Spiritshift

Spiritshift
Restrictions
Class	Druid
Activation	Modal
Requirement	Combat only
Ability
Learn	Automatic at level 1
Speed	Instant
Duration	15.0 seconds
Other
Uses	1 per Encounter

The druid can assume a variety of anthropomorphized forms, with new abilities inspired by the emulated creature. Druids cannot hold weapons while spiritshifted, but they can always cast spells. Shifting originally lasted for the duration of the combat or until you choose to shift back, but that is no longer the case. The exact duration is 15 seconds, increased by 5% for each point of the character's Intellect.

The spirit form is chosen during Character Creation, as part of class selection.

Spirit forms

Druids choose a spirit form at character creation. The reason for choosing one form over another will be for the abilities each one inherently comes with. Available spirit forms are:

Icon	Name	Damage Type	Description and Abilities
	Bear		“ Draws upon the Druid's natural connection to bear, temporarily allowing him or her to assume that form. The bear spiritshift has a high Damage Reduction and can invoke a terrifying roar. ” Druid Bear Terrifying Roar – Lets out a terrifying roar, Frightening enemies in the area of effect. (2 per rest) Spiritshift Bear Hide – +2 beyond properties of other forms' armor.
	Boar		“ Draws upon the Druid's natural connection to boar, temporarily allowing him or her to assume that form. The boar spiritshift regenerates lost Endurance and inflicts damage over time with its melee attacks. ” Druid Boar Regeneration – The boar spiritshift form allows the druid to continually regenerate Endurance at a modest rate. Druid Boar Tusks - 20% Damage inflicted Over Time (5.0 sec) beyond properties of other forms' weapons.
	Cat		“ Draws upon the Druid's natural connection to cat, temporarily allowing him or her to assume that form. The cat spiritshift has a naturally fast attack and can burst into even faster attacks for short periods of time. ” Cat Flurry Attack – Briefly accelerates the attack rate of the druid when in cat form. (1 per rest) Druid Cat Claws – have fast base attack speed beyond properties of other forms' weapons.
	Stag		“ Draws upon the Druid's natural connection to stag, temporarily allowing him or her to assume that form. The stag spiritshift has higher defenses and can attack groups of enemies with its melee Carnage attack. ” Druid Stag Carnage – While in stag form, a druid can attack a large area with reckless abandon. With every successful melee attack, the stag form makes reduced-damage attacks at all other enemies within 1m of the target. (1 per rest) Druid Stag Defenses – While in stag form, druids have a bonus to all defenses (Deflection, Fortitude, Reflex and Will).
	Wolf		“ Draws upon the Druid's natural connection to wolf, temporarily allowing him or her to assume that form. The wolf spiritshift moves quickly and has an attack that can knock enemies Prone. ” Knock Down (Spiritshift Wolf) – Shoves an enemy with enormous force, knocking them Prone and causing additional damage. (2 per rest)
	Stelgaer		This form is exclusive to Hiravias. It lacks description, but is otherwise identical to Cat. Cat Flurry Attack – Briefly accelerates the attack rate of the druid when in cat form. (1 per rest) Druid Cat Claws – have fast base attack speed beyond properties of other forms' weapons.

Spiritshift Weapon and Armor

All druid's equipment is inaccessible during transformation and any bonus it provides is lost (with the only exception of Wildstrike Belt), but every form comes equipped with a set of special weapon and armor. This weapon is considered unarmed dual wielding with average base attack speed (with the exception of Cat and Stelgaer - see table above).

Level	Spiritshift Claws, Tusks, Horns, Teeth			Spiritshift Hide
1	16-25	5 DR bypass	vs	8	0% Recovery Speed
2
3
4	18-29		(+4) vs	10
5
6
7	21-33		(+8) vs	12
8
9
10	24-38		(+12) vs	14
11
12
13	28-44		(+16) vs	16
14
15
16	32-50		(+20) vs	18

Gallery

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  Spiritshift Bear form in-game model.

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  Spiritshift Boar form in-game model.

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  Spiritshift Cat form in-game model.

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  Spiritshift Stag form in-game model.

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  Spiritshift Wolf form in-game model.

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  Spiritshift Stelgaer in-game model.

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  Cat spirit form
  concept art.

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  Cat spirit form
  creature model.

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  Stag spirit form
  concept art.

Inconsistencies

The Wolf Spiritshift is supposed to "move quickly" like its description indicates but does not actually provide any Movement increase.

Tips

The weapons of the Spiritshift forms work with the talents Weapon Focus Peasant and Two Weapon Style.