New Skills Preview

[p]Hey Dragon hunters,[/p][p]Our second major update introduces 2 skills for each character and a total of 17 skills for the Tracker.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In this Dev Blog, we’ll break down all these new skills and share 2 more Tracker abilities, in the continuity of our recent Dev Blog introducing Qara Tani.[/p][p][/p][p]If you haven’t read that one yet, we recommend checking it out here: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]For this patch, our main focus was adding ranged basic ability for the Knight, Oracle, Barbarian, along with defensive abilities tailored to balance their weak spots and emphasize on their respective playstyles.[/p][p]One of our long-term goals is to expand build options for every character, so whether you prefer ranged, melee, burst, defense builds, we’d like to give our players enough choices to fit your playstyle.[/p][p][/p][h2]Upcoming skills[/h2][p][/p][h3]Lothair De Montdragon - The Knight[/h3][p]
These new skills aim to help Lothair to stay safe by having ranged basic attack but also a defensive ability that heals allies and deals damage, all while letting him move freely.[/p][p][/p][h3]Defensive Blow[/h3][p][/p][p]Lothair strikes with his shield, dealing physical damage based on his Block stat. Like every basic skill, an enemy hit by the ability generates Energy.[/p][p]Also, worth pointing out: Defensive Blow counts as both a melee hit and a projectile.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Heaven’s Hope[/h3][p]Lothair invokes a burning light. healing nearby allies over time and dealing fire damage to enemies in the area each second.[/p][p]He can move freely while it’s active and cast other abilities, such as Brave Charge and Intense Propulsion, without interrupting Heaven’s Hope, and vice versa.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Electrane - The Oracle[/h3][p][/p][p]Electrane is great at keeping enemies afar with her control tools and teleports. The last patch focused on her ability to control the battlefield, this time we’re leaning more into spacing tools and introducing an alternative to her shield that lets her buy time while still dealing damage. [/p][p]Pythoderkon’s Premonition helps Electrane setup bursts, whether by giving her time for cooldowns to be up or teleporting safely out of danger.[/p][p] [/p][h3]Energy Projection [/h3][p]Fires a psychic projectile that pierces enemies, dealing physical damage, and generating Energy on-hit. Every third shot deals bonus damage.[/p][p] [/p][p]Vision: Directly launch the third projectile.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Pythoderkon’s Premonition[/h3][p][/p][p]Electrane zaps nearby enemies, dealing electric damage over time and becomes Unstoppable, gaining massive resistance but becoming immobilized for a short duration.[/p][p][/p][p] Vision: Heals herself every second for the duration.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Rurik Haraldson - The Barbarian[/h3][p]
This patch introduces Unleash Fury, a new skill that boosts Thorn damage and adds some defensive perks, which is pretty rare. The new basic skill Spear of Ice give Rurik more options at range, supporting mid-range builds[/p][p][/p][h3]Spear of Ice[/h3][p][/p][p]Ryrik launches a spear in the target direction, dealing ice damage and piercing enemies. Each enemy hit generates Energy.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]
Unleashed Fury[/h3][p][/p][p]Rurik slams his arm down, dealing physical damage to all enemies struck within the area, scaling with Attack and Thorn. On cast, Rurik gains a temporary boost to Armor and Thorns for a short time.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h3]Qara Tani, The Tracker[/h3][p][/p][p]We would also like to take the opportunity to show you more of the Tracker’s skills.[/p][p]Many of you know from the prologue that she has Ricochet Shot, a ranged ability that generates Energy. This DevBlog introduces Windbreaker;  a melee basic ability.[/p][h3]
Windbreaker[/h3][p][/p][p]Qara Tani strikes the nearest enemy, dashing forward if out of reach. Each hit generates Energy, with the third hit dealing bonus damage and marking the enemies..[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Blinding Retreat[/h3][p][/p][p]Qara Tani quickly retreats and deploys a trap that slows enemies within the area. After a few seconds, it detonates, poisoning and marking all enemies caught in the blast.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h2]That’s it for today![/h2][p][/p][p]This wraps up our Dev Blog on the new skills coming with the Erde-nòr update. While you wait, feel free to start theorycrafting, we’ll be keeping an eye on your ideas![/p][p][/p][p]If you’re not on our Discord yet, we’d love to have you join us.[/p][p]We share regular updates there, and we recently shared the results of the Sneak Peek -Founder Pack 3 for the Tracker and shared our work on a long-awaited community feature: the loot filter![/p][p][/p][p]See you next week![/p][p][/p]