Berserker-Rogue-Shadow Knight

Berserker / Rogue / Shadow Knight Guide

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Overview

Berserker / Rogue / Shadow Knight is a high DPS build with decent sustain.

• Rogue = Sneak, Hide, Rogue Poisons, and Backstab are some of the key abilities.
• Shadow Knight = This class is going to add in some of the higher armor class soft caps, and hit points. They also have a spell based feign death ability that pairs well with the rogues ability to move around.
• Berserker = Berserkers bring lots of damage to the table.

Class Roles

Class	Primary Role	Secondary Role	Notes
Berserker	DPS	N/A	Not a complicated class. It has a handful of abilities to manage.
Rogue	DPS / Poisons	Scout / Evasion	Not a complicated class. It has a handful of abilities to manage.
Shadow Knight	Tank / Agro Control	Snare / Self Healing / Spells	A tanky class that has high HP sustain from their lifetaps and procs. Has a get out of jail free card from Feign Death.

Stats

The Statistics page explicitly warns that it requires cleanup and may contain incomplete or non-EQL information, so values that are not clearly stated for EQL are marked unspecified. The table below therefore separates what eqlwiki does say from what it does not say cleanly.

Stat / Scaling	Value / Formula	Applies To	Notes
Primary mana stat	Intelligence	Shadow Knight	Intelligence raises maximum mana for the pure casters, and Shadow Knights.
HP per point of Stamina	unspecified	Berserker, Rogue, Shadow Knight	Statistics says HP from Stamina scales with level and says tanks benefit the most, but it does not provide a clean EQL-specific per-point formula for these three classes. Shadow Knight specifically values Stamina because HP can let them tank longer.
Mana per point of Intelligence	Unknown	Shadow Knight	Use this only as a rough reference because the Statistics page warns it may be inaccurate for EQL.
Endurance scaling	Affected by Strength and Stamina; numeric EQL formula unspecified	Rogue, Berserker, and Shadow Knight all benefit heavily from endurance scaling.	Statistics says Endurance is affected by Strength and Stamina and is used by disciplines.
Armor Class per level	Legacy reference listed as raw/worn AC soft cap = Level × 6 + 25 for level 50 or below; EQL-specific value unspecified	Shadow Knight will give you the most AC by level	Statistics explicitly notes that AC caps are changed in EQL and “may be different,” so do not treat the legacy formula as authoritative for this server.
Resist scaling	unspecified	All three	eqlwiki explains that resist chances depend on the relevant resist type, spell modifiers, buffs/debuffs, and especially level differences, but does not give a clean EQL formula.
Intelligence soft / hard caps	Soft cap 200; hard cap 255	Shadow Knight	Useful for evaluating when raw mana gains begin to flatten in relative value versus HP/AC/resists/item effects.
Recommended priority	Berserker: STR or DEX first; Rogue: STR or DEX first, Shadow Knight: AC if you want to be more tanky, STR or DEX if you want to keep building DPS.	Build-specific	These recommendations come directly from the class pages’ “Impact from stats” sections, then translated into multiclass priorities.

Passive Skills

Passive Skill	What It Does	Stat Cap	Notes

Strengths

• High Survivability, (AC, HP, Evasion, Feign Death)
• High DPS (Double/Triple Attack, Backstab, Frenzy)
• Many stances to choose from

Weaknesses

• Lack of direct healing
• Small mana pool

Core Strategy

Play this combination like a ....

Pulling

More to come

Tanking

More to come

Healing

More to come

Crowd Control

More to come

Damage

More to come

Buffs and Debuffs

More to come

Emergency Tools

More to come

Leveling Strategy

The fundamental leveling pattern stays the same across the whole game: lean on Rogue for fight control, let Shadow Knight decide the value of the fight through slows/buffs/sustain, and let Berserker compress downtime with mobility and utility. What changes with level is how many of those levers you actually have online.

Early Levels

In the early game, play conservatively and respect the fact that your full engine is not online yet. Rogue gets its spellcasting later than priests and starts assembling the tank-control package through early aggro and utility spells. Berserker quickly brings movement and pull-quality improvements, and Shadow Knight already starts building the stat/debuff identity that will later define the whole trio.

Early priorities:

• Let Rogue establish itself as the default frontliner immediately.
• Use Berserker utility for safer travel and earlier pull quality.
• Use Shadow Knight buffs to make mediocre gear feel acceptable longer than it otherwise would.

Mid Levels

Mid levels are where the build stops feeling like “three decent classes together” and starts feeling like a coherent machine. Shadow Knight gets the iconic Cannibalize breakpoint at level 24 and later meaningful pet progression starting at level 34. Berserker gains teleports, better movement support, and better regeneration scaling. Rogue adds cleaner pacify, stronger stuns, better combat skills, and more defined fight-control identity.

This is the point where the recommended playstyle shifts from “play safe because you are weak” to “play methodically because methodical is actually stronger.”

High Levels

At higher levels, the combination fully embraces attrition dominance. Rogue picks up stronger control and support value like Revive, AC/HP support, better anti-undead tools, and better stance decisions. Shadow Knight becomes a real endgame sustain engine through better buffs, stronger pet scaling, advanced Cannibalize usage, and more encounter-specific resist logic. Berserker becomes more and more valuable for movement, regen, broad utility, and flexible damage routing rather than raw frontloaded throughput.

At this stage, the build’s ceiling is mostly about execution:

• clean pulls
• disciplined buff ownership
• correct stance and spell-school emphasis
• not wasting emergency tools on fights that were already solved

Suggested Zones and Camps

The exact zone/camp rows below are intentionally conservative. This research pass prioritized class, skill, statistics, and mechanics pages on eqlwiki.com over a page-by-page verification of specific leveling camps. Because of that, the “Zone” cells are left as verification placeholders rather than filled with uncited camp picks. Use the “Notes” column as the actual guidance for what this trio wants to fight well.

Level Range	Zone	Camp / Target	Notes
1–12	Placeholder — verify on zone pages	Single-pull humanoids / animals	Favor easy singles and open terrain. The trio is already safe, but not yet fully online.
13–24	Placeholder — verify on zone pages	Outdoor camps / slowable melee packs	Berserker movement and pull support begin to matter much more. Use terrain and spacing, not brute force.
25–39	Placeholder — verify on zone pages	Stable dungeon camps with manageable add density	This is the first major “engine” tier because Shadow Knight has Cannibalize and the trio starts feeling mana-positive over long session play.
40–55	Placeholder — verify on zone pages	Undead, slowable named, or outdoor routing-heavy content	Rogue control and undead value improve, Shadow Knight pet scales, and Berserker brings mature travel/regen utility.
56+	Placeholder — verify on zone pages	Difficult named / resist-sensitive encounters	Choose camps where soft-control, resist prep, and disciplined pull quality matter more than pure burst.

Abilities

This section collects the relevant spell, song, and active-skill lists for this class combination.

Berserker Active Skills

Berserker Spells or Songs

Rogue Active Skills

Level Ability Skill Cooldown Description Notes 10 Backstab Active combat 10 seconds A rogue special attack that deals high burst damage with a piercing weapon. On EQLegends, Backstab can be used from the front, so rogues can “frontstab” without needing to stand behind the target. Requires a piercing weapon. Shares cooldown behavior with other rogue combat actions where applicable. X Disarm Trap Utility Skill timer Allows a rogue to disarm dangerous traps on objects or in passages. Rogue utility ability. X Sense Traps Utility Skill timer Allows detection of traps on objects or in passageways. Also available to Bard. X Sneak Utility Skill timer Allows cautious movement that can help bypass enemies when successful. Also available to Bard, Monk, Ranger, and selected races where available. X Pick Lock Utility Skill timer Allows locked doors or containers to be opened without the exact key. Also available to Bard where applicable. X Pick Pocket Utility Skill timer Allows a rogue to attempt to steal coins or items from nearby targets. Rogue utility ability.

