As the title asks, will they? It certainly seems thematically appropriate (phantoms, spirits, etc.) and would offer a new way to play. Of course, being the class it is, any stealth related “thing” would likely have a cost, like a percentage of health or life force. I suppose this is an attempt for such an idea.
Poltergeist: Focuses on taunting/impeding foes while remaining unseen. Gains access to off-hand axes and manipulations. Manipulation skills and shroud skills consume available life force in exchange for stealth and/or stronger abilities.
Phantom’s Shroud and Off-hand Axe Skills:
Phantom’s Shroud Skills:
1a. Necrotic Tears: Cast two darts of necrotic energy that bleed your foes.
-Damage (x2): 400 (0.75)
-2x Bleeding: 3.5s
-Life Force Consumed: 1%
-Targets Per Tear: 1
-Combo Finisher: Projectile (20%)
-Range: 900
-Cast Time: 0.5s
2. Mocking Cackle: Taunt foes in a cone pattern (25s cooldown).
-Damage: 512 (0.6)
-Taunt: 1s
-Life Force Consumed: 5%
-Targets: 3
-Range: 450
-Cast Time: 0.5s
3a. Midnight Traversal: Vanish into the shadows, gaining stealth every second. You may leave stealth to fear nearby foes (40s cd).
-Stealth: 1s
-Life Force Consumed: 14%
-Duration: 6s
-Interval: 1s
-Radius: 300
-Cast Time: 1s
3b. Dreadful Cry: Reveal yourself and fear nearby foes.
-Damage: 135 (0.6)
-Fear: 1s
-Revealed: 1s
-Life Force Consumed: 1%
-Targets: 5
-Radius: 300
-Cast Time: 0.5s
4. Lamenting Wail: Let out a cry, bleeding nearby foes (20s cd).
-Damage (x6): 1200 (1.7)
-6x Bleeding: 5s
-Life Force Consumed: 12%
-Number of Targets: 5
-Radius: 600
-Channel time: 2s
5. Wrathful Cry: Shout, granting yourself and nearby allies fury (32s cd).
-Fury: 18s
-Life Force Consumed: 10%
-Number of Targets: 5
-Breaks Stun
-Radius: 600
Off-hand Axe Skills:
4. Unholy Cloak: Strike nearby foes, gaining stealth and life force for each foe struck (30s cd).
-Damage: 340 (0.6)
-Stealth: 1s
-Life Force: 4%
-Number of Targets: 5
-Radius: 600
-Cast Time: 1s
5. Scornful Claw: Fear your foes at or above the health threshold, taunt them if they are below the threshold (30s cd).
-Damage: 475 (1.8)
-Fear: 2s
-Taunt: 2s
-Health Threshold: 50%
-Number of Targets: 1
-Range: 900
-Cast Time: 1s
Manipulations:
Healing Skill:
Spiritual Rejuvenation: Heal yourself and cleanse conditions over a period of time (30s cd).
-Healing: 2000 (0.5)
-Conditions Cleansed: 1
-Life Force Consumed: 5%
-Duration: 3s
-Cast Time: 0.5s
Utility Skills:
Specter: Break stun and vanish in stealth (20s cd).
-Stealth: 2s
-Life Force Consumed: 5%
-Breaks Stun
Scourge: Summon a swarm of rats to attack your foes (25s cd).
-Damage (x18): 936 (1.4)
-Life Force Consumed: 18%
-Number of Targets: 3
-Range: 900
-Cast Time: 0.75s
Mournful Wail: Wail in a cone pattern, terrifying foes (40s cd).
-Damage (x2): 260 (0.75)
-Fear (x2): 1s
-Life Force Consumed: 15%
-Number of Targets: 5
-Range: 600
-Channel Time: 1s
Ghostly Culling: Knockback your foe and vanish in stealth (35s cd).
-Damage: 200 (0.3)
-Stealth: 3s
-Knockback: 450
-Life Force Consumed: 10%
-Number of Targets: 1
-Range: 300
-Cast Time: 0.5s
Elite Skill:
Possession: Teleport towards your foe, taunting them based on their current health (60s cd).
-Above 75%: Taunt: 2s
-Below 75%: Taunt: 3s
-Below 25%: Taunt: 4s
-Life Force Consumed: 20%
-Number of Targets: 1
-Range: 900
-Unblockable
-Cast Time: 0.5s
Traits:
Minor Adept:
Poltergeist: Gain access to phantom’s shroud, off-hand axes, and manipulation skills.
Major Adept:
Manipulative Soul: Manipulation skills have reduced cooldowns and grant nearby allies fury.
-Fury: 4s
-Radius: 300
-Number of Targets: 5
-Cooldown Reduced: 20%
Spirit of Twilight: Gain life force every second while in stealth.
-Life Force: 2%
Lingering Woe: Your control effects (stun, daze, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and taunt) have increased durations.
-Duration Increase: 12%
Minor Master:
Ghostly Guard: While in stealth, conditions are less effective on you.
-Effectiveness Reduced: 15%
Major Master:
Revitalizing Fury: Fury you apply last longer. While under the effects of fury, a percentage of your critical hit damage heals you.
-Duration Increase: 25%
-Percent: 6%
Unseen Malice: Cast Unholy Cloak at the end or your dodge roll (30s cd).
-Damage: 340 (0.6)
-Stealth: 1s
-Life Force: 4%
-Number of Targets: 5
-Radius: 600
-Combat Only
Ravenous Mischief: Taunting foes at or below the health threshold summons a Lesser Scourge to attack them.
-Health Threshold: 50%
-Damage (x5): 260 (1.4)
-Life Force Consumed: 5%
-Number of Targets: 1
Minor Grandmaster:
Phantom’s Finesse: Striking foes while in stealth generates life force and grants fury (1s cd).
-Fury: 2s
-Life Force: 6%
Major Grandmaster:
Harbinger of Wrath: While under the effects of fury, your successful attacks grant a stacking ferocity effect. Scornful Claw now pierces, granting fury for each foe struck.
-Harbinger of Wrath (10s): 10 Ferocity
-Maximum Stacks: 20
-Fury: 3s
-Pierces
Whispering Shroud: Wrathful Cry additionally grants stealth to you and nearby allies. Shroud skills recharge faster while you are in stealth.
-Stealth: 4s
-Recharge Reduction per Pulse: 1.5s
-Interval: 1s
Bane of the Haunted: Inflicting foes with fear or taunt also immobilizes them and transfers conditions.
-Immobile: 1s
-Conditions Transferred: 1
Additional Notes:
-All numbers are guesstimates.
-Generally speaking, the stronger the skill the higher the life force cost.
-Life force still drains while in shroud in addition to the life force cost.
-Manipulations can still be activated even if you have 0% life force as they only consume available life force.
(edited by Dignified Loser.7689)