Intro
So the list of oskills in the docs is really kind of shitty. it's fantastically outdated and the descriptions really very often give no idea of what the skill actually does. so that being said, my intention here is to construct an updated list of the oskills that are still relevant to the current version of ultimative. also, i hope to provide better descriptions, pics, some helpful analysis, and links to build guides that use them.
Table of Contents
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WDM Oskills
► WDM Oskills
Fire Spell Dmg Oskills
► fire spell dmg oskills
Cold Spell Dmg Oskills
► cold spell dmg oskills
Lightning Dmg Oskills
► Lightning Spell Dmg Oskills
Poison Spell Dmg Oskills
► poison oskills
Magic Spell Dmg Oskills
Summon Oskills
► summon oskills
Utility Oskills
How To Make Gifs
Thank You
Oskills List
WDM Oskills
► Arrow Swarm
comment: sort of reminds me of buckshot almost. i don't particularly find this skill interesting. seems to be multihitting, but not nearly as much as better multihitting skills. has a nice multiplier, tho (3/2).
► ATMG Sentry
comments: very high rate of fire (strikes per sec). this means very good things for "on striking procs" and "life on striking," obviously. probably would synergize well with doom proc on rare ammy's. used in atmg sin builds
► Cherub Strike
comments: seems to be very similar in effect to retaliate--only works after being struck, pushes enemies back and stuns. only available through
Zohar
on paladin shields, so only for paladins, in other words. not really sure about why to use it except maybe if u want retaliate, but play unholy caster/meleeZohar
Paladin Shields
'MhalElqSil'
Runeword Level: 110
80% Attack Speed
Adds 3-5 Damage
+(75 to 95) to Maximum Damage
+(18 to 21) to Cherubim
Slows Attacker by 20%
+200% Enhanced Defense
10% to All Attributes
(10 to 15)% Chance to Avoid Damage
-10% to All Vendor Prices
Paladin Shields
'MhalElqSil'
Runeword Level: 110
80% Attack Speed
Adds 3-5 Damage
+(75 to 95) to Maximum Damage
+(18 to 21) to Cherubim
Slows Attacker by 20%
+200% Enhanced Defense
10% to All Attributes
(10 to 15)% Chance to Avoid Damage
-10% to All Vendor Prices
► Hawk Talons
Hawk Talons
comments: lays down a mine that explodes into throwing axes when touched. good WDM multiplier (3/2). not much else to say here.
comments: lays down a mine that explodes into throwing axes when touched. good WDM multiplier (3/2). not much else to say here.
► OHMAN
comments: not really sure what the point of this skill is. it would be pretty cool--if not for the prohibitively high mana cost. i can only assume it's been used in viable builds if it's been suggested to me to include here. i do vaguely remember seeing some kind of OHMAN build in the old forums....i don't think it works well with rainbow dmg as the WDM multiplier for the skill is 1/4. maybe if it triggers on striking wdm skills that are better for spreading rainbow dmg? maybe synergizes better with on striking spells, instead? maybe crushing blow? not really sure. the biggest problem is still the mana cost. i had to spec all my points into energy just to afford to cast it once....all in all, a bizarre skill, imo
► Tantrum
Tantrum
comments: seems to be a very popular skill for some reason. i remember seeing a bunch of tantrum build guides in the old forums. there's even 2 tantrum builds in our current guides section:
Tantrumdin
Tantrum Barb
it's really odd to see pallys and barbs running around with bows, tho--just sayin.' multihitting wdm skill.
comments: seems to be a very popular skill for some reason. i remember seeing a bunch of tantrum build guides in the old forums. there's even 2 tantrum builds in our current guides section:
Tantrumdin
Tantrum Barb
it's really odd to see pallys and barbs running around with bows, tho--just sayin.' multihitting wdm skill.
► Whirlpool
Whirlpool
comments: despite how it looks, it's actually a wdm skill. don't think there's any added cold dmg. is multihitting (but doesn't seem to hit very often). also has a 2s skill timer. to top it off--has low wdm multiplier of 1/4. overall, very poor multihitting skill. the stuff in the native skill trees is much better than this. this is one of the skills kabraxis
^^^^^Kabraxis -- this guy
uses on you, although his looks a bit different and is green.
comments: despite how it looks, it's actually a wdm skill. don't think there's any added cold dmg. is multihitting (but doesn't seem to hit very often). also has a 2s skill timer. to top it off--has low wdm multiplier of 1/4. overall, very poor multihitting skill. the stuff in the native skill trees is much better than this. this is one of the skills kabraxis
^^^^^Kabraxis -- this guy
uses on you, although his looks a bit different and is green.
