Nightstalker

Enemies of Darkness

The War of Shadows raged across the Realm of Ardan more than 5,000 years ago. The fall of that blessed realm - and all the cataclysms that have wracked the face of Aerynth since - have destroyed nearly all traces of that conflict. Only a few fragmentary, moldering records, carefully preserved by the Holy Church, have offered any hint of that dark time, and the desperate battle the Ardani fought against the Unholy Legions - until now.

But even as the Isle of Oblivion broods in the seas of every fragment and the agents of the Lich-Queen strike terror throughout all lands, a new hope has arisen, a firebrand raised to defy the Dark. The Nightstalkers have returned.

Read more Nightstalker Lore.

Class Information

Weapon Specializations Level 10: granted Crossbow Level 20: granted Sword Mastery (Sword Skill 80) Level 20: granted Unarmed Combat Mastery (Unarmed Combat Skill 80) Level 20: granted Dagger Mastery (Dagger Skill 80)

Other Skills Level 10: granted Exorcism

Base Classes
Rogue

Available Races
Aelfborn, Human, Irekei

Available Disciplines
Archer, Artillerist, Black Mask, Blade Master, Bounty Hunter, Huntsman, Prospector, Rat Catcher, Saboteur, Sun Dancer, Traveler

Primary Attributes
Health Bonus: 50
Mana Bonus: 16
Stamina Bonus: 0

Class Weapons

List of weapons with Exorcism as their mastery:

• Grace, a 100% unarmed weapon
• Mercy, a 100% Dagger
• Release, a 100% Crossbow
• Absolution,a 100% Sword

Powers and Abilities

Fling Holy Water

"Single Target Holy Damage"
Requires Exorcism Skill (15)

Granted: Level 10
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 17 to 39.8 (from rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: Yes
Group Friendly: No
Target and Range: Monsters or Players (120 units)
Effects:

• Health Damage: 10-14 20 24-33 points (from rank 1 to 40) of Health.
  
• Flagged as Holy Damage.
  
• Dispel Tags: Holy

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Stalker's Fury

"Personal Attack Speed Buff"
Requires Exorcism Skill (15)

Granted: Level 10
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 15 to 55 (from rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 3 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Self/No Target
Duration: 5:00 to 15:00 minutes (from rank 1 to 40)
Effects:

• Delay Between Attacks: -10% to -40.8% (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Stack Category: AttackSpeedBuff
  
• Stack Rank: 0 (ie. Will not stack with Blessed Alacrity)
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).
  
• Dispel Tags: Buff, Effect

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Blessing of Daylight

"Personal Defense and Unholy Resistance Buff"
Requires Exorcism (24)

Granted: Level 12
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 15 to 55 (from rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 4 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Self/No Target
Duration: 10:00 to 30:00 minutes (from power rank 1 to 40)
Effects:

• Defense Bonus: +27 to +150.2 (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Unholy Resistance: +5 to +25 (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Stack Category: DefenseBuff
  
• Stack Rank: 1
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).
  
• Dispel Tags: Buff, Effect

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Annoint Blade

"Temporary Weapon Enchantment"
Requires Exorcism Skil (33)

Granted: Level 15
Power Rank: 20 (Journeyman)
Focus Skill: None
Mana Cost: 60 to 80 (from rank 20 to 40)
Casting Time: 9 Seconds
Recycle Time: 300.0 Seconds
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Mode Required: Non-combat Mode only
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Weapons (inventory items)
Duration: 5:00 to 5:30 minutes (from power rank 1 to 40)
Effects:

• Duration: 10:00 minutes
• Stackability:
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Category: EnchantWeapon
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).

Additional Weapon Damage Effect (5% chance of firing)

• Starting Power Rank: 0 (untrained)
  
• Casting Time: 0.2 seconds
  
• Generates Hate: Moderate
  
• Requires Hit Roll: No (Cannot proc unless weapon hits)
  
• Target and Range: Monsters or Players (120 units)
  
• Can affect caster and group members.
• Direct Damage:
  • Health Damage: 36- 107 to 56- 164 points (from power rank 20 to 40) points of Health
  • Flagged as 'Holy' damage

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Litany of Discretion

"Single Target Melee and Power Damage Debuff"
Requires Exorcism Skill (39)

Granted: Level 16
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 31 to 71 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 2 seconds
Recycle Time: 30.0 seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: Yes
Target and Range: Monsters or Players (100 units)
Applies Effect(s):

• Duration: 30 to 60 seconds (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Stackability:
  
• Stack Category: DamageDebuff
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).
  
