Fighter Ability/Skill Glossary for Ashes of Creation
Welcome to the Ashes of Creation skill glossary for Fighter! This page is great for people new to the Fighter Archetype, as it contains the basic information players need to know to excel at both PvE and PvP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.
Fighter Skills
Below is a full list of all available skills for the Fighter archetype. Each skill includes a brief description, along with important information regarding its casting and cooldown times, mana costs, range, and more.
1.1.
Overpower
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overpower
 |
Cast: 1s Cooldown: 8s |
55 Mana | Range: 4m | Deal (150%🢆) Physical damage to target enemy. This ability shared a cooldown with Brutal Cleave, and hitting an enemy with a weapon combo finisher refreshes its cooldown. +10 Combat Momentum. |
1.2.
Blitz
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blitz
 |
Cast: 0.9s Cooldown: 20s |
82 Mana | Range: 30m | Charge directly toward target enemy, dealing (100%🢆) Physical damage to the target on arrival. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Raging Blitz | Blitz generates 20 Combat Momentum. |
| Reinvigorating Lethal Blow | Killing an enemy with Lethal Blow resets the cooldown of Blitz. |
1.3.
Crippling Blow
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crippling Blow
 |
Cast: 0.8s Cooldown: 10s |
100 Mana | Range: 4m | Deal (75%🢆) Physical damage and apply Snared to target enemy. If the target is Staggered, apply another stack of Snared to the target. |
1.4.
Brutal Cleave
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brutal Cleave
 |
Cast: 1.1s Cooldown: 12s |
133 Mana | Range: N/A | Perform a wide sweeping attack, dealing (175%🢆) Physical damage to all enemies in front of you. This ability shares a cooldown with Overpower, and hitting an enemy with a weapon combo finisher refreshes its cooldown. +10-20 Combat Momentum (based on number of targets hit). |
1.5.
Lethal Blow
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lethal Blow
 |
Cast: 1.1s Cooldown: 12s |
100 Mana | Range: 4m | Deal (125%🢆) Physical damage to target enemy, plus additional damage based on target's missing health, up to a maximum total of (375%🢆) Physical damage. Chance to critically hit increased by 15% against Bleeding targets. This bonus is doubled against Hemorraging targets. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Consuming Lethal Blow | Lethal Blow returns 50% of overkill damage dealt as health and mana. |
1.6.
Whirlwind
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Whirlwind
 |
Cast: 2.5s Cooldown: 30s |
200 Mana | Range: 3m | Channeled ability: Deal (45%🢆) Physical damage to all enemies around the caster with each spin while channeled, increasing the spin rate the longer it is channeled. The caster is immune to hard disabling effects while spinning. Activate the ability again to end channeling early. Deals 20% additional damage to Weakened targets. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Whirlwind Overdrive | After completing the final spin, you may continue spinning at maximum speed while rapidly repleting your Momentum. Ends after Momentum is fully depleted or after stopping the channel. |
| Climactic Whirlwind | Perform a final swing in an area in front of you after ending Whirlwind's channel, dealing (175%🢆) Physical damage and applying Staggered to targets in front of the caster, while generating 5-10 Combat Momentum based on number of targets hit. |
1.7.
Lunging Assault
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lunging Assault
 |
Cast: 0.5s Cooldown: 5s |
15 Combat Momentum | Range: N/A | Spend 15 Combat Momentum to lunge in a direction a short distance and perform an upward swing upon arrival, dealing (125%🢆) Physical damage and applying Snared to enemies in front of you. You are immune to hard crowd control effects while performing this ability. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Recharging Lunging Assault | Lunging Assault gains an additional charge and generates 5 additional Combat Momentum when dealing damage to one or more enemies. |
1.8.
Rupture
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rupture
 |
Cast: 1.2s Cooldown: 15s |
133 Mana | Range: 4m | Deal (50%🢆) Physical damage and apply a debuff to the target. While the debuff is active, the target acquires 1 Wounded stack per second while moving. After 5 seconds, the target takes another (150%🢆) Physical damage, plus 10% additional damage for each stack of Wounded it has, up to a maximum total of of (300%🢆) Physical damage. On the initial hit, if the target is Bleeding, 1 stack is consumed and that target becomes Hemorraging. |
1.9.
Maim
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maim
 |
Cast: 1.3s Cooldown: 15s |
166 Mana | Range: N/A | Perform a powerful melee strike in a short forward cone, dealing (250%🢆) Physical damage to all targets hit. Deals 20% additional damage to recently Tripped targets. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Slicing Maim | Maim launches a piercing projectile that deals (100%🢆) physical damage, plus 20% additional damage to recently tripped targets, to enemies in its path. |
1.10.
Knock Out
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knock Out
 |
Cast: 0.8s Cooldown: 15s |
100 Mana | Range: 4m | Apply Incapacitated and Shaken to target enemy. |
1.11.
Battle Cry
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle Cry
 |
Cast: 0.6s Cooldown: 30s |
166 Mana | Range: N/A | Apply Weakened and Demoralized to all nearby enemies and Riled to the caster and all nearby party members. Gain 5 Combat Momentum for each target Riled and each enemy target that was Shaken. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Unyielding Battle Cry | Battle Cry breaks all disabling effects on the caster. |
1.12.