► Wyrd
Wyrd
comments: 4 wdm novas at 1/2 wdm. sorta like pounce in a way, i guess--wdm nova. the spell timer can be reduced to 0.2s if rings/amulet are MO'd enough and you have enough +all skills. has ND, so multiple overlapped novas will not stack dmg.
an advantage is that it can be cast at range, unlike pounce. like pounce nova, will spread added poison dmg and slows target. used for this purpose by ATMGsins. benefits from faster cast rate, like ATMG, so synergizes well with ATMGsin build. it's a shame we don't have an ATMGsin guide on the new forums. skill level can be increased to reduce spell timer by using more MO's.
There are 2 sin builds from the old forums. Be aware these are outdated builds from much older versions of median xl. i've been told there are much better options, currently. but if you want to build one for giggles or something...:
Wyrdsin
Kickstarter Sin
may not deal as much dmg as whirlpool, but much safer to use (can try spamming at offscreen enemies).
comments: 4 wdm novas at 1/2 wdm. sorta like pounce in a way, i guess--wdm nova. the spell timer can be reduced to 0.2s if rings/amulet are MO'd enough and you have enough +all skills. has ND, so multiple overlapped novas will not stack dmg.
an advantage is that it can be cast at range, unlike pounce. like pounce nova, will spread added poison dmg and slows target. used for this purpose by ATMGsins. benefits from faster cast rate, like ATMG, so synergizes well with ATMGsin build. it's a shame we don't have an ATMGsin guide on the new forums. skill level can be increased to reduce spell timer by using more MO's.
There are 2 sin builds from the old forums. Be aware these are outdated builds from much older versions of median xl. i've been told there are much better options, currently. but if you want to build one for giggles or something...:
Wyrdsin
Kickstarter Sin
may not deal as much dmg as whirlpool, but much safer to use (can try spamming at offscreen enemies).
Fire Spell Dmg Oskills
► Apocalypse
Apocalypse
comments: another fire spell. hits all enemies in a pretty wide radius (seems to be everything you can see onscreen). i don't have much experience with apoc, but i think it does fair dmg. not nearly as much as RoL, tho.
comments: another fire spell. hits all enemies in a pretty wide radius (seems to be everything you can see onscreen). i don't have much experience with apoc, but i think it does fair dmg. not nearly as much as RoL, tho.
► death blossom
Death Blossom
► path of flames
Path Of Flames
comments: similar to lightning arena, hives, etc. upon cast, will automatically spread flames at your feet when enemies gen within a short range of you. seems to do decent dmg. one of the core skills of the lazydin.
comments: similar to lightning arena, hives, etc. upon cast, will automatically spread flames at your feet when enemies gen within a short range of you. seems to do decent dmg. one of the core skills of the lazydin.
► Ring Of Light
► Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
comments: a pretty cool spell. has 5s spell timer and not sure how the dmg scales, but it's always been a fantasy of mine to make a meteor shower sorc build after picking up a
comments: a pretty cool spell. has 5s spell timer and not sure how the dmg scales, but it's always been a fantasy of mine to make a meteor shower sorc build after picking up a
Ras Algethi
.Ras Algethi
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 105
2% Chance to cast level 44 Magic Missiles on Melee Attack
+(40 to 50) Spell Focus
+(15 to 20)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(15 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
-10% to Enemy Fire Resistance
Physical Resist -2%
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 105
2% Chance to cast level 44 Magic Missiles on Melee Attack
+(40 to 50) Spell Focus
+(15 to 20)% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
+(15 to 20)% to Fire Spell Damage
-10% to Enemy Fire Resistance
Physical Resist -2%
Cold Spell Dmg Oskills
► Churel
Churel
comments: pretty cool looking skill. it's a shame the dmg is so mediocre. with such low dmg, may not be viable. featured in the winter angel guide.
comments: pretty cool looking skill. it's a shame the dmg is so mediocre. with such low dmg, may not be viable. featured in the winter angel guide.
► Countdown
Countdown
Comments: For those of you who were wondering--I know I did, for the longest time--this is the colu spell that this guy
spams at you. Don't know how well the dmg scales for this spell, so if you want to know whether it's viable or not, u'll have to test for yourself.
