Talents

Talents are a progression system that augments the strength of Wayfinders by unlocking connected nodes in a web. They also refer to assorted accolade bonuses and mastery passives. Talents are treated separately from Affinity.

As a Wayfinder gains experience, they also contribute towards Wayfinder Rank, which is tantamount to an "account level". All Wayfinders contribute to Wayfinder Rank experience, even after they reach max level. Completing quests, killing enemies, and Wayfinder Resonance Caches all provide Wayfinder Rank experience. The maximum Wayfinder Rank is 30. Each Wayfinder Rank will grant a Talent Point and unlock Accolades, which offer a variety of bonuses to all Wayfinders.

Talent Trees

Talent points can be spent to unlock nodes on the Talent Tree that can provide stat points, echo slots, echo capacity, or new (major or minor) passive abilities. Talent trees are unique to each Wayfinder, but the trees themselves and associated mastery accolades are specific to each Archetype. In other words:

• Wingrave, Senja, and Grendel use the Warmaster talent tree.
• Niss, Kyros, and Lora use the Arcanist talent tree.
• Silo and Venomess use the Survivalist talent tree.

Every Talent Tree is broadly structured into three branches, each of which aids in creating different play styles by offering unique passive boosts to the Wayfinder. The trees are broadly separated into an offense branch, a balanced/support branch, and a defense branch.

Talent Tree Nodes are split into 6 categories:

• Prime (A Prime Talent Node represents the core perk of the branch that provides massive passive bonuses; only one may be selected)
• Major (A Major Talent Node represents the two smaller passive perks offered the branch)
• Minor (Talent Nodes which offer minor Stat Boosts)
• Connection (Talent Nodes connecting one branch to another. Offers Stat and Echo Capacity Bonus)
• Echo (Talent Nodes that augment Echo Capacity of the Wayfinder and add new Echo Slots)
• Boosted (A group of three Minor Nodes that provide a 2X multiplier to all three stat bonuses when all of them are unlocked)

Warmaster

The Warmaster Talent Tree has three main branches: Vengeance, Heroism, and Resolve.

Type	Name	Description
Vengeance
Prime	Grim Devotion	Gain bonus Weapon Power equal to 20% of your Max Health.
Major	Unstoppable	Using a Weapon Ability increases your maximum Heat of Battle multiplier by 10% per ability level. Stacks up to a maximum of 10. Stacks are removed when your combo resets.
Major	Ways of War	Weapon Abilities charge an additional 15% faster.
Heroism
Prime	Rallying Cry	Each time you use a Wayfinder Ability, you Heal all allies around you for a small amount. Consecutive heals will have an increased effect.
Major	Presence of Mind	Every time you hit an enemy with a weapon attack, gain a stack of Mindful, stacking up to 10 times. Using a Wayfinder ability causes all stacks to be consumed, granting you +3% Ability Power per stack.
Major	Fortifying Aura	After using your Ultimate Ability, you and all nearby allies gain a temporary bonus to all stats equal to 5% of your Ability Power.
Resolve
Prime	Give No Ground	You lose 20% less Stamina when blocking attacks. Parry attacks now deal twice as much damage.
Major	Hard Target	You now cause small amounts of damage to any enemy that hits you with a melee attack. Damage scales with your Physical Defense.
Major	Immovable	You can no longer be interrupted by enemy attacks in combat.

Arcanist

The Arcanist Talent Tree has three main branches: Havoc, Quantum, and Kinesis.

Type	Name	Description
Havoc
Prime	Overwhelming Arcana	Each time a Wayfinder ability is used, gain a stack of Overwhelming Arcana. Overwhelming Arcana increases Ability Power 5% per stack. Overwhelming Arcana can stack up to 5 times.
Major	Bountiful Innervation	Each time a Wayfinder ability is used, have a 50% chance create an Innervation Orb.
Major	Quickening Innervation	Each time you pick up an Innervation Orb, lower your Wayfinder Ability Cooldowns by 20%.
Quantum
Prime	Wave Function Collapse	Gain stacks of Observation when using your Ultimate or dealing Critical Hits. When stacks reach 100, a Wave Form Collapse is triggered, granting a random buff to you and nearby allies, increasing Damage, refreshing Cooldowns, or increasing Speed and Stamina.
Major	Probability Density	Each time you pick up an Innervation Orb, gain 10% increased Crit Rating, stacking up to 3 times.
Major	Temporal Coherence	Each time you Critically hit, gain a moderate amount of Ultimate Meter Charge. This effect has an internal cooldown of 1 second.
Kinesis
Prime	Reactivity	Gain a Damage Shield equal to 30% of Magic Defense after using your Ultimate. If you are hit while you have a Damage Shield active, deal damage equal to 25% of your Magic Defense back to your attacker.
Major	Feedback	Each time a Wayfinder ability is used, gain a Damage Shield equal to 7% of Magic Defense.
Major	Repulsion	Each time you pick up an Innervation Orb, gain a Damage Shield equal to 10% of Magic Defense.

Survivalist

The Survivalist Talent Tree has three main branches: Prowess, Tactics, and Finesse.

Type	Name	Description
Prowess
Prime	Careful Strikes	Crit Rating increased by 50%, but the base multiplier for all Critical Hits is reduced by 33%.
Major	Guerilla Tactics	Each Critical Hit now has a 20% chance to grant you 10 Stamina.
Major	Opportunism	Each time you land a Critical Hit, you and all nearby allies gain 1% increased Crit Power for 6 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.
Tactics
Prime	Red Feast	Your Expose Weakness also causes the target to heal all attackers for a small amount.
Major	Deadly Insight	Your Expose Weakness is now stronger, making enemies 5% more vulnerable.
Major	Force Feedback	Your Expose Weakness also provides a small boost to all attackers' Ultimate Meter Charges.
Finesse
Prime	Speed Demon	Dodging now grants a stacking 6% increase to Weapon Power, stacking up to 5 times and lasting 4 seconds.
Major	Will to Survive	Incoming damage is reduced by up to 20%, scaling with your missing Stamina.
Major	Counterplay	Drop a timed explosive when dodging away from nearby enemies. 10 second cooldown.

