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====Concoction Skills====
The Concoction tree skills include several potions and powders that an alchemist can use/throw to both damage his enemies and strike them with debilitating debuffs. The Muriatic Acid, Aqua Vitae, Ichor and Alkahest skills can either be casted on the caster or an ally to add that type of damage to their weapons, or used to attack an enemy directly for greater damage and additional effects. The effects of skill runes on these four skills may de different depending on if it is used as a buff or an attack (indicated by ''Effect 1/Effect 2'').
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'''<u>Active Skills</u>:''' 

* '''Brimstone''' - Active Skill. Enemies within the cloud are blinded and flee until it dissipates.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Enemies slain within the cloud release a small cloud of Brimstone for X seconds.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - The cloud follows enemies as they leave it for X distance.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the duration of the cloud.
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Enemies within the cloud receive X Fire damage per second.

* '''Muriatic Acid''' - Active Skill. '''Effect 1''' (buff): Adds Lightning damage to caster and allies' weapons for X seconds. '''Effect 2''' (ranged attack): Deals Lightning damage, enemies may randomly spasm during X seconds after being struck -interrupting their current action.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Slain enemies' corpses are electrified for X seconds and deal Lightning damage to nearby enemies.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - ''Effect 1'' - Increases attack speed / ''Effect 2'' - While potion is in air, lightning strikes random enemies in path.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the attack damage of the skill when it is charged up (by holding down the attack button uninterrupted).
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - ''Effect 1'' - Caster or ally becomes charged for X seconds, dealing Lightning damage to any enemy that strikes them / ''Effect 2'' - Increases the frequency and damages of spasms.

* '''Black Powder''' - Active Skill. Explodes on contact, deals Physical and Fire damage, causes knockback.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Slain enemies explode, dealing Fire and Physical damage.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - X number of secondary explosions radiate from the initial explosion that deal % damage.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - More powerful explosion, increased damage.
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Greated knockback, increased stun duration.

* '''Pitch''' - Active Skill. Enemies caught in area of effect are slowed or stopped.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Enemies slain in Pitch become frozen statues of tar (colored black) that explodes Pitch onto the next enemy that approaches.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - Pitch continues to spread in the direction casted.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the slowing effect.
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Enemies suffer constant Physical damage.

* '''Aqua Vitae''' - Active Skill. '''Effect 1''' (buff): Adds Cold damage to caster and allies' weapons for X seconds. '''Effect 2''' (ranged attack): Deals Cold damage, lowers enemies' attack rating.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Slain enemies release wave of Cold damage.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - Adds % chance to cast an additional Aqua Vitae potion for no extra cost.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the attack damage of the skill when it is charged up (by holding down the attack button uninterrupted).
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Increases the chilling effect and freezing chance.

* '''Ichor''' - Active Skill. '''Effect 1''' (buff): Adds Posion damage to caster and allies' weapons for X seconds. '''Effect 2''' (ranged attack): Deals greater Poison damage.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Slain enemies release a small cloud of poison that deals X Poison damage.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - ''Effect 1'' - Each strike on enemy releases small cloud of poison for X seconds. ''Effect 2'' - While potion is in air, it leaves behind a trail of poison.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the attack damage of the skill when it is charged up (by holding down the attack button uninterrupted).
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Caster or ally becomes charged for X seconds, dealing Poison damage to any enemy that strikes them / ''Effect 2'' - Decreases the duration| of poison effect (making it damage faster) when enemy is moving.

* '''Alkahest''' - Active Skill. '''Effect 1''' (buff): Adds Fire damage to caster and allies' weapons for X seconds. '''Effect 2''' (ranged attack): Deals Fire damage, spreads through contact.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Slain enemies continue to burn for X seconds.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - ''Effect 1'' - Increase physical range of damage. ''Effect 2'' - Increases size of poiton splash.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases the attack damage of the skill when it is charged up (by holding down the attack button uninterrupted).
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - ''Effect 1'' - Enemies ignite when struck. ''Effect 2'' - Increase the burn duration of an enemy even when passed to another enemy. 

* '''Aether''' - Active Skill. Steals life of enemies, replenishes the health of the caster and his allies.
**'''Energy Rune Effect''' - Lowers cost of skill.
**'''Viper Rune Effect''' - Adds % chance that slain enemies release a health globe.
**'''Hydra Rune Effect''' - Cloud spreads and seeks out nearby enemies.
**'''Force Rune Effect''' - Increases duration of life drain effect.
**'''Striking Rune Effect''' - Enemies receive Arcane damage while affected.