Burglar

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The Burglar is a master of stealth and misdirection. Burglars are able to confound foes with a variety of clever and debilitating tricks. They also excel at attacking from the shadows, allowing them to take enemies by surprise.

Available Races: Hobbit, Man

A Hobbit Burglar
A Hobbit Burglar
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Role

Debuffer: The burglar role is to rob monsters of the ability to deal damage and attack at full strength. As the only class that can reliably create conjunction opportunities (high-yield group-based attacks also known as Fellowship Manuevers), their role in groups is a coveted one.

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Skills

Active Skills

Bag of Tricks

Ability Category Level Power Cost Range Description
Trick Disable Debuff 2 3 3 Debuff: Slows attack speed and Melee Damage by 15%.
Mischievous Glee Heal 10 6 3 Instant self heal+healing over time.
Trick Dust in the Eyes Debuff 16 6 3 Debuff: Adds 20.0% to Miss Chance and Slows movement speed by 25%.
Startling Twist Debuff 20 6 3 Stuns enemy for 8 seconds
Mischief Buff 20 4 Toggle Buff: Reduces Tricks Power Cost by 25% and Riddle Recovery Timer by 30s. Allows the use of Clever Retort. You can't use sneak while using this skill.
Trick Counter Defence Debuff 26 3 3 Debuff: The Targets Parry, Evade and Block rating is reduced by an amount based on your level and has an additional 3.0% to Critical Hit Vulnerability.
Clever Retort 30 6 3 Can only be used on an enemy with an active trick on them, removing the trick upon use. Does one of 4 different things. They are similar to fellowship manouvers. (Direct damage, damage over time, healing or replenishing power.) Breaks a target out of being dazed.
Trick Enrage Debuff 38 6 20 Debuff: Forces target to attack random enemies and adds 5.0% to Ranged Vulnerability.

Buff Skills

Ability Category Level Power Cost Range Description
Cure Poison Buff 26 20 3 Cures Poison

Elements of Surprise

Ability Category Level Power Cost Range Description
Cunning Attack Damage 1 5 3 Main Hand Damage + DoT (1Dmg / 2sec / 20sec).
Surprise Strike Damage 1 5 3 Main Hand Damage + BasedOnLevelDamage. Does more damage from behind and while in stealth.
Sneak Stealth 4 4 Enters Stealth Mode (Movement speed reduced to 50%, can be increased to 70% with a trait).
Diversion Crowd Control 18 3 20 Distracts enemy to look in opposite direction. Can only be used while in stealth.
Trip Debuff 28 3 4 Main Hand Damage + Fellowship Skill Opener.
Hide in Plain Sight Stealth 30 20 Instantly vanishes into undetectable Stealth mode in combat for 10 seconds.
Provoke Aggro Management 34 2 3 Upon using this on an enemy, it has increased threat on whoever it is currently attacking.
Practical Joke Misc. 40 3 4 Does nothing at all. Your Burglar sneezes only. Can only be used while in stealth.
Share The Fun Stealth 42 4 5 You and a fellowship member enter Stealth Mode (Movement speed reduced by 70%, stealth level -2).
Location Is Everything Buff 50 5 5 Your next attack from behind will deal 25% aditional damage. Does not break stealth.

Razor-sharp Wit

Ability Category Level Power Cost Range Description
Subtle Stab Damage 1 3 3 Damage
Burglar's Advantage Damage 4 6 3 You are able to hit an enemy again after a critical hit, inflicting more damage from behind.
Riddle 8 4 20 30 seconds daze, 60 second cooldown. Can be reduced to 30 if Mischief is toggled.
Aim Buff 12 5 The next damage dealing attack will be a critical hit and your chances to miss will be significantly reduced. Using this skill will not break stealth. 10 seconds duration, 1:30 cooldown. Can be reduced to 1:00 with a trait.
Exploit Opening 12 3 3 Stuns enemy for 5 seconds, allowing your fellowship to perform a manouver. 5 minute cooldown.
Addle Debuff 14 6 20 Interrupts enemy casting and for 30 seconds his casting speed will be reduced by 25%.
Reveal Weakness Debuff 22 3 20 Toggle skill: Increases enemy damage taken by 8%. Can be increased to 10% with a trait.
Double-Edged Strike Damage 24 5 3 After using Burglars Advantage, you are able to do 2 quick attacks.
Well Placed Strike Damage + DoT 40 5 3 Damage + DoT (Stronger DoT if performed from Behind).
Knives Out AoE 42 20 5 Affects up to 5 enemies infront of you, dealing damage and reducing melee damage taken by 30% and reflecting (based on level) damage back to attackers. Under this effect you are unable to parry, evade or block. Shares recovery timer with Touch and Go. (Will set both cooldowns to 2 minutes)
Confound Debuff 46 3 5 Slows attack speed by 5% + delayed Daze.

