EQ2 Shadowknight Combat Abilities

Shadowknight CA and Spell List

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Level	Ability	Description
1	Painbringer	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time
1	Insidious Whisper	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time
2	Malice	Inflicts instant disease damage to the target
3	Innoruuk's Caress	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight
4	Dark Blade	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance
4	Lucan's Pact	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
5	Soulrend	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down
6	Intercept	Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
7	Death Cloud	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, and slowly deals disease damage over time to them
8	Blasphemy	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance
9	Insidious Whisper II	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time
9	Unholy Hunger	Curses the weapons of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
10	Grim Harbringer	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
11	Siphon Strike	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit
12	Unholy Blessing	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times
12	Innoruuk's Caress II	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight
13	Malice II	Inflicts instant disease damage to the target
13	Hateful Slam	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them for a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield
14	Unending Agony	Deals disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight
15	Cleave Flesh	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration
15	Painbringer II	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time
16	Lucan's Pact II	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
17	Insidious Whisper III	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time
17	Pledge of Armament	Increases a group member's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell can't be cast upon yourself
18	Devious Evasion	Grants the shadowknight a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the shadowknight's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the shadowknight's parry skill
19	Soulrend II	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down
19	Unholy Strength	Increases the spell damage and stamina of the crusader's group
20	Harm Touch	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time, nor does it cost power, but it has a significant reuse timer
20	Unholy Steed	Summons an unholy steed. (level 20 fun spell)
20	Intercept II	Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
21	Mortal Embrace	Causes an ally to temporarily die, often causing enemies to ignore that ally
21	Death Cloud II	Multi-enemy instant disease attack
22	Dark Blade II	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance
22	Blasphemy II	Increases hate and decreases target's disease resistance
22	Shadow Coil	Inflicts disease damage over time to the target
23	Unholy Hunger II	Curses the weapons of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
24	Grim Harbinger II	Curses shadowknight's weapon causing it to sometimes deal disease damage
24	Innoruuk's Caress	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight. A tainted essence is sometimes summoned to the shadowknight on each melee attack
25	Siphon Strike II	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit
25	Rescue	Greatly increases target's hate towards the fighter
26	Grave Sacrament	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
26	Unholy Blessing II	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponent that attacks them. This effect can trigger 5 times
27	Hateful Slam II	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them for a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield
27	Malice III	Inflicts disease damage to target
28	Devour Vitae	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment to the shadowknight
28	Unending Agony II	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight
29	Painbringer III	Extra melee attack that deals additional damage over time
29	Cleave Flesh II	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration
30	Siphon Strength	Steals strength from your target and grants you some of that strength
30	Lucan's Pact III	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
31	Insidious Whisper IV	Increases target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time
31	Pledge of Armament II	Increases a group member's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell cannot be cast upon yourself
32	Devious Evasion II	Grants the shadowknight a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target to use the shadowknights avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the shadowknights parry
32	Dark Blade II	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance
33	Unholy Strength II	Increases the spell damage and stamina of the crusaders group
33	Soulrend III	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down
34	Intercept III	Allows the fighter to protect an ally from taking damage, by absorbing some of the damage an ally would otherwise take
34	Harm Touch II	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time
35	Doom Judgement	Inflicts damage to enemies near the crusader. Any enemies struck will lose any of their beneficial arcane and noxious based spell effects.
35	Mortal Embrace II	Causes an ally to temporarily die, often causing enemies to ignore that ally
35	Death Cloud III	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, and slowly deals disease damage to them over time
36	Shadow Coil II	Inflicts disease damage over time to a target
36	Blasphemy III	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance
37	Unholy Hunger III	Curses the weapons of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health with each hit
38	Innoruuk's Caress IV	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight. A tainted essence is sometimes summoned to the shadowknight on each melee attack
38	Grim Harbinger III	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
39	Siphon Strike III	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit
40	Grave Sacrament II	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
40	Dreadful Wrath	Inflicts massive disease damage to the target and slows their movement
40	Unholy Blessing III	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times
40	Summon Squire	Summons a willing squire to the shadowknight's side. Level 40 fun spell.
41	Hateful Slam III	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them for a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield
41	Malice IV	Inflicts instant disease damage to the target
42	Devour Vitae II	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment to the shadowknight
42	Unending Agony III	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight
43	Cleave Flesh III	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration
43	Painbringer IV	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time
