Nature ritual

Nature ritual
Number of skills	25
Elite skills	6
Supertype	Ritual
Subtype	None

Nature Rituals are a type of rituals unique to the ranger profession. These skills summon a spirit that provides a global effect to all those in its area of effect. Unlike Binding Rituals, Nature Rituals affect everyone in their range, enemies and allies alike.

The Nature Ritual spirits resemble miniature druids from the Maguuma Jungle and Melandru's Watcher, the avatar of Melandru, the patron goddess of rangers.

Ebon Vanguard Ritual

At first glance they may look like a nature ritual, but their function is akin to those of binding rituals, even though they summon a spirit of nature.

Historical

• Nature rituals did not always summon spirits. At the original release of Prophecies, a nature ritual approximated an environment effect that was cast by a player and lasted for the ritual's duration.
  • Only one nature ritual could be in effect at a time, with the most recently cast ritual replacing any earlier one. Furthermore, as there was no physical spirit to kill, nature rituals could not be ended prematurely except by casting another or by using a now-removed skill.
• When nature rituals were changed to create physical spirits, there was initially no limit on the number of copies of a spirit that could be on the field.
  • At that time spirits also affected the physical forms of each other, and not just players.
  • A team build known as "spirit spam" based on these facts dominated Heroes' Ascent (at the time known as Tomb of the Primeval Kings), utilizing large numbers of spirits created by rangers using Oath Shot to both body block other teams and prevent them from being able to score kills, thus allowing them to hold the Hall of Heroes for lengthy amounts of time.
  • Both of these features were removed in the August 25th, 2005 update

List of nature rituals

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
	Brambles	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Knocked-down creatures take 5 damage and begin Bleeding (5...17...20 seconds). Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Factions
	Conflagration	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). All arrows deal fire damage for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Factions
	Edge of Extinction	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Deals 14...43...50 damage to creatures in its range whenever a creature of the same type dies. Does not affect spirits. No damage to creatures above 90% Health.	0	055	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Energizing Wind	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...5...6 spirit (1...25...31 second[s] lifespan). Skills cost 15 less energy (minimum cost 10 energy) and recharge 25% slower for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	1515	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Core
	Equinox	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Overcast-causing spells cast within range cause an additional 10 Overcast.	0	1010	03.003	01515		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Factions
	Famine	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...78...90 lifespan). Deals 10...30...35 damage to creatures in range that reach 0 energy. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	03.003	01515		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Factions
	Favorable Winds	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Arrows move twice as fast and hit for +6 damage for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		MarksmanshipZ	Core
	Fertile Season	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Creatures in range have +50...130...150 maximum health and +8 armor. Does not affect spirits.	0	1515	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Frozen Soil	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit. (30...78...90 second lifespan). Creatures in range cannot activate resurrection skills. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	055	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Prophecies
	Greater Conflagration	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Converts physical damage to fire damage for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	03.003	01515		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Prophecies
	Infuriating Heat	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Doubles adrenaline gain for creatures in range.	0	055	03.003	01515		ExpertiseZ	Nightfall
	Lacerate	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Bleeding creatures in range have -2 Health degeneration. End effect: Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...21...25 seconds) on creatures in range that have less than 90% health. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	03.003	01515		Beast MasteryZ	Factions
	Muddy Terrain	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...78...90 second lifespan). Creatures in range have 10% slower movement: also negates speed boosts. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Prophecies
	Nature's Renewal	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). For creatures in range, enchantments and Hexes [sic] take twice as long to cast and it costs twice as much Energy to maintain enchantments. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Core
	Pestilence	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...78...90 second lifespan). When any creature in range dies, conditions on this creature spread to any creature in the area with a condition. Spirits are not affected.	0	055	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Nightfall
	Predatory Season	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Creatures in range receive 20% less from healing. Creatures gain 5 health each time they hit with an attack. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Primal Echoes	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Signets cost 10 energy for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Core
	Quickening Zephyr	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Skills cost 30% more Energy and recharge twice as fast for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	2525	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Core
	Quicksand	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...78...90 second lifespan). Creatures lose 1 Energy each time they attack or use a skill. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	055	03030		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Nightfall
	Roaring Winds	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Chants and shouts cost 1...4...5 more Energy for creatures in range.	0	1010	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Nightfall
	Symbiosis	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Creatures in range have +27...125...150 maximum health for each enchantment on them. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Prophecies
	Toxicity	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...78...90 second lifespan.) Poisoned or Diseased creatures within range have -2 Health degeneration.	0	1515	055	06060		Beast MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Tranquility	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...51...60 second lifespan). Enchantments expire 20...44...50% faster on creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	1515	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Factions
	Winnowing	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Increases physical damage by +4 for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Core
	Winter	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Converts elemental damage to cold damage for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	03.003	06060		Wilderness SurvivalZ	Prophecies