Summary
The Arcane skill allows players to wield Arcane Staves, a unique weapon class designed for pure mage builds. Arcane enhances spellcasting, provides bonuses to Arcane Runes, and enables the use of **Arcane Codex Stances and Finishers**.
- Players using **followers or Barding skills** within the last 60 seconds will lose:
* **Arcane Buildup** * **Arcane Codex Stances and Finishers** * **Arcane Staff Weapon Abilities**
- Players with the Arcane skill can select Arcanist as their Paperdoll skill title.
- Arcane increases the benefits of **Arcane Runes** and **Arcane Buildup**.
- **Chance to hit/defend with an Arcane Staff** is based on the **Arcane skill**, capped by **Wrestling skill**.
- Players with **80 Arcane** and **80 Wrestling** can cast spells while wielding an Arcane Staff.
PvM Bonuses
- Players have a **(Effective Arcane Skill / 100%)** chance to **avoid Spell Interruption** from creature/environmental damage while casting with an **Arcane Staff** equipped.
- Players with the Arcane skill receive a **(25% * (Arcane Skill / 100))** bonus to the effectiveness of nearby **Arcane Runes**.
Arcane Codex
- **80 Arcane** and **80 Wrestling** are required to use an **Arcane Codex**.
- Arcane Staves benefit from **Stances** and **Finishers** provided by the Arcane Codex.
| Arcane Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Description |
| Stance | Leech | Has a 3% chance per rank on hit to restore 10 mana |
| Stance | Shield | Weapon swings increase your damage resistance by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack) |
| Stance | Scatter | Deals an additional 2% of damage per rank to 3 additional random targets within 3 tiles, with each target hit having a 1% per rank chance to be hindered for 3 seconds |
| Stance | Fracture | Damage is increased by 2% per rank for every 25 armor rating target still has active (to a max of 8% per rank) |
| Stance | Surge | Damage is increased by 10% per rank if player has triggered an aspect special in the last 15 seconds |
| Finisher | Drain | Inflicts 250% of damage to target and restores 40 mana |
| Finisher | Catalyst | Inflicts 300% of Damage on target and consumes all Arcane Buildup, increasing Damage by (7% * Arcane Buildup Consumed) |
| Weapon Ability | Seeking | For next 15 seconds accuracy increased by 25% and attack speed increased by 15% |
| Weapon Ability | Leyline | For next 15 seconds player recovers 5 mana every 3 seconds |
| Weapon Ability | Soulfire | Immediately applies maximum arcane buildup |
Training
- Players gain Arcane skill by making **Melee Attacks** or **Casting Spells** while wielding an Arcane Staff.
| Skill | Training Method |
|---|---|
| 0-50 | Train from NPC |
| 50-80 | Passively gained by attacking with an Arcane Staff or casting spells while equipped with an Arcane Staff in the New Player Dungeon |
| 80-100 | Passively gained by attacking with an Arcane Staff or casting spells while equipped with an Arcane Staff |