32 - 34​	23 silver	-​
Eternal Watch	Dungeon	33 - 35​	22 silver	-​
Hjalgrimur	Dungeon	35​	No Travel Stone	-​
Ellonidos	Urban area	-​	12 silver	-​
Mystra	Wilderness	35 - 36​	12 silver 50 copper	-​
Mount Suvius	Dungeon	36 - 37​	25 silver	-​
Ashraya	Urban area	-​	13 silver 60 copper	-​
Ship Graveyard	Wilderness	37 - 38​	13 silver 10 copper	-​
Spawning Ground	Dungeon	38​	27 silver 20 copper	-​
Heart of Atlantis	Wilderness	38 - 39​	13 silver 10 copper	-​
Temple Sector	Dungeon	39 - 40​	27 silver 20 copper	-​
Desecrated Sanctuary	Dungeon	40​	No Travel Stone	-​
Abyss of Time	Dungeon	40​	28 silver 40 copper	-​
Atlantis Above Water	Dungeon	40​	29 silver 60 copper	-​
Watery Grave	Urban area	-​	18 silver 30 copper	-​
Ocean of Bones	Dungeon	30+​	-​	+​
Hall of the Dead	Dungeon	30+​	-​	+​
Mortis' Courtroom	Dungeon	30+​	-​	+​
Andrakasch	Urban area	-​	15 silver 40 copper	-​
The Misty Ridge	Wilderness	40-41​	16 silver 10 copper	-​
The Gleaming Mountains	Dungeon	41-42​	33 silver 60 copper	-​
Thunder Crest	Wilderness	42-43​	17 silver 50 copper	-​
Stalgard	Dungeon	44-45​	36 silver 60 copper	-​
Teleportarium	Dungeon	45​	No Travel Stone	-​

 

*Note: Ammo use is the amount of essence used if equipped.

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"These highly intelligent beings have dedicated their lives to studying magic, commanding the elemental essences of fire, ice and lightening to improve their magic attacks.

The magic knowledge gleaned from their apprenticeship helps the Spellweavers to become masters of their craft. Their quest for wisdom and magic mastery is guided by a codex that must be strictly obeyed.

The Spellweavers have long isolated themselves from the affairs of man by assuming modest positions as advisers, teachers, librarians and alchemists. The eight Spellweavers of the Inner Circle, who oversee the decisions of the Order, now call their bravest Spellweavers forth from the shadows. Knowledge of the enemy, once lost, must now be reclaimed in order to plan effective retaliation and drive back the impending peril.

Spellweavers are excellent ranged fighters. They use their mana to control the elements of fire, ice and lighting and manifest their spiritual powers by invoking mysterious spells. A spellweaver may be easy to disable in close combat but they're not easy to catch. They teleport out of the way of danger."

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MAGIC MISSILE

This your go-to basic attack that does not use mana. Fire a quick magic missile, which causes hit enemies 70% of your basic damage as physical damage.

• Damage: 70% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Ammo use: 1
• Minimum level: 1

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FIREBALL

Playing with fire has its advantages. Shoot a fireball, which, upon impact, causes 110% of your basic damage as fire damage for all enemies within 2,0 meters. Burn baby burn!

• Damage: 110% of your basic damage as fire damage
• Radius: 2,0 meters of your target
• Costs: 35 Mana
• Ammo use: 3
• Level: 2

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ICE MISSILE

Your enemies need to chill. Shoot an icy ball of...well ice, which causes 30% of your basic damage as ice damage to all enemies upon impact. For targets hit, travel speed is reduced by 50% for 6,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds and attack speed by 10%.

• Damage: 30% of your basic damage as ice damage
• Effect: hit targets attack speed reduced by 10% for 5,0 [PvP: 2,0] seconds and travel speed reduced by 50%
• Ammo use: 1
• Level: 3

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FROST NOVA

Unleash a frost nova, which completely freezes all enemies within a 4,0 meter vicinity for 3,0 (PvP: 1,0) seconds. For targets hit, it reduces travel speed by 50 % and attack speed by 10% for 6,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds.That'll teach them to stand too close.

• Radius: 4,0 meters
• Effect: freezes enemies for 3,0 (PvP: 1,0) seconds
• Cooldown: 20s
• Level: 6

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TELEPORT

One minute you are surrounded by mobs, the next instant the mobs are attacking thin air. This skill allows you to instantly escape a dangerous situation or an avid admirer. Simply hover your cursor over the area you wish to travel and select the skill. Don't worry, your friends won't think lesser of you for running away.