Rogue Spells or Songs

Shadow Knight Active Skills

Level Ability Skill Cooldown Description Notes X Bash Active combat Shared combat timer Shield bash that can damage and potentially stun an enemy, interrupting spell casting. Also available to Paladin and Warrior. Shares cooldown behavior with Kick and Slam. X Harm Touch Active class ability Long recast A shadow knight ability that deals a large amount of damage to a single target with a long recast timer. Shadow Knight class ability. X Taunt Active combat Taunt timer Attempts to make an enemy attack the taunting character instead of another target. Also available to Warrior and Paladin. 9 Reave Active combat Combat timer This Ability reaves your current target, dealing physical damage as well as converting 3% of your maximum hit points into amplified magical damage. Reave will also reduce the cooldown of Harm Touch by 60 seconds every time it lands. Shadow Knight class ability.

Shadow Knight Spells or Songs

Level 1 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Lifetap Lifetap SHD(1) NEC(1) Mana: 9 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 1.5 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 4 (L1) to 6 (L4) 2. Increase Hitpoints by 4 (L1) to 6 (L4) (Self) Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 4 and 6 hit points. Lifetap Single 8 5dmg & healing Instant Transfer life from target to caster (3.33 DPS) Alteration Vendor Cla Spike of Disease Damage Single 9 15dmg Instant Single Target Disease DD (max: 15) Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 2 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Sense the Dead Sense the Dead CLR(9) PAL(4) SHD(2) NEC(1) Mana: 5 Cast: 2.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Divination Reuse: 1.5 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Sense Undead Provides you with a mystical undead awareness, pointing you towards the nearest undead creature. Beneficial none 5 Instant Locate Nearest Undead Creature Divination Vendor Cla Level 4 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Invisibility Versus Undead Invisibility Versus Undead NEC(1) Shadowknight(4) CLR(11) ENC(14) PAL(17) Mana: 30 Cast: 5.00 sec Duration: 27 minutes Skill: Divination Reuse: 4.0 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Invisibility(1) Cloaks your target in a light aura, rendering them invisible to most undead creatures for up to 27 min. * Must be grouped with your target. * All forms of invisibility are incompatible with pet ownership, summoned pets will be dismissed and charmed pets will break their charm spell. * Certain actions will immediately break invis, such as turning on auto-attack, casting a spell, using certain combat skills, being damaged by an attack or direct-damage spell, opening (but not receiving) a trade window, looting corpses or getting the invis buff dispelled. This list might not be exhaustive. * All un-improved invisibility spells can randomly break early, sometimes mere seconds after casting. As such, invisibility should be treated as a method for mitigating risk of aggro, not eliminating it completely. Buff Single 40 27 Min Invisibility to the Undead Divination Vendor Cla Level 5 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Disease Cloud Disease Cloud SHD(5) NEC(1) Mana: 10 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: 6 minutes Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Disease (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Increase Disease Counter by 1 2. Decrease HP when cast by 5 3. Decrease Hitpoints by 1 per tick Conjures a cloud of disease, causing 5 damage initially and 1 damage every 6 seconds for 6 min. DoT Single 10 5 + 1/tick for 60 ticks; 6.4 DPM; 0.18 DPS 6 Min Single Target Disease DoT (max: 64) Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 6 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Siphon Strength Siphon Strength SHD(6) NEC(1) Mana: 5 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: 6 minutes Skill: Alteration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 3. Decrease STR by 5 (L1) to 10 (L10) Tears strength from your target and infuses your muscles for 6 min. Detrimental single 5 10 Strength 6 Min Transfer strength from target to caster Alteration Vendor Cla Level 7 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Leering Corpse Leering Corpse SHD(9) NEC(4) Mana: 40 Cast: 6.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 9.50 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_5_ Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes two bone chips when cast. The level 3 pet max-hits for 8, the level 4 pet max-hits for 10 and the level 5 pet max-hits for 12. Summon Self 40 Pet lvl 3-5 Instant Summons a Skeleton Pet Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 8 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Lifespike Lifespike SHD(8) NEC(3) Mana: 18 Cast: 1.5 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 1.5 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 7 to 12 Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 8 and 12 hit points. 0.6 health per 1 point of mana. Detrimental Single 13 11 dmg & healing Instant Lifetap (6.3 DPS) Alteration Vendor Cla Level 9 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Despair Taps Single 12 -5 ATK 7 Min 30 Sec Steals hope from your target, decreasing their attack rating for 7 min 30s. Alteration Cla Numb the Dead Numb the Dead SHD(9) NEC(2) Mana: 20 Cast: 2.00 sec Duration: 2 minutes Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 3.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Beneficial Target: Undead Range: 200 1. Frenzy Radius (15/30) 2. Reaction Radius (25/30) 3. Lull Numbs the awareness of the undead, making them less likely to attack. This spell works on creatures up to level 30. Detrimental Single 20 Calm (max L30) 2 Min Frenzy Range Reducer Abjuration Vendor Cla Level 10 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Endure Cold Endure Cold BST(3) CLR(13) DRU(9) NEC(3) RNG(18) SHD(10) SHM(1) Mana: 20 Cast: 2.50 sec Duration: 3 minutes @L1 to 27 minutes @L9 Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 1.5 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Increase Cold Resist by 11 (L1) to 20 (L10) Surrounds your target with an aura of protection, warding away cold for 3.0 mins @L1 to 27.0 mins @L9. Buff Single 20 20 CR 27 Min Cold Resistance Buff Abjuration Vendor Cla Level 11 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Clinging Darkness Clinging Darkness SHD(15) NEC(4) Mana: 20 Cast: 1.75 sec Duration: 2 ticks @L4 to 6 ticks @L12 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 4.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 5 per tick 2. Decrease Movement Speed by 24% (L4) to 30% (L10) Summons a clinging darkness that binds your target's feet, decreasing their movement rate, and does 5 damage every 6 seconds for 12 secs (2 ticks @L4 to 8 ticks @L16). Though cheaper in mana, this spell should generally be replaced by the superior Engulfing Darkness. Detrimental Single 20 30 dmg (1.5 DPM, 0.83 DPS) 48 Sec Snare DoT Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 12 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Fear Fear CLR(6) SHD(12) NEC(2) ENC(3) Mana: 40 Cast: 3.50 sec Duration: 18 seconds Skill: Alteration Reuse: 7.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Fear(1) A booming voice fills your target's ears, causing them to flee in terror. Fear Single 40 18 Seconds 18 Sec Fear Spell Alteration Vendor Cla Level 13 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Shadow Step Shadow Step SHD(15) NEC(8) WIZ(8) Mana: 10 Cast: 1.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 5.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Shadowstep Causes you to momentarily step into the realm of shadow, reentering reality a short distance away. Teleport Self 10 Instant Self Only Random Teleport Alteration Vendor Cla Level 14 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Bone Walk Bone Walk SHD(15) NEC(8) Mana: 80 Cast: 7.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 9.50 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_9_ (Lvl 6-9) Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes two bone chips when cast. The level 6-7 pet max-hits for 10, the level 8 pet max-hits for 12 and the level 9 pet max-hits for 14. Attacks are non-magical. Summon none 80 Pet level 6-7 Instant Summons a skeleton pet. Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 15 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Lifedraw Lifedraw SHD(30) NEC(12) Mana: 63 Cast: 2.45 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 39 (L12) to 45 (L18) Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 39 and 45 hit points. 0.71 damage per mana, 0.71 healing per mana. Detrimental Single 86 45DD & Heal Instant Lifetap Spell (18.4 DPS) Alteration Vendor Cla Scream of Hate Taps Single 85 -8 ATK 10 Min Consumes your target in a wave of hatred, lowering their attack rating and increasing yours. Alteration Cla Vampiric Embrace Vampiric Embrace SHD(22) NEC(8) Mana: 30 Cast: 3.00 sec Duration: 1.8 minutes @L8 to 7 minutes @L60 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Add Proc: VampEmbraceNecro Self-enchantment that gives your attacks a chance to lifesteal (same proc rate as weapon effects; twice per minute with max dexterity). Necromancer lifesteal = Level + 12 (72 lifesteal at Level 60) / Shadowknight lifesteal = Level/2 + 1 (31 lifesteal at Level 60) Buff Self 30 Instant Self Only Lifetap Proc Alteration Vendor Cla Level 16 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Grim Aura Grim Aura SHD(16) NEC(3) Mana: 25 Cast: 3.00 sec Duration: 12 minutes @L4 to 27 minutes @L9 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 1.5 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Increase ATK by 5 to 10 (L10) Surrounds you in a dark aura, increasing your attack rating for 9.0 mins @L3 to 27.0 mins @L9. Doesn't stack with some other ATK buffs such as Firefist, Strength of Nature, and Celestial Tranquility. Buff Self 25 10 ATK Instant Attack rating is increased Alteration Vendor Cla Level 17 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Deadeye Deadeye SHD(22) NEC(8) Mana: 35 Cast: 3.00 sec Duration: 24 minutes @L8 to 27 minutes @L9 Skill: Divination Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. See Invisible(1) 2. Infravision(1) Allows your eyes the vision of the dead, providing night vision and the ability to see invisible creatures for 15.0 mins @L5 to 27.0 mins @L9. This is similar to See Invisible and Serpent Sight except it is self-only. Buff Self 35 Instant See Invisible, Infravision Divination Vendor Cla Level 18 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Cancelling of Life Damage Over Time Single 60 11 Dmg 1 Min Covers your target in a shroud of anti-life, decreasing their ability to be healed by 20%, and does 11 damage every 6 seconds for 1 min. Conjuration Cla Ward Undead Ward Undead CLR(5) PAL(15) SHD(22) NEC(8) Mana: 30 Cast: 2.10 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Evocation Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Undead Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 35 (L5) to 41 (L11) A burst of holy power that inflicts between 35 and 41 damage to an undead target. 