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Action Skills[]

Amara can equip one Action Skill at once, with one Augment that gains extra effect, and one Element that changes the element of Action Skill. Each Action skill can be combined with each Augment and Element freely.

Brawl[]

The Brawl tree focuses on melee and close combat.

Starting Skill

Action Skill Effect

Phaseslam
Amara leaps into the air and Slams the ground, dealing damage to all nearby enemies and knocking them up.
  • Cooldown: 35 seconds
  • Damage scales with player (51987 at level 72)

Tier 1

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Root to Rise
Passive 5 Amara gains increased max health.
  • Max Health: +8% per rank

Personal Space
Passive 3 Amara's weapon shots deal bonus damage based on the distance to her target. The closer the target, the greater the bonus.
  • Bonus Damage: up to 18% of damage dealt per rank

Clarity
Passive 5 Amara constantly regenerates health. The lower her health, the more powerful the regeneration. After using an action skill, this bonus is doubled for a few seconds.
  • Health Regeneration: up to 1% missing health/sec per rank
  • Duration: 5 seconds

Tier 2

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Blight Tiger
Element - Converts Amara's action skill to corrosive damage.

Arms Deal
Passive 5 Amara deals increased splash damage and takes reduced splash damage.
  • Splash Damage: +4% per rank
  • Splash Damage Reduction: +12% per rank

Samsara
Passive 3 Whenever Amara deals damage to an enemy with her action skill, she adds a stack of Samsara. For every stack, Amara gains increased gun damage and health regeneration for a few seconds. Stacks decay after a few seconds.
  • Gun Damage: +1.7% / +3.3% / +5.0% per stack
  • Health Regeneration: +1.7% / +3.3% / +5.0% of max health/sec per stack
  • Max Samsara Stacks: 5
  • Duration: 20 seconds

Helping Hand(s)
Passive 5 For a few seconds after using her action skill, Amara's arms remain active and grant her damage reduction.
  • Damage Reduction: +12% / +21% / +28% / +35% / +40%
  • Duration: 15 seconds

Tier 3

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Fracture
Action Skill - Amara summons a line of fists that erupt from the ground, dealing damage to enemies in front of Amara.
  • Cooldown: 28 seconds
  • Damage scales with player level (55453 at level 72)

Revelation
Augment - Amara's action skill now creates a nova when it damages enemies, dealing damage to all nearby enemies.
  • Action Skill Damage: -15%
  • Nova Damage: scales with player level (8665 at level 72)

Mindfulness
Passive 3 Whenever Amara takes damage, she gains a stack of Mindfulness. Stacks decay after a few seconds.
  • Movement Speed: +1.0% per stack per level
  • Shield Regeneration Delay: -3% / -6% / -8% per stack
  • Max Mindfulness Stacks: 25
  • Duration: 5 seconds

Find Your Center
Passive 1 Amara gains increased melee damage. Additionally, for a few seconds after using her action skill, Amara gains increased melee range.
  • Melee Damage: +100% per level
  • Melee Range: +75%
  • Duration: 20 seconds

Vigor
Passive 3 Killing an enemy with Amara's action skill grants all allies increased movement speed for a few seconds. This effect stacks.
  • Team Movement Speed: +3.3% / +6.7% / +10.0%
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Tier 4

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Downfall
Action Skill - Amara leaps into the air and shoots an elemental beam below her briefly, followed by a slam.
  • Cooldown: 47 seconds
  • Damage: 50254 (at level 72)
  • Beam Damage: 7538/sec (at level 72)

One With Nature
Passive 5 Amara gains increased max health and elemental damage resistance to her action skill element.
  • Max Health: +5% per level
  • Elemental Damage Reduction: +12% / +21% / +28% / +35% / +40%

Tier 5

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Glamour
Augment - Enemies damaged by Amara's action skill become confused and temporarily attack their allies. However, action skill cooldown is increased. If Amara targets an enemy with Phasegrasp, enemies near the grasped target are confused as well.
  • Damage: -10%
  • Confuse Duration: 8 seconds
  • Cooldown: +20%