• Cooldown: 10s
• Level: 9

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LIGHTNING STRIKE

Call the wrath of the Gods to your aid. Charge the ground under your enemies and they will be struck by a lightning bolt after a short delay. Direct hits inflict 250% of your basic damage as lightning damage, while other enemies within range of the strike only receive a fraction of the damage.

• Damage: 250% of your basic damage as lightning damage
• Costs: 75 Mana
• Ammo use: 3
• Level: 12

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FROST WIND

Unleash an icy gust to impair enemies within its radius. Enemies struck will be completely frozen for 2,8 (PvP: 1,3) seconds. Additionally, their attack and travel speeds will be reduced by 10% and 50% respectively for 6,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds. You will leave their frostbitten fingers and toes in the dust.

• Effect: Struck enemies frozen for 2.8 (PvP: 1,3), attack speed reduced by 10%, travel reduced by 50% for 6,0 (PvP: 2,0)
• Cooldown: 20s
• Level: 15

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CHAIN LIGHTNING

Shoot a streak of deadly electricity across far distances from your wand or staff at your unsuspecting foe. Fire a lightning chain which will jump from one hit enemy to two others. All enemies hit will suffer 45% of your basic damage as lightning damage. Who said you shouldn't play with electricity?

• Damage: 45% of your basic damage as lightening damage
• Ammo use: 2
• Level: 18

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WATCHMAN

Need to call a friend you trust to watch your back? Now you have a personal bodyguard at your disposal. Place a magical watchman at the location of your choice for 10,0 (PvP: 10,0) seconds and he'll defend this position by attacking enemies with lightning shots. The lighting damage that these shots create will depend on your base damage. Your watchman's resistance depends upon your level.

• Costs: 50 mana
• Ammo use: 5
• Cooldown: 30s
• Level: 22

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DESTRUCTION

You've always wanted to destroy stuff, well now you can! Focus all of your powers into one concentrated stream of destruction and all hit enemies will suffer 400% of your basic damage as physical damage.

• Costs: 75 mana
• Ammo use: 7
• Cooldown: 1m 0s
• Level: 26

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SINGULARITY

Create a glitch in the space-time continuum at the location of your choice. It will drastically slow down enemies and cause continuous damage to them within a 4,3 meter radius for 8,0 seconds. The effects of the singularity are most intense directly in its center and become weaker towards its edges.

• Costs: 50 mana
• Ammo use: 3
• Cooldown: 30s
• Level: 30

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METEOR

Meteor is the grand daddy of all skills. Crush your enemies with a meteor that will crash into the ground after a brief delay and cause 300% of your basic damage as fire damage to all enemies within a 3,5 meter vicinity. Don't worry, your robes are fire proof.

• Damage: 300% of your basic damage as fire damage
• Radius: 3,5 meters
• Costs: 75 Mana
• Ammo use: 7
• Cooldown: 1m 0s
• Level 35

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MIND CONTROL

Using the power of your mind, you can force a monster to fight for your side for 8 seconds. While the monster is under your control, it causes 200% extra damage to all enemies. If the monster dies while under your influence, an ice nova detonates at the site of its death. All monsters within 6 meters of the detonation will be completely frozen for 5 seconds (PvP: 2 seconds).

• Cooldown: 30s
• Level: 42

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"A hard life in the wilderness has made the Rangers into what they are: Alert hunters who prove time and again that they are at least a match for all other beings of creation.

From an early age, young members of the clan learn knowledge that has been passed down through millennia, as the traditions of Rangers are as old as humanity itself. Over time, their intense involvement with nature and their inherent inner balance has given them an almost magical ability to wield the blade bow.

Once all men were hunters, but while many of them gradually turned away from a life with nature, the Rangers stayed true to their original way of life, making them much feared outsiders. But now the fists of the forest have called for an alliance with the ancient order, against those who would disturb the balance. Eager to meet the threat head-on, the agile hunters have answered that call.

Rangers are not only outstanding archers, but are also apt at melee. Their style is characterized by dynamics, as they stay constantly in motion. They choose their targets from afar, first weakening them with arrows and then striking them down in close combat with their blade bow."

