Dirty Tricks gem

Nobody taught you these. You just know.

Item level 30Skill

Levels gems grow with AP

Level	Needs	Gives	Cast chance
1	0 AP	Whirlwind	–
2	800 AP	Flaming Volley	+1 pts
3	3,200 AP	Time Warp	+2 pts
4	9,000 AP		+1 pts
5	22,000 AP	Desperate Flail	+2 pts

Socket it in a weapon or armour, link it with supports, and what it teaches starts to fire in battle.

Whirlwind Attack · Wind

Spin to win, then sit down for a bit.

Mana: 24
Base chance: 14% of turns
Target: all enemies
Hits: 1 (×0.8 your swing)
Needs: sword, axe, mace, dagger, spear, hammer, greatsword, greataxe, maul, halberd

Hero level	Per cast	On a crit	Weak foe	Resists
10	15–20	26–36	23–30	9–12
30	40–55	71–96	60–83	24–33
50	63–85	110–148	95–128	38–51
70	85–115	148–200	128–173	51–69
99	126–171	221–299	189–257	76–103

Per cast against an ordinary foe of the hero's own level, for a hero with no gear or gems and every skill at that level. Gear, gems and supports add to it.

Flaming Volley Attack · Fire

The fletcher said not to. The fletcher is not here.

Mana: 24
Base chance: 14% of turns
Target: all enemies
Hits: 1 (×0.75 your swing)
Status: Burn · 40% chance
Needs: bow, crossbow, longbow

Hero level	Per cast	On a crit	Weak foe	Resists
10	14–19	25–34	21–29	8–11
30	38–51	66–90	57–77	23–31
50	59–79	103–139	89–119	35–47
70	79–107	139–188	119–161	47–64
99	118–160	207–280	177–240	71–96

Per cast against an ordinary foe of the hero's own level, for a hero with no gear or gems and every skill at that level. Gear, gems and supports add to it.

Time Warp Utility

Everyone is a bit faster and the clocks are furious.

Mana: 30
Base chance: 10% of turns
Target: all allies
Hits: none
Status: Haste · 100% chance, 2 actions
Needs: wand, staff, greatstaff, tome, orb

Desperate Flail Attack · Physical

No technique, no plan, surprisingly effective.

Mana: 16
Base chance: 24% of turns
Target: random enemies (3 picks)
Hits: 1 (×0.6 your swing)
Needs: sword, axe, mace, dagger, spear, hammer, wand, bow, crossbow, staff, greatsword, greataxe, maul, halberd, longbow, greatstaff, shield, tome, orb, unarmed

Hero level	Per cast	On a crit	Weak foe	Resists
10	11–15	20–27	–	–
30	30–41	53–72	–	–
50	47–64	82–111	–	–
70	63–86	111–150	–	–
99	95–128	166–224	–	–

Per cast against an ordinary foe of the hero's own level, for a hero with no gear or gems and every skill at that level. Gear, gems and supports add to it.