Mage skill · lightning · aims at himself · evolves into Tempest Mantle
Storm Mantle
A crackling ward shields you and the heroes near you, and shocks foes close by. It works around the Mage himself, so it needs no target. Every foe it hits takes 1 shock stack: each stack makes it take 10% more damage from every source. Stacks last 4 s from the latest hit, 3 at most.
A level-up offers it as one of three cards.
Rank by rank
A level-up card offers a skill you do not have while one of your 6 slots is free, or the next rank of one you have, up to rank 5. These are the lines the card shows:
- Rank 1: Shields every hero within 4.5 tiles for 12 over 4 s; 10 damage and 1 shock stack in 2 tiles · 14.0 s cooldown (8.4 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 2: Shields every hero within 4.5 tiles for 16 over 4 s; 13 damage and 1 shock stack in 2.1 tiles · 13.5 s cooldown (8.1 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 3: Shields every hero within 4.5 tiles for 20 over 4.5 s; 16 damage and 1 shock stack in 2.2 tiles · 13.0 s cooldown (7.8 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 4: Shields every hero within 4.5 tiles for 25 over 4.5 s; 20 damage and 1 shock stack in 2.3 tiles · 12.5 s cooldown (7.5 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
- Rank 5: Shields every hero within 4.5 tiles for 30 over 5 s; 25 damage and 1 shock stack in 2.4 tiles · 12.0 s cooldown (7.2 s with Quick Hands at rank 5)
| Rank | Cooldown (s) | Damage | Radius (tiles) | Soaks | Shield lasts (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | 13.5 | 13 | 2.1 | 16 | 4 |
| 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.2 | 20 | 4.5 |
| 4 | 12.5 | 20 | 2.3 | 25 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 12 | 25 | 2.4 | 30 | 5 |
Evolution: Tempest Mantle
Rank 5 + Blood Tithe → Tempest Mantle. Hold Storm Mantle at rank 5 and any rank of Blood Tithe, and the next level-up’s first card is the evolution, drawn in gold. A thicker ward that holds longer, for you and every hero beside you.
- Change from rank 5
- +30% damage, +20% area, +30% duration, -10% cooldown
- Damage
- 25 → 32.5
- Cooldown
- 12 s → 10.8 s
- With Quick Hands 5
- 6.48 s
Blood Tithe is also the key to Winter Seal, so one passive can open two evolutions.