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Elemental Storm

• Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 615 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.

28m range
8m radius
(Ground)

Elemental Rage

• Create a cataclysmic storm at the target location that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 778 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.
• Fiery Rage Increases the damage by 15%
• Icy Rage immobilizes enemies hit for 3 seconds
• Thunder Rage increases the duration by 2 seconds
• Increases the damage and gains a new effect depending on your staff type.

Eye of the Storm

• Create a cataclysmic storm above you that builds for 2 seconds then lays waste to all enemies in the area, dealing 616 Magic Damage every 1 second for 7 seconds.
• The storm is cast above you and follows you wherever you move.

Force Shock

• Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 245 Flame Damage, 245 Cold Damage, and 245 Shock Damage.

Crushing Shock

• Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 246 Flame Damage, 246 Cold Damage, and 246 Shock Damage.
• Enemies hit while casting are interrupted, set off balance and stunned for 3 seconds.
• Interrupts spells, putting the caster off balance.

Force Pulse

• Focus all the elemental energies with your staff and blast an enemy for 246 Flame Damage, 246 Cold Damage, and 246 Shock Damage.

• Up to 2 nearby enemies will take 882 Magic Damage if they were already afflicted with a status effect.

• Damages nearby enemies if they are under the effects of a status effect.

Wall of Elements

• Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 280 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second.

• Wall of Fire deals extra damage to burning enemies.

• Wall of Frost costs more, but grants damage shields and immobilizes Chilled enemies.

• Wall of Storms sets concussed enemies off balance.

Unstable Wall of Elements

• Create an unstable elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 281 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second then explodes for 1199 Magic Damage.
• Unstable Wall of Fire deals extra damage to burning enemies.
• Unstable Wall of Frost costs more, but grants damage shields and immobilizes Chilled enemies.
• Unstable Wall of Storms sets concussed enemies off balance.
• The wall explodes when it expires, dealing additional damage.

Elemental Blockade

• Slam your staff down to create an elemental barrier in front of you, dealing 281 Magic Damage to enemies in the target area every 1 second.

• Blockade of Fire deals extra damage to burning enemies.

• Blockade of Frost costs more, but grants damage shields and immobilizes Chilled enemies.

• Blockade of Storms sets concussed enemies off balance.

• Increase size and duration of the wall.

Destructive Touch

• Devastate enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage and 3470 Magic Damage over 20 seconds. The initial hit always applies the element's status effect.

Destructive Clench

• Devastate enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage.

• Flame Clench also knocks back the enemy.

• Frost Clench deals less damage, has increased range, applies Major Maim, immobilizes, and taunts the enemy.

• Shock Clench converts the attack into an area of effect explosion.

• Converts the damage over time into a new effect based on your staff type.

Destructive Reach

• Devastate enemy with an enhanced charge from your staff, dealing 1161 Magic Damage and 3470 Magic Damage over 20 seconds.
• Increased the range. Reduce the cost as the ability ranks up.

Weakness to Elements

• Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses, afflicting them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.

Elemental Susceptibility

• Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses, afflicting them with Major Breach for 30 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.

• Every 6 seconds while this ability persists, the enemy is afflicted with the Burning, Chilled, or Concussion status effect.

• Applies each elemental status effect every 6 seconds, increases the range.

Elemental Drain

• Send the elements to sap an enemy's defenses and afflict them with Major Breach for 60 seconds, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.

• Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy for 60 seconds, causing you and your allies to restore 168 Magicka every 1 second when damaging them.

• Also applies Minor Magickasteal to the enemy. Increase the duration.

Impulse

• Release a surge of elemental energy, dealing 1742 Magic Damage to nearby enemies. Fire Impulse hits Burning enemies with Impulse Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Impulse also provides Minor Protection. Shock Impulse's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.

Elemental Ring

• Release a surge of elemental energy to deal 1799 Magic Damage to enemies at the target location. Fire Ring hits Burning enemies with Ring Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Ring also provides Minor Protection. Shock Ring's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.

• Deals damage at a target location instead of around you.

Pulsar

• Release a surge of elemental energy dealing 1742 Magic Damage to nearby enemies and afflicting them with Minor Mangle, reducing their Max Health by 10% for 10 seconds. Flame Pulsar hits Burning enemies with Pulsar Afterburn, which deals more damage based on their missing Health. Frost Pulsar also provides Minor Protection. Storm Pulsar's damage increases based on the number of enemies hit.

• Applies Minor Mangle to non-boss enemies, reducing their Max Health. Triples the innate chance to apply the respective status effect.

Tri Focus

• Grants bonus effects based on the element used:
• Fully charged heavy fire attacks deal 6% additional damage.
• Shock Heavy Attacks damage nearby enemies for 50% of the damage done.
• Fully-charged Frost Heavy Attacks grant a damage shield that absorbs 2000 damage.
• While a Frost Staff is equipped, blocking cost Magicka instead of Stamina

• Grants bonus effects based on the element used:
• Fully charged heavy fire attacks deal 12% additional damage.
• Shock Heavy Attacks damage nearby enemies for 100% of the damage done.
• Fully-charged Frost Heavy Attacks grant a damage shield that absorbs 4000 damage.
• While a Frost Staff is equipped, blocking cost Magicka instead of Stamina

Penetrating Magic

• Allows your Destruction Staff spells to ignore 5% of an enemy's Spell Resistance.

• Allows your Destruction Staff spells to ignore 10% of an enemy's Spell Resistance.

Elemental Force

• Increases your chance of afflicting enemies with Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects by 50%.

• Increases your chance of afflicting enemies with Burning, Concussion, and Chilled status effects by 100%.

Ancient Knowledge

• Gain bonus effects based on your staff type.
• Flame Staff increases your damage done with single target abilities by 5%
• Lightning Staff increases your damage done with an area of effect abilities by 5%
• Frost Staff reduces the cost of blocking by 18% and increases the amount of damage you block by 10%

• Gain bonus effects based on your staff type.
• Flame Staff increases your damage done with single target abilities by 10%
• Lightning Staff increases your damage done with an area of effect abilities by 10%
• Frost Staff reduces the cost of blocking by 36% and increases the amount of damage you block by 20%

Destruction Expert

• When you kill an enemy with a Destruction Staff ability, you restore 1800 Magicka. When you absorb damage using a Destruction Staff Damage Shield, you restore 900 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.

• When you kill an enemy with a Destruction Staff ability, you restore 3600 Magicka. When you absorb damage using a Destruction Staff Damage Shield, you restore 1800 Magicka. This effect can occur once every 10 seconds.