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HUNTING ARROW

The deadly hunting bow is the Ranger's weapon of choice. Shoot a hunting arrow which causes 60% of your basic damage as physical damage. Hit targets are marked for 6,0 (PvP: 3,0) seconds and are slowed down by 30%

• Damage: 60% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Effect: hit targets are marked for 6,0 (PvP; 3,0) seconds and are slowed by 30%
• Costs: 4 concentration
• Essence: 1
• Level: 1

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PRECISION SHOT

With this skill, you'll never miss again. Shoot a precision arrow which causes 125% of your basic damage as physical damage. Marked enemies will be pierced by the arrow and will suffer double the damage.

• Damage: 125% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Effect: marked enemies will suffer double damage
• Costs: 33 Concentration
• Ammo use: 4
• Level: 2

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DEATH SWING

The blade bow is the Ranger's secret melee weapon. Brandish your blade bow and cause 35% of your basic damage as physical damage on all enemies directly in front of you. Hit targets will be poisoned for 3,0 (PvP: 3,0) seconds and suffer per second 35% of your basic damage as physical damage. The attack speed of poisoned enemies will also be reduced by 20%

• Essence: 2
• Level: 3

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HUNTING TRAPS

Catch your enemies unaware! Lay a trap that will be set off when touched. All enemies within its radius will be tagged for 8,0 seconds and slowed down. Who said Rangers can't be sneaky?

• Effect: enemies within its radius will be marked for 8,0 seconds and slowed
• Cooldown: 8s
• Level: 6

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DIVE

Didn't make it to the Olympics this time around? Use this skill and Jump over obstacles and enemies with an acrobatic dive.

• Costs: 15 Concentration
• Cooldown: 12s
• Level: 9

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NET

This is not just any ordinary net. Cast a net on the desired position, which will disable all enemies within its radius for 3,5 (PvP: 2,0) seconds.

• Effect: disable all enemies within its radius for 3,5 (PvP: 2,0) seconds
• Costs: 20 Concentration
• Cooldown: 12s
• Level: 12

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SCATTER SHOT

The ultimate multitasking skill that allows you to fire multiple arrows at once, hitting a group of mobs. Fire a scatter shot and cause 60% of your base damage as physical damage to all hit enemies. Marked enemies suffer double damage.

• Damage: 60% of your basic damage as physical
• Effect: 2x damage for marked enemies
• Costs: 22 Concentration
• Ammo use: 3
• Level: 15

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DEADLY BLOW

Your blade bow is now enhanced and even more deadly. Strike your enemy with the blade of your bow and cause 60% of your basic damage as physical damage. Marked enemies suffer double damage.If an enemy is taken down by this mighty block, 100% of your concentration will be restored.

• Damage: 60% of your basic damage as physical. 120% damage for marked enemies.
• Effect: death of marked enemy refills 100% concentration
• Ammo use: 3
• Level: 18

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BIRD OF PREY

Nature is a Ranger's strength. Command a bird of prey to mercilessly pursue an enemy by targeting a victim or a point that is close by. Should the bird of prey snatch up a victim, it will be stunned for 4,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds. Additionally, the victim will suffer 250% of your basic damage as physical damage.

• Damage: snatched prey 250% of your basic damage as physical
• Effect: snatched victim stunned for 4,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds
• Ammo use: 3
• Cooldown: 30s
• Level: 22

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BLADE DANCE

You are an unstoppable force of slashing and hacking when you whirl in a deadly blade dance to the desired position. Whirl in an unstoppable and deadly blade dance to the desired position and inflict 65% of your basic damage as physical damage to all enemies in your way. Hit enemies will be marked for 6,0 (PvP: 3,0) seconds and will be 30% slower. Marked enemies will suffer double the damage.

• Damage: 65% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Effect: hit enemies marked for 6,0 (PvP: 3,0), marked enemies suffer double damage
• Costs: 50 Concentration
• Ammo use: 3
• Level: 26

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ADRENALINE

Unleash your thirst for blood and feel the adrenaline coursing through your veins, which refreshes your concentration and increases your travel speed by 50% for 5,0 seconds. Because of the considerable strain on your body, your attacks cause 25% less damage during the afore-mentioned period of time.

• Effect: refresh concentration, increase travel speed 50% for 5,0 seconds
• Costs: 100 Concentration
• Cooldown: 20s
• Level: 30

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WOLF PACK

Conjure three powerful wolves that will support you in battle for 15,0 (PvP: 15,0) seconds. The wolves will create an amount of physical damage that depends on your base damage. Their resistance is dependent upon your level.

