Trickster

Trickster

Shadow

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This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the Ascendant passive, see Trickster (Ascendant passive).

The Trickster is an Ascendancy class for Shadows.

Overview

The Trickster is a versatile hybrid class that mixes high speed, maneuverability, and slippery defenses. It is well-suited for Shadows that deal damage over time, including from poison. They also gain added layers of defense to their evasion and energy shield from Shade Form and Escape Artist, rewarding playstyles that focuses on taking hits periodically. They also gain Power and Frenzy charge generation and bonuses from Swift Killer and big mana discounts from Weave the Arcane.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time	4% increased Attack and Cast Speed 10% increased Damage over Time [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Attack and Cast Speed	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Damage	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 10% increased Damage [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Energy Shield Leech	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 40% increased total Recovery per second from Energy Shield Leech [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 10% increased Energy Shield Recharge Rate [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Frenzy Charge Duration	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 15% increased Frenzy Charge Duration [1]
Evasion and Energy Shield, Movement Speed	14% increased Evasion Rating 5% increased maximum Energy Shield 4% increased Movement Speed [1] [2]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
One Step Ahead	Your Action Speed is at least 108% of base value Nearby Enemy Monsters' Action Speed is at most 92% of base value		Attack and Cast Speed, Maximum Mana
Swift Killer	+2 to Maximum Frenzy Charges 200% increased Charge Duration		Attack and Cast Speed, Frenzy Charge Duration
Polymath	3% more Damage for each different type of Mastery you have Allocated Recover 1% of Life on Kill for each different type of Mastery you have Allocated Recover 1% of Mana on Kill for each different type of Mastery you have Allocated Recover 1% of Energy Shield on Kill for each different type of Mastery you have Allocated		Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield
Harness the Void	27% chance to gain 25% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage 13% chance to gain 50% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage 7% chance to gain 100% of Non-Chaos Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage		Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time
Spellbreaker	+20% chance to Suppress Spell Damage Prevent +10% of Suppressed Spell Damage while on Full Energy Shield 50% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Suppress Spell Damage	Patient Reaper or Harness the Void	Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time
Heartstopper	Every 10 seconds: Take 40% less Damage from Hits for 5 seconds Take 40% less Damage over Time for 5 seconds		Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield
Escape Artist	+5 to Evasion Rating per 1 Maximum Energy Shield on Equipped Helmet +1 to maximum Energy Shield per 6 Evasion Rating on Equipped Body Armour	Ghost Dance	Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield

Version history

Version	Changes
3.2.0	Walk the Aether: Merged with Weave the Arcane. Shade Form no longer exists and has been replaced by Escape Artist. Added Harness the Void, Prolonged Pain, and Escape Artist.

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