Do unto Others
Passive 1 Whenever an enemy damages Amara, she automatically throws an energy orb back at them, dealing action skill elemental damage. This skill has a short cooldown.
  • Projectile Damage: 24261 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds

Jab Cross
Passive 5 Whenever Amara deals melee damage to an enemy, she gains increased action skill damage and weapon damage for a few seconds.
  • Weapon Damage: +3% per rank
  • Action Skill Damage: +15% per rank
  • Duration: 10 seconds

Guardian Angel
Passive 1 When Amara enters Fight For Your Life, she immediately gains a Second Wind, restores her health, and creates an action skill elemental nova that knocks back nearby enemies. This skill has a long cooldown.
  • Max Health Restored: 50% of max health
  • Cooldown: 120 seconds

Tier 6

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Blitz
Passive 1 Melee override. Amara dashes a short distance forward and performs a special melee strike, dealing elemental melee damage. If a Blitz melee attack kills an enemy, its cooldown is immediately reset.
  • Melee Damage: +100%
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds

Mystical Assault[]

The Mystical Assault tree focuses on general damage output.

Starting Skill

Action Skill Effect

Phasecast
Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself, dealing damage to everything in its path.
  • Cooldown: 28 seconds
  • Damage: 47309 (at level 72)

Tier 1

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Do Harm
Passive 5 Killing an enemy grants Amara a stack of Rush. Activating her action skill consumes all Rush stacks. For every stack of Rush consumed, Amara's action skill damage is temporarily increased.
  • Action Skill Damage: +0.9% per rank and stack consumed
  • Max Rush Stacks: 10
  • Duration: 20 seconds

Fast Hand(s)
Passive 3 Amara's reload speed, weapon swap speed, and mode switch speed are improved.
  • Reload Speed: +7% / +14% / +19%
  • Weapon Swap Speed: +16% / +28% / +36%
  • Mode Switch Speed: +16% / +28% / +36%

Violent Tapestry
Passive 5 Applying an elemental effect grants Amara a stack of Rush. Activating her action skill consumes all Rush stacks. For every stack of Rush consumed, Amara's Elemental Effect Chance is temporarily increased.
  • Effect Chance: +0.6% per rank and stack consumed
  • Max Rush Stacks: 10
  • Duration: 20 seconds

Tier 2

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Soul Sap
Augment - A portion of damage dealt by Amara's action skill is returned to her or a nearby ally as health.

Life Steal: 30% of skill damage dealt


Alacrity
Passive 5 Amara gains increased reload speed for every stack of Rush. After consuming Rush stacks, this bonus is increased for a few seconds.
  • Reload Speed: +0.4% per stack per level
  • Reload Speed: +0.6% / +1.2% / +1.8% / +2.3% / +2.9% per stack after action skill use
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Transcend
Passive 3 Amara gains increased accuracy and critical hit bonus for a few seconds after activating her action skill.
  • Accuracy: +17% / +29% / +38%
  • Critical Hit Bonus: +9% per level
  • Duration: 12 seconds

Restless
Passive 5 Amara gains increased action skill cooldown rate.
  • Cooldown Rate: +5% per rank

Tier 3

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Deliverance
Action Skill - Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself, dealing damage to everything in its path. Whenever the Astral Projection hits an enemy, it releases homing elemental projectiles that trigger her action skill elemental effect on enemies.
  • Damage: 44189 (at level 72)
  • Elemental Projectiles: 3 per enemy hit
  • Cooldown: 28 seconds

Stillness of Mind
Augment - Enemies damaged by Amara's action skill become phaselocked until they are damaged or the duration ends. However, action skill cooldown is increased. If Amara targets an enemy with Phasegrasp, enemies near the grasped target are phaselocked.
  • Damage: -25%
  • Max Duration: 6 seconds
  • Cooldown: +15%

Ascendant
Passive 1 All action skill Augments gain increased effects.
  • Soul Sap Lifesteal: +20%
  • Allure Radius: +100%
  • Glamour Duration: +50%
  • Revelation Damage: +25%
  • Stillness of Mind: Breaks 0.75 seconds after being damaged
  • Expedite Cooldown: +15%