44	Shadowy Elusion	Teleports the shadowknight and all nearby group members to the nearest designated safe spot in the current adventuring area
44	Siphon Strength II	Draws strength from the target and grants it to the shadowknight
44	Lucan's Pact	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
45	Pledge of Armament III	Increases group member's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell cannot be cast upon yourself
45	Insidious Whisper V	Increases target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time
46	Devious Evasion III	Grants a shadowknight a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the shadowknight's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the shadowknight's parry skill
46	Dark Blade IV	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance
47	Unholy Strength III	Increases the strength and stamina of the crusader's group
47	Soulrend IV	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down
48	Harm Touch III	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time, nor does it cost power, but it has a significant reuse timer
49	Mortal Embrace III	Causes an ally to temporarily die, often causing enemies to ignore that ally
49	Death Cloud IV	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, that slowly deals disease damage over time
50	Devouring Mist	Decreases armor class on the target and surrounding encounter members within the area of effect
50	Blasphemy IV	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance
50	Hand of Lucan	Covers the shadowknight's hand with an unholy light. Level 50 fun spell
50	Shadow Coil III	Inflicts disease damage over time to the target
51	Unholy Hunger IV	Curses the weapon of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
52	Grim Harbinger IV	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
52	Innoruuk's Caress V	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight. A tainted essence is sometimes summoned to the shadowknight on each melee attack
52	Mana Sieve	Drains the health of the shadowknight's target and converts it into mana for the shadowknight.
53	Doom Judgement II	Inflicts damage to enemies near the crusader. Any enemies struck will lose any of their beneficial arcane and noxious based spell effects.
53	Siphon Smite IV	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit
54	Dreadful Wrath II	Inflicts massive disease damage to the target and slows down their movement
54	Unholy Blessing IV	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times
54	Grave Sacrament III	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
55	Malice V	Inflicts instant disease damage to the target
55	Tap Veins	Siphons health from all nearby enemies, returning a portion of all health siphoned as health replenishment for the shadowknight
55	Hateful Slam IV	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them for a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield
56	Devour Vitae II	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment for the shadowknight
56	Unending Agony IV	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight
57	Cleave Flesh IV	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration
57	Painbringer V	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time
58	Death March	While Death March is active, every time a group member slays an enemy, the shadowknight's group gains increased intelligence, combat attack damage, and immunity to control spells for a short duration
58	Lucan's Pact V	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
58	Siphon Strength III	Draws strength from the target and grants it to the shadowknight
59	Insidious Whisper VI	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight with additional hate over time
59	Pledge of Armament IV	Increases group member's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell cannot be cast upon yourself
60	Devious Evasion IV	Grants a shadowknight a chance to shield an ally from melee attacks, by allowing the target a chance to use the shadowknight's avoidance check after their own avoidance check. This also increases the shadowknight's parry skill
60	Dark Blade V	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance
61	Soulrend V	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down
61	Unholy Strength IV	Increases the strength and stamina of the shadowknight's group
62	Harm Touch IV	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time, nor does it cost power, but it has a significant reuse timer
63	Death Cloud V	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, and slowly deals disease damage to them over time
63	Mortal Embrace IV	Causes an ally to temporarily die, often causing enemies to ignore that ally
64	Shadow Coil IV	Inflicts disease damage over time to the target
64	Blasphemy V	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance
65	Unholy Hunger V	Curses the weapon of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
65	Pestilence	Pestilence diseases all enemies over time in a large area around the shadowknight. The damage increases on the quantity of nearby corpses in the area
66	Innoruuk's Caress VI	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight. A tainted essence is sometimes summoned to the shadowknight on each melee attack
66	Grim Harbinger V	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit
67	Siphon Strike V	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit
68	Unholy Blessing V	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times
68	Dreadful Wrath III	Inflicts massive disease damage to the target and slows down their movement
68	Grave Sacrament IV	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
69	Malice VI	Inflicts instant disease damage to the target
69	Hateful SlamV	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them for a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield
70	Devouring Mist II	Decreases armor class on the target and surrounding encounter members within the area of effect
70	Devour Vitae IV	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment for the shadowknight
70	Unending Agony V	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight
71	Cleave Flesh V	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration.
71	Doom Judgement III	Inflicts damage to enemies near the crusader. Any enemies struck will lose any of their beneficial arcane and noxious based spell effects.
71	Painbringer VI	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time.
72	Siphon Strength IV	Draws strength and intelligence from the target and grants it to the shadowknight.
72	Insidious Whisper VII	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time.
72	Mana Sieve II	Drains the health of the shadowknight's target and converts it into mana for the shadowknight.
72	Lucan's Pact VI	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
73	Unholy Strength V	Increases the stamina and spell damage of all the Shadowknight's allies.
73	Pledge of Armament V	Increases an ally's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell can't be cast upon yourself.
