Arcane

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.
• The Arcane skill increases the benefits of Arcane Runes and Arcane Buildup.
• A player's chance to hit or defend with an Arcane Staff is based on their Arcane skill, but is capped by their Wrestling skill.
• Players with at least 80 Arcane and 80 Wrestling can cast spells while wielding an Arcane Staff.
• See Arcane Staves for detailed combat mechanics.

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 an 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 when 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