Tier 4

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Reverberation
Action Skill - Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself, dealing damage to everything in its path. Astral Projection deals increased damage for every enemy it hits.
  • Damage: 46789 (at level 72)
  • Damage Bonus: +50% per enemy hit
  • Cooldown: 30 seconds

From Rest
Passive 3 Amara gains improved fire rate and charge time.
  • Fire Rate: +4% / +8% / +12%
  • Charge Time: +21% / +34% / +44%

Laid Bare
Passive 3 Enemies take increased damage from all sources for a few seconds after being damaged by Amara's action skill.
  • Damage Increase: +8.3% / +16.7% / +25%
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Wrath
Passive 3 Amara gains increased gun damage. This effect is increased after she activates her action skill for a few seconds.
  • Gun Damage: +6.7% / +13.3% / +20.0%
  • Gun Damage: +6.7% / +13.3% / +20.0% after action skill use
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Tier 5

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Tandava
Action Skill - Amara sends forward an Astral Projection of herself. When it hits a target, it explodes, damaging all nearby enemies.
  • Cooldown: 35 seconds
  • Damage: 48522 (at level 72)

Remnant
Passive 3 When Amara kills an enemy with a gun or action skill, she creates a homing projectile that seeks out a new enemy dealing her action skill elemental damage. Any Overkill Damage is added to the projectile's damage.
  • Remnant Damage: 4332 / 8665 / 12997 (at level 72)

Awakening
Passive 3 Amara's Rush stacks gain increased effectiveness.
  • Rush Stack Effectiveness: +10% per rank

Tier 6

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Avatar
Passive 1 Amara's action skill can be activated while it's cooling down. This skill may only be used once per completed cooldown. Additionally, increases Amara's max Rush stacks. Additionally, if Amara's action skill kills an enemy, it refunds half of her Rush stacks.
  • Bonus Rush Stacks: +10

Fist of the Elements[]

This skill tree focuses on elemental damage.

Starting Skill

Action Skill Effect

Phasegrasp
Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the targeted enemy in place for a few seconds. Some enemies are immune to being grasped and instantly take damage instead.
  • Duration: 7 seconds
  • Cooldown: 16 seconds
  • Grasp Immune Damage: 13863 (at level 72)

Tier 1

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Anima
Passive 5 Amara's elemental status effects deal increased damage over time and have increased duration. Her action skill status effect deals further increased damage.
  • Status Effect Damage: +4% per rank
  • Status Effect Duration: +20% per rank
  • Action Skill Status Effect Damage: +8% per rank

Steady Hand(s)
Passive 3 Amara gains increased weapon handling and accuracy.
  • Handling: +14% / +24% / +32%
  • Accuracy: +13% / +23% / +31%

Infusion
Passive 5 Convert a portion of damage dealt by Amara's weapons into her action skill element.
  • Converted Damage: +8% per rank

Tier 2

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Soulfire
Element - Converts Amara's action skill to incendiary damage.

Tempest
Passive 5 Amara deals increased elemental damage. Shock damage is further increased.
  • Elemental Damage: +6% per rank
  • Shock Damage: +4% per rank

Illuminated Fist
Passive 1 Amara gains increased melee damage and her melee damage is converted to her action skill element.
  • Melee Damage: +75%

Wildfire
Passive 5 Whenever Amara applies an elemental effect to an enemy, it has a chance to spread to a nearby enemy.
  • Spread Chance: 8% per rank

Tier 3

Skill Type Ranks Effect

The Eternal Fist
Action Skill - Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the targeted enemy in place for a few seconds. Whenever the grasped enemy is killed, up to 3 new targets can be sought out and grasped.
  • Bonus Targets: up to +4
  • Grasp Immune Damage: 13863 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 20 seconds

Allure
Augment - Amara's action skill creates a singularity that pulls in enemies.
  • Action Skill Damage: -20%
  • Duration: 2.5 seconds

