Wizard · 10 Kugan skills · 2 active, 8 passive
Hydromancers understand that water wins by shaping the battlefield before force is required.
It freezes, softens, floods, heals and erodes. It can be gentle enough to sustain an ally and cold enough to stop a charge mid-step. Those who master it become patient predators, watching the enemy lose motion before they lose life.
Their specialization leans into control and support. Cold magic brings freezing, chill and cracked defenses. Water devotion improves spell reliability, while the summoned elemental favors assistance through healing, blessing and battlefield presence. A Hydromancer can still deal respectable damage, but their most dangerous talent is denying the enemy a clean fight.
They are strongest when the battle slows to their pace. The longer opponents remain inside their current, the harder it becomes to move, recover, or resist the next spell.
To face a Hydromancer is not merely to be frozen.
It is to realize the whole battlefield has become water.
| Tank | ★★★☆☆ | Recovery-style effects, HP support and a defensive water summon give better durability than most elementalists. |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical | ★★★★☆ | Freezing, Chill, Crack and a support summon create strong control over pacing and positioning. |
| Healer | ★★★☆☆ | The water elemental can provide healing and blessing, though the caster is not a pure healer. |
| Buffer | ★★★☆☆ | Recovery effects, blessings through summon and elemental enhancement offer meaningful support. |
| Debuffer | ★★★★☆ | Freeze, Chill and Crack weaken enemy motion and defenses. |
| DPS Melee Physical | ★★☆☆☆ | Water Attack provides weapon-range elemental physical pressure. |
| DPS Ranged Physical | ☆☆☆☆☆ | No ranged physical tools are present. |
| DPS Magical | ★★★★☆ | Cold Bolt, Frost Diver, Frost Nova and Storm Gust form a strong water magical kit. |
| Special | ★★★★☆ | Water devotion, elemental expertise and a support-oriented elemental summon make the path distinct. |
| Resources | ★★★☆☆ | Recovery effects and HP support improve sustain more than most offensive caster paths. |
| Mobility | ★★☆☆☆ | The Hydromancer controls enemy movement but has little personal mobility. |
Each level grants +2 to one attribute and +1% HP/SP.
| Level | Attribute |
|---|---|
| 1 | INT |
| 2 | LUK |
| 3 | DEX |
| 4 | LUK |
| 5 | INT |
Stacking: Defense piercing buffRecovery (shared)
Enable the use of a minored version of Cold Bolt.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Bolt Level 2 |
| 2 | Cold Bolt Level 4 |
| 3 | Cold Bolt Level 6 |
| 4 | Cold Bolt Level 8 |
| 5 | Cold Bolt Level 10 |
When the bolt in question is used the user receives two positives effects.
The first effect is a 5 + 10% ignore defenses buff for a short period of time.
The second effect is the positive status Recovery for that same amount of time.
The duration of those effects depends on the devotion to the element.
| Level | Duration |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 seconds |
| 2 | 2 seconds |
| 3 | 3 seconds |
| 4 | 4 seconds |
| 5 | 5 seconds |
Stacking: Defense piercing buffRecovery (shared)
Enable the use of a minored version of Water Attack.
Water Attack is a NPC skill which deal at weapon range some Water attribute physical damage.
Each level of this Kugan also increases the damage of Water Attack by 3% (15% at level 5), whatever the level of Water Attack used: you can learn this Kugan at level 5 and spam a lower level of the skill while keeping the full bonus.
| Level | Skill | SP | Cast | Cooldown | Damage | ASD | Damage bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Attack Level 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 200% of ATK | 0 | +3% |
| 2 | Water Attack Level 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 400% of ATK | 0 | +6% |
| 3 | Water Attack Level 6 | 27 | 0.2s | 2s | 600% of ATK | 0.5s | +9% |
| 4 | Water Attack Level 8 | 36 | 0.6s | 6s | 800% of ATK | 0.6s | +12% |
| 5 | Water Attack Level 10 | 45 | 1s | 10s | 1000% of ATK | 0.7s | +15% |
Cooldown reduced by 5/10/15/20/25%, damage increased by 0.25*INT%, this bonus damage is doubled if base INT > base DEX and base STR.
