Occultism

Note: Before Occultism was announced by Trion as the official English name of this skill set, it was referred to as Death or Necromancy by the ArcheAge community.

Overview

If the hero chooses this path, he or she will be subject to all the mysteries of the underworld.
Patroness of such charmers is considered goddess Nui.

A hybrid tree, Occultism sacrifices some damage for crowd control. Unlike Sorcery, which is mostly damage, Occultism offers a variety of effects that occur instead of, or in addition to, its damaging effects. These include a lifesteal, an accuracy debuff, a snare, a pushback, and others. Occultism's passives all benefit magic damage, making it most useful when complementing other magic-based skillsets.

Skills

Active

	Name	Occultism Reqs	Description*	Cost*	Cast Time*	Cooldown*	Range*	Effects	Combos
	Mana Stars	Level 1	Launches your mana as a razor-sharp crystal, dealing (0 + 50% Magic Attack) Magic Damage and triggering Fetter. Combo increase damage +2% up to a max of 20%. Very fast; no cooldown. Hold for continuous use.	24 Mana	Instant	None	Single 0-20m
	Crippling Mire	Level 3	Reduces an enemy's Move Speed -30% and deals (336 + 440% Magic Attack) Magic Damage over 4.5sec. Damage increases over time. Spell ends if you move.	82 Mana	Channeled	18 Seconds	Single 0-20m		(+30% damage) (Stun)
	Hell Spear	Level 10	Summons spears from the underworld to pierce all enemies within 6m. Deals (72 + 300% Magic Attack) Magic Damage and Impales targets for 1.7sec.	177 Mana	Instant	27 Seconds	6m PBAoE		(+48% damage)
	Absorb Lifeforce	Level 15	Deals (384 + 350% Magic Attack) Magic Damage over 6.5sec to an enemy and heals caster for an equal amount. The spell ends with movement.	157 Mana	Channeled	36 Seconds	Single 0-20m		(+46% damage) (+50% damage)
	Summon Crows	Level 20	Summons crows to attack all enemies within 5m. Reduces enemies' Physical Accuracy and deals (120 + 200% Magic Attack) Magic Damage over 5sec.	263 Mana	Instant	30 Seconds	5m PBAoE
	Mana Force	Level 25	Shoves an enemy away, dealing (144 + 200% Magic Attack) Magic Damage. Restores Mana equal to half that amount.	157 Mana	Instant	60 Seconds	Single 0-10m		(+101% damage)
	Telekinesis	Level 30	Allows the caster to control an enemy for a maximum of 12sec. Prevents target from doing anything but obeying its master.	138 Mana	2.0 Seconds	60 Seconds	Single 0-20m
	Retribution	Level 35	Returns 50% of received Melee Damage to the enemy. Lasts 10sec. Doesn't trigger a global cooldown.	118 Mana	Instant	30 Seconds	Caster Only
	Stillness	Level 40	Interrupts all enemy casting within 5 meters and inflicts Silence for 3.5sec. Removes all Fear effects from caster.	414 Mana	Instant	45 Seconds	5m PBAoE
	Urgency	Level 45	Reduced cooldown for Occultism skills -9 seconds. Lasts 1m30sec.	526 Mana	5.0 Seconds	None	Caster Only
	Summon Wraith	Level 50	Summons a Wraith that deals (264 + 140% Magic Attack) Magic Damage per second for a maximum of 9 seconds to all enemies within 7 meters. Inflicts enemies with the Wraith Curse, reducing Move Speed, Attack Speed, and Cast Speed.	940 Mana	Instant	60 Seconds	7m PBAoE
File:Deaths Vengeance.png	Death's Vengeance	Lv55	As you die, blasts your remaining energy to deal (1448 + 402% Magic Attack) Magic Damage to enemies within 15m.	1183 Mana	3 Seconds	None	Self

*Base values of Rank 1 skills. Values scale off ability rank, equipped items, and character level. **Mana Stars has an incorrect description, it no longer inflicts Distressed. As of CBT4, Mana Stars inflicts the Fetter effect, resulting in reduced enemy move speed (1%) and skill damage (2%)

Passive

	Name	Occultism Reqs	Description
	Enhanced Mana Recovery	Skill Points 2+	Increases Mana Regen +7 every 1 second.
	Reprisal	Skill Points 4+	Increases Magic Critical Chance +20% for 10 seconds after receiving critical damage. Disabled for 30 seconds if triggered too often. Does not apply to healing skills.
	Caster's Enrichment	Skill Points 6+	Decreases health regen -15 every 1 second while not in combat and increases mana regen +15 every 1 second while not casting.
File:Macabre Reach.png	Macabre Reach	Skill Points 7+	Increases Magic Critical Damage +20%. Does not apply to healing skills.
	Overpowered Spell Locus	Skill Points 8+	Upon receiving damage, increases Magic Attack +15% for 7 seconds and stacks up to 5 times. Movement cancels the effect.
	Intensified Harm	Skill Points 9+	Increases Magic Critical Damage +50% for 6 seconds after receiving critical damage. Disabled for 30 seconds if triggered too often. Does not apply to healing skills.
File:Death's Beckoning.png	Death's Beckoning	Skill Points 10+	Decreases Occultism skill cooldown -20%.

Combos

Occultism self-combos: - if distressed

Class	Occultism combos with class	Class combos with Occultism	Both classes have
Archery	- if impaled if distressed	- if slowed	- if slowed/distressed
Auramancy		none	none
Battlerage		none
Defense	- if distressed		- if distressed
Shadowplay	- if distressed		- if distressed if impaled
Songcraft	none	- if charmed	if distressed if charmed
Sorcery			- if distressed
Vitalism
Witchcraft	- if distressed		if distressed