Payoff

Payoff Skills

Tooltip

Payoff Skills have powerful extra affects when Hitting enemies inflicted with specific Debuffs, often Consuming the Debuff in the process. Payoff Skills cannot inflict the Debuff they interact with.

Payoff is a tag on some skills.

Payoff skills have powerful extra affects when hitting enemies inflicted with specific debuffs, often consuming the debuff in the process. Payoff skills cannot inflict the debuff they interact with.

Gems

Skill gems

There are 19 skill gems with the Payoff gem tag:

Gem	Tier
Blood HuntBlood HuntAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Physical, Payoff Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-39) Mana Attack Damage: (50-243)% of baseLunge at a target and skewers them. Hitting an enemy that has suffered Blood Loss will cause a blood explosion and also Consume Bleeding. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.+0.15 seconds to Total Attack Time Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.02-0.4) metres to explosion radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7
Bloodhound's MarkBloodhound's MarkBarrageable, Attack, AoE, Mark, Physical, Duration, Nova, Payoff Tier: 9 Level: (1-20) Cost: (23-88) ManaMark a target, making them suffer Heavy Stun build up from Blood Loss. If they suffer enough Blood Loss while Marked, the Mark is consumed and they will release an explosion of blood when killed or Heavy Stunned. The Mark duration doesn't tick while the Marked target is suffering Blood Loss.Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	9
Elemental SunderingElemental SunderingAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Nova, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-53) Mana Attack Speed: 55% of basePlunge your Spear into the ground to emit a pulse that Consumes Freeze, Shock and Ignite on a number of nearby enemies, Allies and Corpses. The pulse itself deals no damage, but each Ailment Consumed causes an explosion of the corresponding elemental damage type.Pulse radius is 5 metres Consumes up to 9 Ailments Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to Pulse radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	11
Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Lightning, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.Buff Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (2–3) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack Damage Bolt Attack Damage: (70–286)% Supported Skills Cannot inflict Shock Bolt impact radius is 1.6 metres 100% of Bolt Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next (0–2) Attack Hits after Killing a Shocked Enemy with Attack DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Primal StrikesPrimal StrikesAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Payoff Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-41) Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (80-250)% of basePerform a Lightning-charged stab that can be chained into a combination of up to three attacks. The first two attacks conjure a charging Wildwood spirit if they Hit a Shocked enemy and refresh Shock duration. The third attack is a large swipe that inflicts Lightning Exposure, and can Consume Shock to conjure a stampede of spirits.Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning Damage +5 to Melee Strike Range Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% more Attack SpeedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7
FirestormFirestormBarrageable, Spell, AoE, Sustained, Fire, Duration, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-168) Mana Cast Time: 1.40 sec Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Rain flaming bolts over the targeted area. Ignites on enemies and Corpses in front of you are Consumed to fuel the Firestorm by creating improved bolts.Deals (3-96) to (5-144) Fire Damage Impact radius is 1 metre Storm radius is 5.6 metres Storm duration is 6 seconds One impact every 0.10 seconds Improves 5 Bolts per Ignite Consumed Limit 1 Firestorm Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to impact radiusSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	11
HexblastHexblastSpell, AoE, Chaos, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-127) Mana Cast Time: 1.00 sec Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Detonate a Curse on every enemy in an area, causing explosions of Chaos damage but removing the Curse. Can only detonate Curses for which at least half of the duration has expired.Deals (21-725) to (39-1347) Chaos Damage Explosion radius is 2 metres Explodes a Curse on enemies in a 2.8 metre radius Maximum 3 Explosions per cast Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% more Damage per 1 second of remaining duration on removed CurseSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	11
SnapSnapBarrageable, Spell, AoE, Cold, Payoff Tier: 5 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-79) Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Cast Time: 0.50 sec Critical Strike Chance: 13.00%Shatter the frost on a Frozen enemy, Consuming the Freeze to deal a large amount of Cold Damage to enemies caught in the blast. Can also be cast on a Frostbolt to cause it to explode immediately. Any Frozen enemies hit by the Frostbolt's explosion will be dealt Cold Snap's damage and have their Freeze Consumed.Deals (22-670) to (34-1005) Cold Damage Explosion radius is 1.6 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Cast SpeedSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	5