Enable the use of a minored version of Frost Diver.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frost Diver Level 2 |
| 2 | Frost Diver Level 4 |
| 3 | Frost Diver Level 6 |
| 4 | Frost Diver Level 8 |
| 5 | Frost Diver Level 10 |
Chances of inflicting Crack status (15 seconds) and SP cost are increased.
| Level | Bonus | SP cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance to inflict Crack status 7% | +2 |
| 2 | Chance to inflict Crack status 14% | +4 |
| 3 | Chance to inflict Crack status 21% | +6 |
| 4 | Chance to inflict Crack status 28% | +8 |
| 5 | Chance to inflict Crack status 35% | +10 |
Enable the use of a minored version of Frost Nova.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frost Nova Level 2 |
| 2 | Frost Nova Level 4 |
| 3 | Frost Nova Level 6 |
| 4 | Frost Nova Level 8 |
| 5 | Frost Nova Level 10 |
Chances of inflicting Chill status (15 seconds) and SP cost are increased.
| Level | Bonus | SP cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance to inflict Chill status 10% | +2 |
| 2 | Chance to inflict Chill status 20% | +4 |
| 3 | Chance to inflict Chill status 30% | +6 |
| 4 | Chance to inflict Chill status 40% | +8 |
| 5 | Chance to inflict Chill status 50% | +10 |
Enable the use of a minored version of Storm Gust.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Gust Level 2 |
| 2 | Storm Gust Level 4 |
| 3 | Storm Gust Level 6 |
| 4 | Storm Gust Level 8 |
| 5 | Storm Gust Level 10 |
Slightly improve mastery of Storm Gust by increasing damage and reducing casting time, after skill delay and SP cost.
| Level | Damage bonus | Casting Time | After Skill Delay | SP cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1% | -2% | -2% | -2 SP |
| 2 | +2% | -4% | -4% | -4 SP |
| 3 | +3% | -6% | -6% | -6 SP |
| 4 | +4% | -8% | -8% | -8 SP |
| 5 | +5% | -10% | -10% | -10 SP |
The character increases his mastery of the Water element and receives a double advantage:
When his attacks are increased thanks to the element then the gain is improved.
When his attacks are reduced due to the element then the loss is reduced.
| Level | Mastery bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mastery 4% |
| 2 | Mastery 8% |
| 3 | Mastery 12% |
| 4 | Mastery 16% |
| 5 | Mastery 20% |
Elemental Water attribute attacks of any kind have a passive chance to inflict status freeze (5 seconds).
Damage increased against targets under the effect of status freeze, the element of attack does not matter here.
Also grants Water Elemental Expertise, improving water ratios below 100%.
| Level | Skill | Bonus damage | Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance to inflict Freeze status 1% | Damage +2% | Water Expertise +4% |
| 2 | Chance to inflict Freeze status 2% | Damage +3% | Water Expertise +8% |
| 3 | Chance to inflict Freeze status 3% | Damage +4% | Water Expertise +12% |
| 4 | Chance to inflict Freeze status 4% | Damage +5% | Water Expertise +16% |
| 5 | Chance to inflict Freeze status 5% | Damage +7% | Water Expertise +20% |
Water element damage is increased, the bonus in question depends on the type of attack.
Soul Strike and Napalm Beat become element of Water.
Other elements inflict reduced damage instead.
| Level | Magical Water Damage | Other Water Damage | Other elements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2% | +3% | -2% |
| 2 | +4% | +6% | -4% |
| 3 | +6% | +9% | -6% |
| 4 | +8% | +12% | -8% |
| 5 | +10% | +15% | -10% |
Summons an elemental to fight alongside the player.
The Water Elemental is turned towards support.
Summon's power depends on user's Base Level and INT.
Can consume Water Essence (set in the Kugans window, Alt+K) for extra summon power.
Do not stack with other summons.
| Level | Summon Power |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22% of (80% Base Level + 40% total INT) |
| 2 | 29% of (80% Base Level + 40% total INT) |
| 3 | 36% of (80% Base Level + 40% total INT) |
| 4 | 43% of (80% Base Level + 40% total INT) |
| 5 | 50% of (80% Base Level + 40% total INT) |
Water Elemental