Dread
Passive 1 Amara's gun damage is increased for a few seconds after an enemy is grasped. Whenever any player kills a grasped enemy, their current weapon is instantly reloaded.
  • Weapon Damage: +15%
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Tier 4

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Ties that Bind
Action Skill - Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the targeted enemy in place for a few seconds. Enemies near the grasped target are linked, and any damage dealt to a linked target is shared between all other linked targets.
  • Link Damage: 20% of damage dealt
  • Grasp Immune Damage: 16636 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 18 seconds

Indiscriminate
Passive 3 Amara's bullets that damage enemies have a chance to ricochet and deal decreased damage to other nearby enemies. Ricochet chance and damage are increased if the target is currently affected by Phasegrasp or Stillness of Mind.
  • Ricochet Chance: 10% per rank
  • Ricochet Damage: -50%
  • Action Skill Ricochet Chance: 20% per rank
  • Action Skill Ricochet Damage: -25%

Deep Well
Passive 1 Amara gains increased magazine size with elemental weapons.
  • Magazine Size: +20%

Catharsis
Passive 3 Whenever Amara triggers an elemental effect on an enemy, when that enemy dies that enemy explodes, dealing her attuned element damage along with any other element that is currently inflicted upon that enemy. This skill has a short cooldown.
  • Catharsis Damage: 2079 / 4159 / 6238 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds

Tier 5

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Fist over Matter
Action Skill - Amara summons a giant fist that bursts from the ground and locks the targeted enemy in place for a few seconds. After grasping the targeted enemy, large fists appear and constantly smash the area, dealing damage to nearby enemies.
  • Damage: 17239 (at level 72)
  • Grasp Immune Damage: 19409 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 28 seconds

Sustainment
Passive 5 Amara gains Life Steal whenever she deals elemental damage with her weapon.
  • Life Steal: 4% of damage dealt per rank

Conflux
Passive 5 Whenever Amara applies an elemental effect to an enemy, she gains a chance to randomly electrocute, burn, or melt that enemy.
  • Extra Effect Chance: 7% per rank

Tier 6

Skill Type Ranks Effect

Forceful Expression
Passive 1 Amara's guns deal bonus elemental damage based on her action skill element.
  • Bonus Elemental Damage: 18% of damage dealt

Enlightened Force[]

Starting Skill[]

Skill Type Effect
Phaseflare
Phaseflare
Action Skill Amara summons an Orb of Elemental Energy that deals constant elemental damage to nearby enemies. Pressing V near the Orb causes it to fly towards an enemy and damage them. Additionally, every time Amara uses a melee attack on the Orb, it gains Increased Damage based on the damage dealt to it.
Pressing F causes the Orb to return to Amara.
  • Impact Damage: 13170 (at level 72)
  • Area Damage: 2634 per second (at level 72)
  • Duration: 30 seconds
  • Cooldown: 48 seconds

Tier 1[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Trust In Yourself
Trust In Yourself
Passive 5 Whenever an enemy breaks Amara's shield, she gains increased Reload Speed, Charge Speed, and Weapon Swap Speed for a short time. This effect is doubled if Amara's shield is broken by a melee attack.
  • Reload speed: +4% per level
  • Charge Speed: +8% per level
  • Weapon Swap Speed: +16% per level
  • Duration 24 seconds
No Mistakes In Nature
No Mistakes In Nature
Passive 5 Whenever Amara inflicts a Status Effect on an enemy, she gains increased Melee Damage for a short time.
  • Melee Damage: +13% per level
  • Duration: 12 seconds
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Passive 5 Amara's weapons gain increased Projectile Speed and Splash Damage.
  • Projectile Speed: +14% per level
  • Splash Damage: +7% per level