• Damage Dealt: -10% to -40% (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Damage Dealt/Healing Given From Spells/Powers: -5% to -30.2% (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Can affect Caster and Group Members
  
• Dispel Tags: Debuff, Effect

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Banish Death's Shadow

"Single Target Dispel Unholy"
Requires Exorcism Skill (43)

Granted: Level 18
Power Rank: 40 (Grand Master)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 60
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: High
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Mosnters or Players (100 units)

• Can affect Caster and Group Members
  

Removes Effect:

• Removes effect with "Unholy" dispel tag.

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Put to the Torch

"Single Target Holy Damage over Time" Requires Exorcism Skill (48)

Granted: Level 20
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 62 to 96.8 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 5 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player Must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: Yes
Target and Range: Monsters or Players (120 units)
Does Damage over Time (every 5 seconds):

• Duration: 30 Seconds
  
• Stackability: Can be stacked with any other spell other than itself
  
• Health Damage: 8-12 to 12-19 points (from power rank 1 to 40) points of Health
  
• Flagged as "Holy" Damage
  
• Can affect Caster and Group Members
  
• Dispel Tags: Holy
  

Direct Damage:

• Health Damage: 8- 12 to 12- 19 points (from power rank 1 to 40) points of Health
  
• Flagged as "Holy" damage

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Stalker's Resilience

"Personal Heal over Time"
Requires Exorcism Skill (52)

Granted: Level 22
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 16 to 25.2 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 30.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to Hit: No
Target and Range: Self/No Target
Removes Effects:

• Removes effect with "Bleeding" dispel tag
  

Heals over Time (Every 5 seconds):
Duration: 30 Seconds
Stackability: Can be stacked with any other spell other than itself
Dispel Tags: Heal

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Stalk the Night

"Track Player Vampire"
Requires Exorcism Skill (61)

Granted: Level 26
Power Rank: 20 (Journeyman)
Focus Skill: None
Stamina Cost: 25
Casting Time: 12 seconds (for actual track "arrow")
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: No
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Mode Required: Non-Combat mode only
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Players Only (1280 units)
Player Can "Track" Vampire Player Characters:

• Up to 21 targets in a player's track list at a time
  
• Duration: 10:00 Minutes
  

Stackability:

• Stack Category: Track
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Rules: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).

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Litany of Caution

- "Area of Effect Melee and Power Damage Debuff"
- Requires Exorcism Skill (66), Requires Litany of Discretion Power (14)

- Granted: Level 28
- Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
- Focus Skill: Exorcism
- Mana Cost: 62 to 102 (from power rank 1 to 40)
- Casting Time: 2 Seconds
- Recycle Time: 30 Seconds
- Generates Hate: Moderate
- Requirements: - *Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
- *Requires "Litany of Discretion" Power (14 Ranks)
- Requires Roll to hit: No
- Target and Range:
- *Monsters and Players (100 units)
- *Spherical Area of Affect
- *Max mob targets: 7
- *Max player targets: 7
- *Area of Affect: 32 units
- *Will not affect group members
- Appliest Effect(s): - *Damage Dealt: -5% to -35% (from power rank 1 to 40)
- *Damage Dealt/Healing Given From Spells/Powers: -3% to -25% (from power rank 1 to 40)
- *Duration: :30 to 1:00 seconds (from power rank 1 to 40)
- Stackability:
- *Stack Category: DamageDebuff
- *Stack Rank: 0
- *Stack Rule: (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).
- *Dispel Tags: DeBuff, Effect

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Stake to the Heart

"Single Target Dispel Effect (Fortitude and Damage Shield)"
Requires Exorcism Skill(75)

Granted: Level 32
Power Rank: 1
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 50
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 60.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: High
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Monsters of Players (100 units)

• Can affect caster and group members
  

Removes Effect:

• Removes effect with "Fortitude" dispel tag
  

Removes Effect:

• Removes effect with "DamageShield" dispel tag

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Blessing of Dawn

"Personal Dispel Debuff"
Requires Exorcism Skill (84)

Granted: level 36
Power Rank: 1
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 60 to 100 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Self/No Target
Removes Effect:

• Removes effect with "Debuff" dispel tag

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Exorcise

"Area of Affect Non-Player Fear"
Requires Exorcism Skill (102)

Granted: Level 44
Power Rank: 40 (Grand Master)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 100
Casting Time: 5 Seconds
Recycle Time: 300.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: High
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range:

• Monsters Only (100 units)
  
• Spherical Area of Affect (32 units)
  
• Max mob targets: 7
  
• Max player targets: 7
  

Modify Monster AI:

• Monster is Scared
  
• Affects Monsters that are at or below level: 61
  
• Duration: 30.0 Seconds
  

Stackability:

• Stack Category: Fear
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).

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Ward the Dark

"Single Target Protection from Unholy"
Requires Exorcism Skill (111)

Granted: 48
Power Rank: 0 (Untrained)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 79 to 119 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 4 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Players Only (50 units)
Applies Effect(s):

• (50% resistance if spells are equal in power, +/- 1% for each point of rank difference from there)
  
• Duration: 5:00 to 15:00 minutes (from power rank 1 to 40)
  
• Can affect caster and group members
  

Stackability:

• Stack Category: Protection
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).

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Fortified Soul

"Personal Drain Immunity"
Requires Exorcism Skill (115)

Granted: Level 50
Power Rank: 20 (Journeyman)
Focus Skill: Exorcism
Mana Cost: 55 to 95 (from power rank 1 to 40)
Casting Time: 2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 5.0 Seconds
Generates Hate: Moderate
Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Requires Roll to hit: No
Target and Range: Self/No Target
Applies Effect(s):

• Target cannot be targetted by spells of type 'Drain' below your Mantle's spell rank.
  
• Duration: 1:00 to 3:00 minutes (from power rank 1 to 40)
  

Stackability:

• Stack Category: DrainImmunity
  
• Stack Rank: 0
  
• Stack Rule: Standard (When stack categories and ranks are equal, then the most recently cast spell will only succeed if its spell power is greater than or equal to the existing spell's power).

Stances

All Stances
Granted: Level 15
Casting Time: 0*
Recycle Time: 30 seconds

Defensive Stance

• Granted Rank: 20 (Journeyman)
  

Offensive Stance

• Granted Rank: 25 (Skilled)
  

Precise Stance

• Granted Rank: 35 (Expert)
  

Nightstalker Stance Details

Weapon Powers

Archery Powers: 40
Blademaster Mastery Powers: 10
Bow Powers: 5
Crossbow Powers: 40
Dagger Powers: 20
Dagger Mastery Powers: 20
Staff Powers: 5
Staff Mastery Powers: 5
Sundancer Mastery Powers: 20
Sword Powers: 20
Sword Mastery Powers: 20
Unarmed Powers: 40
Unarmed Mastery Powers: 40

Patch History

6/19/2007

• Blessing of Dawn and Stake to the Heart are now granted at Power Rank 1
• Fortified Soul is now granted at Power Rank 20, the casting time has been decreased to 2 seconds, and the recast timer is at 5 seconds
• |Unholy Ward and Ward the Dark are no longer flagged as debuffs.
• Stake to the Heart has been updated to only affect other players, not creatures.

7/25/2006

• The Nightstalker power Stake to the Heart is now considered aggressive

11/1/2005

• Nightstalkers are now granted the Crossbow skill at promotion.
• Nightstalkers are granted 20 free trains in the "Annoint Blade" Power.
• Reduced the mana cost on the Nightstalkers Power "Blessing of Dawn".
• Added an initial tick to the Nightstalkers Power "Stalker's Resiliance".

4/19/2005

• Fixed the duration on the Nightstalker's "Nerve Strike" power
• The Nightstalker's drain immunity now blocks drains powers
• Nightstalkers now have access to the Blademaster Discipline

12/7/2004

• Added the new Nightstalker Class to include class-specific armor and weapon

See Also

• Nightstalker Templates
• Official Nightstalker Forum