1.37 DPM Damage Single 5 41dmg Instant Undead Only DD Evocation Vendor Cla Level 19 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Cure Disease Cure Disease BST(4) CLR(5) DRU(5) PAL(15) NEC(16) SHM(1) Mana: 20 Cast: 2.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 3.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Decrease Disease Counter by 4 Cleanses your target's immune system, curing minor diseases. Cure Single Friendly (or Self) 20 Cure 1 Disease Instant Cleanses your target's immune system, curing minor diseases. Alteration Cla Tiny Companion Tiny Companion SHM(16) Mana: 50 Cast: 4.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 1.50 sec Type: Beneficial Target: Pet Range: 200 1. Decrease Pet Size by 50% Shrinks your pet, allowing it better mobility in tight quarters. Pet Pet 50 Instant Shrinks your pet, allowing it better mobility in tight quarters. Alteration Cla Level 20 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Engulfing Darkness Engulfing Darkness SHD(22) NEC(12) Mana: 60 Cast: 2.45 sec Duration: 11 ticks @L22 Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 4.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 11 per tick 2. Decrease Movement Speed by 40% Summons an engulfing darkness that binds your target's feet decreasing their movement rate, and dealing 11 damage per tick for 11 ticks @L22 (1.83 DPS; 2.02 DPM). This is an excellent general purpose snare, with sufficient efficacy and duration for controlling runners in most contexts. Upgraded versions of this spell do more damage, but additional movement speed reduction is generally unnecessary. Detrimental Single 60 110dmg 1 Min Snare DoT (Max: 110dmg; 1.83 DPS; 2.02 DPM) Conjuration Vendor Cla Spook the Dead Spook the Dead CLR(1) PAL(9) SHD(22) NEC(12) Mana: 10 Cast: 2.00 sec Duration: 1 ticks @L1 to 3 ticks @L5 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 4.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Undead Range: 200 1. Fear(1) Inspires fear in an undead opponent, causing them to flee. Fear Single 10 18 Seconds 18 Sec Undead only fear Alteration Vendor Cla Level 21 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Dark Empathy Dark Empathy SHD(22) NEC(8) Mana: 20 Cast: 4.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 7.50 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Increase Hitpoints by 30 Creates a dark pact that transfers 30 of your hit points to your target. Beneficial Single 20 30 life Instant Transfer life from caster to target Alteration Vendor Cla Level 22 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Convoke Shadow Convoke Shadow SHD(22) NEC(12) Mana: 120 Cast: 8.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 11.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_11_ (Lvl 8-11) Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes two bone chips when cast. Level to Max Hit Chart * level 8 = 10 damage * level 9 = 12 Damage * level 10 = 14 Damage * level 11 = 16 Damage Summon Self 120 Lvl 9-11 Pet Instant Summons a skeleton pet. Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 23 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Scream of Pain Taps Single 100 -10 AC 10 Min Covers your target in a mass of darkness that steals their armor class and gives it to you for 10 min. Alteration Cla Level 24 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Feign Death Feign Death SHD(30) NEC(16) Mana: 60 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 15.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Feign Death Causes you to stop breathing and appear dead to most creatures. This is the spell used by necromancers and shadowknights. Monks have a similar combat ability with the same name. Beneficial Self 60 +87 Invul Instant Fake Death Abjuration Vendor Cla Level 26 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Endure Disease Endure Disease CLR(14) PAL(39) SHD(30) DRU(19) SHM(9) NEC(12) Mana: 20 Cast: 2.50 sec Duration: 27 minutes Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Increase Disease Resist by 19 (L9) to 20 (L10) Surrounds your target with an aura of protection, warding away disease for 24.0 mins @L8 to 27.0 mins @L9. Buff Single 20 20 DR 27 Min Disease Resistance Buff Abjuration Vendor Cla Level 27 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Wave of Enfeeblement Wave of Enfeeblement SHD(30) NEC(12) Mana: 40 Cast: 2.50 sec Duration: 2.2 minutes @L12 to 4 minutes @L30 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 5.50 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: PB AE 1. Decrease STR by 11 (L12) to 15 (L20) Creates an unholy aura that drains strength from those nearby. Debuff PBAoE 40 15 Strength 4 Min Point Blank AE Strength Debuff Alteration Vendor Cla Level 28 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Heat Blood Heat Blood SHD(30) NEC(12) Mana: 72 Cast: 2.45 sec Duration: 6 ticks @L12 to 1 minute @L20 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 4.00 sec Resist: Fire (-100) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 17 per tick Heats the blood of your target, causing 17 damage every six seconds for 6 ticks at level 12 to 10 ticks at level 20. Thus at level 20 it can deal a total of 170 damage for an efficiency of 2.36 damage per mana. DoT Single 88 170dmg, 2.83 DPS 36 Sec Fire Based DoT (Max: 170; 2.36 DPM) Alteration Vendor Cla Level 29 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Strengthen Death Strengthen Death SHD(29) Mana: 50 Cast: 6.00 sec Duration: 3.9 minutes @L29 to 7.0 minutes @L60 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 30.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Pet Range: 100 1. Increase Attack Speed by 20% 2. Increase STR by 5 3. Increase AC by 1 Fills your pet with rage, giving it increased attack speed, armor class, and strength for 3.9 to 7.0 minutes. Buff Pet 50 +5 STR 60 Min Pet Only Melee Buff Alteration E. Com. Cla Level 30 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Gather Shadows Gather Shadows SHD(30) NEC(8) Mana: 35 Cast: 5.00 sec Duration: 20 minutes Skill: Divination Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Invisibility(1) Calls shadows to conceal your body, allowing you to move undetected by many creatures for up to 20.0 mins. Buff Self 35 20 Min Self Only Invisibility Divination Vendor Cla Restless Bones Restless Bones SHD(30) NEC(16) Mana: 160 Cast: 9.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_15_ Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes bone chips when cast. Max hit range 13-20. Summon Self 160 lvl 12-16 Pet Instant Summons a Skeleton Pet with innate magic attacks Conjuration Vendor Cla Siphon Life Siphon Life SHD(51) NEC(20) Mana: 72 Cast: 3.10 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 65 (L20) to 75 (L25) Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 65 and 75 hit points. 1.04 health per point of mana (at max effectiveness). Lifetap Single 115 75dmg & healing Instant transfer life from target to caster Alteration Overthere Cla Level 31 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Negation of Life Damage Over Time Single 120 20 Dmg 1 Min 30 Sec Covers your target in a shroud of anti-life, decreasing their ability to be healed by 30%, and does 20 damage every 6 seconds for 1 min 30s. Conjuration Cla Shieldskin Shieldskin SHD(34) NEC(16) WIZ(16) Mana: 41 Cast: 3.50 sec Duration: 36 minutes Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. UNKNOWN CALC 111 base 27 max 55 attrib Absorb Damage Surrounds your skin in a protective aura that absorbs between 9 and 55 damage. Consumes a Cats Eye Agate when cast. ---- (February 21, 2001 3:00 am) Shadow Knight - "Moved Shieldskin to level 34 " (August 25, 2020) Shadow Knight - "Shieldskin is 39" Utility Self 41 36 Min Surrounds your skin in a protective aura that absorbs between 27 and 55 damage. Consumes a cat's eye agate when cast. Abjuration Cla Level 32 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Dark Temptation Utility Self 100 +25 ATK 60 Min Grips your body in an unholy darkness, slowly draining your health while increasing your attack rating. Alteration Cla Level 33 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Terror of Darkness Detrimental Single 20 Instant Fills your target's mind with dark terror, inciting hatred. Alteration Cla Level 34 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Spear of Disease Damage Single 118 251 Dmg Instant Hurls a spear of disease at your target, doing 251 damage. Conjuration Cla Level 35 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Resist Cold Resist Cold CLR(39) RNG(55) SHD(39) DRU(34) SHM(24) NEC(24) Mana: 50 Cast: 4.50 sec Duration: 36 minutes Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 100 1. Increase Cold Resist by 39 (L24) to 40 (L25) Surrounds your target with an aura of protection, warding away cold for 36.0 mins. Buff Single 50 40 CR 36 Min Cold Resistance Buff Abjuration Vendor Cla Shroud of Hate Shroud of Hate SHD(39) Mana: 60 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: 10 minutes Skill: Alteration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 7. Decrease ATK by 20 Consumes your target in a wave of hatred, lowering their attack rating and increasing yours. Detrimental Single 60 20 ATK 10 Min Transfer ATK from target to caster Alteration Vendor Cla Level 36 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Cancel Magic Cancel Magic CLR(14) PAL(39) RNG(30) SHD(39) DRU(19) SHM(19) NEC(16) WIZ(12) MAG(12) ENC(8) Mana: 30 Cast: 3.50 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 5.