Scepter
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The scepter is a mid-ranged main-hand weapon that excels in damage and control.
Skills by profession[edit]
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1 | Orb of Wrath | ½ | Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe. | ||
2 | Symbol of Punishment | ¼ | 10 | Symbol. Create a symbol on the ground that strikes foes and grants might to nearby allies. | |
3 | Chains of Light | ½ | 20 | Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains. | |
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1 | Shadow Bolt | ¾ | Fire a projectile that hinders foes and helps allies. | ||
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¾ | Fire two projectiles that hinder foes and help allies. | ||
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1 | ½Fire three missiles that hinder foes and help allies. | ||
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2 | ½Stealth Attack. Unleash a barrage from the shadows towards your target. | ||
2 | Shadow Sap | ¾ | Hurl a bolt that hinders foes and helps allies. | ||
3 | Triple Threat (without offhand) | 1 | ½Fire three missiles that hinder foes and help allies. | ||
3 | Twilight Combo (with offhand Dagger) | ½ | Dual Wield. Fire a slow-moving projectile, then fire a quick shot that accelerates the first. | ||
3 | Measured Shot (with offhand Pistol) | ½ | Dual Wield. Shadowstep and fire a shot that hinders foes and helps allies. | ||
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2 | ¼Dual Wield. Fire a beam that hinders foes and helps allies. | ||
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Fire Attunement | |||||
1 | Flamestrike | ¾ | Strike your foe with flame. | ||
2 | Dragon's Tooth | ¾ | 6 | Drop an explosive dragon's tooth on your foe. | |
3 | Phoenix | ¼ | 10 | Release a fiery phoenix that attacks foes in a line before exploding and returning to you, curing a condition and granting you vigor. Inflict additional burning against foes that are already burning. | |
Water Attunement | |||||
1 | Ice Shards | ¾ | Fire three ice shards at your foe. | ||
2 | Shatterstone | ½ | 3 | Cast a shatterstone that will explode at the target area. | |
3 | Water Trident | ½ | 1 | Cast a water trident that damages foes. Deal more damage to chilled foes and heal for each target struck. Heal for a lesser amount for each target struck beyond the first. | |
Air Attunement | |||||
1 | Arc Lightning | 3 | ½Cast an arc of electricity at your foe. | ||
2 | Lightning Strike | 5 | Strike your foes with lightning. | ||
3 | Blinding Flash | ½ | Blind your foe with a flash of light. Vulnerable foes are also weakened. | ||
Earth Attunement | |||||
1 | Stone Shards | 1 | ½Fling stone daggers at your foe to bleed them. | ||
2 | Rock Barrier | 1 | 8 | Envelop yourself in a stony barrier that improves toughness. | |
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Hurl the rocks from your barrier at your foe. | |||
3 | Dust Devil | 15 | Create a dust storm that inflicts cripple to bleeding foes. The first strike of the storm blinds foes. | ||
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3 | Fiery Frost | ¾ | 15 | Dual Attack. Launch a fire and ice bolt while evading. | |
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3 | Plasma Beam | 1 | ¼18 | Dual Attack. Fire a superheated jet of plasma at your foe. | |
Fire + Earth | |||||
3 | Fracturing Strike | 1 | 12 | Dual Attack. Call a meteor from the sky that crashes to the ground, creating an eruption of magma. | |
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3 | Glacial Drift | ¾ | 15 | Dual Attack. Whirl air and ice together, sending out a supercooled projectile that chills enemies it strikes. | |
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3 | Stone Tide | ¾ | 15 | Dual Attack. Bleed your foe with ice and sharpened stones. | |
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3 | Earthen Synergy | ¾ | 20 | Dual Attack. Smite your enemies with the earth and sky, dealing damage from below and then stunning from above. | |
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1 | Ether Bolt | ½ | Chain. Shoot a bolt of energy at your target. | ||
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½ | Chain. Shoot a second bolt of energy at your target. | ||
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¾ | Clone. Deliver a damaging attack directly to your target. Summon a clone that casts Ether Bolt. Inflict torment instead if you have the maximum number of illusions.
