Returning Wave fills your Special slot. Projectile special ability of the spirit school. Base damage 35. Cast 8 ticks, cooldown 100 ticks. Fires 1 projectile at speed 12 over 7 units, piercing 20.
You get it by equipping 17 bases across 6 lines: Firstword Tome, Hollowecho Tome, Mirror Tome, Nightglass Tome and Stormrefrain Tome and 1 more.
The draft can bend it 7 ways — Echo, Reach, Multiplicity, Area, Force, Duration and Critical — and cards that ask for projectile, pierce, area, critical and on_hit will find it.
Between rooms it can be offered 197 cards: 68 written for it specifically, plus the 129 that any ability can take. Those cards can put Distortion and Shock on it, and attune it to Void and Storm.
3 Uniques are built on gear that hands it to you: The Mirrored Page, The Cornerless Codex and Rumor of Rain.
Gear that hands it to you
| Line | Slot | Tiers, and the item levels they drop at | Found in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firstword Tome | Off Hand | MORTAL | |
| Hollowecho Tome | Off Hand | NIGHTMARE | |
| Mirror Tome | Off Hand | DEMON | |
| Nightglass Tome | Off Hand | DEMON | |
| Stormrefrain Tome | Off Hand | NIGHTMARE | |
| Twinbell Tome | Off Hand | DEMON |
How the draft bends it
| Change | What it does to a projectile |
|---|---|
| Echo The ability repeats after a short delay at reduced effect. | +1 Repeats -20% Damage |
| Reach The ability reaches farther. | +15% RangeUnits |
| Multiplicity More projectiles, targets or summons at reduced individual effect. | +1 Count -12% Damage |
| Area Wider bursts, arcs and impact zones. | +12% Radius |
| Force Harder hits: knockback, shove and stagger pressure. | +0.5 Knockback |
| Duration Statuses, buffs, summons and channels last longer. | +20% StatusDuration |
| Critical The ability crits more often. | +4 CritBonus |
The fine print
Cards it can be offered
Nothing on these cards narrows the draft, so every ability can be offered them — see all 197 together →