Comments: For those of you who were wondering--I know I did, for the longest time--this is the colu spell that this guy
spams at you. Don't know how well the dmg scales for this spell, so if you want to know whether it's viable or not, u'll have to test for yourself.
► Hailstorm
comments: i've heard that it has very high cold spell dmg with minimal investment into +spell dmg. also, can be useful for killing astrogha for those caster classes without spells that directly target a small spot on the ground from above, such as unholy caster paladin straight line spells like mindflay aren't the greatest to use against him.
Lightning Spell Dmg Oskills
► Lightning Arena
Lightning Arena
comments: activates a ring of lightning around you every 5s. enemies hit by lightning are stunned for a short time. negligible dmg, but great for making it harder for enemies to reach you in melee.
featured in Bowzon guide.
comments: activates a ring of lightning around you every 5s. enemies hit by lightning are stunned for a short time. negligible dmg, but great for making it harder for enemies to reach you in melee.
featured in Bowzon guide.
► Shock Flower
Shock Flower
comments: melee attack, but dmg not determind by WDM. not sure if this one benefits from +spell dmg (haven't tested).
comments: melee attack, but dmg not determind by WDM. not sure if this one benefits from +spell dmg (haven't tested).
Poison Spell Dmg Oskills
► black lotus strike
Black Lotus Strike
comments: unlike most oskills, the damage for this actually scales really well. at slvl 23, has avg base dps of ~130k. compare with curare, for instance, which, at slvl 29, has avg base dps of ~100k. BLS also benefits from +spell dmg, too, so this looks like it can be a pretty high dps build. also has very long poison duration.
comments: unlike most oskills, the damage for this actually scales really well. at slvl 23, has avg base dps of ~130k. compare with curare, for instance, which, at slvl 29, has avg base dps of ~100k. BLS also benefits from +spell dmg, too, so this looks like it can be a pretty high dps build. also has very long poison duration.
► devouring cloud
Devouring Cloud
► emerald prison
Emerald Prison
comments: sort of an annoying way to set up spell. you have to make enemies walk into the balls. i'd rather just cast something on top of them or at them.
comments: sort of an annoying way to set up spell. you have to make enemies walk into the balls. i'd rather just cast something on top of them or at them.
Magic Spell Dmg Oskills
► disintegrate
comments: appears to do a lot of dmg. when i tested this oskill, once upon a time, though, it didn't do as much dmg as i thought it would looking at the numbers in the ingame description. looking at the ND and WDM list, it seems to have a next delay of 1 (if i'm reading it correctly). Maybe this is why? still, it's a pretty cool looking spell.
i'm not sure what element this is, but it wasn't listed with the other lightning oskills in the old list, so i'm guessing it's magic dmg.
Summon Oskills
► Elemental Totem
Elemental Totem
comments: +% to elemental damages functions the same as +spell dmg. may be useful for casters. Will increase elemental dmg added to attacks on direct melee attack (but not on missiles), so it may be useful for summon builds that add elemental dmg to minions attacks.
comments: +% to elemental damages functions the same as +spell dmg. may be useful for casters. Will increase elemental dmg added to attacks on direct melee attack (but not on missiles), so it may be useful for summon builds that add elemental dmg to minions attacks.
► summon darklings
Summon darklings
Utility Oskills
► Inner Fire
comments: heals you in 0.3s, so basically instant heal. has spell timer, tho.
How To Make Gifs
► how im making those gifs
Man, those gifs are pretty sweet! How are you doing it, nealn?
Pretty simple really. I'm using Open Broadcasting Software, otherwise known as OBS studio. It allows me to take short screen recordings of ultimative in windowed mode. It can be downloaded here: OBS Studio
A short tutorial on setup and use can be found here: OBS tutorial
So, using OBS, I record a short clip of gameplay. Then take that recording and upload and convert to a gif here: esgif.
Once it's uploaded. I select 320xAuto under size to reduce the size of the gif. this setting allows me to get gifs of about 1-2Mb's, at fps of 10. manageable. fps setting of 5 drastically reduces quality and makes it difficult to see skill usage properly. ofc, this is just my own opinion. play around with it on your own to see what's right for you.
from there, you have options to download, crop, resize, etc. i just leave it as is and download it.