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2 | Illusionary Counter | 2 | 8 | Clone. Block the next attack, and counter by inflicting torment and creating clones that cast Ether Bolt. | |
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½ | Shoot out a bolt that blinds enemies in a line and summons a clone to attack the first foe it strikes. | ||
3 | Confusing Images | 2 | ¼12 | Channel a beam of energy that damages and confuses your foe. | |
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1 | ½1 | Ambush. Launch a barrage of chaos orbs at your foe, inflicting either confusion or torment each hit. Condition duration halved for clones. | |
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1 | Blood Curse | ½ | Chain. Bleed your foe. | ||
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½ | Chain. Bleed your foe. | ||
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½ | Chain. Poison and bleed your foe. | ||
2 | Grasping Dead | ¾ | 10 | Summon skeletal hands to cripple foes in the target area. | |
3 | Feast of Corruption | ¾ | 10 | Strike your target, gain life force, and corrupt boons on your foe. For each condition on your target up to the condition threshold, gain additional life force and inflict torment. | |
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3 | Devouring Darkness | ¾ | 10 | Corrupt boons from enemies around your target. Inflict torment and gain life force for each condition on your initial target up to the threshold. Gain extra life force for each extra foe struck. |
Related traits[edit]
Proficiencies
Scepter Proficiency (Specter) — You can wield scepters in your main hand.
Enhancements
Zealous Scepter (Zeal) — Gain might when your Virtue skill 1 passive effect triggers; gain more might while wielding a scepter.
Right-Hand Strength (Radiance) — Your precision is increased. Gain increased power while wielding a one-handed weapon in your main hand. Main-hand sword skills gain reduced recharge.
Specter (Specter) — Unlock scepter. Steal becomes Siphon and your initiative is reduced. Gain access to shadow force through spending initiative, and gain access to Shadow Shroud ability.
Second Opinion (Specter) — A portion of condition damage is converted to healing power. Gain healing power, which is increased while wielding a scepter.
Pyromancer's Training (Fire) — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
Aeromancer's Training (Air) — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.
Geomancer's Training (Earth) — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
Aquamancer's Training (Water) — Increase healing to other allies. Water-weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
Malicious Sorcery (Illusions) — Increases attack speed while wielding a scepter. Reduces recharge on scepter skills.
Lingering Curse (Curses) — Your condition damage is increased. Conditions inflicted by scepter skills have longer durations, and Feast of Corruption becomes Devouring Darkness.
Weapon strength[edit]
- See also: Weapon strength
Scepter weapon strength by level and rarity | |||||||||||||||||
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Level | Basic | Fine | Masterwork | Rare | Exotic | Ascended | |||||||||||
Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||||||
Level 1 | - | - | 137 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 4 | 115 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 5 | - | - | 146 | 165 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 6 | - | - | 149 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 7 | - | - | 152 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 8 | 124 | 140 | 156 | 176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 9 | - | - | 160 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 10 | 130 | 147 | 164 | 185 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 11 | - | - | 167 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 12 | 136 | 153 | 171 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 13 | - | - | 175 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 14 | - | - | 179 | 201 | 194 | 219 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 15 | 145 | 164 | 182 | 206 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 16 | 148 | 167 | 186 | 210 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 17 | - | - | 191 | 215 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 18 | - | - | 195 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 19 | - | - | 200 | 225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 20 | 162 | 183 | - | - | 222 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 21 | - | - | 209 | 235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 22 | - | - | 213 | 240 | 231 | 261 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 23 | - | - | 218 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 24 | 177 | 200 | 222 | 251 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 25 | 181 | 204 | 227 | 256 | 246 | 277 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 26 | - | - | 231 | 261 | 252 | 284 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 