User:-Alarielle-/Guide/List of guide skills

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This is a list of Guide skills.

Profession mechanic[edit]

Spirit Release is the guide's profession mechanic, occupying the F1 slot above the skill bar. Activating Spirit Release resets the Balance gauge and modifies the guide's weapon skills for a limited time, depending on what area the balance gauge was currently in (neutral, physical, or magical).

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Skill.png Spirit Release 45 Activates Spirit Release for a duration of 20 seconds. Resets the Balance gauge.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Cancel Spirit Release Ends the Spirit Release ahead of time.

Neutral Spirit Release[edit]

1 Skill.png Spirit Flash Flash to target and strike.
2 Skill.png Spirit Dodge 10 Hit, retreat, then unleash a magic strike on the area surrounding your previous position.
3 Skill.png Crashing Strike 12 Flash to target and cause an explosion.
4 Skill.png Piercing Charge 25 Knock down the enemy and Flash behind them.
5 Skill.png Stamina of the Dead 30 Grant Swiftness and Vigor to all allies.

Physical Spirit Release[edit]

1 Skill.png Spiritual Claw Strike the enemy twice.
2 Skill.png Darkness of the Underworld 10 Darkness of the Depths: Strike your foe and blind any nearby enemy.
3 Skill.png Weapon of Soothing Weapon spell 15 Creates a Weapon of Soothing that grants regeneration when picked up.
4 Skill.png Auspicious Parry 20 Auspicious Parry: Channel to block attacks and grant retaliation to allies in a large area.
5 Skill.png Spirit of Anguish Binding Ritual 25 Weaken enemies and make them vulnerable.

Magical Spirit Release[edit]

1 Skill.png Demotivation Weaken and damage your foe.
2 Skill.png Spirit Gale 8 Launches all enemies in the area without damaging them.
3 Skill.png Vengeful Spirit Binding Ritual 15 Strike and confuses all foes around the target
4 Skill.png Ancestor's Fury 20 Gain fury and might and hit all enemies in a large area around you.
5 Skill.png Radiant Wings 25 Hit every enemy around you with ethereal wings, gain swiftness, then crash the wings to hit every enemy in a large area.

Weapon skills[edit]

The Guide's main hand weapon only provides 2 weapon skills, while the off-hand weapon provides 3 weapon skills.

Main hand only[edit]

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Scepter[edit]

1 Skill.png Spirit Burn Damage and burn your foe. Magical skill.
2 Skill.png Channeled Strike 8 Damage your foe. The further your Balance is from neutral state, the more powerful this attack. Magical skill.

Sword[edit]

1 Skill.png Slice Slice your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Slash Slash and bleed your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Punch Punch: Punch and daze your foe. Physical skill.
2 Skill.png Radiant swords 12 Create four swords of light that follow you around and damage nearby enemies. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Homing swords Fire the radiant swords towards the target. Physical skill.

Off-hand only[edit]

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Axe[edit]

3 Skill.png Cleave 12 Hit your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Low Hit Hit and cripple your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Skull Splitter Strike and make your foe vulnerable. Physical skill.
4 Skill.png Counterstrike 15 Block an attack and strike. Physical skill.
5 Skill.png Reel Axe 20 Throw your axe and pull your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Offensive catch Hit your foe with your other weapon as it is pulled. Physical skill.

Dagger[edit]

3 Skill.png Rope Knife 15 Throw a dagger and pull your foe. Physical skill.
4 Skill.png Dance of Blades 20 Hit your foe several time, moving around them between each hit. Physical skill.
5 Skill.png Spirit of Escape Binding Ritual 30 Retreat and call the spirits to strike your foe. Magical skill.

Focus[edit]

3 Skill.png Spirit Burst 20 Strike a foe with a spiritual force. Magical skill.
4 Skill.png Explode Spirits 25 Restore your Balance to default and damage target depending on how much the Balance moved.
5 Skill.png Cosmic Ray 30 Hit and stun all foes in front of you. Magical skill.