Fragmentation RoundsFragmentation RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Payoff Tier: 1 Level: (1-40) Cost: (8-688) ManaLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode.Fragmentation Rounds Projectile Knocks Back Enemies Multiple fragments can Hit the same target Multiple Fragments hitting a target simultaniously will combine their damage into a single Hit Bolts Pierce 2 Targets Fires 10 fragments per shot Vs Frozen Attack Damage: (425-1326)% Base Explosion radius is (1.4-1.6) metres Ammunition 1 Bolts loaded per clip Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals (1-20)% more Physical DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Glacial CascadeGlacial CascadeAttack, AoE, Melee, Cold, Payoff Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-67) Mana Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (40-125)% of baseSweep your Quarterstaff upwards, releasing an icy fissure which deals damage in a series of bursts culminating in a large spike. Frozen enemies hit by the final spike are dealt heavy damage but the Freeze is Consumed. Ice Crystals hit by the final spike explode.Converts 60% of Physical Damage to Cold Damage Burst radius is 0.5 metres Wave length is 4.8 metres Causes 8 Bursts Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Gains (0.5-10)% of Physical damage as Cold damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	1
Herald of BloodHerald of BloodBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Physical, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, killing an enemy with Blood Loss will cause a bloody explosion that deals Physical Attack damage to surrounding enemies based off the life of the exploded enemy, destroying their Corpse if the enemy was Normal or Magic. The explosion also has a chance to Aggravate Bleeding.Enemies with Blood Loss you kill explode Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Deals +(0.2-4)% of exploded enemy's Blood Loss as unscalable Physical Attack DamageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	4
Herald of IceHerald of IceBuff, Attack, Persistent, AoE, Cold, Herald, Payoff Tier: 4 Level: (1-20) Reservation: 30 SpiritWhile active, Shattering an enemy with an Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.Buff Enemies you Shatter explode Explosion Attack Damage: (70–286)% Cannot Freeze Explosion radius is 1.8 metres 100% of Explosion Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Explosion radius is (0–0.4) metresPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. Sockets are found in the Skills menu tab.	4
High Velocity RoundsHigh Velocity RoundsAttack, Ammunition, Projectile, Physical, Payoff Tier: 3 Level: (1-40) Cost: (7-602) ManaLoad your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that can consume Fully Broken Armour on enemies to deal extra damage.Fragmentation Rounds Projectile Knocks Back Enemies Bolts Pierce 6 Targets Vs Armour Broken Attack Damage: (340-1060)% Knocks Back Enemies Bolts Pierce 6 Targets Ammunition 1 Bolts loaded per clip Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Projectile Damage after Piercing an EnemySkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	3
Shockburst RoundsShockburst RoundsAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Lightning, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: 1 Attack Speed: 450% of baseLoads your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this skill again reloads the clip.Converts 40% of Physical Damage to Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	11
Shockchain ArrowShockchain ArrowBarrageable, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Lightning, Chaining, Payoff Tier: 11 Level: 1Fire a Lightning-infused arrow that homes in on enemies afflicted by Lightning Ailments. Hitting such an enemy will charge the arrow, causing it to release a damaging shockwave and split beams towards up to two nearby targets. Those beams will repeat this process if they hit an enemy afflicted by a Lightning Ailment. Consumes Shock from enemies it Hits, but not Electrocution.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	11
Siege CascadeSiege CascadeAttack, AoE, Ammunition, Projectile, Sustained, Fire, Payoff Tier: 13 Level: 1 Attack Speed: 75% of baseLoads your Crossbow with enemy-seeking projectiles which are fired into the air, dropping a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge into the ground and explode after a short delay.Fires Bolts at every Enemy within a 4 metre radius Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metresPlace into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	13
Siphoning StrikeSiphoning StrikeAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Lightning, Payoff Tier: 7 Level: 1Dash to a target and Strike them with your Quarterstaff. If the target is Shocked, consumes their Shock to release a Lightning shockwave around the target and grant you a Power Charge. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	7
SunderSunderAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Payoff Tier: 9 Level: 1Slam the ground, creating a roiling fissure that damages enemies in a sequence of areas in front of you. A number of enemies hit by the wave will release a shockwave, damaging other enemies.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.	9
Leap SlamLeap SlamAttack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Travel, Payoff Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-97) Mana Attack Damage: (110-449)% of baseRequires: One Hand Mace, Two Hand MaceJump into the air, damaging and Knocking Back enemies with your mace where you land. Enemies you would land on are pushed out of the way.+0.65 seconds to Total Attack Time, plus up to +0.5 seconds based on distance travelled While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage (50-88)% more Stun buildup Impact radius is 2.5 metres Consumes Fully Broken Armour on enemies to cause 500% more Stun buildup Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Damage with Hits against Enemies with Fully Broken ArmourSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.	7