27 | - | - | 237 | 268 | 259 | 292 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 28 | 193 | 218 | 243 | 274 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 29 | - | - | 249 | 281 | 271 | 306 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 30 | 203 | 229 | 255 | 288 | 278 | 313 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 31 | - | - | 261 | 295 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 32 | 213 | 240 | 267 | 302 | 291 | 328 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 33 | - | - | 273 | 308 | 297 | 335 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 34 | - | - | 279 | 315 | 303 | 342 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 35 | 227 | 256 | 286 | 322 | 310 | 349 | 336 | 378 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 36 | 232 | 262 | 292 | 329 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 37 | - | - | 298 | 336 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 38 | - | - | 305 | 344 | 331 | 374 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 39 | - | - | 312 | 352 | 338 | 382 | 366 | 413 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 40 | 253 | 286 | 319 | 359 | 346 | 390 | 374 | 421 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 41 | - | - | 325 | 367 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 42 | - | - | 332 | 374 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 43 | - | - | 339 | 382 | 367 | 414 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 44 | 275 | 311 | 346 | 390 | 374 | 422 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 45 | 281 | 317 | 352 | 397 | 382 | 430 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 46 | - | - | 359 | 405 | 390 | 440 | 423 | 477 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 47 | - | - | 367 | 414 | 399 | 450 | 432 | 487 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 48 | 299 | 337 | 376 | 424 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 49 | - | - | 384 | 433 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 50 | 312 | 352 | 392 | 442 | 426 | 480 | 460 | 519 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 51 | - | - | 401 | 452 | 434 | 490 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 52 | 326 | 367 | 409 | 461 | 443 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 53 | - | - | 417 | 470 | 452 | 510 | 488 | 550 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 54 | - | - | 425 | 480 | 461 | 519 | 497 | 560 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 55 | 346 | 390 | 434 | 489 | - | - | 507 | 572 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 56 | 352 | 397 | 442 | 498 | 479 | 540 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 57 | - | - | 451 | 508 | 489 | 551 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 58 | - | - | 460 | 519 | 498 | 562 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 59 | - | - | 469 | 529 | 508 | 573 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 60 | 381 | 430 | 478 | 539 | 517 | 583 | 558 | 629 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 61 | - | - | 487 | 549 | - | - | 568 | 641 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 62 | - | - | 496 | 559 | 537 | 605 | 578 | 652 | 654 | 737 | - | - | |||||
Level 63 | - | - | 505 | 570 | 546 | 616 | - | - | 665 | 750 | - | - | |||||
Level 64 | 410 | 463 | 514 | 580 | 556 | 627 | - | - | 678 | 765 | - | - | |||||
Level 65 | 418 | 471 | 523 | 590 | 565 | 638 | 610 | 688 | 691 | 780 | - | - | |||||
Level 66 | - | - | 532 | 600 | 577 | 650 | - | - | 705 | 794 | - | - | |||||
Level 67 | - | - | 543 | 612 | - | - | 634 | 715 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 68 | 441 | 497 | 553 | 624 | 599 | 675 | 646 | 728 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 69 | - | - | 564 | 636 | 610 | 688 | 658 | 742 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 70 | 458 | 517 | 574 | 648 | 621 | 701 | 670 | 755 | 757 | 854 | - | - | |||||
Level 71 | - | - | 585 | 659 | 633 | 713 | 682 | 768 | 770 | 869 | - | - | |||||
Level 72 | 475 | 536 | 595 | 671 | 644 | 726 | 693 | 782 | 784 | 883 | - | - | |||||
Level 73 | - | - | 606 | 683 | 655 | 738 | - | - | 797 | 898 | - | - | |||||
Level 74 | - | - | 616 | 695 | 666 | 751 | 717 | 809 | 811 | 914 | - | - | |||||
Level 75 | 501 | 565 | 627 | 707 | 677 | 764 | 730 | 823 | 825 | 930 | - | - | |||||
Level 76 | 509 | 574 | 637 | 719 | 689 | 777 | 742 | 837 | 839 | 946 | - | - | |||||
Level 77 | - | - | 649 | 731 | 701 | 791 | 755 | 851 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Level 78 | - | - | 660 | 744 | 713 | 804 | 768 | 866 | 867 | 978 | - | - | |||||
Level 79 | - | - | 671 | 757 | - | - | 781 | 880 | 881 | 994 | - | - | |||||
Level 80 | 546 | 615 | 683 | 770 | 737 | 831 | 793 | 894 | 895 | 1,010 | 940 | 1,060 |
Related achievements[edit]
Weapon Master: Scepter Master — Deliver 5,000 killing blows with a scepter. (11 )
Trivia[edit]
- The scepter is the only one-handed weapon that cannot be used in the off-hand by any profession.
See also[edit]
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