Mace[edit]

3 Skill.png Power Smash 18 Damage and launch your foe. Physical skill.
4 Skill.png Spirit of Wanderlust Binding Ritual 20 Strike and knock down your foe from a distane. Magical skill.
5 Skill.png Trap Blow 30 Immobilize all foes close to you. Physical skill.

Shield[edit]

3 Skill.png Spiritual Shield 18 Focus energy on your shield and block frontal attacks, then release a wave of spiritual energy. Magical skill.
4 Skill.png Shielded Charge 20 Move towards target area, blocking attacks and damaging touched foes. Physical skill.
5 Skill.png Spirit of Shelter Binding Ritual 30 Grant protection and regeneration to allies. Magical skill.

Torch[edit]

3 Skill.png Torch strike 12 Strike foes in front of you with your torch and burn them. Physical skill.
4 Skill.png Fire Burst 25 Forms a pillar of fire at the groun-targeted area, damaging and burning foes. Magical skill.
5 Skill.png Ancestor's rage 35 Strike and stun foes around each nearby ally. Magical skill.

Warhorn [edit]

3 Skill.png Powerful Blast 20 Launch and damage foes and grant might to allies in a cone-shaped area. Magical skill.
4 Skill.png Music from the Dead Binding Ritual 25 Call the dead to strike foes around you and give protection to your allies. Magical skill.
5 Skill.png Spirit Light 35 Grant regeneration and cure two conditions to all nearby allies. Magical skill.

Aquatic[edit]

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Spear[edit]

1 Skill.png Stab Stab your foe. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Lance vortex Hit and pull all foes around you with your spear. Physical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Stab of the Dead Stab your foe and poison them. Physical skill.
2 Skill.png Swim Charge 8 Charge at your foe and stab them. Physical skill.
3 Skill.png Rising Current Binding Ritual 15 Hit all enemies in a pillar-shaped area and gain swiftness. Magical skill.
4 Skill.png Dolphin Kick 20 Kick your foe, sinking them, and retreat. Physical skill.
5 Skill.png Spear of Darkness 25 Hit your enemy from a distance, removing all boons and causing a random condition for each boon removed. Physical skill.

Trident[edit]

1 Skill.png Essence Strike Strike your foe with spiritual essence. Magical skill.
2 Skill.png Sphere of Gravity 10 Shoot a sphere that sinks your foe. Magical skill.
3 Skill.png Spiritual Ice Shard 18 Shoot an ice shard that pushes your foe away from you. Gain swiftness and grant it to every ally in the projectile's way. Magical skill.
4 Skill.png Whirling Trident 20 Strike all foes around you and grant protection to allies. Physical skill.
5 Skill.png Orb of the Mists 35 Shoot a homing orb at your foe. Magical skill.
Redirect Arrow.pngSkill.png Sunken trap Immobilize foes around your orb and cause an explosion that heals every ally nearby. Magical skill.

Slot skills[edit]

Healing[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Skill point.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Skill.png Consume Soul 30 Reset your Balance and heal depending on how much the Balance moved.
Skill.png Spirit of Recuperation 1 25 Heal and gain regeneration.
Skill.png Spirit of Rejuvenation Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 3 40 Periodically heal every ally in target area.

