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Alchemist^‡	Artificer^† — Dog	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric
Apo — Bom — VCh	AT — BE — RM	FB — OS — Rav	SB^² — SS — St^¹ — WC	DA^¹ — DD — RS^² — War
Druid — Wolf	Fighter	Favored Soul^†	Monk	Paladin
BC^¹ — NW — NP^² — SH	Dra^¹ — Ken^² — Rav^¹ — StD — Van^²	AoV — BoH — War	HeM — NiS — Shi	KotC^² — RS^¹ — SaD — SF^¹ — Van^²
Ranger	Rogue	Sorcerer	Wizard	Warlock
AA^² — DH^¹ — DWS — Tem	Ass — Mec — TA	AS – ES – FS – WS – EK	AM — EK — PM	AotS^¹ — ES^² — SE — TS
Falconry^† ~ Feydark Illusionist^† ~ Harper Agent^† ~ Horizon Walker^† ~ Inquisitive^† ~ Vistani Knife Fighter^†				Reaper
†: Class/tree can be earned via favor. ‡: Class/tree free to VIP or found in DDO Store. 1: Tree only available to a certain archetype. 2: Tree unavailable to a certain archetype.

Half-Orc	Halfling	Human	Shifter 1,595 DDO Points	Tabaxi 1,595 DDO Points	Tiefling	Warforged †Free by turning in 400 Total favor per server 995 DDO Points
Aasimar 1,395 DDO Points	Dragonborn	Drow	Dwarf	Elf / W-Elf (& AA)	Gnome	Half-Elf (& AA)

Bladeforged 1,295 DDO Points	Deep Gnome 1,295 DDO Points	Morninglord 1,295 DDO Points (& AA)	PDK 1,295 DDO Points	Razorclaw 1,395 DDO Points	Scoundrel 1,395 DDO Points	Scourge 1,295 DDO Points	Shadar-kai 1,295 DDO Points	Trailblazer 1,395 DDO Points

Overview[edit]

Elemental savants study the basic building blocks of existence, learning to harness the power of the earth, eventually becoming an earth Elemental.

Usage: Passive
Cost: 4 action points
Progression: 16 action points
Requires One of: Empower Spell, Maximize Spell
Requires All of: Acid Manipulation III, Corrosive Spellcasting I, Deadly Acid I, Sorcerer Energy of the Dragonblooded II
Available to Sorcerer class level 6
You have focused your training on elemental mastery over acid. You gain +2 caster levels when casting acid and earth spells and increase the maximum caster level of these spells by 1, but suffer -3 caster levels when casting air or electricity spells. You gain 5 points of acid resistance and bypass 5 points of acid resistance of opponents. You can cast the Acid Spray spell as a spell-like ability. You also gain a +2 bonus to saves against paralysis, poison, and sleep, and a +2 bonus to the Balance skill.
This enhancement automatically grants access to the following:

Usage: Active
Requires All of: Earth Savant I
Available to Sorcerer class level 6
You are able to cast Acid Spray as a spell-like ability. (Cost: 2 sp, 4 sec cooldown)

Usage: Passive
Cost: 2 action points
Progression: 42 action points
Requires One of: Spell Focus: Conjuration, Spell Focus: Evocation, Past Life: Arcane Prodigy.
Requires All of: Sorcerer Earth Savant I, Acid Manipulation V, Corrosive Spellcasting III, Deadly Acid III
Available to Sorcerer class level 12
You have continued to focus your training on elemental mastery over acid. You gain an additional +2 caster levels when casting acid and earth spells, increase the maximum caster level of these spells by an additional 1, but suffer an additional -3 caster level penalty to your air and electricity spells. Your acid resistance grows to 10 points and you now bypass 10 points of acid resistance of opponents. You can cast the Melf’s Acid Arrow spell as a spell-like ability. You also gain the ability to render an opponent vulnerable to acid damage, an additional +2 bonus to the Balance skill, 10 additional hit points, and +2 stacking Natural Armor.
This enhancement automatically grants access to the following:

Usage: Active
Requires All of: Earth Savant II
Available to Sorcerer class level 12
You are able to cast Melf's Acid Arrow as a spell-like ability. (Cost: 5 sp, 5 sec cooldown)

Usage: Active
Requires All of: Earth Savant II
Available to Sorcerer class level 12
You are able to curse an enemy, increasing acid damage they take by 15%. (Cost: 5 sp, 20 sec cooldown, 30 sec duration)

Usage: Passive
Cost: 2 action points
Progression: 66 action points
Requires One of: Sorcerer Improved Empowering II, Sorcerer Improved Maximizing II
Requires All of: Sorcerer Earth Savant II, Acid Manipulation VII, Corrosive Spellcasting V, Deadly Acid V
Available to Sorcerer class level 18
You have completed your elemental mastery over acid. You gain an additional +2 caster levels when casting acid and earth spells, increase the maximum caster level of these spells by an additional 1, but suffer an additional -3 caster level penalty to your air and electricity spells. Your acid resistance grows to 15 points and you now bypass 15 points of acid resistance of opponents. You can cast the Acid Blast spell as a spell-like ability. You also gain the ability to cause earthen hands to grab your opponent rendering them helpless and dealing bludgeoning damage, and an additional +2 bonus to the Balance skill.
This enhancement automatically grants access to the following:

Usage: Active
Requires All of: Earth Savant III
Available to Sorcerer class level 18
You are able to cast Acid Blast as a spell-like ability. (Cost: 10 sp, 6 sec cooldown)

Usage: Active
Requires All of: Earth Savant III
Available to Sorcerer class level 18
Earthen hands grasp your foe, rendering them helpless and dealing bludgeoning damage over time on a failed Reflex save (DC: 10 + Constitution Modifier + Sorcerer Level). (Cost: 15 sp, 15 sec cooldown, 12 sec duration)