• Effect: conjure 3 wolves for 15,0 (PvP: 15,0) seconds
• Ammo use: 6
• Cooldown: 1m 0s
• Level: 35

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THICKET OF THORNS

Shoot a poison arrow that leaves a wall of thorns along its flight path. The arrow causes 25% of your base damage as poison damage. Opponents in the thicket are slowed by 80% and receive 55% of your base damage as poison damage per second. The wall of thorns remains in place for 6 seconds.

• Cooldown: 12s
• Ammo: 6
• Concentration: 66
• Level: 42

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"An impressive array of deadly weapons serve an equally deadly line of warriors. Using much more than brute force, the Dragonknights are the fearless freedom fighters of Duria.

Each recruit, assuming they survive their training, must undergo the Order's blood-initiation ritual. Within the halls of the Dragonknight stronghold, they drink the centuries-old dragon blood. They then continue their studies, learning how to use the fire and rage of the dragon within them to master the feared fighting techniques of the Dragonknights.

Once known as the fighting elite of the empire before its fall, they are now barely more than mercenaries. But the Dragonmaster, Head of the Dragonknight Order, has commanded his Dragonslayers to mobilize all Dragonknights for battle. Faced again with the threat of the ancient enemy, the Order will be pushed to rise to the challenge.

Dragonknights are highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and are capable of channeling their pent-up anger to invoke special skills and make powerful attacks. That's why the longer they stay in battle, the more dangerous they become!"

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ANGRY STRIKE

"Don't make me angry, you won't like me when I'm angry". Your hair-trigger temper is renowned in Duria. Angrily strike an enemy and cause 75% of your basic damage as physical damage. Let anger build, which the Dragonknight needs to use other skills.

• Damage: 75% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Generated: 7 rage
• Ammo Use: 1
• Level: 1

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SMASH

Smash the enemies directly in your path with a powerful blow. Enemies that are directly hi suffer 200% of your weapon damage as physical damage. Enemies in the area who are also hit do not suffer as much damage. Sometimes you just have to get back to the basics and throw some good knuckle sandwiches.

• Damage: 200% of your basic damage as physical damage for direct hits
• Cost: 20 rage
• Ammo Use: 3
• Level: 2

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RAGEFUL SWING

You have trained under the best swordsmen in Duria and have learned the skill of crushing your enemies with a mighty swing that inflicts 100% of your basic damage on all opponents directly in front of you and increases your rage. They might get more than just a haircut.

• Damage: 100% of your basic damage as physical damage on all opponents directly in front of you for 170°
• Costs: 5 Rage
• Ammo use: 2
• Level: 3

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BLOODY WILD SWING

Perform a bloody wild swing and injure all enemies within a 4 meter radius. Enemies hit will bleed for 4,0 (PvP: 4,0) seconds and suffer 40% of your base damage as physical damage. Bleeding enemies will suffer per second 40% of your base damage as physical damage. This skill is not recommended for faint-hearted knights who do not like the sight of blood.

• Damage: 40% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Effect: for 4,0 (PvP: 4,0) seconds, suffer 40% of your basic damage as physical damage per second
• Costs: 30 rage
• Ammo use: 4
• Cooldown: 1s
• Level: 6

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RAGE JUMP

Even with all your armor, you manage to make graceful leaps to either surprise your enemy or to quickly escape danger. Jump on the position of your choice and create 75% of your base damage as physical damage for all enemies within a 2,8 radius. If at least one enemy is struck, your rage will increase. Be angry my friend!

• Damage: 75% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Radius: 2,8
• Effect: struck enemies will multiply rage
• GEnerated: 40 Rage
• Ammo use: 2
• Cooldown: 15s
• Level: 9

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GROUND BREAKER

You have the power and strength to create earthquakes and shatter the ground around you. Create a seismic shock wave, which will emanate from where you stand in a straight line and stun all enemies in its path for 3,5 (PvP: 2,0). It will also create 75% of your basic damage as physical damage.

• Damage: 75% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Costs: 20 rage
• Ammo use: 2
• Cooldown: 10s
• Level: 12

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FURIOUS BATTLE CRY

RAWR! Issue a battle cry that instantly builds 40 anger and increases your travel speed by 40% for 5,0 (PvP: 5,0) seconds. Did we mention Dragonknights have a hair-trigger temper?

• Generated: 40 Rage
• Effect: increased travel speed by 40%
• Cooldown: 30s
• Level: 15

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IRON BROW

Attack your enemy with a powerful headbutt to reduce their armor value and resistance by 85% for 5,0 (PvP: 3,5) seconds. Additionally, the enemy will be stunned for 2,0 (PvP: 1,5) seconds and will suffer 50% of your basic damage as physical damage. While they're disoriented, annihilate them where they stand with your sword or axe.

