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Leadership Elite Spells
Angelic Bond (Skill)
For (10..30) seconds, all damage suffered by target other ally is divided equally with you.
A poor substitute for a Monk bonder!
Cost: 5 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 5 sec
Boss: Shakor Firespear (Djinn, Elemental)
Angelic Bond location: The Hidden City of Ahdashim (enter via Dasha Vestibule) [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, extends Dazed duration)
Anthem of Fury (Chant)
For 10 seconds, all allies within earshot gain (1..3) strikes of adrenaline the next time they use an attack skill.
Not to shabby!
Cost: 5 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 15 sec
Boss: Oath of Profanity (Demon)
Location: Nightfallen Jahai, Realm of Torment [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, armor penetration 20/20, but armour -10 while attacking)
Defensive Anthem (Chant)
For (4..9) seconds, each party member within earshot have a 50% chance to block incoming attacks. This chant ends if that ally hits with an attack skill.
Cost: 15 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 25 sec
Boss: Corporal Argon (Kournan, Human)
Location: Jahai Bluffs, Kourna [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, reduces blindness duration)
Focused Anger (Skill)
For 45 seconds, you gain (0..72)% more adrenaline.
Cost: 10 / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 60 sec
Boss: Wandalz the Angry (Tusked Hunter, Ape)
Location: Bahdok Caverns, Kourna [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, physical damage -5 (20%))
Soldier's Fury (Echo)
For (10..30) seconds, if you are under the effect of a Chant or Shout, you attack 33% faster.
Cost: 5 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 5 sec
Boss: Arneh the Vigorous (Undead(?))
Location: Joko's Domain, The Desolation [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, armor +10 vs. Blunt)
Boss: Chakeh The Lonely (mob type)
Location: Gate of Desolation (mission), Realm of Torment [Nightfall]
Spear Mastery Elite Spells
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Cruel Spear (Attack)
If this attack hits, you deal +(10..34) damage. If it hits a non-moving target, you inflict a Deep Wound for (5..17) seconds.
Cost: 7 adrenaline / Cast: - sec / Recharge: - sec
Boss: Eshau Longspear (Insect)
Location: Arkjok Ward, west of Yohlon Haven, Kourna [Nightfall]
Green drop: Eshau's Longspear (Zealous spear)
Boss: Eshau Longspear (Insect)
Location (also): Hunted (Primary Quest) - (Clear the Refuge quest), Kourna [Nightfall]
Boss: Yakun Trueshot (Insect)
Location: Moddok Crevice (mission), Kourna [Nightfall]
Stunning Strike (Attack)
If this attack hits, you deal +(10..34) damage. If it hits a foe suffering from a Condition, that foe is also Dazed for (5..13) seconds.
Great potential for crippling bosses!
Cost: 10 adrenaline / Cast: - sec / Recharge: - sec
Boss: Shrieker of Dread (Demon)
Location: Domain of Fear, Realm of Torment [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, double adrenaline (10%)
Command Elite Spells
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Anthem of Guidance (Chant)
For 10 seconds, the next attack skill used by each ally within earshot cannot be "blocked" or "evaded".
Cost: 3 adrenaline / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 1 sec
Boss: Briahn the Chosen (Margonite)
Location: The Mirror of Lyss, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, damage -2 while enchanted)
Boss: Battlelord Turgar (Margonite)
Anthem of Guidance location (2): Poisoned Outcrops [Nightfall]
(Note: Only encountered during/as part of 'The Cold Touch of the Past' quest)
Crippling Anthem (Chant)
For 10 seconds, the next attack skill used by each ally within earshot causes Crippling for (5..13) seconds.
Handy against mobs that keep running away, especially when mission related
Cost: 4 adrenaline / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 1 sec
Boss: Lieutenant Shagu (Corsair, human)
Crippling Anthem location: Barbarous Shore, Kourna [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, damage -5 (20%))
"Incoming!" (Shout)
For (1..4) seconds, all party members within earshot take 50% less damage.