Wallop
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wallop
 |
Cast: 1.1s Cooldown: 8s |
100 Mana | Range: N/A | Spend 25% of current Combat Momentum to deal (150%🢆) Physical damage plus additional damage depending on how much Combat Momentum was spent, up to a maximum total of (300%🢆) Physical damage. If the target is Staggered, the effect is consumed and the target becomes Tripped. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Rejuvenating Wallop | Wallop restores a percentage of maximum health equal to 30% of Combat Momentum spent over 6 seconds. |
1.13.
Blood Fusion
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood Fusion
 |
Cast:0s Cooldown: 45s |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | Return 100% of damage dealt as health and 50% of damage dealt as mana over the next 6 seconds. Resource replenished is diminished for each target hit beyond the first. 25% additional damage returned as health from Bleeding targets. This bonus is doubled against Hemorraging targets. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Preservative Blood Fusion | When Blood Fusion is activated while below 50% health, gain 25% increased damage mitigation and healing received over the duration. |
1.14.
Cataclysm
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cataclysm
 |
Cast: 1.9s Cooldown: 30s |
200 Mana | Range: N/A | Deal (275%🢆) Physical damage and apply Shaken to all enemies in a large area in front of you. If the target is Staggered, the effect is consumed and the target becomes Tripped. Deals 15% additional damage to Chilled targets. This bonus is doubled against Frozen targets. |
1.15.
Leap Strike
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leap Strike
 |
Cast: 1.6s Cooldown: 45s |
166 Mana | Range: 30m | Leap to target location and deal (225%🢆) Physical damage around you while applying Staggered to all targets hit. Apply 3 stacks of Snared to targets hit that were Shaken. |
1.16.
Berserk
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Berserk
 |
Cast: 0.2s Cooldown: 30s |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | Consume your Combat Momentum rapidly, gaining 30% more physical power and movement speed and immunity to disabling effects while active. Must have at least 20 Combat Momentum to activate, and the effect ends when all Combat Momentum is fully depleted. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Reinvigorating Berserk | Berserk refreshes other ability cooldowns by 0.25 second per point of Combat Momentum the caster has upon activation. |
2.
Fighter Passives
Below is a full list of all available passives for the Fighter archetype. Each passive includes a brief description, along with important information regarding its casting and cooldown times, mana costs, range, and more.
2.1.
Savagery
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Savagery
 |
Cast: N/A Cooldown: N/A |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | Weapon combo finishers apply 1 Wounded stack to targets hit. |
2.2.
Art of War
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Art of War
 |
Cast: N/A Cooldown: N/A |
N/A | Range: N/A | Switching forms no longer triggers cooldowns or costs Combat Momentum. |
2.3.
Brutality
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutality
|
Cast: N/A Cooldown: N/A |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | Overpower and Brutal Cleave apply 1 Wounded stack to enemies hit. |
3.
Fighter Forms
Below is a full list of all available forms for the Fighter archetype. As a Fighter, players have the ability to shift into unique forms which provide specific buffs based on the current form that is active. Each form listed below includes a brief description, along with additional information on the associated buffs.
3.1.
Form of Ferocity
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form of Ferocity
 |
Cast: 0.7s Cooldown: 5s |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | While in this form, the caster receives 1.5% Attack Speed per 10 Combat Momentum, up to a maximum of 15%. Overpower and Brutal Cleave apply Bleeding to targets hit. Shifting form costs 20% of current Combat Momentum and triggers cooldown for all Combat Forms. Triggers cooldown for 10 seconds when deactivated. |
3.2.
Form of Celerity
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form of Celerity
 |
Cast: 0.7s Cooldown: 5s |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | While in this form, the caster receives +2% Movement Speed per 10 Combat Momentum, up to a maximum of +20%. Overpower and Brutal Cleave apply Staggered to targets hit. Shifting form costs 20% of current Combat Momentum and triggers cooldown for all Combat Forms. Triggers cooldown for 10 seconds when deactivated. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Meditative Form of Celerity | Form of Celerity regenerates 0.01% of your maximum mana per second and per weapon finisher for each point of Combat Momentum you have. |
3.3.
Form of Fluidity
| Action Name | Timers | Cost | Range & Radius | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form of Fluidity
 |
Cast: 0.7s Cooldown: 5s |
0 Mana | Range: N/A | While in this form, the caster receives +1.5% Evasion and +2.5% Disable Evasion per 10 Combat Momentum, up to a maximum of +15% and 25%, respectively. Overpower and Brutal Cleave apply Shaken to targets hit. Shifting form costs 20% of current Combat Momentum and triggers cooldown for all Combat Forms. Triggers cooldown for 10 seconds when deactivated. |
| Upgrade | Description |
|---|---|
| Regenerative Form of Fluidity | Form of Fluidity regenerates 0.01% of your maximum health per second and per weapon finisher for each point of Combat Momentum you have. |
4.
Changelog
- 10 Apr. 2025: Guide updated with recent Blood Fusion changes.
- 30 Jan. 2025: Guide updated with recent skill changes.
- 13 Jan. 2025: Guide added.
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