Way of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon is a weapon skill tree associated with unarmed combat and knuckles. Uniquely, this tree's skills can also be used while equipped with a spell gauntlet.
List of skills
| Skill | Prerequisites | SP Cost | Levels | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follower of the Dragon | None | 10 SP | 1 | Grants access to the rest of the Way of the Dragon skill tree and also grants a 25% damage bonus to all Way of the Dragon skills when not equipped with any weapon. |
| (Upper Branch) | ||||
| Swift Step | Way of the Dragon[1] | 4 SP | 1 | A priority bonus action which allows the user to dash up to 3 tiles in a cardinal direction. |
| Blazing Barrage | Swift Step | 2 SP | 3 | A multi-hit melee attack that isn't very good. |
| Dizzying Speed | Blazing Barrage | 5 SP | 1 | Adds an extra hit to Blazing Barrage. |
| (Central Branch) | ||||
| Rising Claw | Way of the Dragon[1] | 4 SP | 3 | A highly damaging melee attack which knocks the enemy back 1 tile. |
| Immovable Object | Rising Claw | 5 SP | 1 | Landing a hit with a Way of the Dragon skill frees you from any root effects currently in effect. |
| Searing Fist | Immovable Object | 2 SP | 1 | Leap towards a targeted tile and damage any enemy standing there, passing through enemies in the way. |
| Explosive Fist | Searing Fist | 8 SP | 1 | Upgrades Searing Fist to Explosive Fist, causing an AoE blast around the targeted tile. |
| (Lower Branch) | ||||
| Whirlwind Kick | Way of the Dragon[1] | 4 SP | 1 | Attack all tiles in melee range, dealing damage to anyone in range and knocking them back 1 tile, stunning them if they collide with a dense blocker. |
| Crushing Momentum | Whirlwind Kick | 5 SP | 3 | Grants a 10% chance per level that hitting an enemy with Whirlwind Kick will reset the cooldown of Swift Step. |
| Unstoppable Force | Crushing Momentum | 8 SP | 1 | Increases the knockback of Rising Claw and Whirlwind Kick by 1 tile. |
| Inner Flame | Unstoppable Force | 5 SP | 1 | Your Way of the Dragon attack have a 20% chance to inflict a damage-over-time burn effect on enemies for 2 turns equal to 10% of the attack which inflicted it. |
| (Capstone Skill) | ||||
| Dragon Mode | Inner Flame, Dizzying Speed, Explosive Fist | 10 SP | 4 | A bonus action which puts the user into a state which increases their damage and agility by 10% per level and their movement range by 1 per level as well as granting immunity to stuns, roots, and dazes, but in turn causes them to suffer punishing self-damage every turn. |
Where possible, skill lists will try to emulate the shape and flow of the in-game skill tree to ensure optimal readability, however this will not always be possible due to the shapes or interconnectivity possessed by some trees.
[1] Skills which list “Way of the Dragon” as a prerequisite actually require “Follower of the Dragon”.