Shadowplay

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

Overview

Those who choose the path of Shadowplay will be a sudden and clever killer in possession of an arsenal of tricks.
Patroness of murderers considered Melisara Rivolla.

Shadowplay is a melee tree focused on stealth, speed and dps. It's notable for the Stealth skill, but also includes melee & ranged damage skills, a kiting skill, and two gap closers.

Skills

Active (updated for 1.2)

	Name	Shadowplay Reqs	Description*	Cost*	Cast Time*	Cooldown*	Range*	Effects	Combos
	Rapid Strike	Lv1	Slashes an enemy repeatedly, dealing (0 + 80% Melee Attack) Physical Damage each hit. Has a chance to generate additional Bloodthirst. Marks the target with each hit; 10 stacks inflict Distressed. Backstabbing increasing Melee Critical Rate +50%.	21 Mana	Instant	none	Single 4m
	Overwhelm	Lv3	Triggers a leap toward an enemy that deals (81 + 214% Melee Attack) Physical Damage and stacks 1 Bloodthirst upon landing. Also Stuns the enemy for 1.4sec. Can't use while Snared.	36 Mana	Instant	18 Seconds	Single 10m
	Drop Back	Lv10	Triggers a backwards leap to escape a dangerous area or back away from an enemy. Eliminates the Cast Time for Flamebolt, Earthen Grip, and Sunder Earth for 2.5sec. Can't be used while Snared.	21 Mana	Instant	12 Seconds	Self
	Wallop	Lv15	Launches four attacks in quick succession dealing (287 + 438% Melee Attack) Physical Damage. Accumulates Bloodthirst for every hit.	117 Mana	Instant	12 Seconds	Single 4m
	Stalker's Mark	Lv20	Deals (108 + 100% Ranged Attack) Ranged Damage and marks enemies for 15sec. Increases received damage +12% and decreases healing effectiveness -20%. When the mark disappears, the target receives additional damage of 50 times the number of ranged attacks suffered during the mark's duration. Damage is reduced -20% if target is within 8m.	115 Mana	Instant	27 Seconds	Single 25m
	Stealth	Lv25	Prevents enemies from seeing you. Any actions other than moving will cause stealth to end. Decreases Move Speed -30%.	104 Mana	Instant	45 Seconds	Self
	Toxic Shot	Lv30	Fires a toxic arrow dealing (168 + 350% Ranged Attack) Ranged Damage and 203 Poison Damage over 4sec. Damage reduced -20% if target is within 8m.	110 Mana	Instant	9 Seconds	Single 20m
	Pin Down	Lv35	Pins an enemy to the ground, dealing (192 +300% Melee Attack) Physical Damage. Direct hits stack up to 6 Bloodthirst.	110 Mana	Instant	21 Seconds	Single 4m
	Shadowsmite	Lv40	Launches a surprise attack, dealing damage equal to 90 times your stacked Bloodthirst and Shackling target for 5sec. Backstabbing adds Physical Damage equal to 600% of Melee Attack.	168 Mana	Instant	24 Seconds	Single 4m
	Freerunner	Lv45	Increases Move Speed +35% and Agility +160. Grants immunity to Poison while in effect. Lasts 30sec.	214 Mana	Instant	90 Seconds	Self
	Shadow Step	Lv50	Teleports caster behind an ally or enemy, reducing Aggro -50% for 15sec. Also increases Move Speed +50% for 3 seconds and has a 50% chance to reset its cooldown	75 Mana	Instant	30 Seconds	Single 20m
	Throw Dagger	Lv55	Flings a dagger that deals (576 + 350% Melee Attack) damage to a single enemy, then ricochets to 5 additional enemies within 10m of the initial target, dealing less damage each hit. Enemies hit: Decreases Move and Attack speeds -40% and increases cast time +40%. Lasts 3sec. Gives 2 stacks of Bloodthirst for each target hit wih a maximum of 12 stacks.	315 Mana	Instant	35 Seconds	Single 10m

*Base values of Rank 1 skills. Values scale off ability rank, equipped items, and character level.

Passive (updated for 1.2)

	Name	Shadowplay Reqs	Description
	Evasive Counterstrike	Skill Points 2+	Launches a counterattack and accumulates 5 Bloodthirst after a successful Melee Evasion.
	Consecutive Evasion	Skill Points 4+	Increases Melee Evasion +16% for 7 seconds after a successful Evasion against melee attacks.
	Disregard	Skill Points 6+	Permanently decreases Aggro generation -20%.
	Loophole	Skill Points 7+	Decreases received Ranged Damage -30% for 3 seconds after receiving a Ranged Critial Hit. If Loophole triggers too often, it will be disabled for 30 seconds.
	Piercing	Skill Points 8+	Increases the Crit Rate +10% for 8 seconds after a successful Melee or Ranged Critical Hit.
	Bloodthirst Intensified	Skill Points 9+	Increases accumulated Bloodthirst +2 times.
	Shadow Mastery	Skill Points 10+	Decreases Shadowplay skill cooldown -20%.

Combos

Shadowplay self-combos: - if stunned/marked

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

*Toxic Shot is modified by Archery's Intensity and Archery Expertise.

**Drop Back modifies Battlerage's Sunder Earth, Sorcery's Flamebolt, and Witchcraft's Earthen Grip.

See also

• Bloodthirst