Tactician

Tactician

Mercenary

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Official artwork of the Tactician.

Tactician is an Ascendancy class for the Mercenary.

Overview

The Tactician is a class specializing in defenses and empowering allies. He has access to lower reservation costs and the ability to give bonus damage to allies using his weapon or placing down Banners without limit. The Tactician can specialize in crowd control, improving his ability to immobilise enemies and turn Pin into a full disable. He also lends well to Armour/Evasion hybrid builds and enhancing the survivability they provide. He can also specialize in totems or call down Supporting Fire to rain down a volley of arrows on his foes.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Armour and Evasion	15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating [1] [2]
Banner Area	Banner Skills have 20% increased Area of Effect [1]
Minion Damage	Minions deal 20% increased Damage [1]
Pin Buildup	20% increased Pin Buildup [1] [2]
Presence Area	20% increased Presence Area of Effect [1]
Spirit	8% increased Spirit [1]
Totem Damage	20% increased Totem Damage [1] [2]

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
A Solid Plan	Persistent Buffs have 50% less Reservation	—	Spirit
Watch How I Do It	Allies in your Presence gain added Attack Damage equal to 25% of your main hand Weapon's Damage	A Solid Plan	Presence Area
Whoever Pays Best	There is no Limit on the number of Banners you can place Banners gain 5 Glory per second	A Solid Plan	Banner Area
Suppressing Fire	40% more Immobilisation buildup	—	Pin Buildup
Right Where We Want Them	Pinned enemies cannot perform actions Projectile Damage builds Pin	Suppressing Fire	Pin Buildup
Polish That Gear	Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour Gain 100% of Evasion Rating as extra Ailment Threshold	—	Armour and Evasion
Stay Light, Use Cover	Defend with 200% of Armour Enemies have an Accuracy Penalty against you based on Distance Maximum Chance to Evade is 50% Maximum Physical Damage Reduction is 50%	Polish That Gear	Armour and Evasion
Unleash Hell!	Grants Skill: Supporting Fire	—	Minion Damage
Cannons, Ready!	Skills used by Totems have 30% more Skill Speed Totems only use Skills when you fire an Attack Projectile +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems	—	Totem Damage
Strategic Embankments	Totems you place grant Embankment Auras	Cannons, Ready!	Totem Damage

