Skillset guide
ArcheAge Malediction skills & passives
Dark magic with accumulating power.

Build hatred to strengthen magical attacks and other effects. Managing that resource is central to the skillset's rhythm.
Malediction active skills
Each skill costs one of your 20 points. Some open only after you have spent points elsewhere in Malediction.

Mana Blades
Turn magical energy into sharp projectiles and fire them at an enemy.

Serpent's Eye
Transform Mana Blades into a wave that can strike several enemies in front of you.

Abyssal Fangs
Project your killing intent through a magical serpent to attack an enemy.

Rage
Build hatred over time to enable additional effects from Malediction skills.

Demon's Sword
Throw a demonic sword that inflicts continuing magical damage.

Spectral Charge
Send a spectral snowlion forward, damaging enemies along its path.

Dice of Fate
Roll the dice and move forward a distance determined by the result.

Ring of Hatred
Throw a rebounding ring that damages enemies and disrupts their weapon use.

Reaper
Prevent enemies from selecting you as a target for a short time.

Demon's Puppet
Requires 3 other points in this skillset
Tether an enemy's soul to a point, forcing them back if they move too far away.

Demon's Call
Requires 4 other points in this skillset
Teleport yourself and nearby allies to a chosen location.

Abyssal Blade
Requires 6 other points in this skillset
Summon a vast blade to strike enemies around a chosen point.
Malediction passives
Passives unlock automatically as you invest in a skillset.

Corrupt Delight
Unlocks at 3 points
Receiving a critical hit generates Malice.

Potent Malice
Unlocks at 4 points
Increases Malediction attack damage, with an additional benefit for two-handed weapons.

Wrathful Obsession
Unlocks at 5 points
Malediction magic critical hits apply a stacking accuracy reduction.

Time of Wrath
Unlocks at 6 points
Spending Malice reduces Malediction's global cooldown and strengthens its abyssal attack effect.

Sharpened Malice
Unlocks at 7 points
Spending Malice reduces Serpent's Eye cooldown.

Killing Intent
Unlocks at 8 points
Increases magic critical damage and the damage of skills that spend Malice.
Classes with Malediction
The 78 classes made of Malediction and two other skillsets. Select a class to open it in the calculator.
- ReincarnatorVitalism + Swiftblade
- Death ProphetVitalism + Gunslinger
- Illusion ApostleVitalism + Spelldance
- Grave AdmiralSwiftblade + Gunslinger
- Illusion Evil SpiritSwiftblade + Spelldance
- Illusion StalkerGunslinger + Spelldance
- MarrowbladeBattlerage + Vitalism
- PitfiendBattlerage + Swiftblade
- DemonshotBattlerage + Gunslinger
- Illusion SwordspellBattlerage + Spelldance
- ConjurorBattlerage + Witchcraft
- DourguardBattlerage + Defense
- GhostbladeBattlerage + Auramancy
- SoulthiefBattlerage + Occultism
- WindseekerBattlerage + Archery
- Shadow ProphetBattlerage + Sorcery
- RagebinderBattlerage + Shadowplay
- OathswornBattlerage + Songcraft
- ApostateWitchcraft + Vitalism
- NullweaverWitchcraft + Swiftblade
- VoidwalkerWitchcraft + Gunslinger
- Fear AvengerWitchcraft + Spelldance
- IronsoulWitchcraft + Defense
- EqualizerWitchcraft + Auramancy
- Witch DoctorWitchcraft + Occultism
- VoidstalkerWitchcraft + Archery
- BlightcasterWitchcraft + Sorcery
- Fury MageWitchcraft + Shadowplay
- Fury CanonWitchcraft + Songcraft
- InvaderDefense + Vitalism
- HellshieldDefense + Swiftblade
- CurseboltDefense + Gunslinger
- RevolutionistDefense + Spelldance
- Pit FighterDefense + Auramancy
- MindslaverDefense + Occultism
- CorruptorDefense + Archery
- EbonshieldDefense + Sorcery
- ShadowguardDefense + Shadowplay
- DeceiverDefense + Songcraft
- DarkseerAuramancy + Vitalism
- FatemarkAuramancy + Swiftblade
- PurgatorAuramancy + Gunslinger
- Hereafter AvengerAuramancy + Spelldance
- EmissaryAuramancy + Occultism
- VisionaryAuramancy + Archery
- SpiritualistAuramancy + Sorcery
- DreadrunnerAuramancy + Shadowplay
- InstigatorAuramancy + Songcraft
- EvangelistOccultism + Vitalism
- MindslayerOccultism + Swiftblade
- HaruspexOccultism + Gunslinger
- Nightmare AvengerOccultism + Spelldance
- WildclawOccultism + Archery
- ZealotOccultism + Sorcery
- SaboteurOccultism + Shadowplay
- BanesongOccultism + Songcraft
- DoomshotArchery + Vitalism
- GrimshotArchery + Swiftblade
- HeartsbaneArchery + Gunslinger
- Illusion ChaserArchery + Spelldance
- BlinkshotArchery + Sorcery
- FangbornArchery + Shadowplay
- FeversongArchery + Songcraft
- DoomspeakerSorcery + Vitalism
- GloomspellSorcery + Swiftblade
- AnthropomancerSorcery + Gunslinger
- Illusion MonkSorcery + Spelldance
- FanaticSorcery + Shadowplay
- SpectreSorcery + Songcraft
- SpellweaverShadowplay + Vitalism
- CryptwalkerShadowplay + Swiftblade
- GloomstalkerShadowplay + Gunslinger
- Darkness AvengerShadowplay + Spelldance
- ShadowsongShadowplay + Songcraft
- FatespinnerSongcraft + Vitalism
- DeathchordSongcraft + Swiftblade
- DoomskaldSongcraft + Gunslinger
- Glamorous AvengerSongcraft + Spelldance