Stormsinger enhancements

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Stormsinger enhancements are available for the Stormsinger archetype (variant Bard). Introduced in Update 56.

Overview

This tree is based on a set of offensive enhancements focused on cold, electric, and sonic spells & SLAs.

Harness the thunderstorms to bring elemental destruction to your enemies.

Core Abilities

	Stormsinger (enhancement): Each core ability you take in this tree, including this one, grants you +5 Electric, Cold, and Sonic Spellpower.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 0	Requires: Bard Level 1
	Lightning Strike (enhancement): Your Sonic and Cold spells have a 20% chance to cause a massive Lightning Strike whenever they hit an enemy. This lightning strike deals an extra 1d6 Electric damage per caster level.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Stormsinger, Bard Level 3
	Enhanced Bolt I: Your Lightning Strike damage is upgraded to deal 1d6+2 Electric damage per caster level.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Lightning Strike, Bard Level 6
	Enhanced Bolt II: Your Lightning Strike is upgraded to add 1d3 stacks of Vulnerability when it goes off. The damage is upgraded to 1d6+4.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Enhanced Bolt I, Bard Level 12
	Enhanced Bolt III: Whenever your Lightning Strike goes off, the enemy is Frozen with no save for 3 seconds. +1 Caster Level and Max Caster Level with Sonic and Electric spells.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Enhanced Bolt II, Bard Level 18
	Master of Storms: +4 Charisma, +1 Evocation DCs. Your Lightning Strike now deals 1d6+6 damage per caster level. The freeze is upgraded to 5 seconds. +1 Caster Level and Max Caster Level with Sonic and Electric spells.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 1	Progression: 40	Requires: Enhanced Bolt III, Bard Level 20

Tier 1

Requires Stormsinger, Bard level 1

	Spell Like Ability I: Choose one of: Niac's Cold Ray Sonic Blast
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Tavern Shanties: +[1/2/3] Bard Songs.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Stormsong I: +2% Spell Critical Chance with Electric and Cold spells.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 1	No requirements
	Electrocution: Whenever you cast an Electric, Cold, or Sonic damage spell, you gain +5 to your Electric, Cold and Sonic Spell Power for 6 seconds. This stacks up to [1/3/5] times.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements
	On Your Toes: +[1/2/3]% Dodge
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 1	No requirements

Tier 2

Requires Bard Level 2, 5 APs spent on tree

	Spell Like Ability II: Choose from: Niac's Biting Cold: Activation cost: [20/15/10] SP. Cooldown: 9 seconds. Reverberate: Activation cost: [20/15/10] SP. Cooldown: 9 seconds.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Efficient Metamagic I: Enhance a Metamagic by reducing its cost. Efficient Empower: Using the Empower Spell Metamagic costs you [2/4/6] fewer Spell Points. Efficient Maximize: Using the Maximize Spell Metamagic costs you [3/6/9] fewer Spell Points.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Stormsong II: +2% Spell Critical Chance with Electric and Cold spells.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	Requires: Stormsong I
	Pierce Electric Resistance: Your Electric, Cold, and Sonic damage spells now bypass [5/10/15] points of your target's resistance to those damage types, if any.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 5	No requirements
	Fast Movement: You run 1% faster for each of your Bard levels.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 5	No requirements

Tier 3

Requires Bard Level 3, 10 APs spent on tree

	Spell Like Ability III: Choose From: Shout: Activation cost: [15/12/9] SP. Cooldown: [12/9/6] seconds. Snowball Swarm: Activation cost: [15/12/9] SP. Cooldown: [12/9/6] seconds.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	No requirements
	Efficient Metamagic II: Enhance a Metamagic by reducing its cost. Efficient Empower: Using the Empower Spell Metamagic costs you [2/4/6] fewer Spell Points. Efficient Maximize: Using the Maximize Spell Metamagic costs you [3/6/9] fewer Spell Points. Note: The same Metamagic can be chosen twice in the same tree, effectively reducing the cost of Empower by 12 or Maximise by 18. It also stacks with Blightcaster enhancements, but not others such as Bombardier or Archmage.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	Requires: Efficient Metamagic I
	Stormsong III: +2% Spell Critical Chance with Electric and Cold spells.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	Requires: Stormsong II
	Stormcaller's Aria: Your Inspire Courage grants nearby allies +[3/6/9] more Universal Spellpower and +[1/2/3] to hit.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 10	No requirements
	Charisma I: +1 Charisma
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 10	No requirements

Tier 4

Requires Bard Level 4, 20 APs spent on tree

	Stormsinger's Inspiration: Your Bardic Inspiration now grants allies a chance to have your Lightning Strike when they make a melee or ranged attack. This seems to have about a 2% proc chance. Also works when cast on self.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	No requirements
	Stormsong IV: +2% Spell Critical Chance with Electric and Cold spells.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Stomsong III
	Ride the Lightning: Your main hand weapon is now considered an Implement. When you critically hit with a Sonic, Cold, or Lightning Spell, you gain +3% Dodge, +3 Reflex saving throws, and your spell point costs are reduced by 3% for 10 seconds.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	No requirements
	Charisma II: +1 Charisma
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 20	Requires: Charisma I

Tier 5

Requires Bard Level 5, Character Level 12, 30 APs spent in tree

	Horn of Thunder: Spell-Like Ability: Activation cost: [30/25/20] SP. Cooldown: [20/16/12] seconds.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 30	No requirements
	Eye of the Storm: You are no longer negatively affected by Sleet Storm, and while in any Sleet Storm spells, you gain an additional Lightning Strike proc chance.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements
	Stormsong V: +2% Spell Critical Chance with Electric and Cold spells.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	Requires: Stormsong IV
	Stormcaller: +[5/10/15] Electric, Cold, and Sonic Spellpower. Rank 3: The spell Iceberg is added to your Spellbook at level 6.
	AP Cost: 1	Ranks: 3	Progression: 30	No requirements
	Storm Studies: +1 Evocation DCs.
	AP Cost: 2	Ranks: 1	Progression: 30	No requirements