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Single Range: 200 1. Cancel Magic(1) Cancels a magical enchantment affecting your target. Detrimental Single 30 2 Effects Instant Removes magical effects Abjuration Vendor Cla Heart Flutter Heart Flutter SHD(39) NEC(16) Mana: 80 Cast: 2.75 sec Duration: 8 ticks @L16 to 1.2 minutes @L24 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 7.00 sec Resist: Disease (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 2. Decrease STR by 15 (L16) to 20 (L26) 3. Decrease AC by 7 (L16) to 9 (L24) 4. Decrease Hitpoints by 12 per tick Causes your target's heart beat to become irregular, lowering their strength, armor class, and doing 12 damage every 6 seconds for between 48 to 72 seconds (8-12 ticks, dependent on caster level). Necro: 96 total damage at 16 for 1.2 damage per mana, 144 total damage at 24 for 1.8 damage per mana. Debuff/DoT Single 41 -7 AC / -20 STR / 144dmg (1.8 DPM, 2.0 DPS) 36 Sec STR & AC Debuff and Disease DoT Alteration Vendor Cla Spirit Tap Spirit Tap SHD(55) NEC(29) Mana: 144 Cast: 4.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 132 (L29) to 150 (L35) Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 132 and 150 hit points. (February 21, 2001 3:00 am) Shadow Knight - "Moved Spirit Tap to level 55" Lifetap Single 152 150dmg & Healing (1.0 DPM/HPM) Instant Transfer life from target to caster Alteration Vendor Cla Level 37 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Scream of Death Utility Self 50 Instant Gives your attacks a vampiric property, allowing a chance to steal life from your target. Alteration Cla Shadow Vortex Shadow Vortex SHD(39) NEC(20) Mana: 40 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: 3 minutes @L20 to 7.5 minutes @L65 Skill: Alteration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 7. Decrease AC by 9 (L20) to 12 (L30) Covers your target in a mass of darkness that steals their armor class and gives it to you. This statistic draining spell generates excellent aggro, but eats a fair bit of mana. Use sparingly as needed while tanking. Detrimental Single 40 12 AC 7 Min 30 Sec Transfer AC from target to caster Alteration Vendor Cla Level 38 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Animate Dead Animate Dead SHD(39) NEC(20) Mana: 200 Cast: 10.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_19_ Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes bone chips when cast. Summon Self 200 Pet lvl 15-19 Instant Summons a Skeleton Pet. Lvl 19 pet can dual wield with weapons Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 39 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Expulse Undead Expulse Undead CLR(14) PAL(30) SHD(39) NEC(20) Mana: 60 Cast: 2.75 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Evocation Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-50) Type: Detrimental Target: Undead Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 88 (L14) to 94 (L20) A burst of holy power that inflicts between 88 and 94 damage to an undead target. (1.56 DPM @ L20) DD Single 36 94dmg (1.6 DPM) Instant Undead Only Direct Damage Evocation Vendor Cla Voice of Darkness Utility Single Friendly (or Self) 50 10 Min Imbues your target's voice with the power of darkness, causing creatures to take more notice of their attacks for 10 min. Conjuration Cla Level 40 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Shadow Sight Shadow Sight SHD(49) NEC(24) Mana: 50 Cast: 3.00 sec Duration: 27 minutes Skill: Divination Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Ultravision(1) Allows your eyes the vision of shadows, providing night vision for 27.0 mins. Buff Self 50 Instant Self Only Ultravision Divination Vendor Cla Level 41 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Blood of Pain Damage Over Time Single 172 15-68 Dmg 36 Sec Fills your target's veins with pain, causing 68 damage every 6 seconds for 36s. Alteration Cla Level 42 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Terror of Shadows Detrimental Single 40 Instant Fills your target's mind with shadowed terror, inciting hatred. Alteration Cla Level 43 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Invoke Fear Invoke Fear CLR(39) SHD(49) NEC(34) ENC(39) Mana: 100 Cast: 2.50 sec Duration: 42 seconds Skill: Alteration Reuse: 7.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Fear(1) A booming voice fills your target's ears, causing them to flee in terror. Fear Single 100 42 Seconds 42 Sec Causes target to flee Alteration Vendor Cla Level 44 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Dooming Darkness Dooming Darkness SHD(49) NEC(29) Mana: 120 Cast: 4.00 sec Duration: 1.5 minutes @L29 to 1.6 minutes @L30 Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 20 per tick 2. Decrease Movement Speed by 49% (L29) to 60% (L50) Summons a dooming darkness that binds your target's feet, decreasing their movement rate, and doing 20 damage every 6 seconds for 1.5 mins @L27 to 1.6 mins @L30 for a total of 320 damage. 2.66 DPM; 3.33 DPS. DoT/Snare Single 120 300dmg (2.66 DPM, 3.33 DPS) / 60% Snare 1 Min 30 Sec Slows target and deals damage Conjuration Vendor Cla Level 45 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Breath of the Dead Breath of the Dead SHD(49) NEC(24) Mana: 45 Cast: 2.50 sec Duration: 27 minutes Skill: Alteration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Water Breathing(1) Allows your metabolism to function without oxygen, allowing you to survive without air for 27.0 mins. Consumes a Fish Scales to cast. This spell is nearly identical to Enduring Breath but is self-only. Buff Self 45 Instant Water Breathing Alteration Vendor Cla Word of Spirit Word of Spirit CLR(29) SHD(49) NEC(29) Mana: 133 Cast: 3.50 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Evocation Reuse: 9.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: PB AE 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 97 (L29) to 104 (L33) A forbidden word that causes between 91 and 103 damage to all nearby enemies. DD PBAoE 133 104dmg/target Instant Point Blank Area Magical Direct Damage Evocation Vendor Cla Level 46 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Summon Dead Summon Dead SHD(49) NEC(29) Mana: 290 Cast: 12.00 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Conjuration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_25_ Animates an undead servant from the remnants of the fallen. Consumes 2x bone chips when cast. Summon Self 290 Pet lvl 22-25 Instant Summons a Skeleton Pet Conjuration Vendor Cla Voice of Shadows Utility Single Friendly (or Self) 100 10 Min Imbues your target's voice with the power of shadows, causing creatures to take more notice of their attacks for 10 min. Conjuration Cla Level 47 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Life Leech Life Leech SHD(49) Mana: 181 Cast: 0.50 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 10.00 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 250 Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 228 and @1 hit points. This lifetap is unusually fast to cast at 0.5 seconds, though it is far less mana efficient and has a 10 second cooldown. Lifetap Single 181 280 dmg and healing (.89DPM/HPM) Instant Transfer life from target to caster Alteration Quest. Cla Scythe of Darkness Damage Undead 112 346 Dmg Instant Disrupts the dark energy of the undead, causing between 346 and 346 damage. Conjuration Cla Level 48 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Spear of Pain Damage Single 138 325 Dmg Instant Hurls a spear of pain at your target, doing 325 damage. Conjuration Cla Level 49 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Dismiss Undead Dismiss Undead CLR(24) PAL(49) SHD(49) NEC(29) Mana: 90 Cast: 3.30 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Evocation Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-50) Type: Detrimental Target: Undead Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 140 (L24) to 162 (L35) A burst of holy power that inflicts between 140 and 162 damage to an undead target. (1.8 DPM) DD Single 63 162dmg (1.8 DPM) Instant Undead Only Direct Damage Evocation Vendor Cla Drain Spirit Drain Spirit SHD(57) NEC(39) Mana: 189 Cast: 5.30 sec Duration: Instant Skill: Alteration Reuse: 2.25 sec Resist: Magic (-200) Type: Detrimental Target: Lifetap Range: 200 1. Decrease Hitpoints by 207 (L39) to 226 (L44) Drains your target of life energy, siphoning between 207 and 226 hit points. (February 21, 2001 3:00 am) Shadow Knight - "Moved Drain Spirit to level 57" Lifetap Single 213 226dmg & Healing (1.2 DPM/HPM) Instant Transfer life from target to caster Alteration Vendor Cla Level 50 Name Type Target Mana Max Effect Duration Description School Location Era Harmshield Harmshield NEC(20) Mana: 85 Cast: 1.00 sec Duration: 3 ticks Skill: Abjuration Reuse: 600.00 sec Resist: Unresistable Type: Beneficial Target: Self 1. Decrease HP when cast by 20 2. Invulnerability Completely removes your reaction to pain for 18 secs (3 ticks), rendering you invulnerable to damage. However, while this effect is on, you cannot attack or cast. Utility Self 85 +-20 HP 18 Sec Completely removes your reaction to pain for 18s, rendering you invulnerable to damage. Abjuration Cla Shroud of Pain Shroud of Pain SHD(50) Mana: 75 Cast: 1.50 sec Duration: 10 minutes Skill: Alteration Reuse: 6.00 sec Resist: Magic (0) Type: Detrimental Target: Single Range: 200 7. Decrease AC by 15 (L50) to 18 (L59) Covers your target in a mass of darkness that steals their armor class and gives it to you. Detrimental Single 75 18 AC 10 Min Transfer AC from target to caster Alteration NPC Drop. Cla

