Classes & Ascendancies

Acolyte of Chayula

Acolyte of Chayula is an Ascendancy class for the Monk.

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Acolyte of Chayula is an Ascendancy class for the Monk.

Overview

The Acolyte of Chayula has uncovered the secrets of the Dreamer and embraced the madness which entail it. With Embrace the Darkness, he can give up his Spirit in exchange for Darkness that absorbs damage. Waking Dream spawns Flames of Chayula remnants that can be picked up to gain recovery or chaos damage, which Lucid Dreaming will cause all Flames to spawn as one type. The Acolyte has a number of passives that grant or enhance chaos damage, such as Sap of Nightmares to gain chaos damage leech, Inner Turmoil to build up and maintain Volatility more easily, and Unravelling to cause chaos damage to inflict an elemental ailment. In addition, he can learn Void Illusion that leave behind explosive illusions on dodge roll, and Chayula's Gift to build up chaos resistance.

Upon meeting with the Dreamer himself, he will bestow upon his Acolyte a special gift: the ability to briefly transform into an Archon of Chayula to unleash chaotic devastation.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

NameStats
Chaos Damage11% increased Chaos Damage
Chaos Resistance+7% to Chaos Resistance
Damage as ChaosGain 4% of Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
Darkness10% increased maximum Darkness
Leech11% increased amount of Life Leeched11% increased amount of Mana Leeched
Skill Speed4% increased Skill Speed
Volatility10% chance to gain Volatility on Kill

Notable skills

This class has the following notable passive skills:

SkillModifiersPrerequisitePreceding Passive
Inner TurmoilGain 1 Volatility on inflicting an Elemental AilmentTake no Damage from VolatilityVolatility
UnravellingGrants UnravellingInner TurmoilChaos Damage
Chayula's GiftChaos Resistance is doubled+10% to Maximum Chaos ResistanceChaos Resistance
Archon of ChayulaGrants Skill: Archon of ChayulaChayula's Gift and meet The DreamerChaos Damage
Sap of NightmaresLeech recovers based on Chaos Damage as well as Physical DamageLeech
Waking DreamGrants Skill: Into the BreachSkill Speed
Lucid DreamingChoice of LifeAll Flames of Chayula that you manifest are RedRemnants you create have 50% increased effectRemnants can be collected from 50% further awayWaking DreamSkill Speed
Choice of ManaAll Flames of Chayula that you manifest are BlueRemnants you create have 50% increased effectRemnants can be collected from 50% further away
Choice of PowerAll Flames of Chayula that you manifest are PurpleRemnants you create have 50% increased effectRemnants can be collected from 50% further away
Grasp of the VoidGrants Skill: Void IllusionDamage as Chaos
Embrace the Darkness+10 to Maximum Darkness per LevelDarkness Reservation lasts for 5 secondsYou have no SpiritBase Maximum Darkness is 100Damage taken is Reserved from Darkness before being taken from Life or Energy ShieldDarkness
Deepening Shadows1% increased maximum Darkness per 1% Chaos ResistanceEmbrace the DarknessDarkness
VersionChanges
0.5.0The Into the Breach Skill granted by the Waking Dream Notable Passive Skill now grant Leech 20% of your maximum Life to you when collecting a Red Flame of Chayula (previously 15%), and Leech 20% of your maximum Mana to you when collecting a
0.4.0Embrace the Darkness now gives +10 to maximum Darkness per Level (previously +8). The Into the Breach Skill granted by Waking Dream' Red Flames now Leech 15% Life (previously 7%). The Into the Breach Skill granted by Waking Dream' Blue Flam
0.3.0The Reality Rending Notable has been renamed to Sap of Nightmares, and no longer grants chance to gain a percentage of Damage with Hits as Extra Chaos Damage. Instead, it now grants Leech recovers based on Chaos Damage as well as Physical D
0.1.0Introduced to the game.

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