Communing
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Communing is a ritualist secondary attribute.
“No inherent effect. Many Ritualist skills, especially those related to summoning Spirits, become more effective with higher Communing.
— In-game description
[edit] Notes
- Communing also contains Restoration, one of the ritualist's four resurrection skills, Shadowsong, one of the ritualist's four blindness inflicting skills, Dissonance, one of the ritualist's three interruption skills, and the ritualist's only Adrenaline denial, enchantment removal, knockdown and snare / attack prevention skills.
- Most Binding Rituals are linked to the Communing attribute. Communing also includes several anti-caster skills and several offensive, defensive and support weapon spells.
[edit] Communing skills
| Icon | Name | Description | 
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| Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguish | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...9...11 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to Hexed foes. | 15
| ¾
| 45
| Nightfall | ||
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| Anguish (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...6...7 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage. Double damage to Hexed foes. | 25
| 3
| 45
| Nightfall | ||
| Anguished Was Lingwah | Item Spell. (30...126...150 seconds.) Drop effect: summons a level 1...8...10 Spirit of Pain (30...126...150 second lifespan) that deals 5...25...30 damage. | 15
| 3
| 30
| Factions | ||
| Armor of Unfeeling | Skill. (10...30...35 seconds.) Your spirits within earshot take 50% less damage and are immune to critical attacks. | 5
| 1
| 20
| Factions | ||
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| Armor of Unfeeling (PvP) | Enchantment Spell. (10...30...35 seconds.) You have 10 base damage reduction while casting binding rituals. | 10
| 1
| 20
| Factions | ||
| Binding Chains | Hex Spell. (5...15...17 seconds.) Target foe moves 90% slower and cannot attack. Ends if this foe takes damage. | 15
| 2
| 30
| Factions | ||
| Brutal Weapon | Weapon Spell. (10...34...40 seconds.) Attacks deal +5...13...15 damage. No effect while target ally is enchanted. | 10
| 1
| 15
| 
| Factions | |
| Disenchantment | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (10...30...35 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and remove one enchantment. | 15
| 1
| 30
| Factions | ||
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| Disenchantment (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (10...30...35 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and remove one enchantment. | 25
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
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| Disenchantment | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (10...30...35 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and remove one enchantment. | 25
| 5
| 45
| Bonus Mission Pack | ||
| Displacement | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range have 75% chance to block. Block effect: this spirit takes 60 damage. | 15
| ¾
| 45
| Factions | ||
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| Displacement (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range have 75% chance to block. Block effect: this spirit takes 60 damage. | 15
| 3
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Dissonance | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (10...22...25 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and interrupt actions. | 25
| 1
| 45
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| Factions | |
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| Dissonance (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (10...22...25 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...17...20 damage and interrupt actions. | 25
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Dulled Weapon | Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). Removes ability to land a critical hit. | 10
| 1
| 12
| Factions | ||
| Earthbind | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Any time non-spirit foes within range are knocked down, they are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 50...30...25 Health. | 15
| 1
| 30
| Factions | ||
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| Earthbind (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Any time non-spirit foes within range are knocked down, they are knocked down for at least 3 seconds. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 50...30...25 Health. | 15
| 5
| 60
| Factions | ||
| Ghostly Weapon | Weapon Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target ally's next attack is unblockable. Cannot self-target. | 5
| ¼
| 1
| Eye of the North | ||
| Guided Weapon | Weapon Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) Attacks are unblockable. | 15
| 2
| 5
| Factions | ||
| Mighty Was Vorizun | Item Spell. (15...51...60 seconds.) You have +15 armor and +30 maximum Energy. | 5
| 2
| 30
| Factions | ||
| Pain | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...25...30 damage. | 5
| ¾
| 30
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| Factions | |
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| Pain (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Its attacks deal 5...25...30 damage. | 5
| 3
| 30
| Factions | ||
| Restoration | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy. | 10
| 1
| 30
| Factions | ||
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| Restoration (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy. | 10
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Shadowsong | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30 second lifespan). Its attacks inflict Blindness condition (1...5...6 seconds). | 15
| 1
| 30
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| Factions | |
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| Shadowsong | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...5...6 spirit (30 second lifespan). Its attacks inflict Blindness condition (1...5...6 seconds). | 15
| 5
| 45
| Bonus Mission Pack | ||
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| Shadowsong (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...5...6 spirit (30 second lifespan). Its attacks inflict Blindness condition (1...5...6 seconds). | 15
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Shelter | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. Damage prevention cost: this spirit loses 75...51...45 Health. | 25
| 1
| 45
| Factions | ||
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| Shelter (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Non-spirit allies within range cannot lose more than 10% maximum Health from a single attack. Damage prevention cost: this spirit loses 75...51...45 Health. | 25
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Signet of Binding | Signet. You lose 200...80...50 Health. Gain control of target spirit. | 1
| 15
| Nightfall | |||
| Signet of Ghostly Might | Elite Signet. (5...17...20 seconds.) All spirits you control within earshot attack 33% faster and deal + 5...9...10 damage. | 1
| 15
| Nightfall | |||
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| Signet of Ghostly Might (PvP) | Elite Signet. Target allied summoned creature deals +5...29...35 damage. That creature is destroyed after 10 seconds. | 1
| 5
| Nightfall | |||
| Soothing | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Building adrenaline takes twice as long for foes within range. | 15
| 1
| 45
| Factions | ||
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| Soothing (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (15...39...45 second lifespan). Building adrenaline takes twice as long for foes within range. | 25
| 5
| 60
| Factions | ||
| Sundering Weapon | Weapon Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) Target ally's next 3 attacks inflict Cracked Armor condition (5...17...20 seconds) and have 10% armor penetration. | 5
| 1
| 10
| Eye of the North | ||
| Union | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Whenever a non-spirit ally within range takes damage, that damage is reduced by 15 and the spirit takes 15 damage. | 15
| ¾
| 45
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| Factions | |
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| Union (PvP) | Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Whenever a non-spirit ally within range takes damage, that damage is reduced by 15 and the spirit takes 15 damage. | 15
| 3
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Vital Weapon | Weapon Spell. (5...25...30 seconds.) +40...148...175 maximum Health. | 5
| 1
| 2
| Factions | ||
| Wanderlust | Elite Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Its attacks against stationary foes cause knock-down. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 70...54...50 Health. | 10
| 1
| 45
| Factions | ||
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| Wanderlust (PvP) | Elite Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...7...8 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Its attacks against stationary foes cause knock-down. Knock-down cost: this spirit loses 70...54...50 Health. | 10
| 5
| 45
| Factions | ||
| Weapon of Quickening | Elite Weapon Spell. (5...21...25 seconds.) Spells and binding rituals recharge 33% faster. | 10
| 2
| 5
| Factions |