The Resourceful Burglar

Ability Category Level Power Cost Range Description
Touch and Go Buff 6 20 Increases evade chance by 50% for 30 seconds. 5 seconds cooldown. Shares recovery timer with Knives Out.
Burgle 14 3 4 Pickpocket human target.
Track Treasure 20 Tracks chests, marking them on your minimap.
Contact Pedlar 26 5 You summon a peddlar near a campfire. He can repair your things, buy your stuff or even sell something to you.
Find Footing Buff 32 20 Snap out of being stunned and recovering a lot of morale while also increasing your dodge chance by 50% for 30 seconds.
Ready and Able 36 5 Resets skill timers. 20 minutes cooldown
Seize Initiative 44 20 Resets skill timers for Aim and for every other skill unlocked by a critical hit. Can only be used after performing a fellowship manouver.
Escape Clause 48 20 Resets skill timers of Touch and Go and Knives out. Can only be used after performing a fellowship manouver.

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

Weapon Category Level Description
Light Armour Passive 1 Allows the usage of Light Armour
Medium Armour Passive 10 Allows the usage of Medium Armour

Base Passive Skills

For details see Hobbit or Man


Combat Characteristics

Name Level Cost Description
Evade Rank 1 5 2 Silver 50 Copper  Adds 3.0% to Evade Chance
Parry Rank 1 7 4 Silver 90 Copper  Adds 3.0% to Parry Chance
Critical Rank 1 9 8 Silver 10 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Accuracy Rank 1 11 12 Silver 10 Copper  Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Evade Rank 2 13 16 Silver 90 Copper  Adds 2.0% to Evade Chance
Parry Rank 2 15 22 Silver 50 Copper  Adds 2.0% to Parry Chance
Accuracy Rank 2 19 36 Silver 10 Copper  Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Parry Rank 3 21 44 Silver 10 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
Critical Rank 2 23 52 Silver 90 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Accuracy Rank 3 25 62 Silver 50 Copper  Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
Evade Rank 3 27 72 Silver 90 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Critical Rank 3 29 84 Silver 10 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Critical Rank 4 31 96 Silver 10 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
Evade Rank 4 33 108 Silver 90 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
Accuracy Rank 4 37 136 Silver 90 Copper  Reduces Miss by a small amount.
Parry Rank 4 41 168 Silver 10 Copper  Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance


Instrument Proficiencies

Name Level Cost
Specialized Equipment 1 starting proficiency
Clarinet Use 5 2 Silver 50 Copper 
Lute Use 5 2 Silver 50 Copper 


Misc. Passive Skills

Name Level Cost Description
Clever Devices 20 40 Silver  Enables burglars to use devices such as caltrops, marbles, and stun dust.
Tools of the Trade 20 40 Silver  Enables burglars to use special tools to facilitate their clever tricks.

Weapon Proficiencies

Weapon Category Level Description
Daggers Passive 1 Chance to land critical hit.
One-Handed Maces Passive 1 Chance to Stun.
One-Handed Swords Passive 1 Increases chance to hit.
Dual Wielding Passive 10 Allows the usage of two weapons in each respective hand.

