Form
Skill type. A Form is a type of skill type that temporarily transforms the user into a powerful figure with special abilities or qualities. When a form ends, any current actions are cancelled, i.e. auto attack and movement will cease and skills will stop activating and/or be removed from the skill queue.
Common forms[edit]
- Dervish forms
The five elite dervish forms are notable because they can be maintained indefinitely, because they are disabled for 45 seconds after successful activation, and because they are especially effective using Teardowns. These forms change the appearance of the user. They will be removed when cutscenes start, but not recharged.
- Norn blessings
Norn blessings are PvE Skills available after completing certain quests for the Norn. Each form lasts for 60 seconds, markedly improves health and armor, and transforms the user's skillbar into one appropriate for the form. Each can be manually ended by using the Totem of Man.
Norn blessings available to the player do not change the appearance of the user, but the Norn themselves use Bear Form, which does.
- Wintersday snow fighting
During the Dwayna Vs Grenth mini-game, players have access to two other forms: Avatar of Dwayna and Avatar of Grenth. These forms have a fixed duration of 30 seconds and disable themselves for 60 seconds. The dervishes in the Secret Lair of the Snowmen also use these skills.
- Bonus mission forms
During the bonus mission, The Flight North, the player assumes the Gwen disguise and is able to use two form skills, Hide and Feign Death.
List of forms[edit]
Icon | Name | Description | Prof. | Attribute | Campaign | |||||
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Avatar of Balthazar | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, you inflict Burning (1...3...3 second[s]) on nearby foes whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Dwayna | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You deal holy damage. Whenever you use a Dervish attack skill, you lose 1 hex. Heal allies in earshot for 5...41...50 Health when you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Dwayna (PvP) | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) Deal holy damage. You lose 1 hex whenever you use a Dervish attack skill. Heal yourself for 5...41...50 Health whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Dwayna | Form. (30 seconds.) You are healed for 30 whenever you use a snowball skill. This skill is disabled (60 seconds). | 1 | 10 | Nightfall | ||||||
Avatar of Grenth | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) Your scythe attacks deal dark damage and steal 0...10...12 Health. You are immune to Disease. Apply Disease to all adjacent foes (3 seconds) when you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Grenth | Form. (30 seconds.) Steal 15 Health whenever you use a snowball skill. This skill is disabled (60 seconds). | 1 | 10 | Nightfall | ||||||
Avatar of Lyssa | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) Your Dervish enchantments recharge 50% faster and deal chaos damage with attacks. Steal 1 Energy from nearby foes when you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Melandru | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You have +150 maximum Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Cure 1 condition from all party members in earshot whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Avatar of Melandru (PvP) | Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You have +100 maximum Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Cure 2 conditions from yourself whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5 | 2 | 20 | Mysticism | Nightfall | ||||
Bear Form | Form. (60 seconds.) Assume the form of a bear. While in this form, you have +250 Health and deal 25% more damage with attacks. | 10 | 2 | 120 | Eye of the North | |||||
Elemental Shift | Form. Creature becomes attuned to a different element. | 5 | 1 | 30 | Eye of the North | |||||
Feign Death | Form. Play dead. All enemies cease attacking. Ends when you move. | ¼ | 300 | Bonus Mission Pack | ||||||
Hide | Form. Conceal yourself (60 seconds). Enemies cannot see or target you. | 1 | Bonus Mission Pack | |||||||
Raven Blessing | Elite Form. You lose all effects and take on the aspect of the Raven (60 seconds). All your attributes are set to 0 and raven attacks replace your skills, and you have 80 armor, 660...700 Health, and a 20...30% block chance. | 10 | 60 | Norn rank | Eye of the North | |||||
Shapeshift | Form. Change forms. | 20 | Core | |||||||
Siege Devourer | Form. Mount the siege devourer. You can command it to move and use skills. | Eye of the North | ||||||||
Ursan Blessing | Elite Form. You lose all effects and take on the aspect of the bear (60 seconds). All your attributes are set to 0 and bear attacks replace your skills, and you have 100 armor and 750...790...800 Health. | 10 | 60 | Norn rank | Eye of the North | |||||
Volfen Blessing | Elite Form. You lose all effects and take on the aspect of the wolf (60 seconds). All your attributes are set to 0 and wolf attacks replace your skills, and you have 80 armor, 660...700 Health and 2...4 Health regeneration. | 10 | 60 | Norn rank | Eye of the North |
Notes[edit]
- While in a form that replaces your skill bar, a Morale Boost will not recharge your Resurrection Signet.
- If you enter a cinematic while in a form, your form will be removed and will still need to be recharged.
Trivia[edit]
- The Norn blessings were changed into Forms as part of the August 7th, 2008 update.
- The elite Shadow Form and Mist Form are the only player skills with the word "form" in their names, but they are both enchantment spells, not forms.