Stance

Stance is a gem tag, a type of skills and a "status" of the player character. Currently, there is only two stances status: Blood Stance and Sand Stance.

Skills

There are currently 2 gems with the Stance gem tag:

Gem
Blood and SandBlood and SandSpell, Stance Level: (1-6) Reservation: 10% Mana Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Casts a buff that grants different bonuses to melee skills depending on your stance. Using the skill again alternates between Blood Stance and Sand Stance.Melee Skills deal (10-15)% more Area Damage while in Blood Stance Melee Skills have 5% less Area of Effect while in Blood Stance Melee Skills have (10-15)% more Area of Effect while in Sand Stance Melee Skills deal 5% less Area Damage while in Sand Stance (0-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	4			N/A
Flesh and StoneFlesh and StoneSpell, Aura, AoE, Stance Level: (1-20) Reservation: 25% Mana Cooldown Time: 2.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Casts an aura that affects you and nearby enemies differently depending on your stance. Using the skill again alternates between Blood Stance and Sand Stance.Nearby Enemies are Blinded while in Sand Stance You take (11-15)% less Damage from Attacks from Enemies that aren't nearby while in Sand Stance Nearby Enemies are Maimed while in Blood Stance (0-50)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Enemies Maimed by this Skill take (8-11)% increased Physical Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.	16			N/A

Related passive skills

Passive skills

The following passive skills are related to Stance:

Name	Stats
Attack Damage in Blood Stance	20% increased Attack Damage while in Blood Stance [1]
Attack Speed in Sand Stance	6% increased Attack Speed while in Sand Stance [1]
Stance Reservation Efficiency	10% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Stance Skills [1]
Stance Skill Cooldown Recovery	10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Stance Skills [1] [2] [3]
Dance of Blades	You have Onslaught if you've changed Stance Recently [1]
Seasoned Swordplay	50% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Stance Skills [1]

Ascendancy passive skills

The following Ascendancy passive skills are related to Stance:

Ascendancy Class	Name	Stats
Gladiator	Arena Challenger	+10 to Maximum Challenger Charges 2% more Attack and Movement Speed per Challenger Charge 25% chance to gain a Challenger Charge when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy while in Blood Stance Gain a Challenger Charge when you Kill an Enemy while in Sand Stance [1]

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Introduced to the game as gem tag.
3.7.0	Introduced to the game as skill gems.