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Abilities

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Abilities in Vault Hunters are actions or powers that can be used in or outside the vault. They are grouped into different kinds of abilities such as Movement, Combat, Support, and Utility.

Movement Abilities

Icon Name Type Description Lvl Range Stats
Ghost Walk Cast Makes you invisible for a duration. Attacking cancels the effect.
Spirit Walk Cast Makes you invisible. Canceled by block breaking or container use.
Dash Cast Propels you forward.
Bullet Cast Converts Dash into a damage-dealing ability based on physical damage.
Warp Cast Teleports to arrow’s impact point; swaps places if hitting an entity.
Mega Jump Cast Launches you into the air.
Mega Dig Cast Drills downward through blocks. Vault-only.


Combat Abilities

Icon Name Type Description Lvl Range Stats
Nova Cast Deals AoE damage decreasing with range.
Poison Nova Cast Applies poison based on ability power over time.
Hatred Totem Cast Periodically damages nearby mobs; applies all on-hit effects (except Lucky Hit).
Javelin Cast Throws a magical javelin for weapon damage; knocks mobs back.
Piercing Javelin Cast Like Javelin, but pierces through multiple mobs.
Scatter Javelin Cast Javelin bounces multiple times; great for crowd control.
Smite Toggle Periodically strikes mobs with random ability power, transferring on-hit effects.
Archon Toggle Transforms into a spark — touching a mob bolts them for random ability power.
Hero’s Landing Cast Reduces fall damage and causes AoE impact based on fall height.
Storm Arrow Cast Creates storm cloud upon impact; deals ability-based damage over time.
Fireball Cast Fires a fireball that deals damage based on ability power.
Fire Volley Cast Bouncing fireball that scorches and later explodes in AoE.
Fireshot Cast Small fire projectile; carries on-hit effects.
Implode Cast Drains mana and deals damage based on the amount drained.
Shield Bash Cast Bashes forward with Thorns Damage in a line.
Retribution Cast Stores damage taken from mobs and unleashes an explosive Thorns burst.

Support Abilities

Directly enhancing teammates' capabilities or providing direct protection.

Icon Name Type Description Lvl Range Stats
Frost Nova Cast Freezes mobs and applies Hypothermia causing chill and periodic damage.
Rampage Toggle Increases physical damage while active.
Vampiric Toggle Converts Rampage to grant life leech instead of damage.
Chaining Toggle Rampage causes your attacks to chain to multiple mobs.
Shell Toggle Grants hardened skin with chance to stun attackers.
Porcupine Toggle Increases your Thorns Damage.
Quill Toggle Boosts Thorns and makes them chain to extra targets.
Wrath Totem Cast Creates an aura that increases all players' physical damage nearby.
Ice Armor Toggle Encloses you in frost; mobs that hit you become chilled.
Entropic Bind Toggle Slows all mobs in a radius using an aura of entropy.
Taunt Cast Angers mobs and makes them take extra damage with Vulnerability.
Fear Cast Terrifies mobs in radius—pushes them away and prevents attacks.
Charm Cast Charms a mob to fight for you; it gains increased speed and can use on-hit effects.
Coldsnap Cast Reduces fall damage and creates glacial prisons on nearby mobs.
Battle Cry Cast Stores stacks from nearby mobs; next attack gains bonus attack damage.
Spectral Cry Cast Same as Battle Cry, but next hit uses stored ability power as damage.
Lucky Cry Cast Next direct attack gains Lucky Hit chance.
Blizzard Arrow Cast Summons ice shards from above; freezes mobs and may apply Frostbite.
Ice Bolt Cast Applies chill to target; does no damage.
Glacial Blast Cast Explodes on impact, causing chill and potential glacial imprisonment.

Utility Abilities

Providing broader benefits that enhance gameplay, often not directly combat-related.

Icon Name Type Description Lvl Range Stats
Vein Miner Hold Mines multiple blocks at once. Great for resource gathering.
Finesse Miner Hold Reduced durability loss while mining fewer blocks. Ideal for tool preservation.
Void Miner Hold Voids mined blocks (excluding vault ores) to reduce clutter.
Rejuvenation Totem Cast Places a totem that heals nearby players every second. Sustained healing.
Heal Cast Instantly restores hitpoints.
Spirit Totem Cast Generates mana regeneration for nearby players.
Group Heal Cast Heals self and all nearby teammates. Group support.
Cleanse Cast Removes any negative status effects.
Empower Toggle Grants a movement speed aura while active.
Hunter Cast Highlights all nearby POIs (chests, altars, coins, etc.) for a short time.
Hunter: Javelin Cast Throws a javelin that reveals mobs and chests in a radius. Detection magic.
Stonefall Cast Reduces fall damage and knocks back mobs in a radius on impact. Crowd control.
Mana Shield Cast Absorbs incoming damage until the shield wears off.