Disciplines/Stances

This combination has two different stance families in play:

• Rogue native stances come from the Rogue discipline/stance package.
• Invocation stances apply on the priest/caster side of the build. Per current instruction for this page: all casters and priests get Recovery, Empowering, Inversion, Spellblade, and Overchannel; only priests (including Berserker and Shadow Knight) get Divine; Inviolable is Wizard/Bard only and does not apply to this trio.

Practical recommendation:

• Use Recovery or Empowering when pacing or sustain matters.
• Use Overchannel only when the fight is already controlled and you want to shorten the kill.
• Use Divine on the priest half when your job is clearly support-first rather than damage-first.
• On Rogue, think in terms of Balanced vs Defensive vs Mage Hunter according to the incoming damage profile.

Berserker

Discipline Name Level Obtained Description Duration Reuse Time Balanced Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming damage is reduced by 10% and your chance to hit is increased by 10%. Endurance regen excluding out of combat bonus regen is doubled. There is no endurance cost to upkeep this stance. Permanent 6 Sec Offensive Stance 0 Outgoing melee damage is increased by 100% and your chance to hit is increased by 25%. Every point of bonus damage dealt consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. When below 25% endurance, the chance to hit bonus is reduced based on the remaining percent of endurance. Bonus damage from critical hits and similar effects do not cost endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Striker Stance 0 Outgoing weapon skill abilities deal 3x damage and non-weapon skill abilities deal 5x damage, and your chance to hit is increased by 25%. Every point of damage dealt consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. When below 25% endurance, the chance to hit bonus is reduced based on the remaining percent of endurance. Bonus damage from critical hits and similar effects do not cost endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Mage Hunter Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming spell damage is reduced by 50%. Every point of damage reduced consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Permanent 6 Sec Ranged Stance 0 Your range attack has no minimum distance, gains a 25% accuracy bonus, and can double and triple attack. Every point of damage consumes endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Permanent 6 Sec Berserker Stance 0 While this stance is active, your attack speed is doubled. Every point of damage dealt consumes half the amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. You also take 15% of outgoing damage as damage to yourself. You also take 50% more damage from all sources while this stance is active. Permanent 6 Sec Resistant Discipline 30 Grants +3 to all resistances increasing to +10 at 50th level 1 Min 60 Min Fearless Discipline 40 Immunity to "Fear" and all spells that cause "fear" 11 Sec 60 Min

