The Pathfinder's focal point is her [[flask]]s, which she can improve to grant additional offensive or defensive bonuses. The Pathfinder is a flexible class; her tree allows using both spells and attacks effectively, and any damage type (elemental, physical or chaos).
The Pathfinder's focal point is her [[flask]]s, which she can improve to grant additional offensive or defensive bonuses. The Pathfinder is a flexible class; her tree allows using both spells and attacks effectively, and any damage type (elemental, physical or chaos).
==Skills==
==Passive skills==
Previews show its notable passive skills as:
===Minor skills===
This class has the following minor passive skills:
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{{passive table
! Skill !! Modifiers !! Prerequisite
|Flask Effect, Attack Damage
|Flask Effect, Elemental Resistances
|Flask Effect and Duration
|Flask Effect, Damage Over Time
}}
===Notable skills===
The class has the following notable passive skills:
The Pathfinder's focal point is her flasks, which she can improve to grant additional offensive or defensive bonuses. The Pathfinder is a flexible class; her tree allows using both spells and attacks effectively, and any damage type (elemental, physical or chaos).
Passive skills
Minor skills
This class has the following minor passive skills:
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] Now provides "Magic Utility Flasks applied to you have 20% increased Effect" in Ruthless (30% in non-Ruthless).
50% chance for Flasks you use to not consume Charges Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask [1]
Master Alchemist is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Pathfinder. It causes all elemental ailments affecting the player to be removed upon using a flask and grants a chance for your flasks to not consume any charges when consumed.
Ruthless mode
Master Alchemist (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
Utility Flasks can gain Charges During their Flask Effect
Master Alchemist in Ruthless mode does not removal elemental ailments or flask use or grant a chance to not consume flask charges; instead, it causes utility flasks to be able to gain charges during flask effect (which normally cannot be gained in Ruthless).
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask" or "50% chance for Flasks you use to not consume Charges" in Ruthless. It now provides "Utility Flasks can gain Charges During their Flask Effect."
No longer grants 20% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite during any Flask Effect. Instead, it now causes Magic Utility Flasks applied to you to have 20% increased Effect.
No longer grants immunity to Elemental Ailments during Flask Effect. No longer has 40% increased Elemental Damage during Flask Effect. Now grants “Removes Elemental Ailments when you use a Flask”.
Old: 30% increased Elemental Damage, Dispel Elemental Status Ailments on Flask Use, 50% chance to Avoid Elemental Status Ailments while using a flask
New: Immune to Elemental Status Ailments during Flask Effect, 40% increased Elemental Damage during Flask Effect, 20% chance to Freeze, Shock, and Ignite during Flask Effect
Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled Life Flask Effects do not Queue 50% less Life Recovery from Flasks [1]
Master Surgeon is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Pathfinder. It causes your life flasks to not expire when you reach maximum life, but causes them to recover less life.
Ruthless mode
Master Surgeon (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
Life Flask Effects are not removed when Unreserved Life is Filled Life Flask Effects do not Queue 50% less Life Recovery from Flasks
Corrupted Blood debuff has been updated. It now has a maximum stack size of 10 and is now consistently treated as being completely separate from Bleeding. Various Bleeding-specific modifiers that may have previously applied to Corrupted Blood will no longer apply. Modifiers that affect both Bleeding and Corrupted Blood such as the "of Staunching" modifier on Flasks have had their descriptions updated to reflect this change
Master Surgeon now removes Corrupted Blood when you use a Flask.
-25% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage -25% to maximum Chance to Block Spell Damage +2% Chance to Block Spell Damage for each 1% Overcapped Chance to Block Attack Damage [1]
To master the arena, you must be prepared for anything.
Versatile Combatant is a keystone passive skill which grants additional spell block chance based on your overcapped attack block chance, but decreases the maximum block chance for both attacks and spells.
Location
Versatile Combatant is located at the bottom of the skill tree beneath the Duelist starting area
Versatile Combatant is now a Keystone Passive on the Passive Skill Tree.
Grants +2% Chance to Block Spell Damage for each 1% Overcapped Chance to Block Attack Damage. Also grants -25% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage, and -25% to maximum Chance to Block Spell Damage.
This means that if you have a 75% chance to Block Attack Damage, allocating this Keystone Passive grants you a 50% chance to Block Attack Damage, as well as a 50% chance to Block Spell Damage.
No longer grants spell block chance equal to 100% of your block chance. Now sets your spell block chance and maximum spell block chance to be equal to your attack block.