Earthquake

Lethargy max 4

Earthquake and its Aftershocks have a chance to slow enemies in their area of effect.

• +50% Slow Chance

Outbreak max 3

Earthquake and its Aftershocks have a larger area of effect.

• +20% Area

Requires 2 points in Lethargy or 2 points in Concussion

Magnitude max 2

Earthquake can cast more maximum possible Aftershocks.

• +1 Maximum Possible Aftershocks

Requires 2 points in Outbreak

Shattered Earth max 5

Aftershocks have a chance when they hit to cast another Aftershock. Maximum of one additional Aftershock.

• 20% Chance To Cast Another Aftershock

Requires Magnitude

Snowcrash max 4

Aftershock hits have a chance to have an Avalanche Boulder cast on their location, and when this effect triggers it consumes mana.

The Boulder is affected by your Avalanche Skill Tree.

• 50% Chance To Cast Boulder On Aftershock Hit
• 5 Mana Consumption

Requires Magnitude

Divining Totem max 1

Aftershocks appear around your totems instead if they are nearby.

• Aftershocks Appear Around Totems

Requires 2 points in Magnitude

Torpor max 3

Slows caused by Earthquake and its Aftershocks last longer.

• +50% Slow Duration

Requires 2 points in Lethargy

Buffet max 3

Earthquake and its Aftershocks have an increased chance to stun enemies, and Earthquake costs less mana.

• +40% Increased Stun Chance
• +10% Mana Efficiency

Requires Torpor

Overwhelm max 3

Casting Earthquake grants you Haste and Frenzy for a duration.

• 2 Haste Duration
• 2 Frenzy Duration

Requires 3 points in Torpor

Upheaval max 1

Aftershocks are now damage over time, dealing their normal hit damage each second. Aftershocks last 3 seconds.

• Aftershock Hits -> Damage Over Time

Requires 3 points in Lethargy or 3 points in Crushing Wake

Unabating max 4

Aftershocks deal more damage over time (multiplicative with other modifiers) and last longer.

• +15% Aftershock Damage Over Time
• +15% Aftershock Duration

Requires Upheaval

Dust Storm max 1

Aftershocks blind enemies within their area of effect.

• Aftershocks Blind Enemies

Requires 2 points in Unabating

Crushing Wake max 4

Aftershocks deal more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers) and have an increased chance to stun enemies.

• +20% Aftershock Damage
• +20% Aftershock Stun Chance

Tremors max 3

Earthquake can cast more minimum possible Aftershocks. Each enemy can only be targeted by one Aftershock.

• +1 Minimum Possible Aftershocks

Requires 2 points in Crushing Wake

Amplitude max 3

Aftershocks have a larger area of effect.

• +35% Aftershock Area

Requires Tremors

Rupture max 5

Earthquake's initial slam deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• +8% Initial Slam Damage

Potency max 3

Earthquake's initial slam deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers), but in a smaller area.

• +15% Initial Slam Damage
• -10% Area

Requires 3 points in Rupture

Ground Slam max 1

Using Earthquake directly it now deals damage in a cone which has increased range. Aftershocks also favour targets in the direction Earthquake is cast.

• Earthquake Deals Damage In Cone
• +30% Range
• Aftershocks Favour Earthquake Direction

Requires 2 points in Potency

Seismic Smash max 1

Modifiers to Aftershock damage on this tree apply to the initial slam, but Earthquake can no longer create Aftershocks.

• Aftershock Damage -> Initial Slam Damage
• Cannot Create Aftershocks

Requires 4 points in Rupture

Seismic Tide max 1

Earthquake's initial slam occurs three times. First with 30% reduced radius and damage, then with 5% reduced radius and damage, then with 30% increased radius and damage.

Earthquake now has a cooldown, and each initial hit consumes mana.

• Initial Slam Occurs Three Times
• +2 Cooldown (seconds)
• 16 Mana Consumed Per Additional Slam

Requires Seismic Smash

Sunder max 5

Earthquake's initial slam reduces enemy armor.

• 2 Stacks Of Armor Shred Applied

Requires 2 points in Rupture

The Harder They Fall max 5

Earthquake's initial slam deals more hit damage against rare and boss enemies (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• +15% Initial Slam Hit Damage Against Rares And Bosses

Requires 2 points in Sunder

Cataclysm max 1

Earthquake's base damage is converted to fire damage. Consequently this damage scales with increases to fire damage, but not increases to physical damage.

Additionally, armor shred chance from all sources is converted to ignite chance.

• Base Damage -> Fire
• Armor Shred -> Ignite Chance

Requires Sunder

Concussion max 4

Earthquake's initial slam deals more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers) and has an increased chance to stun enemies.

• +10% Initial Slam Damage
• +25% Increased Stun Chance

Requires 2 points in Outbreak or Rupture

Storm Rift max 1

Earthquake is converted into a spell, and no longer scales with melee damage. Earthquake now deals substantial additional base damage on the initial slam and its base damage is converted to Lightning. Consequently this damage scales with increased lightning damage, but not with increased physical damage.

Aftershocks also deal substantial additional spell damage.

• Melee Attack -> Spell
• +80 Initial Slam Spell Damage
• Base Physical Damage -> Lightning
• +20 Aftershock Spell Damage

Requires 3 points in Concussion

This node does not convert to lightning if Earthquake is already converted to fire or cold, but will still convert Earthquake to a spell.

Thunderblight max 4

Earthquake's initial slam deals additional lightning damage, and Earthquake deals more lightning damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• +10 Added Lightning Damage
• 10% More Lightning Damage

Requires Storm Rift

Fury Of The Elements max 2

Casting Earthquake expends Storm Stacks over 0.5 seconds.

Storm Bolts triggered this way deal more damage (multiplicative with other modifiers).

• 5 Storm Stacks Expended
• +15% Storm Bolt Damage

Requires Thunderblight

Storm Stacks are gained from using Gathering Storm. You can not expend Storm Stacks you do not have.

Staggering Force max 1

Earthquake's initial slam deals more damage and has increased stun chance and stun duration, but Earthquake has a 6 second cooldown.

• +20% Initial Slam Damage
• +80% Increased Stun Chance
• +80% Increased Stun Duration
• +6 Cooldown (seconds)

Requires 4 points in Concussion

Shattered Resolve max 3

Stuns caused by Earthquake and its Aftershocks last longer, but Earthquake has a longer cooldown.

• +50% Increased Stun Duration
• +10% Cooldown

Requires Staggering Force

Deep Impact max 1

Earthquake's initial slam can't be dodged.

• Undodgable fixed

Requires Buffet

Shatterquake max 1

Earthquake's base damage is converted to cold damage. Consequently this damage scales with increases to cold damage, but not increases to physical damage.

Additionally, armor shred chance from all sources is converted to frostbite chance.

• Base Damage -> Cold
• Armor Shred -> Frostbite Chance

Requires Outbreak

This node has no effect if Earthquake is converted to fire.