Sap Strength
Usage Properties
Support (2 sec CD)
Crippling (12 sec CD)Requirement Properties
Effect
Reduces the damage done by all creatures in an area (4 sqm radius) by 10% for 16 seconds.
Notes
After facing the challenges of Zarganash the development of this spell was somewhat of a low hanging fruit. Several accomplished sorcerers developed this spell almost simultaneously with little variation. In the end the Noodles Academy gathered the different versions of the spell, streamlined and optimized it and released it to the public. At first elemental energies that sorcerers are used to wield are broken down into their more basic and unspecific components, which mimics their corruption while bypassing a real tainting effect to the caster. Then it uses this raw negative energy to reduce the damage that a creature is able to deal. Though sorcerers were eager to adapt this new spell, it was found out that the splicing of elemental forces needs a certain finesse that only comes with practice and experience.
This spell shares the Crippling Cooldown Group group with Expose Weakness. Creatures can only suffer from one instance of Sap Strength at a time, which means that the effect cannot be stacked even if two or more sorcerers use it at the same time.
This spell has no effect against other characters.
Unlike other area spells, the center of the affected area is the target creature, and the caster if no target is set.
This is one of the spells added with the 2020 Vocation Adjustments. It's main object is to make Sorcerers more meaningful and distinct during team hunts.
History
- As announced on June 16, 2026, the Vocation Adjustments Update 2026 removed this spell, turning it into the new Aura of Sapped Strength stance.