P.S. this method is much easier and faster than screenshotting individual pics
Pretty simple really. I'm using Open Broadcasting Software, otherwise known as OBS studio. It allows me to take short screen recordings of ultimative in windowed mode. It can be downloaded here: OBS Studio
A short tutorial on setup and use can be found here: OBS tutorial
So, using OBS, I record a short clip of gameplay. Then take that recording and upload and convert to a gif here: esgif.
Once it's uploaded. I select 320xAuto under size to reduce the size of the gif. this setting allows me to get gifs of about 1-2Mb's, at fps of 10. manageable. fps setting of 5 drastically reduces quality and makes it difficult to see skill usage properly. ofc, this is just my own opinion. play around with it on your own to see what's right for you.
from there, you have options to download, crop, resize, etc. i just leave it as is and download it.
P.S. this method is much easier and faster than screenshotting individual pics
Help Me! List
► please help me
but seriously, tho, no pressure. i resolved to complete this thing on my own to begin with, so if u don't want to help for w/e reason, it's cool.
-gif, pic, explanation of spin to win; i don't own
-gif, pic, explanation of lich form; realm only; i play sp
-same for disco inferno; still farming for great runes
-same kraken stance; don't have any of the the sacred items; don't have lvl 90 barb yet
-dark power; have satanic mantra set; don't have lvl100 necro...
-medusa; my necro is lvl 69...
-spiral dance; sorc lvl14...
-orb of annihilation; still lvling zon to 120; not enough mana
-crane stance; barb only lvl18...
-ancients' hand; did i mention barb is only lvl 18...?
geee....this list is longer than i thought it would be....
-gif, pic, explanation of spin to win; i don't own
Demacian Justice
-gif, pic, explanation of lich form; realm only; i play sp
-same for disco inferno; still farming for great runes
-same kraken stance; don't have any of the the sacred items; don't have lvl 90 barb yet
-dark power; have satanic mantra set; don't have lvl100 necro...
-medusa; my necro is lvl 69...
-spiral dance; sorc lvl14...
-orb of annihilation; still lvling zon to 120; not enough mana
-crane stance; barb only lvl18...
-ancients' hand; did i mention barb is only lvl 18...?
geee....this list is longer than i thought it would be....
► to do list
to do list
atmg, elemental totem, devouring cloud, whirlpool, inner fire, apocalypse, ring of light, wyrd, cataclysm, shunpo, tantrum, lightning arena, brimstone, cherub strike, ohman, arrow swarm, hawk talons, meteor shower, path of flames, glacial nova, hailstorm, disintegrate, psicrown, hounfor, churel, maelstrom, shadow avatar, exorcism, powder keg, devil's fang
organize-by tiers: tier 1 - skill type (wdm vs spell)
tier 2 - weapon type (bow oskills, for instance)
tier 3 - element type (fire, cold, lightning, poison)
tier 4 - alphabetical
maybe try to speculate on dmg using skill calc in tools
need to re add portion on poison damage for wyrd; link to poison damage doc; compare to pounce for the same purpose
add in apoc/FS comparison in an appendix
add in sigma icons from here
format-to be easier to read
index with navlink
add in skill icons
atmg, elemental totem, devouring cloud, whirlpool, inner fire, apocalypse, ring of light, wyrd, cataclysm, shunpo, tantrum, lightning arena, brimstone, cherub strike, ohman, arrow swarm, hawk talons, meteor shower, path of flames, glacial nova, hailstorm, disintegrate, psicrown, hounfor, churel, maelstrom, shadow avatar, exorcism, powder keg, devil's fang
organize-by tiers: tier 1 - skill type (wdm vs spell)
tier 2 - weapon type (bow oskills, for instance)
tier 3 - element type (fire, cold, lightning, poison)
tier 4 - alphabetical
maybe try to speculate on dmg using skill calc in tools
need to re add portion on poison damage for wyrd; link to poison damage doc; compare to pounce for the same purpose
add in apoc/FS comparison in an appendix
add in sigma icons from here
format-to be easier to read
index with navlink
add in skill icons
► Thank Yous
Thanks for the help and info, guys! Thx to:
Marco, Rishab, iwanqsuall, void, shnurr214, Fumbles, Blackhole121, Icegod101, Stealthmaster, Dude Love
And anyone else I may have missed
Marco, Rishab, iwanqsuall, void, shnurr214, Fumbles, Blackhole121, Icegod101, Stealthmaster, Dude Love
And anyone else I may have missed