Utility[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Skill point.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Skill.png Immemorial spirit Binding Ritual 6 60 Grant stability to all allies.
Skill.png Spirit of Destruction Binding Ritual 3 45 Knock down and damage nearby foes.
Skill.png Spirit of Disenchantment Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 6 60 Remove all boons from each enemy in target area.
Skill.png Spirit of Quickening Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 1 60 Grant Swiftness to allies in target area
Skill.png Spirit of Pain Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 1 45 Damage all enemies in target area
Skill.png Spiritual Wall Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 3 60 Immobilize foes in target area then leaves a field that cripples foes going through them.
Skill.png Death Pact Signet Signet 6 240 Passive: Reduce the duration of conditions that affect you.
Active: Rally or revive a nearby ally.
Skill.png Signet of Paths Signet 1 120 Passive: Movement speed increased.
Active: Summon a Spirit of Quickening.
Skill.png Signet of Spirits Signet 3 90 Passive: Your Balance moves more quickly when using skills.
Active: Summons a random Spirit Weapon among Brutal Weapon, Nightmare Weapon, Weapon of Quickening and Weapon of Remedy.
Skill.png Apology to the Spirits Summon 1 120 Reset your Balance and gain stacks of Might depending on how much the Balance moved
Skill.png Embrace of the Spirits Summon 1 45 Gain Protection. Breaks stun.
Skill.png Soul Twisting Summon 6 90 Gain quickness, but your Balance is reset and frozen.
Skill.png Spirit of Courage Summon 1 45 Move your Balance to neutral state.
Skill.png Spirit of Strength Summon 3 45 Move your Balance to physical state.
Skill.png Spirit of Wisdom Summon 3 45 Move your Balance to magical state.
Skill.png Spiritual Grasp Summon 3 60 Pull nearby foes.
Skill.png Brutal Weapon Weapon spell 1 60 Create a Brutal Weapon that, when picked, grants Might.
Skill.png Nightmare Weapon Weapon spell 3 60 Create a Nightmare Weapon that, when picked, allows all weapon skills to cause a random condition among the following: bleeding, blind, crippled, poison, vulnerability, weakness.
Skill.png Weapon of Quickening Weapon spell 6 60 Create a Weapon of Quickening that, when picked, reduces the recharge time of all weapon skills.
Skill.png Weapon of Remedy Weapon spell 1 60 Create a Weapon of Remedy that, when picked, allows all weapon skills to remove a condition.
Skill.png Weapon of the Puppeteer Weapon spell Not available underwater.png 6 120 Create a Weapon of the Puppeteer that, when picked, changes your weapon skill to puppeteer's spells.

Elite[edit]

Skill Type Underwater.png Skill point.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Skill.png Spirit Attraction Summon 30 180 Enters Spirit Release state without resetting your Balance or putting the Spirit Release skill on cooldown.
Skill.png Spirit Light Weapon Weapon spell 10 180 Create a Spirit Light Weapon, which turns all damage from weapon skills into life stealing and allow weapon skills to transfer conditions to foes.
Skill.png Spirit of Empowerment Binding Ritual Not available underwater.png 10 120 Grant multiple boons to all allies in target area.

Downed and drowned skills[edit]

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description

Downed[edit]

1 Skill.png Ectoplasm Dust Throw dust that has a chance to blind foes.
2 Skill.png Walk through the Underworld 10 Gain stealth and walk for a short duration.
3 Skill.png Spirit of Rescue Binding Ritual 20 Summon a spirit that will slowly revive you but can easily be destroyed.
4 Bandage.png Bandage 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.

Drowning[edit]

1 Skill.png Spirit Current Cripple your foes.
2 Skill.png Swim through the Underworld 10 Gain stealth for a short duration.
3 Skill.png Binding Chains Sink your foe.
4 Bandage.png Bandage 5 Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.

Auxiliary skillbars[edit]

The following skillbars replace your weapon skills after using the specified skill.

Skill.png Weapon of the Puppeteer[edit]

Skill Type Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
1 Skill.png Puppet strike Damage an enemy near your puppet.
2 Skill.png Puppet dance 8 Damage all enemies near your puppet.
3 Skill.png Puppet of disease 15 Transfer all conditions from your puppet to nearby enemies
4 Skill.png Reinforced puppet 30 Grant your puppet protection, regeneration and vigor
5 Skill.png Spirit of Freedom Binding Ritual 45 Makes your puppet invulnerable for a brief moment.

See also[edit]