Trickster

	Everyone knows how to die. Some just need a little nudge to get them started.

The Trickster is an Ascendancy class for Shadows.

Overview[]

The Trickster is a versatile hybrid class that mixes high speed, maneuverability, and slippery defenses. He is well-suited for damage over time builds with his strong recovery from Patient Reaper and further damage over time specialization like poison via Prolonged Pain. The Trickster also gains added layers of defense to his evasion and energy shield from Ghost Dance and Escape Artist, rewarding playstyles that focus on taking hits periodically. Furthermore he is able to generate and enhance power and frenzy charges either from killing enemies or channelling an ability with Swift Killer. He can also choose to specialize in strong mana-based bonuses from Weave the Arcane or a chance to gain large amounts of extra chaos damage via Harness the Void.

Passive skills[]

Ascendancy skill tree Trickster — Trickster skill tree

Minor skills[]

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Notable skills[]

The class has the following notable passive skills:

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Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
	Attack and Cast Speed, Maximum Mana
	Attack and Cast Speed, Frenzy Charge Duration
	Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield
	Attack and Cast Speed, Damage
Patient Reaper Harness the Void	Attack and Cast Speed, Damage Over Time
	Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ghost Dance	Attack and Cast Speed, Evasion and Energy Shield

Version history[]

Version	Changes
3.13.0	The small passive prior to Harness the Void now grants 10% increased Damage (previously it increased Damage over Time).
3.7.0	Each of the small passives on the Trickster Ascendancy tree now grant 5% increased energy shield (from 8%) and 14% increased evasion rating (from 8%).
3.2.0	Walk the Aether: Merged with Weave the Arcane. Shade Form no longer exists and has been replaced by Escape Artist. Added Harness the Void, Prolonged Pain, and Escape Artist.