Skillset guide
ArcheAge Witchcraft skills & passives
Disruption through fear and sleep.

Fear, sleep, and other disabling effects disrupt enemies and create time to act. Control and interference are central to this skillset.
Witchcraft active skills
Each skill costs one of your 20 points. Some open only after you have spent points elsewhere in Witchcraft.

Earth's Grasp
Root an enemy with a hand rising from the ground. Taking damage breaks the root.

Mental Break
Damage an enemy's mind, drain mana over time, and hinder the healing and beneficial performances they receive.

Bubble Trap
Lift an enemy into a bubble that prevents attacks and movement. Taking damage breaks the effect.

Mirror Shift
Blink sideways and briefly break an enemy's view of you.

Purification
Cleanse a harmful effect from an ally or remove a beneficial effect from an enemy.

Drowsiness
Gradually slow an enemy's movement and attacks, then put them to sleep.

Dahuta's Breath
Unleash a wave that damages enemies and drives them backward.

Internal Shock
Put an enemy to sleep with a mental shock; when the effect expires it can remove a beneficial effect and deal damage.

Cry of Fear
Terrify nearby enemies, preventing them from controlling movement or using skills.

Whisper of Fear
Requires 3 other points in this skillset
Inflict fear, preventing an enemy from controlling movement or using skills.

Silence
Requires 4 other points in this skillset
Silence enemies in the affected area and interrupt musical effects.

Summon Fiend
Requires 6 other points in this skillset
Summon a fiend that attacks enemies and drains their mana.
Witchcraft passives
Passives unlock automatically as you invest in a skillset.

Fold Time
Unlocks at 3 points
Reduces cast time and increases attack speed.

Arcane Insight
Unlocks at 4 points
Improves the hit reliability of selected Witchcraft fear, sleep and confinement effects.

Illusion's Blessing
Unlocks at 5 points
Shortens the cast time of selected Witchcraft control and summon skills.

Mana Return
Unlocks at 6 points
Landing fear empowers selected attacks to drain mana instead of health and restore the caster's mana.

Enhanced Witchcraft
Unlocks at 7 points
Extends selected Witchcraft control effects.

Woven Veil
Unlocks at 8 points
Reduces Witchcraft skill cooldowns.
Classes with Witchcraft
The 78 classes made of Witchcraft and two other skillsets. Select a class to open it in the calculator.
- DervishBattlerage + Vitalism
- ConjurorBattlerage + Malediction
- PhantomBattlerage + Swiftblade
- HexboltBattlerage + Gunslinger
- Fear ResolverBattlerage + Spelldance
- HexbladeBattlerage + Defense
- Hex WardenBattlerage + Auramancy
- HordebreakerBattlerage + Occultism
- DreadhunterBattlerage + Archery
- HarbingerBattlerage + Sorcery
- ShadowbladeBattlerage + Shadowplay
- DirgeweaverBattlerage + Songcraft
- ApostateVitalism + Malediction
- JinxmenderVitalism + Swiftblade
- ConfutatorVitalism + Gunslinger
- Fear SaviorVitalism + Spelldance
- NullweaverMalediction + Swiftblade
- VoidwalkerMalediction + Gunslinger
- Fear AvengerMalediction + Spelldance
- VenombiteSwiftblade + Gunslinger
- Fear RevolutionistSwiftblade + Spelldance
- Fearful FanaticGunslinger + Spelldance
- ShadowbaneDefense + Vitalism
- IronsoulDefense + Malediction
- BansheeDefense + Swiftblade
- Skull WardenDefense + Gunslinger
- War DancerDefense + Spelldance
- DreambreakerDefense + Auramancy
- DefilerDefense + Occultism
- ArchonDefense + Archery
- CabalistDefense + Sorcery
- ShadowknightDefense + Shadowplay
- PoxbaneDefense + Songcraft
- HierophantAuramancy + Vitalism
- EqualizerAuramancy + Malediction
- WispwalkerAuramancy + Swiftblade
- HexsniperAuramancy + Gunslinger
- HexdancerAuramancy + Spelldance
- NightcloakAuramancy + Occultism
- Arcane HunterAuramancy + Archery
- ArcanistAuramancy + Sorcery
- EidolonAuramancy + Shadowplay
- EnchantrixAuramancy + Songcraft
- NecromancerOccultism + Vitalism
- Witch DoctorOccultism + Malediction
- ArachnomancerOccultism + Swiftblade
- AnnihilatorOccultism + Gunslinger
- ShadowdancerOccultism + Spelldance
- ShadestrikerOccultism + Archery
- DemonologistOccultism + Sorcery
- ShroudmasterOccultism + Shadowplay
- TombcallerOccultism + Songcraft
- SoulbowArchery + Vitalism
- VoidstalkerArchery + Malediction
- TwistedshotArchery + Swiftblade
- RagechanterArchery + Gunslinger
- Fear ControllerArchery + Spelldance
- StormcasterArchery + Sorcery
- TricksterArchery + Shadowplay
- Hex RangerArchery + Songcraft
- ShamanSorcery + Vitalism
- BlightcasterSorcery + Malediction
- WildmageSorcery + Swiftblade
- SpellbinderSorcery + Gunslinger
- Fear ArtistSorcery + Spelldance
- DaggerspellSorcery + Shadowplay
- LamentorSorcery + Songcraft
- AssassinShadowplay + Vitalism
- Fury MageShadowplay + Malediction
- FearstalkerShadowplay + Swiftblade
- NighthauntShadowplay + Gunslinger
- Vicious ChoreographerShadowplay + Spelldance
- NightwitchShadowplay + Songcraft
- AthameSongcraft + Vitalism
- Fury CanonSongcraft + Malediction
- BonechillerSongcraft + Swiftblade
- BeguilerSongcraft + Gunslinger
- Beguiling DancerSongcraft + Spelldance