Some more PvE Updates

By The Achaea Team | December 16, 2025

See Also: https://www.achaea.com/2025/12/09/i-bet-you-thought-these-were-pvp-changes

Devotion

  • HANDS can now be used against denizens. See the note in the MISC section for details.

Dragoncraft

  • DRAGONROAR can now be used against denizens.
  • DRAGONROAR scales with intelligence and the magic_damage artefact power against denizens.

Excision

  • SUSTAIN can now be used against denizens. See the note in the MISC section for details.

Groves

  • New Ability: THORNLASH. This is a denizen-only ability, see the AB file for details.

Ignition

  • PYROFLARE can now be used against denizens.
  • PYROFLARE scales with intelligence and the magic_damage artefact power against denizens.

Kaido

  • KAICHOKE can now be used against denizens. See the AB file for details.
  • KAICHOKE scales with intelligence and the magic_damage artefact power against denizens.

Pervasion

  • LIFESTREAM can now be used against denizens. See the note in the MISC section for details.

Pestilence

  • New Ability: DEVOUR. This is a denizen-only ability, see the AB file for details.
  • DEVOUR scales with intelligence and the magic_damage artefact power against denizens.

Propagation

  • BLOODROOT ARMS now causes your thornrends to deal bonus damage against hindered denizens. See the AB file for details.
  • SILERIS ARMS now causes your thornrends to deal cutting damage against denizens.
  • SKULLCAP ARMS now causes your thornrends to bypass, but not strip, the magical shield defense on denizens.

Sublimation

  • New Ability: POTENTIATE. This is a PvE focused ability, see the AB file for details.

Subterfuge

  • BACKSTAB can now be used against denizens.
  • BACKSTAB scales with strength against denizens.

Tarot

  • PRIESTESS can now be used against denizens. See the note in the MISC section for details.

Misc

  • The duration of the debuffs given by CLEANSEAURA, SOULSTORM, and PENITENCE against denizens has been doubled.
  • MALIGNITY MAUL, DOMINION MAUL, DISCIPLINE RAKE, and VALOUR RAKE no longer use balance or equilibrium when cast. The damage of these skills has been slightly lowered to compensate.
  • NOTE: All denizen healing abilities are NOT percentile and instead restore a base amount plus a random flat bonus. This means that the visible percentage restored may vary drastically based on the maximum health of the denizen.
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