Strategic Embankments

Strategic Embankments

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Totems you place grant Embankment Auras [1]

Strategic Embankments is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Tactician that grants your totem an Embankment Aura, which grant different effects based on the skill.

Mechanics

Totems you place which grant Embankment Auras give a different Aura Buff to Players in range depending on the kind of Totem, as follows:

• 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 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. 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. grants 25% of Damage Gained as extra Fire.
• 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. This Skill can be used while Shapeshifted.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.
• 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.
• Dark EffigyDark EffigySpell, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
  Tier: 9
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (13-133) Mana
  Cast Time: 1.00 secRaise a Totem that bombards enemies afflicted by Chaos damage over time Debuffs.Totem
  Totem duration is 8 seconds
  Limit 1 Totem
  Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances
  Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance
  
  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 metresSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. grants 40% increased Damage over Time.
• 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. grants 50% increased Critical Hit Chance.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.4.0	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	Introduced to the game.