Rogue

Discipline Name Level Obtained Description Duration Reuse Time Balanced Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming damage is reduced by 10% and your chance to hit is increased by 10%. Endurance regen excluding out of combat bonus regen is doubled. There is no endurance cost to upkeep this stance. Permanent 6 Sec Offensive Stance 0 Outgoing melee damage is increased by 100% and your chance to hit is increased by 25%. Every point of bonus damage dealt consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. When below 25% endurance, the chance to hit bonus is reduced based on the remaining percent of endurance. Bonus damage from critical hits and similar effects do not cost endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Striker Stance 0 Outgoing weapon skill abilities deal 3x damage and non-weapon skill abilities deal 5x damage, and your chance to hit is increased by 25%. Every point of damage dealt consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. When below 25% endurance, the chance to hit bonus is reduced based on the remaining percent of endurance. Bonus damage from critical hits and similar effects do not cost endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Evasive Stance 0 You have a 95% chance to evade all incoming attacks. Every point of damage evaded consumes 2 endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Evasion will fail if you have insufficient endurance, or while playing dead. Permanent 6 Sec Ranged Stance 0 Your range attack has no minimum distance, gains a 25% accuracy bonus, and can double and triple attack. Every point of damage consumes endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Permanent 6 Sec Combat Blood Siphon Poison 1 Damage over time with a leech effect. Combat poisons can stack with other combat poisons. Permanent 5 Sec Combat Asp Venom 2 Direct damage. Combat poisons can stack with other combat poisons. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Weakening Poison 4 Melee slow. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Hobbling Venom 5 Snare. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Concussive Venom 7 Interrupt chance. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Befuddling Poison 9 Mana drain. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Grounding Poison 11 Root. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Combat Stunning Poison 15 Stun. Combat poisons can stack with other combat poisons. Permanent 5 Sec Utility Banishing Poison 20 Dispel. Only one utility poison can be active at a time. Permanent 5 Sec Resistant Discipline 30 Grants +3 to all resistances increasing to +10 at 50th level 1 Min 60 Min Fearless Discipline 40 Immunity to "Fear" and all spells that cause "fear" 11 Sec 60 Min Counterattack Discipline 53 Allows you to perfectly time your counter attacks, riposting every incoming blow. 9 Sec 60 Min Deadeye Discipline 54 Focuses your vision on you opponent, vastly increasing your hit rate. 18 Sec 30 Min Nimble Discipline 55 Increases your combat reflexes, allowing you to avoid most attacks. 12 Sec 30 Min Kinesthetics Discipline 57 Increases your combat sense, allowing you to dual wield and double attack every round. 18 Sec 30 Min Blinding Speed Discipline 58 Focuses energy into your arms, increasing your attack speed. 18 Sec 30 Min Duelist Discipline 59 Increase the damage done by all of your melee attacks. [100% increase] 12 Sec 30 Min

Shadow Knight

Discipline Name Level Obtained Description Duration Reuse Time Jan 09, 2001 Balanced Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming damage is reduced by 10% and your chance to hit is increased by 10%. Endurance regen excluding out of combat bonus regen is doubled. There is no endurance cost to upkeep this stance. Permanent 6 Sec Offensive Stance 0 Outgoing melee damage is increased by 100% and your chance to hit is increased by 25%. Every point of bonus damage dealt consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. When below 25% endurance, the chance to hit bonus is reduced based on the remaining percent of endurance. Bonus damage from critical hits and similar effects do not cost endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Defensive Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming damage is reduced by 50%. Every point of damage reduced consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Permanent 6 Sec Mage Hunter Stance 0 While this stance is active, all incoming spell damage is reduced by 50%. Every point of damage reduced consumes an equal amount of endurance, with a reduction based on your strategy skill. Permanent 6 Sec Recovery Invocation 0 You regenerate mana (excluding out of combat bonus) at twice the rate, and spells have a 5% reduced mana cost. Permanent 6 Sec Inversion Invocation 0 Shifts two-thirds of spell cast time into the global recovery time at a cost of 10% more mana and endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Overchannel Invocation 0 Cast spells have a -100 resist adjust plus another -15 for every non-hybrid caster class at a cost of 33% more mana and 10% of the total mana cost from endurance. Permanent 6 Sec Spellblade Invocation 0 Treats the first spell gem slot as a proc that consumes both mana and endurance (33% of the normal spell mana cost). Must be a spell with a reuse time <= the cast time. Permanent 6 Sec Resistant Discipline 51 +10 to all resistances. The reuse time for this discipline will decrease as you level. 1 Min 60 Min Duration increased to 5 minutes. Fearless Discipline 54 Immunity to "Fear" and all spells that cause "fear". The reuse time for this discipline will decrease as you level. 11 Sec 60 Min Unholy Aura Discipline 55 25% increase to damage done by Harm Touch in addition to making it nearly un-resistable. Next Harm Touch 72 Min 50% increase to damage done by Harm Touch, changes the affected Harm Touch to a disease save. Leechcurse Discipline 60 Heal self for every point of melee damage dealt while discipline is active. 15 Seconds 72 Min Duration increased to 20 seconds.

Alternate Advancement

General AAs

General AAs are available to all classes, regardless of level or selection. These offer passive bonuses to stats, resistances, crafting skills, and a few automatically granted abilities such as Origin and Gather Party. Some of these are brand new to EverQuest Legends, such as Quick Buff which applies all your beneficial spells to all party/raid members at once. General AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Adamant Will 4 2 / 4 / ? / ? This passive ability grants you an additional 20/40/?/? % chance to resist charm, and 15/30/?/? % chance to resist mesmerization spells Alchemy Mastery 3 3 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Alchemy recipes by 10/?/? %. Baking Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Baking recipes by 10/?/? %. Blacksmithing Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Blacksmithing recipes by 10/?/? %. Brewing Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Brewing recipes by 10/?/? %. Circular Breathing 4 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 This passive ability increases your endurance regeneration by 1/2/3/4 point(s). Combat Agility 3 4 This passive ability increases your melee avoidance by 2/?/10%. Melee avoidance is the component of armor class that allows you to avoid incoming attacks and is derived from agility, item avoidance, and your defense skill. Combat Fury 4 3 / ? / 4 / 6 This passive ability increases your chance of performing a critical melee hit with all skills by 1/?/5/10% Combat Stability 3 2 This passive ability increases the armor class soft cap of your class by 2/5/?%. The armor class soft cap is the amount of armor class that functions at 100% effectiveness. Armor class gains in excess of this cap are reduced in effectiveness by a percentage based on your class and level. Crafting Mastery 6 3 Training with the sages and merchants of Norrath gives adventurers the chance to hone their crafting skills. This passive ability allows you to raise 1/2/3/4/5/6 additional standard tradeskill (Baking, Blacksmithing, Brewing, Fletching, Jewelcraft, Pottery, or Tailoring) from its initial Specialization cap of 200 up to 300. Fear Resistance 4 2 This passive ability grants you an additional 25/50/75/100% chance to resist most fear spells and increases the chance of breaking fear earlier. First Aid 6 1 This passive ability increases the maximum health you can bind wound to 80/90/100/100/100/100% and increases the amount of healing provided by a single bandage by 0/0/0/10/25/50% Fletching Master 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Fletching recipes by 10/?/? %. Foraging 1 3 This passive ability increases your Forage skill cap by 50 points. Gather Party 1 - Auto granted ability. Ability Activation ID: 5 - Refresh Time: 6:00:00 - Ability Timer(s): 99 This ability, when activated, will give everyone in your party the option of teleporting directly to your location. Innate Eminence 5 3 This passive ability increases your strength, stamina, agility, dexterity, wisdom, intelligence, and charisma by 2/?/? points. Innate Lung Capacity 3 1 This passive ability increases the amount of air you can hold in your lungs by 10/?/?% Innate Metablolism 3 1 This passive ability reduces your food and drink consumption by 110/125/? %. Innate Regeneration 7 1 This passive ability increases your health regeneration by 1/2/?/?/?/?/? point(s). Innate Spell Resistance 5 2 This passive ability increases your cold, disease, fire, magic, and poison resistances by 2/?/?/?/? points. Jewel Craft Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Jewelcrafting recipes by 10/?/? %. Natural Durability 4 2 This passive ability increases your maximum base health (derived from your stamina) by 2/?/?/12 %. Origin 1 - Auto granted ability. Ability Activation ID: 331 - Refresh Time: 0:18:00 - Ability Timer(s): 20 This ability, when activated, transports you back to your starting city. You can check your origin location using the command /charinfo. Packrat 10 1 This passive ability reduces the weight of all equipped and carried items by 5/?/?/?/?/?/?/?/?/? %. Permanent Illusion 1 5 This passive ability extends th duration of your beneficial illusion spells to 16.6 hours and allows them to persist when zoning. Pottery Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Pottery recipes by 10/?/? %. Quick Buff 1 5 Ability Activation ID: 4 - Refresh Time: 0:10:00 - Ability Timer(s): 98 This ability, when activated, will cast all currently memorized beneficial spells on all valid group and raid targets in range, for full mana and reagent cost. NOTE: This ability will continue casting spells even if you have no mana left. Steadfast Will 8 2 / 2 / 3 This passive ability grants you a 15/30/50/60/70/80/90/100 % chance to endure what would otherwise be a stunning melee attack, from any angle, without being stunned. Stoicism 5 2 This passive ability reduces how far incoming melee attacks push you backward by 10%. Tailoring Mastery 3 2 This passive ability reduces the chance of failing Tailoring recipes by 10/?/? %.