Mastery Accolades

Accolades are additional passive bonuses granted for each achieved Wayfinder Rank, serving as a global scaling increase of power for all Wayfinders. These bonuses include:

• Base Weapon - An increase to the base Statistics of all weapons. A bonus is given for every rank.
• Affinity Point - Additional Affinity points. One point is granted at Ranks 5, 15, and 25.
• Echo Capacity - An increase to the max Echo capacity of all weapons, for every Echo slot. A bonus is given every six ranks.
  • At Rank 15, an additional Cross Echo Slot is unlocked for all weapons.
• Defense Power - A passive that converts a portion of a Wayfinder's defensive stats to their offensive stats, depending on their Archetype.
• Weapon Mastery - Unique passives that give different bonuses depending on the Wayfinder's Archetype and equipped weapon.

Defense Power

At certain Mastery Accolade Ranks (9, 18 and 27), a Wayfinder will be granted higher tiers of a passive Defense Power.

Archetype	Description
Warmaster	Converts (5/10/15)% of Physical Defense as additional Weapon Power
Arcanist	Converts (5/10/15)% of Magic Defense as additional Ability Power
Survivalist	Converts (2.5/5/7.5)% of Physical Defense and (2.5/5/7.5)% of Magic Defense as additional Crit Power

Weapon Mastery

At certain other Mastery Accolade Ranks (10, 20 and 30), a Wayfinder will be granted higher tiers of a passive Weapon Mastery. The Weapon Mastery bonuses will vary based on the Wayfinder's Archetype and the class of the weapon equipped.

Archetype	Weapon	Mastery	Description
Warmaster	Guardian	Press the Advantage	When gaining a pip, gain (3/4/5)% Weapon Power for 12 seconds, stacking up to 3 times.
Warmaster	Executioner	Relentless Blows	Using a 2H Weapon Ability increases your Weapon Power by (9/12/15)% for 8 seconds. This effect does not stack.
Warmaster	Twin Striker	Whirling Blades	Using Flourishes gives (3/4/5)% Weapon Power per Flourish Point used, for 6 seconds.
Warmaster	Marksman	Marksman Brawler	Improves Damage and Break Damage of all Rifle Attacks by (5/7.5/10)% to enemies within close range.
Arcanist	Guardian	Reactive Overflow	Blocking an enemy attack or hitting an enemy with a melee finisher increases Ability Power by (1.8/2.4/3)% stacking up to 5 times and lasting 8 seconds.
Arcanist	Executioner	Arcane Colossus	2H attacks have a (15/20/25)% chance to deal 80% of your Ability Power as bonus damage.
Arcanist	Twin Striker	Arcane Dance	Shadow Hits from Blade Dance deal additional Ability Damage equal to (20/30/40)% of Ability Power.
Arcanist	Marksman	Magic Chamber	Rifle Standard shots deal bonus Ability Damage based on how empty the clip is, up to (30/45/60)% of Ability Power.
Survivalist	Guardian	Critical Opener	Dash attacks increase Crit Chance by (10/15/20)% for 6 seconds.
Survivalist	Executioner	Heavy Precision	2H Light Attacks increase Crit Chance by (2/3/4)% per stack, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 4 seconds. 2H Heavy Attacks increase Crit Power by (4/6/8)% per stack, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 4 seconds.
Survivalist	Twin Striker	Inspiring Flourish	Increases Crit Chance by (4/5/6)% for 6 seconds per Flourish Point consumed, up to (12/15/18)%.
Survivalist	Marksman	Critical Reload	On a Hotspot reload grants up to (8/12/16)% Crit Chance, based on the amount of shots reloaded, for 10 seconds.

Rank Bonuses

Rank	Base Weapon	Affinity Point	Echo Slot	Defense Power	Weapon Mastery
1	+4% (4% Total)
2	+4% (8% Total)
3	+4% (12% Total)
4	+4% (16% Total)
5	+7% (23% Total)	+1 (1 Total)
6	+4% (27% Total)		+2 Capacity per slot (2 Total Capacity)
7	+4% (31% Total)
8	+4% (35% Total)			Tier 1
9	+4% (39% Total)				Tier 1
10	+7% (46% Total)
11	+4% (50% Total)
12	+4% (54% Total)		+2 Capacity per slot (4 Total Capacity)
13	+4% (58% Total)	+1 (2 Total)
14	+4% (62% Total)		+1 Echo Slot
15	+7% (69% Total)
16	+4% (73% Total)
17	+4% (77% Total)			Tier 2
18	+4% (81% Total)		+2 Capacity per slot (6 Total Capacity)
19	+4% (85% Total)				Tier 2
20	+7% (92% Total)
21	+4% (96% Total)
22	+4% (100% Total)
23	+4% (104% Total)
24	+4% (108% Total)		+2 Capacity per slot (8 Total Capacity)
25	+7% (115% Total)	+1 (3 Total)
26	+4% (119% Total)
27	+4% (123% Total)			Tier 3
28	+4% (127% Total)
29	+4% (131% Total)
30	+7% (138% Total)		+2 Capacity per slot (10 Total Capacity)		Tier 3