Support gems

There are 7 support skill gems with the Payoff gem tag:

Gem	Tier
Biting FrostBiting FrostSupport, Cold, Payoff Category: Biting Frost Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more damage to Frozen enemies but consume their Freeze. Cannot support skills that Consume Freeze.Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze on enemies to deal 40% more Damage Supported Skills deal 20% more damage to Frozen Unique enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	3
Elemental DischargeElemental DischargeSupport, Spell, AoE, Trigger, Lightning, Cold, Fire, Payoff Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any Spell that Hits enemies, causing it to consume Elemental Ailments on hit to trigger an Elemental Discharge. Cannot support the skills of Minions.Support Supported Skills Cannot inflict Freeze, Shock or Ignite Supported Skills Consume Freeze, Shock and Ignite on hit to trigger Elemental Discharge Elemental Discharge Cooldown Time: 1.00s Cast Time: 1.00s Critical Hit Chance: 10.00% Consuming Freeze deals 80% to 120% of your Intelligence as Cold Damage Consuming Ignite deals 40% to 60% of your Intelligence as Fire Damage Consuming Shock deals 1% to 120% of your Intelligence as Lightning Damage Discharge radius is 2 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	3
FrostfireFrostfireSupport, Cold, Fire, Payoff Category: Frostfire Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Consume Freeze on Igniting a Frozen enemy to boost the effect of the Ignite.50% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen targets with Supported Skills Supported Skills cannot cause Freeze buildup Supported Skills Consume Freeze from Enemies they Ignite 25% more Magnitude of Ignite inflicted on Frozen Unique enemies with Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	3
Armour ExplosionArmour ExplosionSupport, Attack, AoE, Trigger, Fire, Payoff Category: Armour Explosion Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.Support Supported Skills trigger an Explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour Explosion Converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage Cannot Break Armour Explosion radius is 1.4 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	1
BattershoutBattershoutSupport, Warcry, AoE, Trigger, Physical, Payoff Category: Battershout Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Warcry Skills. Supported Skills Consume Fully Broken Armour to trigger Physical Damage explosions on Enemies within their range but cannot themselves Break Armour.Support Supported Skills cannot Break Armour Supported Skills Consume Fully Broken Armour on Enemies within range to Trigger Battershout Battershout Deals Physical Area Damage based off of the Broken Armour of the target which this explosion was Triggered from. +5% to Critical Hit Chance 50% more damage against Unique enemies Cannot Break Armour Explosion radius is 2 metres Deals Physical Damage equal to 20% Broken Armour of the target Triggered from Does not take into account Overbroken ArmourPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	1
Exploit WeaknessExploit WeaknessSupport, Payoff Category: Exploit Weakness Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to deal more Damage against enemies with Broken Armour but preventing them from Breaking Armour themselves. Cannot support skills that Consume Broken Armour.Supported Skills cannot Break Armour Supported Skills Consume Enemy Fully Broken Armour to deal 40% more DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	2
ImmolateImmolateSupport, Fire, Payoff Category: Immolate Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, granting them extra Fire damage against Ignited enemies but making them unable to Ignite enemies themselves.Supported Skills cannot Ignite Supported Attacks Gain 30% of Damage as extra Fire Damage against Ignited enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	3

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.