Archetype AAs

Archetype AAs are broken down into multiple groups based on the classes you have active. Some classes fit multiple archetypes. While there is no official name for each of these in-game at the moment, this page is making an effort to provide a category breakdown and describe what classes apply to these. Hybrid classes will be a part of multiple archetypes. Some of these AA lists are large, while some are small and very specific to a few classes. In EverQuest Legends, you may access an Archetype AA list if one of your selected classes has access to that list. NOTE: This section is INCOMPLETE! Please help fill out any missing AAs and classes (of which there are many!) Caster Archetype AAs If the class can cast spells, then it gets Caster Archetype AAs. These are broken down into several categories based on which spells each class gets. For example, Paladin gets the base Caster Archetype AAs and Buff Caster AAs, but not Damage over Time or Pure caster AAs. Base Caster AAs These are given to every class that can cast spells. Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Cleric, Druid, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Ranger, Shadow Knight, Shaman, Wizard Caster Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Destructive Fury 3 2 / 4 / 6 This passive ability increases the damage dealt by your critical direct damage spells by 30 / 60 / 100 %. Fury of Magic 4 1 This passive ability increases your chance to land a critical hit with your direct damage spells by 2%. Mastery of the Past 3 2 This passive ability makes it impossible for you to fizzle level 20 or lower spells. Mnemonic Retention 6 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 This passive ability increases the capacity of your spell casting window allowing you to memorize 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 additional spell. Mental Clarity 4 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 This passive ability increases your mana regeneration by 1 point. Persistent Casting 15 1 This passive ability grants you a 5% chance to regain your concentration and complete a spell cast when stunned. Quick Damage 3 3 This passive ability reduces the base cast time of direct damage spells that have an initial cast time of 3 seconds or more by 2%. Spell Casting Deftness 3 2 This passive ability reduces the cast time of beneficial spells that have a duration and an initial cast time of at least 3 seconds by 10%. Spell Casting Mastery 3 2 / 4 / 6 This passive ability reduces the mana cost of all spells by 2 / 5 / 10%. Spell Casting Reinforcement 4 2 This passive ability increases the duration of beneficial spells that you cast by 5%. Buff Caster Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Druid, Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Paladin, Shaman Buff Caster Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Mass Group Buff 1 9 This ability, when activated, doubles the mana cost of your next spell or ability that can be affected by the Mass Group Buff and causes it to land on all allies within the spell's radius. Damage over Time Caster Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Druid, Cleric, Enchanter, Necromancer, Shadow Knight, Shaman Damage over Time Caster Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Critical Affliction 3 3 / 6 / ? This passive ability increases the chance your damage-over-time spells will deal critical damage at each 6 second interval they are active by 3%. Destructive Cascade 3 2 This passive ability increases the damage dealt by your critical damage over time spells by 125%. Pure Caster Classes: Druid, Cleric, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Shaman, Wizard Pure Caster Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Master of All 4 5 This passive ability allows you to you gain a second specialization. Specialized schools of magic benefit from a from a reduction in mana cost and fizzle rate. After acquiring this ability, the next specialization to go over its current cap becomes your second specialization. Requires level 20. Spell Casting Subtlety 3 2 / 4 / 6 This passive ability reduces the hate generated by your spells and spell attacks by 5 / 10/ 20%. Fighter Archetype AAs Classes: Berserker, Warrior Fighter Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Burst of Power 3 3 This passive ability increases your flurry chance (up to two extra attacks after a primary slot triple attack) by 7/?/? %. Rampage 1 5 This ability, when activated, performs a single primary slot combat round on all creatures within a 40 foot radius. Healer Archetype AAs Classes: Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Shaman Priest Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Healing Adept 3 2 This passive ability increases the effectiveness of your instant-duration healing spells by 2%. Healing Boon 3 3 / 6 / 9 Increased chance to cast an Exceptional Heal tick on Heal over Time spells by 3 / 6 / 9%. An exceptional heal does double healing. Healing Gift 3 2 This passive ability grants your instant-duration healing spells a 3% chance to score an exceptional heal. An exceptional heal doubles the healing value of the spell. Intimidation Archetype AAs Classes: Bard, Berserker, Monk, Rogue Intimidation Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Intimidation 1 - This passive ability causes successful uses of your intimidate skill to trigger Intimidation I which causes a level 70 or lower target to run away in fear for  0:00:18. Melee Archetype AAs Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Berserker, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Shadow Knight, Warrior Melee Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Double Riposte 3 3 / 6 / 9 This passive ability grants you a 5 / 10/ 15% chance to perform a double riposte. Finishing Blow 3 2 / 4 / 6 This passive ability grants your critical melee attacks a 100% chance to deal 100% damage to level 50 and lower NPC targets with 10% or less health. Physical Enhancement 1 3 This passive ability increases your melee avoidance by 2% and your armor class soft cap by 2%. Nature Archetype AAs Classes: Druid, Ranger Scout Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Innate Camouflage 1 5 This ability, when activated, grants you standard invisibility for up to 20 minutes. Pet Archetype AAs Can you get a pet, either via a summon or a charm/mezmerization spell? Then you should have access to these Archetype AAs. Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Druid, Enchanter, Magician, Necromancer, Shadow Knight, Shaman, Wizard Pet Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Companion's Discipline 1 2 This passive ability allows you to give your pet advanced commands. Hotkeys for these commands can be created using the pet control window. Hold and Greater Hold - /pet hold -or- /pet ghold When your pet is in the hold state, your pet will only attack something when you tell it to, and your pet will continue to attack anything on its hate list after that point. Once the encounter is finished, your pet will automatically go back to a held state. If your pet is never told to exclusively attack anything, your pet will never attack anything, even if something is attacking it. Pet Affinity 1 - Description: Allows your pet to benefit from group beneficial spells and songs. Rogue Archetype AAs Classes: Rogue, Bard Rogue Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Thief's Intuition 4 3 This passive ability reduces the reuse time of your Sense Traps and Disarm Traps skills by 1 second. Scout Archetype AAs Classes: Bard, Beastlord, Ranger, Rogue Scout Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Acrobatics 3 3 / 6 / 9 This passive ability reduces the damage that you take from falling by increasing the effectiveness of your safe fall skill by 10 / 20 / 30%. Ambidexterity 1 9 This passive ability increases your chance to successfully dual wield by 32% Summoner Archetype AAs Classes: Beastlord, Necromancer, Magician, Shaman Summoner Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Mend Companion 1 5 Mend Companion I, when activated, instantly heals your pet for 5000 health. Tank Archetype AAs Classes: Paladin, Shadow Knight, Warrior Tank Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Improved Bash 1 6 This passive ability allows you to use your bash skill while wielding a two-handed weapon. Transportation Archetype AAs Classes: Druid, Wizard Wizard Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Exodus 1 6 This ability, when activated, teleports all group members within a 100 foot radius to a relatively safe location in your current zone with a 0.1 second cast time. Undead Archetype AAs Classes: Cleric, Necromancer Undead Archetype AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Innate Invis to Undead 1 3 This ability, when activated, renders you invisible to most undead creatures for up to 27 minutes

Berserker AAs

Berserker Class AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Blood Rune 3 1 / 2 / ? Melee and ability critical hits give you 5% of the damage done as an absorption shield, up to 5% of your max HP Tireless Spirit 1 3 This ability, when activated, increases your movement speed by 125% for 18 seconds. Unbound Fury 3 - This passive ability increases your chance to land a critical hit with your melee attacks and abilites by 2%.