• Damage: 50% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Effect: hit targets armor and resistance reduced 85% for 5,0 (PvP: 3,5), stunned for 2,0 (PvP: 1,5) seconds
• Costs: 20 Rage
• Ammo use: 2
• Cooldown: 12s
• Level: 18

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STUN CHARGE

Charge!!! Charge forth unstoppably and cause 50% of your basic damage as physical damage to all enemies in your way.

• Damage: 50% of your basic damage as physical damage to all enemies in your way
• Costs: 20 Rage
• Ammo use: 2
• Cooldown: 10s
• Level: 22

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MIGHTY WILD SWING

Your shirts tend to rip as your muscles expand with the effort of this skill. Crush all enemies around you with a mighty wild swing, which causes 200% of your basic damage as physical damage. Better get another shirt.

• Damage: 200% of your basic damage as physical damage
• Costs: 60 Rage
• Ammo use: 5
• Cooldown: 3s
• Level: 26

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DRAGON HIDE

Your high alto scream enters you into the frenzy of battle. Let out a dragon cry to toughen your skin for 8,0 (PvP: 8,0) seconds. While the dragon cry is in effect, your resistance to physical and elemental damage of all kinds will be significantly increased. Be forewarned, the high pitch has been known to shatter wine glasses.

• Effect: toughens skin for 8,0 seconds, resistance to physical and elemental damage of all kinds will be significantly increased
• Costs: 60 Rage
• Cooldown: 1m 0s
• Level: 30

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BANNER OF WAR

Drive a banner of war into the earth and stake a claim on an area for 10,0 seconds. Within this arena, you'll fall into a battle frenzy, which allows you to use your skill without andy rage. Opponents within its radius will be slowed down.

• Effect: battle arena 10,0 seconds within which you use skills without rage penalty
• Costs: 60 Rage
• Cooldown: 1m 0s
• Level: 35

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DRAGON'S FURY

Shout your wrath at your enemies with such massive power that the earth splits open for 4 seconds. Opponents in the affected area are slowed by 80% and suffer 150% of your base damage per second as fire damage.

• Effect: Damage enemies by 150% of your base damage as fire damage and slow down enemies by 80% for 4 seconds
• Ammo: 6
• Cost: 60 Rage
• Level: 42

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Experience Tree - Spellweaver

Level 5 (2000 total Experience Points)

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• Mysterious Charge - Successful strikes with your magic missile now restore 5 mana.
• Frostbringer - Your ice missile will affect enemies within a radius of 2,0 meters

Level 10 (14700 Experience)

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• Energy - Your magic missile now cause 40% more damage.
• Cold Shock - Your frost nova slows cause 80% of your base damage as ice damage to all hit enemies.

Level 15 (55800 Experience)

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• Accelerated Discharge - Your lightning strike now costs 25 less mana.
• Mighty Fireball - Your fireball now causes 25% more damage.

Level 20 (172,000 Experience)

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• Charged Lightning - Enemies hit by the lightning strike and chain of lightning will be electrostatically charged for 3,0 (PvP: 3,0) seconds. Your lightning spell will cause these electrostatically charged enemies to suffer an additional 33% damage.
• Pyromania - Your fireball sets all hit enemies ablaze. Burning enemies suffer 33% of your base damage as fire damage every second for 3,0 seconds.

Level 25 (475,000 Experience)

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• Refreshing Change of Scenery - Teleporting now completely restores your mana.
• Sudden Frost - The cool-down time for your skills frost wind and frost nova have been reduced by 25%.

Level 30 (1,150,000 Experience)

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• Shock Charges - Your lightning spells can now numb affected enemies for 1,5 (PvP: 0,5) seconds. The lightning chain has a 15% chance of triggering the effect. For the lightning strike it is 35%.
• Bitter cold - The stunning effect of your Frost Wind and Frost Nova skills now lasts 1,0 (PvP: 0,3) seconds longer on monsters.

Level 35 (2,330,000 Experience)

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• Distorted Reality - Your singularity now reduces the armor value and resistance value of all hit enemies by 85%.
• Mighty Guardian - The guardian you've summoned is now significantly more stable and intentionally draws the attention of all enemies in its vicinity.