Traits

Name Level Source Description Line Bonus
Cunning Wound 2 500 Cunning Attacks +25% on Cunning Attack-DoT Burglar Skills: +1% Crit
Swift and Subtle 2 1,250 Subtle Stabs Increases your Subtle Stab by 10% Burglar Skills: +1% Crit
Hidden Dagger 4 300 Specials from Stealth While stealthed, gain +hit & -5% to target's defenses +3% Positional Damage Multiplier
Perplexing Riddle 8 200 Riddles Riddle cannot be broken by damage for first 5s +10 Agility
Side-step 12 Evade 1,250 times +3% evade +10 Agility
Focused Eye 12 750 Aims Aim recovers in 1 minute Burglar Skills: +1% Crit
Ambidextrous 15 A Thief in the Night +15% off-hand damage Burglar Skills: +1% Crit
Trickster 16 1000 Dust in the Eyes tricks Your Trick: Dust in the Eyes is now an AOE Mischievous Glee: +2% healing & +1 tick
Footpad 20 500 Diversions +2 to your stealth level +3% Positional Damage Multiplier
Strike from Shadows 20 150 crits from stealth +5% crit when stealthed +3% Positional Damage Multiplier
Disabling Attack 20 600 disable tricks Trick: Disable affects increased to 20% Mischievous Glee: +2% healing & +1 tick
Opportunist 26 350 Counter Defence Tricks Increases the effect of Trick: Counter Defence Mischievous Glee: +2% healing & +1 tick
Appraising Eye 30 A Burglar's Errand Reveal Weakness increased to 10% +10 Agility
Leaf Walker 30 250 Hide in Plain Sights Increases your movement speed while sneaking +3% Positional Damage Multiplier
Overwhelming Odds 30 150 Conjunctions Increases the output of your conjunctions +10 Agility
Exposed Throat (Legendary) 39/41 Complete the book Expert's Guide To Dirty Fighting Potential Conjunction starter -
Flashing Blades (Legendary) 39/41 Complete the book Book of Knives Additional attack after Double-edged Strike -
Sweep the Knee (Legendary) 39/41 Complete the book Knee Breaker's Manual Trip no longer breaks stealth, cooldown is reduced -
Stick and Move (Legendary) 45/50 Complete the level 50 class quests: Articles of Cunning and Implements of the Night Evading starts critical response chain -

Trait Sets

The Gambler

A real Gambler knows when to hold, to fold, when to walk away, or when to run. Set bonuses:

2 Slotted Traits:
3 Slotted Traits:
4 Slotted Traits:
  • 20% chance for Startling Twist to apply a Disabling Gamble
  • +40% Gamble chance for 30s upon Devastating Critical
  • Trait choices for The Gambler:

The Mischief-maker

The Mischief-maker concentrates on tricks and wit to keep foes off guard. Set bonuses:

2 Slotted Traits:
  • Lower Target Trick Resist Rating
3 Slotted Traits:
  • +5 Trick Duration
4 Slotted Traits:
  • -10s Trick Removal Cooldown for 30s on Devastating Critical
  • Trait choices for The Mischief-maker:

The Quiet Knife

The Quiet Knife knows how to move about undetected and strike with surprising power. Set bonuses:

2 Slotted Traits:
  • +10% Positional Damage with Burglar Skills
3 Slotted Traits:
  • Improved Melee Critical Rating
4 Slotted Traits:
  • +25% Critical Multiplier for 30s on Devastating Critical
  • Trait choices for The Quiet Knife:

Accomplishments

For details see Burglar Deeds
Name Level Reward Task Limit per Day
Cunning Wound 1 Cunning Wound Strike with Cunning Attack (500)
Swift and Subtle 1 Swift and Subtle Strike using Subtle Stab (1250)
Perplexing Riddle 1 Perplexing Riddle Pose riddles to your enemies (200)
Hidden Dagger 1 Hidden Dagger Use your special stealth attacks (300)
Focused Eye 10 Focused Eye Use the Aim skill (750)
Side-step 10 Side-step Evade enemy attacks (1,250)
Trickster 10 Trickster Use Dust in the Eyes (1,000)
Disabling Attack 20 Disabling Attack Use Trick: Disable (600)
Opportunist 20 Opportunist Use Trick: Counter Defence (350)
Strike from Shadows 20 Strike from Shadows Land critical strikes from stealth (150)
Footpad 20 Footpad Use Diversion (500)
Overwhelming Odds 30 Overwhelming Odds Execute conjunctions (150)
Leaf-walker 30 Leaf-walker Use Hide in Plain Sight (250) 25


Legendary Deeds
Name Level Reward Task
The Book of Knives 42 Flashing Blades Find missing pages (8)
Knee-breaker Manual 44 Sweep the Leg Find missing pages (8)
The Expert's Guide to Dirty Fighting 46 Exposed Throat Find missing pages (8)

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