The Hierophant deals and takes damage in unconventional methods rather than in a straightforward way. Hierophants can utilize totems effectively, and have the ability to summon 2 additional totems, at the cost of less damage per totem. They also work well with builds that utilize high amounts of Mana by converting it into defensive bonuses. Templars who rely on multiple skills can take Illuminated Devotion to enhance multiple skills with one of three powerful effects.
Passive skills
Minor skills
This class has the following minor passive skills:
The class has the following notable passive skills:
Illuminated Devotion
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
30% increased Area of Effect while you have Arcane Surge 0.5% of Spell Damage Leeched as Life while you have Arcane Surge Non-Damaging Ailments have 50% reduced Effect on you while you have Arcane Surge [1]
Non-Damaging Ailments have 50% reduced Effect on you while you have Arcane Surge Arcane Surge grants 8% more Spell Damage to you
Illuminated Devotion in Ruthless mode does not grant increased AOE or leech while you have Arcane Surge. Instead, it causes Arcane Surge to grant more spell damage.
The more spell damage is part of the Arcane Surge buff and is scaled by Arcane Surge effect.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "30% increased Area of Effect while you have Arcane Surge" or "0.5% of Spell Damage Leeched as Life while you have Arcane Surge" in Ruthless. It now provides "Arcane Surge grants 8% more Spell Damage to you."
No longer grants 40% increased Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge.
Now causes you to become Immune to Elemental Ailments while you have Arcane Surge and grants 30% increased Area of Effect while you have Arcane Surge (from 25%).
+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems 100% increased Totem Duration 100% increased Totem Placement speed [1]
Pursuit of Faith is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Hierophant that grants increased totem limit and totem duration. It also grants increased totem placement speed.
Ruthless mode
Pursuit of Faith (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Pursuit of Faith in Ruthless mode does not grant totem duration or placement speed.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides 100% increased Totem Duration or 100% increased Totem Placement Speed in Ruthless.
Now grants 6% increased Damage per Enemy Killed by you or your Totems Recently, and 10% increased Attack and Cast Speed while you have a Totem (up from 4% and 8% respectively).
You and your Totems Regenerate 1% of Life per second for each Summoned Totem Regenerate 0.5% of Mana per second for each Summoned Totem 5% more Damage per Summoned Totem [1]
Ritual of Awakening is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Hierophant. It grants more damage, life and mana regeneration to you and your totems per totem placed.
Ruthless mode
Ritual of Awakening (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
5% more Damage per Summoned Totem 10% of Damage from Hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before you
Ritual of Awakening in Ruthless mode does not grant mana and life regen per summoned totem, and instead causes a portion of damage from hits you take to be shifted to your totems.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "Regenerate 0.5% of Mana per second for each Summoned Totem" or "You and your Totems Regenerate 1% of life per second for each Summoned Totem" in Ruthless. It now provides "3% more Damage per Summoned Totem" (5% in non-Ruthless) and "10% of Damage from Hits is taken from your nearest Totem's Life before you."
Changed 8% less Totem Damage per Totem to 7% less Totem Damage per Totem.
Added 50% increased Totem Placement Speed, You Regenerate 0.5% of Mana per second per Totem, and You and your Totems Regenerate 1% of Life per second per Totem.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "+1 to Maximum Power Charges and Maximum Endurance Charges" in Ruthless. It now provides "+3 to Minimum Endurance Charges" and "+3 to Minimum Power Charges" (both +4 in non-Ruthless).
No longer grants 25% chance to gain an Endurance Charge when you gain a Power Charge, 15% chance to gain a Power Charge if you or your Totems kill an Enemy, 5% reduced Elemental Damage taken while you have an Endurance Charge, 50% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Summon a Totem, or causes your Damage to Penetrate 5% Elemental Resistances while you have a Power Charge.
Now grants +1 to Maximum Power and maximum Endurance Charges, +4 to Minimum Endurance Charges and +4 to Minimum Power Charges.
Added 50% chance to gain a Power Charge when you place a Totem, 5% reduced Elemental Damage taken while you have an Endurance Charge, and Damage Penetrates 5% Elemental Resistances while you have a Power Charge.
30% increased maximum Mana 10% of Damage is taken from Mana before Life Transfiguration of Mind [1]
Divine Guidance is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Hierophant that grants increased maximum mana and causes the character's mana to absorb a portion of the damage dealt to life. It also grants you "Transfiguration of Mind", causing increases and reduction to maximum mana to also apply to damage at 30% of their value.
Mechanics
As with other Mana before Life effects, this skill will deduct 10% of the damage that would be inflicted on the character's life is deducted from mana instead. If the character has insufficient mana, then the remainder of the damage will be taken from life. Damage dealt to energy shields will not be deducted from mana.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides 30% increased Maximum Mana in Ruthless.
No longer grants +150 to maximum Mana. Now grants 30% increased maximum Mana, and causes increases and reductions to maximum Mana to also apply to damage at 30% of their value.
Gain 20% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield 25% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills 50% less Mana Cost of Skills 1% increased Area of Effect per 50 Unreserved Maximum Mana, up to 100% [1]
The extra energy shield granted by Sanctuary of Thought behaves like a conversion, and is therefore affected by both modifiers to mana and maximum energy shield.[1] With no "more" modifiers, the total additional energy shield granted is given by
Additional Energy Shield = Base Mana * ( 0.20 ) * (1 + % increased maximum Mana + % increased maximum Energy Shield )
Modifiers like more maximum Energy Shield and more maximum Mana apply multiplicatively as usual.
Ruthless mode
Sanctuary of Thought (Ruthless)
Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill
Gain 20% of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield 25% less Mana Cost of Skills
Sanctuary of Thought in Ruthless mode does not grant mana reservation efficiency or AOE based on mana and has a lower mana cost reduction.
[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "25% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills" or "1% increased Area of Effect per 50 Unreserved Maximum Mana, up to 100%" in Ruthless. It now provides 25% less Mana Cost of Skills (50% in non-Ruthless).
Now grants 50% less Mana cost of skills (rather than reduced) and 20% of maximum Mana as extra maximum Energy Shield (down from 30%).
No longer grants 50% reduced Mana cost of skills while on full Energy Shield. Instead, it now grants 1% increased area of effect per 50 unreserved maximum mana, up to 100%.