Level 40 (5,130,000 Experience)

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• Total Annihilation - Your destruction spell now causes 40% more damage. In addition, the cool-down time for the destruction spell has been reduced by 33%.
• Flaming Inferno - Upon impact, your meteor now also explodes into a powerful flame nova. All enemies in the blast radius will be initially damaged and then suffer 50% of your base damage as fire damage every second for three seconds. In addition the cool-down time for the meteor spell has been reduced by 33%.

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Level 45 (18.500.000 Experience)

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• Astral Phenomenon - Directly after using mind control on your enemies, you can use all of your skills without activating their cooldown times for 1 second.
• Guardian of Flames - Your guardian can shoot fireballs to scorch all the enemies close by.

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Experience Tree - Ranger

Level 5 (2000 total Experience Points)

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• Fortified String - Your hunting arrow will now pierce through the first target it hits.
• Calculated Blows - Targets struck by a death swing are marked for 6,0 (PvP: 3,0) seconds.

Level 10 (14700 Experience)

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• Long-Lasting Mark - All marked skills except for hunting trap will now last 2,0 seconds longer.
• Monitoring Mark - All enemies that have been marked are now 10% slower. This applies for all skills but hunting trap.

Level 15 (55800 Experience)

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• Longbow Veteran - Now you inflict 25% more damage with slow longbows.
• Shortbow Veteran - Now you inflict 25% more damage with fast shortbows.

Level 20 (172,000 Experience)

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• Steady Aim - Your precision shot now inflicts 20% more damage.
• Polished shooting technique - Your scatter shot now inflicts 25% more damage.

Level 25 (475,000 Experience)

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• Mark of the Falcon - The bird of prey attack now marks struck enemies. The damages caused by this skill are increased by 25%.
• Magically Braided Net - Now all enemies hit by your net are marked.

Level 30 (1,150,000 Experience)

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• Perseverant Dancer - Reduces concentration needed for a blade dance by 25%.
• Deadly Fairy Ring - Upon being touched, these hunting traps release deadly spores causing 100% of your base damage as physical damage to enemies.

Level 35 (2,330,000 Experience)

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• Body Control - Using adrenaline no longer reduces the damage you inflict, and this skill's cool-down time has been reduced by 10%
• Increased Agility - Diving no longer requires concentration, however this skill's cool-down time has been reduced by 25%.

Level 40 (5,130,000 Experience)

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• Directed Blow - Your deadly blow now causes 60% more damage.
• Wolves' Tribute - Your wolf pack heals you by 60% of the damage it inflicted.

Level 45 (18.500.000 Experience)

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• Path of Destruction - Enemies hit by Thicket of Thorns arrow will explode in a cloud of poison if they die 6 seconds after being hit. This cloud of poison causes 300% of your base damage as poison damage to all enemies in range.
• Wooded Wraith - Activating the Wild Pack summons a powerful wood wraith that can mark and hold all enemies close by.

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Experience Tree - Dragonknight

Level 5 (2000 total Experience Points)

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• Fanaticism - Each time you use the Rage attack, your attack speed increases by 15% for 4,0 seconds and your travel speed increases by 10%. You can increase your travel and attack speed up to four times, but if you use another skill, you'll lose the boosts.
• Powerful Swing - Your Rageful Swing now reduces damage caused by hit enemies by 20% for 3,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds.

Level 10 (14700 Experience)

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• Merciful Blow - Your smash skill inflicts an additional 20% of damage on your enemies.
• Deep Cuts - Your Bloody Wild Swing now hinders the movement of hit enemies by 30% and reduces their attack speed by 15% for 3,0 (PvP: 2,0) seconds.

Level 15 (55800 Experience)

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• Rage Frenzy - Your rage attack now delivers 3 more rage points. Your mighty swing delivers 2 more rage points.
• Addicted to Revenge - Being struck by enemies now builds 60% more rage.

Level 20 (172,000 Experience)

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• Willing and Ready - You can use your rage jump more now that its cool-down time has been reduced by 25%.
• Sudden Wrath - The cool-down time for your furious battle cry will be reduced by 25%.

Level 25 (475,000 Experience)

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• Stunning Attack - Your attack now stuns all hit enemies for 3,0 (PvP: 1,3) seconds.
• Earth Shaker - You no longer need rage to use a ground breaker.

Level 30 (1,150,000 Experience)

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• Two-handed Master - You now inflict 40% more damage when battling with both hands.
• Blocker - Your shields' block rate has been increased by 40%.

Level 35 (2,330,000 Experience)

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• Profitable Use - If you successfully attack enemies with an iron brow, you'll receive twice the rage back that you used to perform the skill.
• Rush of Blood - Your mighty wild swing heals you by 20% of the total damage inflicted.

