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Last update:11 May 2016
Arcaneare six special abilities, to which you gain access early in the game.
Four of them are used in combat, other two serve mostly for transport.
Every combat power have threeElements, which are its modifiers.
Every one of them have their set of upgrades as well.
Power upgrades improve their range or regeneration speed, while upgradingElementsincreases their power and gives some special bonuses.
for improveArcaneyou must collectSoul Clustersthat are scattered through the city and reach sufficient character level.
Most of upgrades cost 10Soul Clusters, some of them 15.
Many of them is divided to levels as well.
It especially affects such characteristics like power and regeneration speed.
Basic combat power and one of two that are used during flying.
When used, your character shoots a bullet.
So it is a great addition to conventional weaponry, but you must take bullet speed in consideration.
It is possible, that before it reaches destination, your enemy will be standing someplace else.
Thanks to upgrades this power has greater range and recovers more quickly.
At one time, only one bullet can exist.
If you useArcaneagain, the first bullet will disappear (Soul) or explode (Shadow).
Wait until firstBlaststops working and only then throw another one.
Stoneelement transforms enemies hit into stone.
It affects demons and vehicles as well, but lasts only for few seconds.
Petrified enemies are easy prey, especially after upgrading.
It should be used against running away vehicles as well.
Soulshoots a homing missile.
This bullet can phase through walls and floors while heading toward enemy.
It hits one target, immobilizes it and deals damage.
Thanks to upgrades, after killing the first target it jumps towards the next one.
ThisArcaneattacks vehicles drivers as well, making takeovers easier.
Shadowimmobilizes all targets around the hit area.
Enemies can move, but they are greatly slowed and cannot shoot.
Additionally, enemies caught in the trap are receiving damage, and the trap itself explodes after few seconds.
Similarly toStoneit works on vehicles as well.
Very useful power when fighting groups of enemies.
It deals large damage, which can be even further improved with upgrades.
But it require precise aiming.
As name suggests, it summons backup.
It will work till a summoned creature dies or you summon another one.
you could use only one pop in of summoned creatures at once.
It is an ability that is worth using at the beginning of battle and then changing to something else.
Bullets that will hit your summons, won’t harm you.
Upgrades lowers the time needed for regeneration of ability and they make summoned creatures explode when they die.
Very useful when facing large groups of demons.
Impelement summons exploding creatures that you surely are familiar with.
They can be upgraded so that they will be on cold fire and they ignite nearby enemies.
Towermakes you summon a tower.
It hurts enemies that stand in the place where it shows and attacks with spikes those that are close.
Thanks to upgrades, it can shoot rockets at airborne targets as well.
It is stationary, so it won’t do much when enemy gets outside its reach.
If you have trouble with flying enemies, you could use it.
Otherwise, you’re able to ignore it.
Titansummons your personal Legionnaire.
Sadly, he works alone, so he can be easily defeated by bigger groups of enemies.
Still, he is a valuable backup on the battlefield.
You should use it interchangeably withImp, depending on your current needs.
Your character hits the ground with all his strength, causing a shockwave.
For obvious reasons it works only on enemies that stay nearby.
Upgrades improves its reach.
No matter what element you choose, this power is most useful in case of surroundings or melee combat.
Its greatest weakness is reload time.
Before your character hits, enemies can ignite you or cause an explosion.
In such cases the ability won’t work.
And it counts as use, so you must wait for reload.
For that reasons, using this ability on the middle of combat requires good reflexes and some luck.
Forceelement deals damage to all enemies surrounding character.
After upgrades it can throw enemies away, not only knock them down.
Vacuumsucks enemies toward your character.
Enemies sucked into the vortex receive damage, and if they survive they are thrown away.
Thanks to upgrades this power can collect surrounding health kits andWages, and affect stronger and heavier enemies.
Very risky ability, since it can drag items on fire.
Vehicles destroyed by it are torn apart and their parts are thrown around.
It is good if you like risk.
Otherwise, it is better to choose one of two other elements.
Holystrikes surrounding enemies with a holy light, that deals damage.
Thanks to upgrades it can stun and cause explosions of those that are killed by it.
Very useful ability, especially after upgrading.
If you want to use the stomp arcane,Holywill probably be the best choice for you.
After activating this ability works on enemies that are near the character and on the character himself.
Consider it a temporary bonus chosen by yourself.
Thanks to upgrades activatingAuramakes your character move faster.
Coldfireelement sets are enemies near your character on fire.
Vampsucks life from nearby creatures and transfers it to you.
One of better auras, useful in every combat.
After upgrading it makes your character near invincible.
Sadly, it works on everything except summoned demons, so it hurts your allies as well.
Worshipmakes enemies surrounding you stop shooting and fall on their knees.
Flying creatures drop their shield or land.
Upgrades makes this power work on stronger enemies and makes your worshippers increase your damage.
It is a useful ability since it excludes some enemies from battle, like very hard to catchShadow Demons.
On other hand, it makes the battle last longer.
This ability allows you to run with great speed.
you could use it during combat to knock down enemies or quickly retreat.
Upgrades increase your speed and reduces the loss of stamina.
From all available upgrades,Reduced Damageis useful as long as you won’t run at full speed.
In that case, some bullets will stop hitting you.Unstoppableis necessary if you plan to run through streets.
Additionally, climbing is easier and much faster than flying up.
A flight with the help of angel wings.
After learning the rules of flying it will allow you to get to practically every place on the map.
In combat, this ability is useful mostly to run away or getting out of range of enemy weapons.
It can be use to bomb enemy with powers from safe distance.
Very useful in many situations.Launching Jumpallows you to make additional jumps in the air.
It depletes the flaps, but can be helpful in some situations.Maneuversallows you to avoid bullets shots fromSpires.
Especially if you haven’t disposed of allSpiresyet or you’re fighting large enemies likeArchdukes.