73	Dark Blade VI	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills, disruption and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance.
74	Harm Touch V	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time, nor does it cost power, but it has a significant reuse timer.
74	Tap Veins II	Siphons the health of all nearby enemies, returning a portion of all health siphoned as health replenishment for the shadowknight.
74	Soulrend VI	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down.
75	Death Cloud VI	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, and slowly deals disease damage to them over time.
76	Shadow Coil V	Inflicts disease damage over time to the target.
76	Blasphemy VI	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance.
76	Unholy Hunger VI	Curses the weapons of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit.
77	Innoruuk's Caress VII	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight.
77	Siphon Strike VI	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit.
77	Grim Harbinger VI	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit.
78	Pestilence II	Pestilence deals disease damage over-time to a target. When that target dies, if pestilence was still active, it spreads to 2 nearby enemies. Pestilence continues as long as there are nearby enemies and they are killed before its duration expires.
78	Grave Sacrament V	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
78	Dreadful Wrath IV	Inflicts massive disease damage to the target and slows their movement.
79	Unholy Blessing VI	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times.
79	Malice VII	Inflicts instant damage to the target.
79	Hateful Slam VI	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them from a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield.
80	Bloodletter	Bloodletter allows a Shadowknight to prevent death by sacrificing some health across all your allies to restore you to full health. Allies can remove this effect if they don't want to participate. However, you must have more than one ally for the skill to successfully work.
80	Devouring Mist III	Siphons armor mitigation on the target and surrounding encounter members within the area of effect. For each affected target, the shadowknight's armor mitigation is increased.
80	Unending Agony VI	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight.
80	Devour Vitae V	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment to the shadowknight.
81	Cleave Flesh VI	A powerful attack that strikes for disease damage and decreases the target's wisdom for a short duration.
81	Doom Judgement IV	Inflicts damage to enemies near the crusader. Any enemies struck will lose any of their beneficial arcane and noxious based spell effects.
81	Painbringer VII	An extra attack that deals additional damage over time.
82	Siphon Strength V	Draws strength and intelligence from the target and grants it to the shadowknight.
82	Insidious Whisper VIII	Increases the target's hate towards the shadowknight, with additional hate over time.
82	Mana Sieve III	Drains the health of the shadowknight's target and converts it into mana for the shadowknight.
82	Lucan's Pact VII	Greatly increases defense, aggression, agility, stamina, physical and noxious damage mitigation at the cost of offensive melee skills and combat attack damage. This is the shadowknight's primary defensive stance
83	Pledge of Armament VI	Increases an ally's melee mitigation at the cost of melee mitigation from the crusader. This spell can't be cast upon yourself.
83	Dark Blade VII	Increases the shadowknight's offensive melee skills, disruption and intelligence, at the cost of decreased defense skill. This is the shadowknight's primary offensive stance.
84	Harm Touch VI	Deals a great amount of disease damage to the target that is difficult for the target to resist against. This ability does not have a casting time, nor does it cost power, but it has a significant reuse timer.
84	Tap Veins III	Siphons the health of all nearby enemies, returning a portion of all health siphoned as health replenishment for the shadowknight.
84	Unholy Strength VI	Increases the stamina and spell damage of all the Shadowknight's allies.
84	Soulrend VII	A kick attack that deals piercing damage and knocks the target down.
85	Death Cloud VII	A melee attack that strikes nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight, and slowly deals disease damage to them over time.
86	Shadow Coil VI	Inflicts disease damage over time to the target.
86	Blasphemy VII	Increases the hate of all enemies in an encounter towards the shadowknight and decreases their disease resistance.
86	Unholy Hunger VII	Curses the weapons of the shadowknight's group, granting them a chance to drain health in combat with each hit.
87	Innoruuk's Caress VIII	Places a negative energy shield around the shadowknight, damaging and increasing hate with anyone that strikes the shadowknight.
87	Siphon Strike VII	A melee attack that strikes with additional disease damage and drains a portion of that damage as health replenishment for the shadowknight on a successful hit.
87	Grim Harbinger VII	Curses the shadowknight's weapon, granting a chance to drain health in combat with each hit.
88	Pestilence III	Pestilence deals disease damage over-time to a target. When that target dies, if pestilence was still active, it spreads to 2 nearby enemies. Pestilence continues as long as there are nearby enemies and they are killed before its duration expires.
88	Grave Sacrament VI	Increase the hatred of the shadowknight to targets in the area of effect
88	Dreadful Wrath V	Inflicts massive disease damage to the target and slows their movement.
89	Unholy Blessing VII	Places an augmentation on a group member that drains health from any opponents that attack them. This effect can trigger 5 times.
89	Malice VIII	Inflicts instant damage to the target.
89	Hateful Slam VII	A shield attack that knocks the enemy down, stuns them from a short duration, and increases their hate over time towards the shadowknight. This attack requires a shield.
90	Devouring Mist IV	Siphons armor mitigation on the target and surrounding encounter members within the area of effect. For each affected target, the shadowknight's armor mitigation is increased.
90	Unending Agony VII	Does disease damage over time to nearby enemies surrounding the shadowknight.
90	Devour Vitae VI	Drains life from the target, and returns a portion as health replenishment to the shadowknight.

Shadowknight Training Spells

Grandmaster Options

Level 14

Insidious Whisper II
Grim
Harbinger
Unholy Blessing
Unending Agony

Level 24

Blasphemy II
Shadow Coil
Grim Harbinger II
Innoruuk's Caress III

Level 34

Devious Evasion II
Insidious Whisper IV
Unholy Strenth II
Harm Touch II

Level 44

Unholy Blessing III
Devour Vitae
II
Unending Agony III
Siphon Strength II

Level 54

Blasphemy IV
Shadow Coil
III
Grimharbinger IV
Innoruuk's Caress V

Level 64

Harm Touch IV
Blasphemy V
Death Cloud V
Shadow Coil IV

Level 75

Painbringer VI
Insidious Whisper VII
Tap Veins II
Death Cloud VI

Level 85

Siphon Strength V
Harm Touch VI
Tap Veins III
Soulrend VII

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