Communing
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Communing is a ritualist secondary attribute.
“No inherent effect. Many Ritualist skills, especially those related to summoning Spirits, become more effective with higher Communing.
— in-game description
Overview[edit]
- The Communing line offers a mixture of defensive, offensive, and utility skills, with heavy emphasis on zoning, damage reduction, anti-casting, knock down and snare/attack prevention skills.
- Twelve of the available twenty-two Binding Rituals are linked to the Communing attribute, including:
- Restoration, one of the ritualist's four resurrection skills.
- Shadowsong, one of the ritualist's five blindness inflicting skills.
- Dissonance, one of the ritualist's three interruption skills.
- Disenchantment, the ritualist's only enchantment removal skill.
- Soothing, the ritualist's only adrenaline denial skill.
- The remaining ten Communing skills are frequently used as utility in direct support of attribute lines outside of Communing. This includes 1 signet, 2 hex spells, 1 item spell, and 6 offensive, defensive and supportive weapon spells.
List of Communing skills[edit]
| Icon | Name | Description |  |  |  | Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anguish | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...9...11 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to hexed foes. | 15  |
¾  |
45  |
Nightfall | ||
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Anguish (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...6...7 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to hexed foes. | 25 |
3 |
45 |
Nightfall | ||
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Armor of Unfeeling | Skill. (10...30...35 seconds.) Your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks. | 5 |
1 |
20 |
Factions | ||
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Armor of Unfeeling (PvP) | Enchantment Spell. (10...30...35 seconds.) You have 10 base damage reduction while casting binding rituals. | 10 |
1 |
20 |
Factions | ||
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Binding Chains | Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target. (3 seconds.) These foes move 90% slower and takes 1...24...30 damage each second while moving. | 10 |
1 |
15 |
Factions | ||
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Brutal Weapon | Weapon Spell. (10...34...40 seconds.) Attacks deal +5...13...15 damage. No effect while target ally is enchanted. | 10 |
1 |
15 |
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Disenchantment | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (10...30...35 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and remove one enchantment. | 15 |
1 |
30 |
Factions | ||
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Disenchantment (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (10...30...35 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and remove one enchantment. | 25 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Disenchantment (Togo) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 6...6...7 spirit (27...28...30 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 15...16...17 damage and remove one enchantment. | 25 |
5 |
45 |
Bonus Mission Pack | ||
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Displacement | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range have 75% chance to block. Block effect: this spirit takes 60 damage. | 15 |
¾ |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Displacement (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range have 75% chance to block. Block effect: this spirit takes 60 damage. | 15 |
3 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Dissonance | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (10...22...25 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and interrupt actions. | 25 |
1 |
45 |
| Factions | |
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Dissonance (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (10...22...25 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and interrupt actions. | 25 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Dulled Weapon | Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to your target (5...13...15 seconds). Removes ability to land a critical hit. Reduces damage by 1...12...15. | 15 |
1 |
20 |
Factions | ||
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Earthbind | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Any time non-spirit foes within range are knocked down, they are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 50...30...25 Health. | 15 |
1 |
30 |
Factions | ||
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Earthbind (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Any time non-spirit foes within range are knocked down, they are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 50...30...25 Health. | 15 |
5 |
60 |
Factions | ||
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Ghostly Weapon | Weapon Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target ally's next attack is unblockable. Cannot self-target. | 5 |
¼ |
1 |
Eye of the North | ||
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Guided Weapon | Weapon Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) Attacks are unblockable. | 15 |
2 |
5 |
Factions | ||
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Mighty Was Vorizun | Item Spell. (15...51...60 seconds.) You have +15 armor and +30 maximum Energy. | 5 |
2 |
30 |
Factions | ||
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Pain | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...25...30 damage. | 5 |
¾ |
30 |
| Factions | |
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Pain (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...25...30 damage. | 5 |
3 |
30 |
Factions | ||
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Restoration | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy. | 10 |
1 |
30 |
Factions | ||
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Restoration (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy. | 10 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Shadowsong | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30-second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and inflict Blindness condition (1...5...6 second[s]). | 15 |
1 |
30 |
| Factions | |
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Shadowsong (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...5...6 spirit (30-second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and inflict Blindness condition (1...5...6 second[s]). | 15 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Shelter | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. Damage prevention cost: this spirit loses 75...51...45 Health. | 25 |
1 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Shelter (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. Damage prevention cost: this spirit loses 75...51...45 Health. | 25 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Signet of Ghostly Might | Elite Signet. (5...17...20 seconds.) All spirits you control within earshot attack 33% faster and deal +5...9...10 damage. | 1 |
15 |
Nightfall | |||
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Signet of Ghostly Might (PvP) | Elite Signet. Target allied summoned creature deals +5...29...35 damage. That creature is destroyed after 10 seconds. | 1 |
5 |
Nightfall | |||
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Soothing | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Building adrenaline takes twice as long for foes within range. | 15 |
1 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Soothing (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Building adrenaline takes twice as long for foes within range. | 25 |
5 |
60 |
Factions | ||
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Sundering Weapon | Weapon Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) Target ally's next 3 attacks inflict Cracked Armor condition (5...17...20 seconds) and have 10% armor penetration. | 5 |
1 |
10 |
Eye of the North | ||
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Union | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Whenever a non-spirit ally within range takes damage or life steal, it is reduced by 15 and the spirit takes 15 damage. | 15 |
¾ |
45 |
| Factions | |
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Union (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Whenever a non-spirit ally within range takes damage or life steal, that damage is reduced by 15 and the spirit takes 15 damage. | 15 |
3 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Vital Weapon | Weapon Spell. (5...25...30 seconds.) +40...148...175 maximum Health. | 5 |
1 |
2 |
Factions | ||
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Wanderlust | Elite Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Its attacks against stationary foes cause knock-down. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 70...54...50 Health. | 10 |
1 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Wanderlust (PvP) | Elite Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Its attacks against stationary foes cause knock-down. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 70...54...50 Health. | 10 |
5 |
45 |
Factions | ||
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Weapon of Quickening | Elite Weapon Spell. (5...21...25 seconds.) Spells and binding rituals recharge 33% faster. | 10 |
2 |
5 |
Factions |