Tier 2[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Glow Up
Glow Up
Action Skill - Instead of dealing Splash Damage to enemies, Amara's Orb grants nearby allies Health Regeneration. Amara may also press V while near the Orb to send it to a downed ally, granting them a Second Wind.
  • Impact Damage: 14556 (at level 72)
  • Healing: 2911 health per second (at level 72)
  • Duration 34 seconds
  • Cooldown: 28 seconds
Go With The Flow
Go With The Flow
Passive 3 Whenever Amara Freezes an enemy, she gains increased Movement Speed and Weapon Damage for a short time.
  • Gun Damage: +7% per level
  • Movement Speed: +3% per level
  • Duration: 16 seconds
Unweave The Rainbow
Unweave The Rainbow
Passive 3 Amara's deals Bonus Damage of her attuned element whenever she deals Melee Damage or Splash Damage to frozen enemies.
  • Bonus Damage: +11% of damage dealt per level
Ebb and Flow
Ebb and Flow
Passive 3 Whenever Amara kills an enemy with a melee attack, she gains a portion of the damage dealt back as health.
  • Life Steal: +21% of damage dealt per level
Cold Hearted
Cold Hearted
Action Skill Element - Converts Amara's Action Skill to Cryo Damage.

Tier 3[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Shooting Star (skill)
Shooting Star (skill)
Action Skill - Amara summons an Orb of Elemental Energy that deals constant elemental damage to nearby enemies. Pressing V near the Orb causes it to fly forwards towards an enemy and damage them which also increases the amount of Overall Damage the Orb deals to enemies. Additionally, the Elemental Orb continually fires Elemental Projectiles at the last enemy Amara damaged. Pressing F causes the Orb to return to Amara.
  • Impact Damage: 10397 (at level 72)
  • Area Damage: 2079 per second (at level 72)
  • Duration: 26 seconds
  • Cooldown: 44 seconds
Combo Breaker
Combo Breaker
Passive 1 Killing an enemy with Melee Damage has a chance to reset Amara's Action Skill Cooldown.
  • Reset Chance: 20%
Expedite
Expedite
Action Skill Effect - Whenever Amara kills an enemy with her Action Skill, she gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate until she activates her Action Skill again.
  • Cooldown Rate: +30% per enemy killed

Tier 4[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Joyfull Freedom
Joyfull Freedom
Passive 5 After activating her Action Skill, Amara gains increased Melee Damage for a short time.
  • Melee Damage: +14% per level
  • Duration: 12 seconds
Burn Both Ends
Burn Both Ends
Passive 5 After activating her Action Skill, Amara gains Increased Threat for a short time, drawing the attention of all enemies in a huge radius.

Whenever Amara is dealt damage by an enemy, she gains Increased Damage for a short time. This effect stacks.

  • Damage: +1% per level
  • Max Stacks: 15
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Tier 5[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Light Fantastic
Light Fantastic
Action Skill - Amara summons an Orb of Elemental Energy that deals constant elemental damage to nearby enemies. Whenever Amara damages an enemy, the Elemental Orb automatically travels to that enemy. Whenever Amara kills an enemy, the Elemental Orb gains Increased Damage. Pressing F causes the Orb to return to Amara.
  • Impact Damage: 8665 (at level 72)
  • Area Damage: 1733 per second (at level 72)
  • Duration: 24 seconds
  • Cooldown: 44 seconds
Body and Mind
Body and Mind
Passive 3 Kill Skill. Amara's melee attacks deal Bonus Splash Damage for a short time.
  • Splash Damage: 1782 / 3565 / 5347 (at level 72)
  • Duration: 12 seconds
Free The Soul
Free The Soul
Passive 1 Kill Skill. Whenever Amara kills a frozen enemy, splinters fly out from that enemy and home to nearby enemies, dealing Cryo Damage. This skill has a short cooldown.
  • Damage: 17329 (at level 72)
  • Cooldown: 3 seconds
Atman
Atman
Passive 3 Amara gains increased Skill Damage.
  • Skill Damage: +9% per level

Tier 6[]

Skill Type Ranks Effect
Clear The Mind
Clear The Mind
Passive 1 Kill Skill. After killing an enemy, Amara ignores enemies Elemental Damage Resistance for a short time. This does not effect Elemental Immunity.
  • Duration: 8 seconds

Notes[]

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