Level 40 (5,130,000 Experience)

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• Dragon Power - Your Dragon Hide skill will not cost you any rage and heals you by 30% when you're inflicting damage. Secondary damage like bleeding does not count.
• Mighty Banner of War - Your Banner of War skill will not cost you any rage and increases attack speed within the blast radius by 30%.

Level 45 (18.500.000 Experience)

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• Rage of Outburst - 5 seconds after activation, the Fury of the Dragon creates additional explosions that will stun all enemies hit for 2 seconds (PvP: 1 second).
• Will to Survive - When you activate your Dragon Hide or Furious Battle Cry skills, you can regenerate 2% of your maximum HP per second for 5,0 seconds.

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Fame Tree - Spellweaver

Level 5 (750 total Badges of Honor)

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• Battle Instinct - The damage you inflict upon other players has been increased by 15%.
• Steadfastness - The damage inflicted upon you by other players has been reduced by 15%.

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Level 10 (3,375)

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• Better Basic Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other player by your magic missile, ice missiles and lightning chaain has been increased by 33%.
• Better Specialized Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other players by your fire ball and lightning strike skills has been increased by 10%.

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Level 15 (11,425)

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• Battle Frenzy - After having defeated an enemy player, you'll fall into a battle frenzy that will increase your travel speed by 25% and the damage you inflict by 25% for 6,0 seconds. Additionally, 50% of your mana will be replenished.
• Ready to Fight - After defeating an enemy player, 25% of your life force will be restored.

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Level 20 (35,425)

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• Light Footed - Your travel speed in competition has been increased by 20%.
• Nimble - Your attack speed in competition has now been increased by 15%.

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Level 25 (103,525)

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• Defiance - The duration of all enemy stunning spells has been reduced by 33%.
• Determination - After you've been stunned, you will be immune from all enemy stunning buffs for 4,0 seconds.

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Level 30 (286,525)

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• Quicker Missiles - The speed of your ice missile, fireball, magic missile and chain of lightning skills has been increased by 33%
• Magical Virtuoso - The impact of your lightning and meteor skills is reduced by 33%.

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Level 35 (757,525)

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• Liberation - You can use your Teleport and Frost Nova skills to reverse a buff that stuns of has any other negative effect.
• Permafrost - The stunning effects of your Frost Wind and Frost Nova skills now last 33% longer.

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Level 40 (1,967,525)

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• Final Supernova - When you die in battle, all of your energy will manifest into an enormous discharge. This supernova will inflict 1000% of your basic damage as physical damage upon all enemies within a 11 meter radius.
• Cyanite Shield - If your life force falls below 33%, you will be enveloped by a cyanite shield that will absorb almost all of the damage you suffer for 4,0 seconds.

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Fame Tree - Ranger

Level 5 (750 total Badges of Honor)

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• Battle Instinct - The damage you inflict upon other players has been increased by 15%.
• Steadfastness - The damage inflicted upon you by other players has been reduced by 15%.

Level 10 (3,375)

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• Better Basic Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other player by your hunting arrow and death swing skills has been increased by 33%.
• Better Specialized Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other players by your precision shot and deadly blow skills has been increased by 10%.

Level 15 (11,425)

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• Battle Frenzy - After having defeated an enemy player, you'll fall into a battle frenzy that will increase your travel speed by 25% and the damage you inflict by 25% for 6,0 seconds. Moreover, your concentration will increase by 50%
• Ready to Fight - After defeating an enemy player, 25% of your life force will be restored.

Level 20 (35,425)

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• Light Footed - Your travel speed in competition has been increased by 20%.
• Nimble - Your attack speed in competition has now been increased by 15%.

Level 25 (103,525)

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• Defiance - The duration of all enemy stunning spells has been reduced by 33%.
• Determination - After you've been stunned, you will be immune from all enemy stunning buffs for 4,0 seconds.

Level 30 (286,525)

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• Higher-Quality Arrow - The arrows you shoot using your precision shot and hunting arrow skills will now fly 33% quicker.
• Might of the Forest - Your bird of prey flies faster and follows enemies for a longer period of time. In addition, the cool-down time for your Wolf Packa skill is reduced by 15%.

Level 35 (757,525)

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• Indomitable - You can now use your Adrenaline and Dive skills to reverse a buff that stuns or has any other negative effect.
• Heavy Hit - The stun effects of your bird of prey and net skills will now last 33% longer.

