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Weapon Arts are a type Ability in Derelict. Weapon Arts require Soul, and in most cases Stamina, to cast. From pure damage Weapon Arts to healing and utility Weapon Arts, there is a wide range of Weapon Arts for players to utilize.

Weapon Arts that deal raw damage either do physical damage which is affected by the targets Armor or magical damage which is affected by the target's Resistance.

Players have 1 Offhand weapon art slot and 1 Mainhand weapon art slot by default. However, if a Mainhand and Offhand weapon art are equipped at the same time, only the Offhand weapon art will be available. To enable your Mainhand weapon art , you can unequip your Offhand weapon art.

Ancient Arts Scroll

With the exception of Weapon Arts obtained through acquiring certain Weapons, all Weapon Arts are unlocked through their respective Ancient Arts Scroll.

Some Weapon Arts can be found in Chests.

To unlock a weapon art in this case, first equip an Ancient Arts Scroll to your tool bar before holding and consuming it.

Exclusive Weapon Arts

Some Weapon Arts can be automatically acquired through Crafting or obtaining certain Weapons and Offhands.

Weapon sets such as Plasteel and Cerise have their own unique Weapon Arts that can only be equipped to their respective sets.

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Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Heatwave	"Launch a column of fire in front, dealing (60% Arcane + 50% Power) Arcane damage and 60 Combustion. Increase Heatwave's damage and range by up to 100% based on Overheat stacks."	1.2s	0s	0s	1.4s	7s	35	0	✖	✖	Cerise Bow Cerise Dagger Cerise Greatsword Cerise Staff Cerise Sword	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Frosthowl	"Summon a frigid gale forward, dealing 100% Power + 140% Arcane damage and inflicts 40 Frostbite. Enemies hit lose 60% Attack Speed and Agility for 8s. Can be jumped over."	1.4s	0s	1.4s	0s	9s	40	10	✖	✖	Aurelfrost Bow Aurelfrost Dagger Aurelfrost Greatsword Aurelfrost Hammer Aurelfrost Staff Aurelfrost Sword Frosthorn	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Corrupt	"Corrupt a target with Void ruptures. 40% of Physical, Arcane, and True damage (excluding other Corrupts) dealt to this target is stored and reapplied as extra damage in an explosion after 8s. Deals 60% less to surrounding enemies."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	16s	40	0	✖	✖	Shadowsilver Bow Shadowsilver Dagger Shadowsilver Greatsword Shadowsilver Staff Shadowsilver Sword	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Summon: Mausoleum Snakes	"Release a party of 2 snakes. Gain a snake every 5 Grades. If snakes are already released, summon missing snakes, then command all of them to fire spit."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	8s	60	10	✖	✖	Mausoleum Snake Cage	n/a	n/a
Summon: Frost Golem	"Release the Frost Golem within the cage. If the Frost Golem is already released, command it to do a Stomp attack instead. Does not apply Curse."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	8s	40	10	✖	✖	Frost Golem Cage	n/a	n/a
Summon: Lizard	"Release the Lizard within the cage. If the Lizard is already released, command it to do a Grab attack instead."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	24s	60	10	✖	✖	Lizard Cage	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Soul Artillery	"Fire 3 projectiles into the air that explode on impact, dealing 100% Arcane damage each."	1.2s	0s	0s	0s	6s	30	10	✖	✖	Staff	Chest	n/a
Frost Flurry	"[Holdable] Release a flurry of frost arrows, dealing 110% Power + 90% Arcane Arcane damage per second over 6s. Applies 12 Frostbite each hit."	8s	0s	0s	1.4s	12s	30	40	✖	✔	Everfrost Bow Everfrost Staff	n/a	n/a
Great Splitter	"Slash down and dealing 40% Power damage while leveraging your sword to flip forward before coming down and dealing 80% Power damage."	2.5s	0s	2.5s	0s	11s	10	50	✔	✖	Greatsword Hammer	n/a	n/a
Rapid Slash	"Swing twice consecutively, dealing 90% Power damage and 80% Power damage."	1.4s	0s	1.4s	0s	5s	5	30	✔	✖	Dagger Sword Spear	Chest	n/a
Bloodworks	"Flow like blood, quickly slicing all enemies in a swift dash, dealing 70% Power damage and applying 140 Bleed."	0.67s	0.22s	0s	1.17s	8s	30	30	✖	✖	Crimson Blade	n/a	n/a
Valiant Thrust	"Lunge forward with a thrust, dealing 120% Power damage."	1s	0.17s	0s	0.67s	7s	5	40	✔	✖	Dagger Greatsword Rapier Sword Spear	Chest	n/a
Great Carver	"Deliver a powerful horizontal slice, dealing 150% Power damage."	0.45s	0.05s	0s	0s	4s	5	30	✔	✖	Greatsword Hammer	n/a	n/a
Great Sender	"Deliver a powerful vertical slice, dealing 150% Power damage and knocking enemies up."	0.45s	0.1s	0s	0s	22s	5	30	✔	✖	Greatsword Hammer	n/a	n/a
Swirling Strikes	"Spin and attack twice consecutively, dealing 70% Power damage and 140% Power damage."	1.5s	0s	1.5s	0s	4s	5	30	✔	✖	Dagger Sword	Chest	n/a