Cost: 5 / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 20 sec
Boss: Render (Harpy)
Location: Forum Highlands, VAbbi (only during the quest 'Desperate Measures') [Nightfall]
Boss: Scratcher &/or Screecher (Harpies)
Location: Wilderness of Bahdza, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Note: They only appear prior to the 'Extinction' quest from Lieutenant Murunda, Dzagonur Bastion.
Boss: Kunan the Loudmouth (Harpy)
Location: Wilderness of Bahdza, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Note: Like the Necromancers 'Toxic Chill', only loads after the 'Extinction' quest.
Green drop: ()
Motivation Elite Spells
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"It's just a flesh wound!" (Shout)
You suffer from a Deep Wound for (10..6) seconds, and target other ally loses all Conditions.
Cost: 5 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 5 sec
Boss: Churkeh the Defiant (Undead)
Location: The Alkali Pan, The Desolation [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Shield, damage -3 while hexed)
"The Power is Yours!" (Shout)
All party members within earshot gain (Min: 1 - Max: 7) Energy. For 10 seconds, you have -10 Energy degeneration.
Cost: 10 / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 5 sec
Boss: Tureksin the Delegator () (Margonite)
Location: The Ruptured Heart, The Desolation [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Vampiric spear, skin has a Factions style 'plagueborn' look to it)
Song of Purification (Chant)
For 20 seconds, the next (1..3) skills used by each ally within earshot remove 1 Condition from that ally.
Cost: 5 / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 2 sec
Boss: Jishol Darksong (Cobalt Screamer)
Location: Resplendent Makuun, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, extends bleeding duration)
Boss: Pehnsed the Loudmouth (Cobalt Screamer)
Location: Vehjin Mines, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, lengthens poison duration)
Song of Restoration (Chant)
For 10 seconds, the next time each party member within earshot uses a Skill, that party member gains (40..88) Health.
Cost: 5 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 15 sec
Boss: Toshau Sharpspear (Plant)
Location: Garden of Seborhin, Vabbi [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear, armor penetration 20/20)
Note: Some sources claim quest conditions apply to him loading. Hmmm!
Boss: name (mob type)
Location (2): place [Nightfall]
Green drop:
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Cautery Signet (Signet)
All party members lose all Conditions. You are set on Fire for 1 second for each Condition removed in this way.
No pain, no gain… I can think of several areas where your party really would appreciate this one!
Cost: - / Cast: 2 sec / Recharge: 15 sec
Boss: Captain Lumanda (Kournan, Human)
Location: Consulate Docks / Assault Gandera (mission), Istan [Nightfall]
Boss: Corporal Luluh (Kornan, human)
Cautery Signet location: Dejarin Estate, Kourna [Nightfall]
Green drop: (Spear)
Essential non-Elite Spells and Skills
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These are spells that I believe all Paragons even secondary Paragons should buy.
Command: "Never Surrender!" (Shout)
For 10 seconds, all allies within earshot and below 50% Health, gain +(Min: 1 - Max: 7) Health regeneration.
Just think, this is like casting Healing Breeze on the everyone in the party at once - and should stack with that too. Awesome!
Cost: 5 / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 20 sec
Comment: This is better than most Elite, Monk Healing included! ESSENTIAL!
Buy from: (trader) (town)
Leadership: Glowing Signet (Signet)
If target foe is Burning, you gain (5..13) Energy.
Shame about the rechange time, but used with the Immolation type spells it's got to be worth considering.
Cost: - / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 20 sec
Buy from: (trader) (town)
Leadership: Hexbreaker Aria (Chant)
For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot casts a spell that ally loses 1 Hex.
Very useful in a number of areas
Cost: 8 adrenaline / Cast: - sec / Recharge: 1 sec
Buy from: (trader) (town)
Motivation: Aria of Zeal (Chant)
For 10 seconds, the next time each ally within earshot uses a Spell, that ally gains (1..7) Energy.
Cost: 10 / Cast: 1 sec / Recharge: 20 sec
Buy from: (trader) (town)