Level 40 (1,967,525)

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• The Forest's Vengence - When you die in battle, the guardian of the woods will inflict 150% of your basic damage as physical damage every second for 4 seconds upon all enemies within a 10 meter radius. Additionally, the travel speed of all who are hit will be severely reduced.
• Survival Instinct - If your life force falls below 33%, your survival instinct skill will activate an adrenaline rush that will replenish your concentration and increase your travel speed by 50% for 5,0 seconds. In addition, you will have 4,0 second immunity against enemy stun effects.

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Fame Tree - Dragonknight

Level 5 (750 total Badges of Honor)

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• Battle Instinct - The damage you inflict upon other players has been increased by 15%.
• Steadfastness - The damage inflicted upon you by other players has been reduced by 15%.

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Level 10 (3,375)

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• Better Basic Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other player by your rage attack and rageful swing skills has been increased by 33%.
• Better Specialized Combat Techniques - The damage inflicted upon other players by your smash and bloody wild swing skills has been increased by 10%

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Level 15 (11,425)

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• Battle Frenzy - After having defeated an enemy player, you'll fall into a battle frenzy that will increase your travel speed by 25% and the damage you inflict by 25% for 6,0 seconds. Additionally, your rage increases by 50%.
• Ready to Fight - After defeating an enemy player, 25% of your life force will be restored.

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Level 20 (35,425)

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• Light Footed - Your travel speed in competition has been increased by 20%.
• Nimble - Your attack speed in competition has now been increased by 15%.

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Level 25 (103,525)

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• Defiance - The duration of all enemy stunning spells has been reduced by 33%.
• Determination - After you've been stunned, you will be immune from all enemy stunning buffs for 4,0 seconds.

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Level 30 (286,525)

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• Brute Force - The damage inflicted upon other players by your Rage Jump, Ground Breaker and Iron Brow skill has been increased by 33%.
• Heavy Hit - The stun effects of your stunning skills now last 33% longer.

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Level 35 (757,525)

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• War Cry - You can now use your Furious Battle Cry and Dragon Hide skills to debuff stunning effects or any other negative effects.
• Unstoppable - While your dragon hide skill is in effect, you are immune from negative effects.

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Level 40 (1,967,525)

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• Wail of Death - At the moment of your death, you let out a bloodcurdling screech that stuns all enemies within a 5 meter radius for a few seconds. It will also inflict 400% of your basic damage as physical damage to enemies.
• Supernatural Regeneration - If your life force falls below 33%, your metabolism will speed up and a supernatural regenerative force will be unleashed that causes your wounds to heal entirely on their own.

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General
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With your signature, you can give your postings their own personal touch. So that the overview remains intact, a few rules should be followed: A maximum of 1 banner is allowed in the signature. The max. size should not exceed 468 x 60 pixels; this size is set as the standard size for a banner ad by the VDZ (Association of German Magazine Publishers). If advertisers are able to fit their slogans into a banner of this size, than this shouldn't be a problem for you, either. In case you need more room, just leave a few graphics out. In addition to the image, you're allowed a maximum of 4 lines of text and 2 blank lines. Important: A large font size will reduce the number of lines allowed!

Complaints
The game thrives off of you and the whole community. Your opinion and feedback are therefore very important to us and very welcome. We also look at complaints as a good chance to cater to the needs of users in the future.

Please remember to also be polite here! Calls for a strike, verbal assaults, insults to employees and other users as well as appeals for players to switch games are absolutely taboo. These don't belong in the forum and will be removed immediately. You'll only hurt yourself in the end, since we will completely ignore any offensive feedback.

Please write objectively when expressing your opinion. We'll be glad to look into your issue and help you as quickly as possible to solve the problem.

This list is not quite complete, but we think that these rules will serve as a good start. If necessary, this list will be expanded and improved!

A couple of handy online abbreviations:

IMHO – In my humble opinion

LOL - Laughing out loud

ROTFL – Rolling on the floor laughing

TTFN – ta ta for now!

CU – See you


Refrain from posting answers when you're angry. Take a day to think about things and then respond appropriately. Treat other users in the same manner in which you would like to be treated.

If you only want to take part in discussions in order to post offensive entries, don't be surprised when your access rights are (justifiably) revoked!

Keep in mind here that the Internet is not above the law! The Internet is subject to Paragraph 185 et seqq. of the StGB (German Criminal Code) with regard to insults and defamatory statements.

Thank you for your attention.

Your Bigpoint Team