Plasma Cutter	"Deliver a powerful plasma slice, dealing 120% Power damage per second, Slows, and inflicts Melt."	1s	0s	0s	0.5s	6s	24	20	✖	✖	Plasma Dagger Plasma Sword	n/a	n/a
Surging Squall	"Unleash a volley of 12 wind arrows in an area, dealing 70% Power as Arcane damage. Each hit grants a stack of Rising Tempest."	1.4s	0s	0s	0s	12s	25	25	✖	✖	Verdant Tempest Bow	n/a	n/a
Piercing Shot	"Accurately fire a powerful arrow, dealing 80% Power damage and dragging enemies hit. If the arrow hits a second target, both targets receive 200% Power damage."	1.17s	0.17s	0s	1.33s	16s	25	25	✖	✖	Bow	Chest	n/a
Overhead Slam	"Swing your weapon over your head, dealing 140% Power damage."	0.45s	0.2s	0s	0s	4s	10	30	✔	✖	Greatsword Hammer Sword	Chest	n/a
Wild Strikes	"Rapidly unleash a flurry of wild strikes, dealing 200% Power damage over 8 hits. Each hit counts as a Basic Attack."	0.9s	0s	0s	0.8s	4s	18	25	✖	✖	Shattered Blade	n/a	n/a
Aureatus' Calling	"Summon 5 swords above your character, which fire after a delay, dealing 20% Power + 30% Arcane damage and applies Illumination each. The last sword deals 100% more damage."	1s	0s	0s	0.5s	10s	35	15	✖	✖	Aureatus Bow Aureatus Dagger Aureatus Greatsword Aureatus Hammer Aureatus Staff Aureatus Sword Solstice Executioner	n/a	n/a
Hornet's Sting	"Lunge forward and thrust your Rapier rapidly, dealing 150% Power damage over 3 strikes in a single attack and reveals 3 Weak Spots."	1.4s	0.33s	0s	1s	11s	24	40	✔	✖	Rapier	Chest	n/a
Burning Soul	"Stab forward with your torch, dealing 260 Combustion and 200% Power damage over 8 hits."	1.2s	0s	0s	0.8s	4s	18	15	✖	✖	Moldy Torch	n/a	n/a
Unleashed Skyfall	"Release a lightning strike at a target location, dealing 70% Power + 120% Arcane Arcane damage twice. Hits grant Static Charge."	1.6s	0s	0s	0.4s	4s	25	25	✖	✖	Electrum Greatsword Electrum Staff	n/a	n/a
Crystal Fists	"Grow crystals on your fists, causing Basic Attacks an extra 130% Power damage for 26s."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	28s	50	0	✖	✖	Fists	Chest	n/a
Arrow Rain	"Fire a volley of arrows that deal 120% Power damage and applies 40 Bleed in an area."	1s	0.17s	0s	0.67s	4s	18	10	✖	✖	Bow	Chest	n/a
Taunting Roar	"Let out a taunting roar, slowing enemies by 50% for 9s based on distance away from you. Enemies also have their Armor and Resistance reduced by 50%."	0.67s	0.25s	0s	1.33s	17s	30	0	✖	✖	Fists Dagger Greatsword Rapier Sword Bow Staff Spear	Chest	n/a
Crystal Eruption	"Slam your hammer into the ground, sprouting crystals and dealing 80% Power damage and slowing enemies. After a delay, the crystals shatter, dealing 160% Power damage."	1.1s	0s	0s	0s	8s	30	50	✖	✖	Crystal Hammer	n/a	n/a
Dance of Decay	"Spin with venomous grace, slashing 3 times around you, dealing 30% Power damage each. Slash up to 6 more times every 100% extra Attack Speed. When you are affected by Venom, your slashes double."	2.6s	0s	0s	0.5s	11s	24	60	✔	✖	Serpent's Dagger	n/a	n/a
Soul Vortex	"Release a slow-moving projectile that constant siphons soul from nearby enemies, dealing 60% Arcane damage and restoring Soul."	1.4s	0s	0s	1s	8s	20	10	✖	✖	Staff	Chest	n/a
Overcharge	"Overcharge the plasma core in your weapon, causing Basic Attacks to deal 7.5% of its damage as True Damage (5% in PvP) and increases attack speed by 20% for 9s."	0.1s	0s	0s	0.8s	18s	40	0	✖	✖	Plasteel Bow Plasteel Dagger Plasteel Greatsword Plasteel Staff Plasteel Sword	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Plasma Forcefield	"Generate a 40% Health HP shield for 5s. Blocking damage with the shield counts towards Plasma Absorb."	0.1s	0s	0s	1s	10s	30	30	✖	✖	Plasma Shield	n/a	n/a
Heart of Frost	"[Holdable] Gain 80% Damage Reduction while charging a blast of frost, and pulling enemies towards you. Upon release, deal 60% Armor + 60% Resistance Physical damage around you and applying 40 Frostbite. Damage and Frostbite is increased up to +200% based on charge time."	4s	0s	0s	0.6s	12s	50	60	✖	✖	Aurelfrost Shield	n/a	n/a
Solar Charge	"Ready your shield, gaining 40% Damage Reduction, before charging forward quickly, dealing 150% Power damage, knocking enemies aside, and applying Illumination. Cast time is lower the healthier you are."	1.6s	0.42s	0s	0.67s	3s	25	30	✖	✖	Aureatus Shield	n/a	n/a

Ability	Description	WindUp	Active Time	Duration	EndLag	Cooldown	Soul	Stamina	Parryable	Superarmor	Weapon Type	Source	Requirements
Solar Link	"Create a link between you and the closest ally for 22s. 40% of the damage you take is transferred to your ally. Receiving healing also heals the ally for 80% of the amount."	0s	0s	0s	1s	24s	50	10	✖	✖	Solar Tome	n/a	n/a
Lunar Might	"Call upon the power of the Moon, granting nearby allies a 12% Arcane HP Frost Shield for 16s."	2.2s	0s	0s	1.5s	25s	50	30	✖	✖	Lunar Tome	n/a	n/a