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September 24, 2025

Skill Augments Part 7

Skill Augments

Skill Augments Part 7

EpicDuel is live with 12 new skill augments focusing on high level skills focusing on poison and Energy control. There aren't many more skills left to augment so we're very excited to see how all the classes perform with reinvigorated new skill trees.

  • Bounty Hunter:
    • (UA) Venom Strike: Deal 100% dmg. and deplete target's HP / EP for 3 turns; cured by Field Medic.
    • (UA) Venom Strike: Deal 100% dmg. and poison the enemy for 30turns; cannot be cured.
  • Mercenary:
    • (EA) Static Smash: 85% unblockable dmg.; drains target's energy, absorbs 120% energy drained.
    • (UA) Static Smash: 65% unblockable dmg.; drains target's energy, absorbs 90% energy drained; no Rage gain for user.
  • Tech Mage:
    • (EA) Assimilation: Unblockable. Deal 85% dmg; drains target's energy, absorb 120% energy drained.
    • (UA) Assimilation: Unblockable. Deal 65% dmg; drains target's energy, absorb 90% energy drained; no Rage gain for user.
  • Cyber Hunter:
    • (DA) Venom Strike: Deal 100% dmg. and poison the enemy for 2 turns; cured by Field Medic.
    • (UA) Venom Strike: Deal 100% dmg. and poison the enemy for 3 turns; cannot be cured.
  • Tactical Mercenary:
    • (UA) Toxic Grenade: Deal 100% dmg.; apply compounding poison to the enemy for #DUR turns; cured by Field Medic.
    • (UA) Toxic Grenade: Deal 100% dmg.; poison the enemy for #DUR turns; steal poison dmg. as HP; cured by Field Medic.
  • Blood Mage:
    • (EA) Energy Parasite: 85% unblockable dmg.; drain % of target's Energy for #DUR turns, gain 75% the drain amount; 25% initial EP gain on first hit.
    • (UA) Energy Parasite: 85% unblockable dmg.; drain target's Energy for #DUR turns, gain the drain amount; -100 target EP, 25% energy gain on first hit.

 

Bux Fixes

Using an energy draining skill like Energy Shot or Soul Siphon against a target with Gamma Brand applied would cause the entire duel to crash which might appear like a lag spike or disconnect. Using these attacks on a target with Gamma Brand will now work, but won't crit because energy pool attacks cannot crit. This is because energy pool attacks inherently ignore defenses so a critical hit would have no defenses to ignore, forcing the battle engine to freeze since it's looking for information that is not provided.

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