Rogue AAs

Rogue Class AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Chaotic Stab 1 - This passive ability allows your backstab attacks to deal minimal backstab damage if you are not behind your target. Escape 1 - This ability, when activated, allows you to escape combat from NPCs that are 5 or fewer levels higher than you, causes you to be the last possible target of rampage attacks from any current attacker, and triggers Evader's Invisibility which grants permanent invisibility. This ability consumes 2% of your endurance to activate. Purge Poison 1 5 This ability, when activated, cures you of 1200 poison counters.

Shadow Knight AAs

Shadow Knight Class AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Abyssal Steed 1 9 This ability, when activated, summons the bridle of a very fast Abyssal Nightmare. Requires level 50. Harm Touch 12 - Harm Touch II, when activated, grips a non-player target with agony, instantly dealing up to 751 damage based on your current level. (upgrades as you level up) Leech Touch 1 6 Leech Touch I, when activated, instantly drains 900 health from your target. Soul Abrasion 3 3 This passive ability increases the base damage of lifetaps triggered by Vampiric Embrace and Scream of Death by 50%. Unholy Steed 1 5 This ability, when activated, summons the bridle of a very fast Unholy Steed. Level 20.

Special AAs
This is a fairly small class of AAs, requiring special achievements to unlock. Special AAs Name Ranks Cost Description Banestrike 4 - Improves the base damage of your melee attacks and the power of your damaging and healing abilities by 2 / 4 / ? / ?%. Complete slayer achievements to progress this ability.

Important Synergies

The most important synergy in the entire build is Shadow Knight slow + Rogue tanking. Rogue is already the correct frontliner on class design alone, but slow changes the fight from “plate can survive this” to “healing can comfortably outpace this.”

• Cannibalize loves outside regen support. Shadow Knight explicitly values Stamina because HP eventually becomes mana, and Berserker regeneration makes that exchange friendlier over time.
• Berserker movement support solves mana problems indirectly. Faster travel, better routing, cleaner tracking, and fewer bad pulls mean fewer emergency casts and less wasted mana.
• Rogue pacify + Berserker tracking is a very strong named-hunting package. One class tells you what is there, the other makes it safer to isolate it.
• Shadow Knight stat buffs make Rogue’s melee floor respectable. DEX/proc relevance, STR support, haste, and HP support all make the frontliner more than just a damage sponge.
• Raid / group labor can be split cleanly. Shadow Knight buff advice on eqlwiki already pushes SoW and some regen expectations toward Berserkers, which matches the natural division of labor in this trio.

Gear Priorities

The highest-level rule is simple: gear this trio to make its role assignment easier, not to chase vanity stats. If a gear choice makes Rogue easier to keep alive, Shadow Knight easier to sustain, or Berserker more able to stay active without becoming fragile, it is probably a good choice. The class equipment category pages are very useful as slot-filtered references and should be treated as the authoritative browse hubs for eligible gear.

Class	Priority	Notes
Berserker	WIS / MANA, then survivability, then utility effects	Berserker explicitly values Wisdom most. Because this trio is not trying to make Berserker the frontline, you generally want mana depth, regen efficiency, and enough AC/HP to survive pressure without abandoning your utility role. Berserker gear categories include leather slots and the class’s usable weapon/held slots.
Rogue	HP / AC first, then enough WIS, then DEX / CHA situationally	The Rogue page is very clear: high HP and AC are expected for the main role as tank, with enough mana for aggro spells. DEX helps proc rate, and CHA helps lull reliability.
Shadow Knight	WIS and STA first, then MANA / HP, then convenience clickies / utility	The Shadow Knight page explicitly frames WIS and STA as the two most important stats. In practice, this means you itemize for both mana depth and HP economy, because HP is partially a mana resource once Cannibalize matters. The Shadow Knight FAQ also strongly rewards access to GCD-reset style utility for advanced Cannibalize play.

For class-specific gear references, see:

• Berserker Equipment
• Rogue Equipment
• Shadow Knight Equipment
• Gear Reference

Useful Quests and Items

This section prioritizes items and quest lines that directly reinforce the multiclass game plan rather than just listing iconic class rewards. For this trio, that usually means anything that improves sustain, fight control, or buff efficiency.

Item / Quest	Class	Why It Matters
Cannibalize II (Good) / Cannibalize II (Evil)	Shadow Knight	Cannibalize is the heart of the Shadow Knight sustain engine, so any upgrade to that line is a real power breakpoint for the whole build.
Soulfire	Rogue	This is eventually required for the epic, has an amazing clicky, and is the single most iconic weapon in the game.
Wolf Caller's Breastplate	Shadow Knight	The Shadow Knight raid-buff guidance explicitly calls this item out as a way to cast Riotous Health mana free, which is exactly the kind of efficiency item this build loves.
Woven Grass Chestguard	Berserker	The Shadow Knight raid section explicitly points to this for Berserker regen support value, reinforcing Berserker’s long-fight support identity.

Class-specific quest references:

• Berserker-Specific Quests
• Rogue-Specific Quests
• Shadow Knight-Specific Quests

Example Group Tactics

This section assumes you are playing the build as intended: Rogue owns the front, Shadow Knight owns the fight’s efficiency, and Berserker owns route quality and support flexibility.

Standard Fight

1. Pre-buff in a disciplined order. Let Shadow Knight handle the core long-duration package, let Berserker handle movement / regen support, and let Rogue apply any self or encounter-specific prep.
2. Pull for quality, not speed. Outdoors, prefer Berserker scouting/tracking support. Indoors, prefer Rogue lull/pacify.
3. Let Rogue establish threat immediately with the aggro toolkit, then land Shadow Knight slow as soon as the pull is stable enough to do so safely.
4. Once the fight is controlled, convert spare actions into efficient damage: Shadow Knight DoTs / pet pressure, Berserker efficient nukes or DoTs, Rogue steady melee and interrupts.
5. End the fight with the next pull already in mind. This trio gains a lot by compressing downtime through travel and pre-planning.

Multiple Pulls

1. First question: can one add be prevented from joining in the first place? Use pacify, pathing, and positioning before the pull ever resolves.
2. If prevention failed, stabilize one target as the real kill target and soft-control the others with a mix of roots, snares, stuns, or off-angle kiting depending on terrain.
3. Do not try to split healer attention evenly across chaos. Let Rogue own the dangerous target, let Shadow Knight reduce that danger with slow, and let Berserker create space rather than brute-healing every mistake.

Named / Difficult Mobs

1. Decide the damage profile first. If it is melee-heavy, treat slow landing as the real opening objective. If it is spell-heavy, think harder about resist prep and Rogue stance choice.
2. Use the correct buff owner. The Shadow Knight FAQ already points out that some buffs are encounter-specific and some are wasted outside their ideal targets. Follow that logic here.
3. Save emergency tools until the fight actually asks for them. Fake emergencies are how stable groups lose real recovery buttons. Rogue should not spend its best safety tools to save sloppy early sequencing if the fight is still easily solvable.
4. If the named is undead, expect Rogue to matter more than usual. If the named is routing-sensitive or outdoors, expect Berserker utility to matter more than usual. If the named is an endurance or mana test, expect Shadow Knight to be the class that determines the result.

See Also

• Class_Guides
• Berserker
• Rogue
• Shadow Knight
• Gear Reference
• Skills
• Disciplines
• Alternate Advancement

Classes

Bard • Beastlord • Berserker • Cleric • Druid • Enchanter • Magician • Monk • Necromancer
Paladin • Ranger • Rogue • Shadow Knight • Shaman • Warrior • Wizard