Skillset guide

ArcheAge Shadowplay skills & passives

Stealth and close-range mobility.

Stealth, quick movement, and surprise attacks support a fast fighting style. Its offensive tools can complement several other skillsets.

Shadowplay active skills

Each skill costs one of your 20 points. Some open only after you have spent points elsewhere in Shadowplay.

Rapid Slash
Cut quickly in succession, gaining stronger critical effects from behind.
Apply Poison
Coat your attacks in poison so melee or ranged hits cause continuing magical damage.
Downward Strike
Bring your weapon down on an enemy and cause bleeding.
Pounce
Leap toward an enemy and strike at close range.
Hunter's Mark
Mark an enemy so they take more damage from ranged and magical skills.
Flurry
Unleash a rapid series of melee strikes against an enemy.
Quick Movement
Increase both movement speed and attack speed.
Shadow Strike
Deliver a powerful surprise attack with additional damage from behind.
Plunder
Steal beneficial effects from an enemy.
Drop Back
Requires 3 other points in this skillset
Leap backward to create space between yourself and an enemy.
Stealth
Requires 4 other points in this skillset
Conceal yourself to avoid being detected by enemies.
Thrown Dagger
Requires 6 other points in this skillset
Throw a concealed dagger that rebounds between nearby enemies.

Passives unlock automatically as you invest in a skillset.

Practiced Shadow
Unlocks at 3 points
Increases attack speed.
Avoiding Weakness
Unlocks at 4 points
Increases evasion.
Expose Weakness
Unlocks at 5 points
Critical attacks and heals can briefly grant increased attack speed.
Bloodthirst Amplification
Unlocks at 6 points
Doubles the number of Bloodthirst stacks gained at a time.
Subterfuge
Unlocks at 7 points
Extends poison and bleeding effects.
Cold Intent
Unlocks at 8 points
Reduces Shadowplay cooldowns.

The 78 classes made of Shadowplay and two other skillsets. Select a class to open it in the calculator.