Version history

Version	Changes
0.4.0	The Supporting Fire Skill granted by Unleash Hell! Notable Passive Skill has been updated: Command: Death From Above Cooldown is now 20 seconds (previously 40). Now fires a Volley every 0.75 seconds (previously every 2 seconds). Now fires 6 total Volleys (previously 4). Now has 14 metre width (previously 7.5 metre width). Attack Damage is now 763% (previously 1140%). Strategic Embankments Notable Passive Skill has been updated: Artillery BallistaArtillery BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-95) ManaRequires: CrossbowDeploy a Ballista Totem that rains down a salvo of Pinning, Maiming bolts.Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos ResistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. no longer grants 40% increased Immobilisation Buildup, now grants 20% increased Skill Speed. Siege BallistaSiege BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Barrageable Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-121) ManaRequires: CrossbowDeploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos ResistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. no longer grants 50% increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies, now grants 25% more Damage against Immobilised Enemies. Mortar CannonMortar CannonTotem, Grenade, Duration, Meta Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-121) ManaRequires: CrossbowRaise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.Mortar Cannon Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Support Supported Grenade Skills have 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Supported Skills have 50% less Attack Speed Supported Grenade Skills deal 50% less Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Area of Effect for Skills used by TotemsPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect. now grants 25% of Damage Gained as extra Fire, from 15%. Added Spell TotemSpell TotemSpell, Totem, Duration, Conditional, Meta Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-121) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 secConsume any combination of 3 Power and/or Endurance Charges to raise a Totem that uses socketed Spells. Cannot use Skills with Cooldowns.Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit (1-2) Totems Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Socketed Skills deal 10% more damage per Power Charge Consumed 20% more Totem life per Endurance Charge Consumed 20% more Totem duration per Endurance Charge Consumed Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.2-4) seconds to Totem durationPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect. to Embankment Auras. Spell Totem grants 50% increased Critical Hit Chance.
0.3.0	The Cannons, Ready! Notable Passive Skill now also provides +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems. The Right Where we Want Them Notable Passive Skill now also grants Projectile Damage builds Pin. The Polish That Gear Notable Passive Skill now provides Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour, and no longer grants Gain 100% of Armour as extra Stun Threshold. The Suppressing Fire Notable Passive Skill now provides 40% more Immobilisation buildup instead of Projectile Damage builds Pin. The Supporting Fire Skill granted by the Unleash Hell! Notable Passive Skill no longer grants Minions from this Skill have 1% increased Accuracy Rating per 3 of your Dexterity. Instead, Minions from this Skill now have 1% increased Area of Effect per 3 of your Dexterity. The Death from Above command for Supporting Fire now deals approximately 3 times more Damage at all Gem levels. The Whoever Pays Best Notable Passive Skill now provides "There is no Limit on the number of Banners you can place" and Banners gain 5 Glory per Second, instead of "Can Place Multiple Banners". Added a new Strategic Embankments Notable Passive Skill, which requires Cannons, Ready! This causes your Totems to grant Embankment Auras to players when placed, which grant a different effect depending on the variety of totem: Ancestral Warrior TotemAncestral Warrior TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Duration, Conditional, Meta Tier: 13 Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-91) Mana Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (200-100)%Requires: One Hand Mace, Two Hand MaceConsume 3 Endurance Charges to Raise a Totem that uses socketed Mace Skills. Cannot use Channelling Skills or Skills with Cooldowns.Totem duration is 8 seconds Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Cannot have more than 10 Ancestral Warrior Totems active Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) seconds to Totem durationPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect. grants 40% increased Glory Generation. Artillery BallistaArtillery BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-95) ManaRequires: CrossbowDeploy a Ballista Totem that rains down a salvo of Pinning, Maiming bolts.Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos ResistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. grants 40% increased Immobilisation Buildup. Dark EffigyDark EffigySpell, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Chaos, Duration Tier: 9 Level: (1-9) Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 31Raises a Totem that bombard enemies afflicted by Chaos damage over time Debuffs. Fires a Projectile at every nearby enemy that is afflicted by a Chaos damage over time Debuff. Fires multiple Projectiles at enemies afflicted by multiple Debuffs, but Projectile count cannot be otherwise modified.Totem Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit 1 Totem Dark Effusion Cast Time: 1.00 Sec Critical Hit Chance: 11.00% Deals (2–34) to (4–64) Chaos Damage Fires 100 additional Projectiles Impact radius is 0.8 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0-50)% Chance to apply Withered for 2 seconds on Hit.Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel. grants 40% increased Damage over Time. Mortar CannonMortar CannonTotem, Grenade, Duration, Meta Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-121) ManaRequires: CrossbowRaise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.Mortar Cannon Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Support Supported Grenade Skills have 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Supported Skills have 50% less Attack Speed Supported Grenade Skills deal 50% less Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Area of Effect for Skills used by TotemsPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect. grants 15% of Damage Gained as extra Fire. Siege BallistaSiege BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Barrageable Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (18-121) ManaRequires: CrossbowDeploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.Totem duration is 8 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos ResistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. grants 50% increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies. Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-103) ManaRequires: Any Martial WeaponRaise a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Jagged Ground erupts when hit by this Slam, damaging enemies standing on it. The Totem cannot create Jagged Ground.Totem Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Slam Slam Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: (25-66)% of base Shockwave radius is 3 metres Jagged Ground Eruption Attack Damage: (90-237)% of base Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.2-4) seconds to Totem durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. grants 30% increased Area of Effect.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.