Common Grimoire of Defense

Common Grimoire of Defense is a grimoire in Avowed. It is a tier 1 generic grimoire, and is directly superceded by Fine Grimoire of Defense.

Details

Common Grimoire of Defense

Off Hand Item

Common Quality, +0/3

-20%

Ability Cost

-15%

Cooldown

Arcane Veil

Level 1 Wizard Spell

Invokes a powerful arcane shield for 20 seconds that makes your spell casting Uninterruptable and increases your Damage Reduction by 25%.

Bristling Frost

Level 5 Wizard Spell

The caster is surrounded by a protective frost that increases Damage Reduction by 10/10/15% and deals Frost Accumulation to enemy melee attackers.

Ring of Fire

Level 10 Wizard Spell

The caster is surrounded by a protective flame that increases Damage Reduction by 15/15/20% and deals Fire Accumulation to enemy melee attackers.

Arcane Seal

Level 20 Wizard Spell

Conjures an Arcane Seal at your feet for 30 seconds. Your Essence regenerates while you stand within the seal's lingering area of effect.

A grimoire emphasizing protection and deterrence to keep enemies at bay. Scholars have jokingly dubbed it the "Introvert's Handbook," though such books are common in academic circles.

3

30

Upgrades

Note: Non-unique items may only be upgraded to a maximum quality of Superb +3/3.

Upgrading a grimoire decreases the Essence cost at every level, and Cooldown at every quality, of abilities contained within that grimoire.

The following upgrades may be applied to this item at the workbench in party camp. Values have been rounded to the nearest whole number away from zero. The smaller number is the change relative to the initial value. Lower upgrades are provided for comparison.

Quality	Rank	Stats		Materials
		Ability Cost	Cooldown	Wood	Herb	Currency
Common		-20%	-15%	-	-	-
		-28% (-8)		Softwood Branch (×4)	Paradisan Ladder (×2)	-
		-35% (-15)		Softwood Branch (×8)	Paradisan Ladder (×4)	-
		-43% (-23)		Softwood Branch (×14)	Paradisan Ladder (×6)	-
Fine			-25% (-10)	Softwood Branch (×22)	Paradisan Ladder (×8)	​1,200
		-48% (-28)		Hardwood Branch (×4)	Hylea's Talon (×2)	-
		-53% (-33)		Hardwood Branch (×8)	Hylea's Talon (×4)	-
		-58% (-38)		Hardwood Branch (×14)	Hylea's Talon (×6)	-
Exceptional			-35% (-20)	Hardwood Branch (×22)	Hylea's Talon (×8)	​3,150
		-60% (-40)		Petrified Wood Branch (×4)	Admeth's Wyrt (×2)	-
		-63% (-43)		Petrified Wood Branch (×8)	Admeth's Wyrt (×4)	-
		-65% (-45)		Petrified Wood Branch (×14)	Admeth's Wyrt (×6)	-
Superb			-45% (-30)	Petrified Wood Branch (×22)	Admeth's Wyrt (×8)	​10,800
		-68% (-48)		Blackwood Branch (×4)	Cave Coral (×2)	-
		-70% (-50)		Blackwood Branch (×8)	Cave Coral (×4)	-
		-73% (-53)		Blackwood Branch (×14)	Cave Coral (×6)	-
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